Swaziland Population Pyramid 2028
Year
2028Swaziland in 2028
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Swaziland at 1,295,968 in 2028. Ten years before, in 2018, the projected population is 1,168,930 — 10.9% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 24.2 years, with 31.8% children under 15 and 4.5% aged 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 | 1,295,968 | 24.2 | |
| Lesotho | 2,441,442 | 23.6 | |
| Botswana | 2,685,608 | 25.3 | |
| Namibia | 3,272,163 | 22.9 | |
| South Africa | 66,830,385 | 30.3 |





