Gender in Eswatini 208 indicators covering gender for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 2030 down 0.9% 147th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year 2030 down 87.5% 80th Population 911.1 2030 up 17.0% 160th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 2030 up 17.0% 160th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year 2030 down 13.1% 78th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 2025 down 6.2% 146th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 2025 down 5.8% 146th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 2025 down 5.1% 146th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 2025 down 3.4% 146th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 2025 down 4.4% 146th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 2025 down 2.2% 147th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 2025 down 3.0% 146th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 2025 down 1.3% 147th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 13,885 2025 down 1.3% 146th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 14,188 2025 down 0.6% 147th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 13,855 2025 down 0.7% 146th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 14,125 2025 up 0.1% 148th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 48.83 2027 down 0.7% 30th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.391 2025 up 21.1% 161st Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.211 2025 up 40.7% 165th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.21 2025 down 27.3% 170th Women's Political Participation Index 0.729 2025 up 42.1% 139th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.391 2025 up 21.1% 161st Key features of women's political empowerment 0.391 2025 up 21.1% 161st Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year 2025 — 33rd Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.391 2025 up 21.1% 161st Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 42.5% 2024 up 17.8% 34th Prevalence of obesity, male 15.0% 2024 up 52.6% 124th Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.3 years 2024 up 17.6% 172nd Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.02 years 2024 up 17.8% 173rd Share of women who are obese 42.5% 2024 up 17.8% 37th Share of women who are overweight or obese 71.1% 2024 up 9.5% 48th Share of overweight men vs. women 42.9% 2024 up 26.8% 136th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 65.4% 2024 up 62.5% 198th Share of women who are married or in a union 3.1% 2022 down 44.3% 150th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.5% 62nd Population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year 2024 up 79.2% 98th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 8.3% 22nd Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 64.2 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 20.1% 163rd Women, Business and the Law Index 46.25 index (0–100) 2023 up 5.7% 179th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 184th Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 183rd Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 10.3% 55th Population, per square kilometre 71.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.9% 109th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 6.0% 133rd Labor force, female 210,197 2025 up 19.2% 158th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1673 units per person 2025 up 8.4% 132nd Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2025 down 3.7% 18th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 9.8% 60th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.3% 61st Page 1 of 4 Next →