What is birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Eswatini?

The highest recorded value was 50.68 births per 1,000 people in 1976.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Eswatini?

The lowest recorded value was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Eswatini rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Eswatini ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Eswatini?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Eswatini data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Eswatini: Birth rate vs. death rate was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

24.07 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

59th

of 236 countries

All-time high

50.68 births per 1,000 people

in 1976

All-time low

24.07 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 24.07 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini peaked at 50.68 births per 1,000 people in 1976 and was at its lowest, 24.07 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Eswatini 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	48.58 births per 1,000 people	47.46 births per 1,000 people	50.31 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	47.53 births per 1,000 people	47.14 births per 1,000 people	48.61 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	50.11 births per 1,000 people	49.05 births per 1,000 people	50.68 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	46.43 births per 1,000 people	41.61 births per 1,000 people	49.8 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	35.8 births per 1,000 people	32.16 births per 1,000 people	40.43 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	32.33 births per 1,000 people	31.89 births per 1,000 people	32.59 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	28.5 births per 1,000 people	25.89 births per 1,000 people	30.87 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	24.76 births per 1,000 people	24.07 births per 1,000 people	25.39 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

56 Botswana 24.71 births per 1,000 people compare
57 Papua New Guinea 24.58 births per 1,000 people compare
58 Lesotho 24.11 births per 1,000 people compare
60 Tonga 23.12 births per 1,000 people compare
61 Tuvalu 23.07 births per 1,000 people compare
62 Micronesia (country) 22.3 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Eswatini

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 12,028 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 11,428 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 11,956 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 11,531 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 11,789 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 11,562 (2025)

All data for Eswatini →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Eswatini was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Eswatini?: The highest recorded value was 50.68 births per 1,000 people in 1976.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Eswatini?: The lowest recorded value was 24.07 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Eswatini rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Eswatini ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Eswatini?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.