Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Eswatini

Share of women in the population in Eswatini in 2025 — 50.88%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.67 pp.

2025 50.88% −0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 217
Period maximum 52.42%1976
Period minimum 50.88%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Eswatini, 1960–202550.55151.55252.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 51.55%1962: 51.65%1964: 51.73%1966: 51.75%1968: 51.88%1970: 52.04%1972: 52.18%1974: 52.32%1976: 52.42%1978: 52.36%1980: 52.27%1982: 52.19%1984: 52.11%1986: 51.92%1988: 51.73%1990: 51.57%1992: 51.44%1994: 51.37%1996: 51.31%1998: 51.45%2000: 51.65%2002: 51.86%2004: 52.08%2006: 52.26%2008: 52.19%2010: 51.9%2012: 51.64%2014: 51.43%2016: 51.22%2018: 51.06%2020: 50.95%2022: 50.91%2024: 50.9%2025: 50.88%
Change over the period: −0.67 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 50.88%
World 49.73%
Southern Africa computed 51.28%
Share of women in the population — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.88 −0.02 pp
2024 50.9 −0.01 pp
2023 50.91 +0 pp
2022 50.91 −0.01 pp
2021 50.92 −0.02 pp
2020 50.95 −0.05 pp
2019 51 −0.07 pp
2018 51.06 −0.07 pp
2017 51.14 −0.09 pp
2016 51.22 −0.1 pp
2015 51.32 −0.1 pp
2014 51.43 −0.1 pp
2013 51.53 −0.11 pp
2012 51.64 −0.13 pp
2011 51.77 −0.13 pp
2010 51.9 −0.14 pp
2009 52.04 −0.14 pp
2008 52.19 −0.1 pp
2007 52.28 +0.02 pp
2006 52.26 +0.09 pp
2005 52.17 +0.09 pp
2004 52.08 +0.1 pp
2003 51.97 +0.11 pp
2002 51.86 +0.11 pp
2001 51.76 +0.1 pp
2000 51.65 +0.1 pp
1999 51.55 +0.1 pp
1998 51.45 +0.1 pp
1997 51.34 +0.03 pp
1996 51.31 −0.05 pp
1995 51.36 −0.02 pp
1994 51.37 −0.01 pp
1993 51.39 −0.05 pp
1992 51.44 −0.06 pp
1991 51.5 −0.07 pp
1990 51.57 −0.07 pp
1989 51.64 −0.09 pp
1988 51.73 −0.09 pp
1987 51.83 −0.09 pp
1986 51.92 −0.11 pp
1985 52.03 −0.08 pp
1984 52.11 −0.04 pp
1983 52.15 −0.04 pp
1982 52.19 −0.04 pp
1981 52.23 −0.04 pp
1980 52.27 −0.04 pp
1979 52.31 −0.05 pp
1978 52.36 −0.05 pp
1977 52.41 −0.01 pp
1976 52.42 +0.05 pp
1975 52.38 +0.06 pp
1974 52.32 +0.06 pp
1973 52.25 +0.07 pp
1972 52.18 +0.07 pp
1971 52.11 +0.08 pp
1970 52.04 +0.08 pp
1969 51.96 +0.08 pp
1968 51.88 +0.08 pp
1967 51.79 +0.04 pp
1966 51.75 +0 pp
1965 51.75 +0.01 pp
1964 51.73 +0.04 pp
1963 51.7 +0.05 pp
1962 51.65 +0.05 pp
1961 51.6 +0.05 pp
1960 51.55

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.