Swaziland Population Pyramid 2005
Year
2005Swaziland in 2005
In 2005, Swaziland had a total population of 1,079,021 people. That is 11.2% more than in 1995, when the population stood at 970,433.
Half of the population was younger than 18.6 years; 41.1% were children under 15 and 2.6% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 1,079,022 | 18.6 | |
| Botswana | 1,839,877 | 21.2 | |
| Lesotho | 1,953,076 | 19.9 | |
| Namibia | 1,966,582 | 19.6 | |
| South Africa | 49,490,033 | 23.3 |





