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Eswatini

Last update: 2026-04-06

Eswatini Geographical location

Eswatini Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$65 (2024)
Inflation rate
2.6% (2019)
Unemployment rate
34.4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
58.9% (2016)
Gini coefficient
54.6 (2016)

Eswatini Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
7.68 (2019)
Beer
2.45
Wine
0.06
Spirits
0
Other alcohol
5.17
Current as of
2019

Eswatini Population and society

Population size
1 138 089 (2024)
Male population
538 600
Female population
599 489
Population growth rate
0.7% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
22.3 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9.4 (2024)
Urbanization
24.8% (2023)

Eswatini Age-sex pyramid

Eswatini Phone operating systems

Android
91.25%
iOS
8.3%
Current as of
2025

Eswatini Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+268
Internet domain
.sz
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
3
Internet user penetration
58%
Fixed internet penetration
3%
Current as of
2023

Eswatini General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
SZ
Capital
Mbabane, Lobamba
Official language
English

Eswatini Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
8.5%
Smoking men
1.2%
Smoking women
16.1%
Current as of
2025

Eswatini Area (sq. km)

Total area
17 364
Land area
17 204
Water area
160

Eswatini Credit ratings

Moody's
B3
Current as of
2020

Eswatini Age structure

0-14 years
31.6%
15-64 years
64.3%
65+ years
4%
Current as of
2024

Eswatini Religion

Main religion
Christianity

Last update: 2026-04-06