Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Eswatini

Share of population under 15 in Eswatini in 2025 — 33%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 13.9 pp.

2025 33% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 59of 217
Period maximum 49.5%1985
Period minimum 33%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Eswatini, 1960–2025303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 46.9%1962: 47.4%1964: 47.8%1966: 47.7%1968: 47.3%1970: 47.2%1972: 47.3%1974: 47.5%1976: 47.9%1978: 48.3%1980: 48.7%1982: 49.2%1984: 49.4%1986: 49.4%1988: 48.7%1990: 47.6%1992: 46.6%1994: 47%1996: 46.9%1998: 45.3%2000: 43.6%2002: 42.3%2004: 41.4%2006: 40.8%2008: 39.9%2010: 38.8%2012: 38%2014: 37.2%2016: 36.4%2018: 35.6%2020: 34.7%2022: 34%2024: 33.4%2025: 33%
Change over the period: −13.9 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Eswatini 33%
World 24.4%
Southern Africa computed 26.8%
Share of population under 15 — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 33 −0.4 pp
2024 33.4 −0.3 pp
2023 33.7 −0.3 pp
2022 34 −0.3 pp
2021 34.3 −0.4 pp
2020 34.7 −0.4 pp
2019 35.1 −0.4 pp
2018 35.6 −0.4 pp
2017 36 −0.4 pp
2016 36.4 −0.4 pp
2015 36.8 −0.4 pp
2014 37.2 −0.4 pp
2013 37.6 −0.4 pp
2012 38 −0.4 pp
2011 38.4 −0.4 pp
2010 38.8 −0.5 pp
2009 39.3 −0.6 pp
2008 39.9 −0.5 pp
2007 40.4 −0.4 pp
2006 40.8 −0.3 pp
2005 41.1 −0.3 pp
2004 41.4 −0.4 pp
2003 41.8 −0.5 pp
2002 42.3 −0.6 pp
2001 42.9 −0.7 pp
2000 43.6 −0.8 pp
1999 44.4 −0.9 pp
1998 45.3 −0.9 pp
1997 46.2 −0.7 pp
1996 46.9 −0.6 pp
1995 47.4 +0.4 pp
1994 47 +0.7 pp
1993 46.4 −0.3 pp
1992 46.6 −0.5 pp
1991 47.1 −0.5 pp
1990 47.6 −0.5 pp
1989 48.1 −0.6 pp
1988 48.7 −0.6 pp
1987 49.3 −0.2 pp
1986 49.4 −0 pp
1985 49.5 +0.1 pp
1984 49.4 +0.1 pp
1983 49.3 +0.2 pp
1982 49.2 +0.2 pp
1981 48.9 +0.2 pp
1980 48.7 +0.2 pp
1979 48.5 +0.2 pp
1978 48.3 +0.2 pp
1977 48.1 +0.2 pp
1976 47.9 +0.2 pp
1975 47.7 +0.2 pp
1974 47.5 +0.1 pp
1973 47.4 +0.1 pp
1972 47.3 +0.1 pp
1971 47.2 +0 pp
1970 47.2 −0 pp
1969 47.2 −0.1 pp
1968 47.3 −0.2 pp
1967 47.5 −0.1 pp
1966 47.7 −0.1 pp
1965 47.7 −0.1 pp
1964 47.8 +0.1 pp
1963 47.7 +0.2 pp
1962 47.4 +0.3 pp
1961 47.2 +0.3 pp
1960 46.9

Southern Africa, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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