Swaziland Population Pyramid 2040
Year
2040Swaziland in 2040
In 2040, Swaziland is projected to have a population of 1,429,781 people. That would be 8.2% more than in 2030 (1,320,918).
Half of the population would be younger than 27.5 years, with 27.4% children under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 1,429,781 | 27.5 | |
| Lesotho | 2,757,876 | 26.8 | |
| Botswana | 3,126,640 | 28.6 | |
| Namibia | 3,962,405 | 25.7 | |
| South Africa | 74,035,624 | 32.0 |





