Population ages 55-59, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population ages 55-59, female was 20,206 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20,206
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
166th
of 218 countries
All-time high
20,206
in 2025
All-time low
4,419
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 55-59, female in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 20,206 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Eswatini peaked at 20,206 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,419, in 1960.
That places Eswatini 166th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,419 | — |
| 1961 | 4,530 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 4,630 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 4,725 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 4,820 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 4,926 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 5,042 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 5,161 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 5,281 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5,401 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 5,520 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 5,636 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 5,752 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 5,866 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 5,980 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6,089 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 6,197 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6,285 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 6,346 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 6,393 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6,432 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6,462 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6,490 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 6,514 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 6,534 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 6,610 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 6,748 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6,909 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 7,150 | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 7,429 | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 7,696 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 7,991 | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 8,307 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 8,587 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 8,663 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 8,747 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9,001 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 9,317 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 9,810 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 10,441 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 11,111 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 11,800 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 12,453 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 12,938 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 13,143 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,013 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 12,576 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 12,170 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 12,119 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 12,382 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12,818 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 13,409 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 14,078 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 14,775 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 15,509 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 16,200 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 16,595 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16,868 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 17,279 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17,685 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 18,031 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 18,363 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 18,720 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 19,384 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 20,045 | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 20,206 | +0.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 20,206 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,377, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 20,206 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 191,425, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,894 | 4,419 | 5,401 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,006 | 5,520 | 6,393 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,728 | 6,432 | 7,429 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,856 | 7,696 | 10,441 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,370 | 11,111 | 13,143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,522 | 12,818 | 17,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,125 | 18,031 | 20,206 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female in Eswatini?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Eswatini was 20,206 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 20,206 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,419 in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Eswatini ranks 166th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.