Swaziland Population Pyramid 2002
Year
2002Swaziland in 2002
The population of Swaziland in 2002 was 1,059,441. A decade earlier, in 1992, the population was 943,416; it has grown by 12.3% since.
With a median age of 18.1 years, Swaziland had a youth dependency ratio of 76.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.4 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 1,059,442 | 18.1 | |
| Botswana | 1,744,763 | 20.3 | |
| Namibia | 1,889,971 | 19.2 | |
| Lesotho | 1,994,679 | 19.5 | |
| South Africa | 48,019,415 | 22.4 |





