Swaziland Population Pyramid 2006
Year
2006Swaziland in 2006
In 2006, Swaziland had a total population of 1,084,436 people. A decade earlier, in 1996, the population was 989,841; it has grown by 9.6% since.
The median age was 18.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 72.1 children under 15 and 4.8 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 1,084,436 | 18.7 | |
| Botswana | 1,874,517 | 21.5 | |
| Lesotho | 1,945,063 | 20.0 | |
| Namibia | 1,991,888 | 19.7 | |
| South Africa | 49,998,277 | 23.5 |





