Median age in Eswatini
Eswatini: Median age was 22 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age in Eswatini is 22 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Eswatini peaked at 22 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.22 years, in 1985.
That places Eswatini 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.46 years | 15.63 years | 17.29 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.1 years | 14.91 years | 15.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.01 years | 14.66 years | 15.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.41 years | 14.22 years | 14.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.41 years | 15.01 years | 16.12 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4 years | 16.42 years | 18.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.82 years | 18.63 years | 21.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.65 years | 21.28 years | 22 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Eswatini
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.695 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 42.17 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 33.27 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.7328 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Eswatini?
- Median age in Eswatini was 22 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 22 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 years in 1985.
- How does Eswatini rank for median age?
- Eswatini ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.