Gender in Eswatini

208 indicators covering gender for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 11.8% 68th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2025 29th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.16 index 2025 42nd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year 2025 up 49.3% 76th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 42.0% 2050 up 20.2% 221st
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 11.79 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.6% 108th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0241 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.5% 84th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0475 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.8% 111th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.695 2023 up 20.2% 126th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 32.94 2025 down 16.8% 27th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 10 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 69.7% 1st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 5.2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 74.5% 1st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 11,447 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 10.8% 119th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 70.2% 2nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 3.6 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 75.7% 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.9% 2025 down 0.9% 66th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 116.53 2023 down 5.2% 19th
Gender Development Index 0.964 2023 up 2.4% 98th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.964 2023 up 2.4% 98th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.964 2023 up 2.4% 98th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7075 2023 up 13.2% 124th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 4.3% 26th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.0871 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.2% 158th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 28.9 2016 up 3.2% 27th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 21.6% 2025 up 251.2% 110th
Population 1.24 million 2024 up 9.4% 153rd
Life Expectancy at Birth 64.26 2024 up 20.1% 191st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 28.3% 2023 up 19.4% 79th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 28.3% 2023 up 19.4% 79th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 30.1% 2023 up 4.9% 79th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 88.29 2022 up 27.6% 113th
Sex ratio at birth 102.27 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 213th
Sex ratio by age 33.33 males per 100 females 2023 down 33.3% 53rd
Sex ratio at age 5 101.23 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.6% 210th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.27 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 213th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 187th
Probability of dying that year, among females 3.4% 2023 down 28.5% 29th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.0% 2023 down 8.2% 77th
Sex ratio at age 60 69.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 18.0% 231st
Male population by age group 71,777 people 2023 down 3.2% 148th
Female population by age group 70,372 people 2023 down 3.9% 147th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 184th
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 187th
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 0 2023 187th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st