Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Eswatini

Population aged 65 and over in Eswatini in 2025 — 54,592 people. Ranked 166 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 444.6%.

2025 54,592 people +3.06% vs 2024
World rank 166of 217
Period maximum 54,592 people2025
Period minimum 10,024 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Eswatini, 1960–2025020,00040,00060,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10,024 people1962: 10,543 people1964: 11,064 people1966: 11,616 people1968: 12,268 people1970: 13,024 people1972: 13,846 people1974: 14,709 people1976: 15,618 people1978: 16,563 people1980: 17,528 people1982: 18,515 people1984: 19,420 people1986: 20,293 people1988: 21,090 people1990: 21,839 people1992: 22,544 people1994: 23,140 people1996: 23,575 people1998: 24,124 people2000: 24,856 people2002: 25,888 people2004: 27,412 people2006: 29,266 people2008: 30,880 people2010: 32,845 people2012: 35,336 people2014: 37,667 people2016: 39,946 people2018: 43,091 people2020: 46,216 people2022: 48,940 people2024: 52,969 people2025: 54,592 people
Change over the period: +44,568 (+444.61%) Average annual rate: 2.64 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eswatini 54,592 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Southern Africa computed 4.83M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 54,592 +1,623 +3.06%
2024 52,969 +1,941 +3.8%
2023 51,028 +2,088 +4.27%
2022 48,940 +1,607 +3.4%
2021 47,333 +1,117 +2.42%
2020 46,216 +1,432 +3.2%
2019 44,784 +1,693 +3.93%
2018 43,091 +1,675 +4.04%
2017 41,416 +1,470 +3.68%
2016 39,946 +1,132 +2.92%
2015 38,814 +1,147 +3.05%
2014 37,667 +1,183 +3.24%
2013 36,484 +1,148 +3.25%
2012 35,336 +1,235 +3.62%
2011 34,101 +1,256 +3.82%
2010 32,845 +1,095 +3.45%
2009 31,750 +870 +2.82%
2008 30,880 +776 +2.58%
2007 30,104 +838 +2.86%
2006 29,266 +935 +3.3%
2005 28,331 +919 +3.35%
2004 27,412 +823 +3.1%
2003 26,589 +701 +2.71%
2002 25,888 +566 +2.24%
2001 25,322 +466 +1.87%
2000 24,856 +392 +1.6%
1999 24,464 +340 +1.41%
1998 24,124 +301 +1.26%
1997 23,823 +248 +1.05%
1996 23,575 +217 +0.93%
1995 23,358 +218 +0.94%
1994 23,140 +267 +1.17%
1993 22,873 +329 +1.46%
1992 22,544 +347 +1.56%
1991 22,197 +358 +1.64%
1990 21,839 +369 +1.72%
1989 21,470 +380 +1.8%
1988 21,090 +391 +1.89%
1987 20,699 +406 +2%
1986 20,293 +425 +2.14%
1985 19,868 +448 +2.31%
1984 19,420 +446 +2.35%
1983 18,974 +459 +2.48%
1982 18,515 +492 +2.73%
1981 18,023 +495 +2.82%
1980 17,528 +487 +2.86%
1979 17,041 +478 +2.89%
1978 16,563 +474 +2.95%
1977 16,089 +471 +3.02%
1976 15,618 +461 +3.04%
1975 15,157 +448 +3.05%
1974 14,709 +437 +3.06%
1973 14,272 +426 +3.08%
1972 13,846 +418 +3.11%
1971 13,428 +404 +3.1%
1970 13,024 +389 +3.08%
1969 12,635 +367 +2.99%
1968 12,268 +341 +2.86%
1967 11,927 +311 +2.68%
1966 11,616 +284 +2.51%
1965 11,332 +268 +2.42%
1964 11,064 +259 +2.4%
1963 10,805 +262 +2.49%
1962 10,543 +261 +2.54%
1961 10,282 +258 +2.57%
1960 10,024

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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