Swaziland Population Pyramid 2001
Year
2001Swaziland in 2001
As of 2001, Swaziland counted 1,051,065 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1991, the population was 908,190; it has grown by 15.7% since.
The median age was 17.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 78.4 children under 15 and 4.4 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Swaziland had on average 2.75 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 64.1 years in 2023: 67.0 for women and 61.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
25,822 immigrants live in Swaziland, 2.1% of the population.
| South Africa | 12,870 |
| Mozambique | 10,136 |
| D.R. Congo | 683 |
| Burundi | 475 |
| Rwanda | 392 |
11,561 people born in Swaziland live in other countries.
| South Africa | 9,302 |
| Portugal | 742 |
| Botswana | 642 |
| Australia | 359 |
| Namibia | 216 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaziland | 1,051,065 | 17.8 | |
| Botswana | 1,712,254 | 20.0 | |
| Namibia | 1,857,048 | 19.1 | |
| Lesotho | 2,000,853 | 19.4 | |
| South Africa | 47,566,801 | 22.2 |





