Total dependency ratio in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total dependency ratio was 60.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total dependency ratio in Eswatini, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 60.8% for total dependency ratio in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total dependency ratio in Eswatini peaked at 109.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.4% | 84.6% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 101.4% | 99.2% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 102.7% | 100.5% | 106.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 107.7% | 102.7% | 109.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 88.0% | 100.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 73.0% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 63.7% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 60.8% | 62.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 74 Faroe Islands 61.0% compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 60.9% compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 60.9% compare
- 78 Sweden 60.7% compare
- 79 Cook Islands 60.6% compare
- 80 Mongolia 60.0% compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3694 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.45 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5399 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7504 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6507 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 166.82 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total dependency ratio in Eswatini?
- Total dependency ratio in Eswatini was 60.8% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total dependency ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 109.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest total dependency ratio recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for total dependency ratio?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total dependency ratio rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).