Key demographics
- Population
- 1.2M
- Density
- 70.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.695 (Medium)
- Gini index (2016)
- 54.6
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 64.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.72
- Urban population (2025)
- 26.7%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 90.8%
- Labor force (2025)
- 53.7%
- Gender wage gap (2023)
- 6.4%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 59.6%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 26.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 23.7 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.7 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.72
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 42.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 17.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 345.3K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Swazi | SiSwati |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 89.3% |
| No religion | 7.4% |
| Traditional faiths | 2.5% |
| Others | 0.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Swazi
- Demonym (female)
- Swazi
- National anthem
- Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 64.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 47.5 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 42.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 72/100
- Hospital beds (2013)
- 2.0/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.56/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 4.26/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $296
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 11.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 90.8%
- Education spending (2024)
- 6.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 440
- Internet users (2024)
- 63.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 139.8/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 2.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 117/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 2.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 17,364 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Southern Africa
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+02:00
- Calling codes
- +268
- Postal code
- @###
- TLD
- .sz
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Eswatini is composed of three horizontal bands — a large central yellow-edged red band, and a light blue band above and beneath the red band. The red band is three times the height of the blue bands and bears a centered emblem made up of a large black and white Nguni shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally.
- National anthem
- Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati