Population, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Population, male was 616,995 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
616,995
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
158th
of 215 countries
All-time high
616,995
in 2025
All-time low
167,308
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Eswatini, 1960–2025

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Eswatini is 616,995, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Eswatini peaked at 616,995 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 167,308, in 1960.

Eswatini ranks 158th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 185,961 167,308 206,527 10
1970s 240,441 211,629 275,250 10
1980s 337,689 284,786 405,120 10
1990s 470,386 422,511 499,411 10
2000s 515,640 503,483 529,980 10
2010s 555,003 534,658 578,194 10
2020s 601,130 585,072 616,995 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 675,684 compare
  2. 156 Estonia 650,456 compare
  3. 157 Mauritius 620,178 compare
  4. 159 Djibouti 586,804 compare
  5. 160 Fiji 463,127 compare
  6. 161 Comoros 443,878 compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Eswatini?
Population, male in Eswatini was 616,995 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 616,995 in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 167,308 in 1960.
How does Eswatini rank for population, male?
Eswatini ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.