Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini
Eswatini: Age dependency ratio, young was 52.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini is 52.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini peaked at 103.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 58th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 93.4% | — |
| 1961 | 94.5% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 97.4% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 98.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 99.1% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 100.8% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 101.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 102.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 103.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 103.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 103.7% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 103.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 102.6% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 100.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 97.5% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 93.4% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 91.4% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 94.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 89.7% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 80.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 52.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.6% | 93.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.7% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 97.5% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 83.5% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 68.0% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 57.5% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 52.7% | 56.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 55 Tuvalu 55.1% compare
- 56 Lesotho 55.0% compare
- 57 Timor-Leste 53.7% compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 52.4% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 51.4% compare
- 61 Micronesia (country) 50.5% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini was 52.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eswatini ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.