Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini
Eswatini: Age dependency ratio, young was 52.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini is 52.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini peaked at 103.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 58th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.6% | 93.4% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.7% | 94.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.9% | 97.5% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 83.5% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 68.0% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 57.5% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 52.7% | 56.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 55 Tuvalu 55.1% compare
- 56 Lesotho 55.0% compare
- 57 East Timor 53.7% compare
- 59 Papua New Guinea 52.4% compare
- 60 Kyrgyzstan 51.4% compare
- 61 Micronesia (country) 50.5% compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 13,559 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 400,169 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 414,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 13,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 14,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 13,811 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 13,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 13,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 13,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Eswatini was 52.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Eswatini ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.