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Median age in Eswatini

Eswatini: Median age was 22 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
22 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.22 years
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Eswatini, 1950–2023

05101520195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Eswatini is 22 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Eswatini peaked at 22 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.22 years, in 1985.

That places Eswatini 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Eswatini, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.29 years —
1951 17.1 years -1.1%
1952 16.91 years -1.1%
1953 16.72 years -1.1%
1954 16.54 years -1.1%
1955 16.36 years -1.1%
1956 16.18 years -1.1%
1957 16 years -1.2%
1958 15.81 years -1.2%
1959 15.63 years -1.2%
1960 15.45 years -1.1%
1961 15.29 years -1.1%
1962 15.15 years -0.9%
1963 15.03 years -0.8%
1964 14.94 years -0.6%
1965 14.91 years -0.2%
1966 14.94 years +0.2%
1967 15.01 years +0.5%
1968 15.11 years +0.6%
1969 15.17 years +0.4%
1970 15.21 years +0.2%
1971 15.22 years +0.1%
1972 15.2 years -0.1%
1973 15.16 years -0.3%
1974 15.11 years -0.4%
1975 15.04 years -0.5%
1976 14.95 years -0.6%
1977 14.85 years -0.7%
1978 14.75 years -0.7%
1979 14.66 years -0.6%
1980 14.57 years -0.6%
1981 14.47 years -0.7%
1982 14.38 years -0.7%
1983 14.3 years -0.5%
1984 14.25 years -0.4%
1985 14.22 years -0.2%
1986 14.24 years +0.1%
1987 14.31 years +0.5%
1988 14.55 years +1.7%
1989 14.82 years +1.8%
1990 15.01 years +1.3%
1991 15.23 years +1.5%
1992 15.45 years +1.4%
1993 15.55 years +0.7%
1994 15.24 years -2.0%
1995 15.03 years -1.4%
1996 15.23 years +1.3%
1997 15.48 years +1.7%
1998 15.8 years +2.0%
1999 16.12 years +2.0%
2000 16.42 years +1.9%
2001 16.7 years +1.7%
2002 16.97 years +1.6%
2003 17.2 years +1.4%
2004 17.39 years +1.1%
2005 17.54 years +0.8%
2006 17.65 years +0.6%
2007 17.8 years +0.9%
2008 18.04 years +1.4%
2009 18.33 years +1.6%
2010 18.63 years +1.6%
2011 18.92 years +1.6%
2012 19.2 years +1.5%
2013 19.46 years +1.4%
2014 19.71 years +1.3%
2015 19.95 years +1.2%
2016 20.18 years +1.1%
2017 20.43 years +1.3%
2018 20.72 years +1.4%
2019 21.01 years +1.4%
2020 21.28 years +1.3%
2021 21.54 years +1.2%
2022 21.77 years +1.1%
2023 22 years +1.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 22 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 22 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.46 years 15.63 years 17.29 years 10
1960s 15.1 years 14.91 years 15.45 years 10
1970s 15.01 years 14.66 years 15.22 years 10
1980s 14.41 years 14.22 years 14.82 years 10
1990s 15.41 years 15.01 years 16.12 years 10
2000s 17.4 years 16.42 years 18.33 years 10
2010s 19.82 years 18.63 years 21.01 years 10
2020s 21.65 years 21.28 years 22 years 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 177 Guatemala 22.63 years compare
  2. 178 Papua New Guinea 22.34 years compare
  3. 179 Syria 22.25 years compare
  4. 181 Tajikistan 21.93 years compare
  5. 182 Gabon 21.5 years compare
  6. 183 Lesotho 21.43 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Eswatini?
Median age in Eswatini was 22 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 22 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 14.22 years in 1985.
How does Eswatini rank for median age?
Eswatini ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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