Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini

Eswatini: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 14,136 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14,136 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
16,945 people
in 1993
All-time low
5,231 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini, 1950–2023

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k17.5k195019862023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini is 14,136 people, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini peaked at 16,945 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5,231 people, in 1950.

That places Eswatini 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 5,231 people
1951 5,569 people +6.5%
1952 5,729 people +2.9%
1953 5,827 people +1.7%
1954 5,928 people +1.7%
1955 6,035 people +1.8%
1956 6,151 people +1.9%
1957 6,274 people +2.0%
1958 6,406 people +2.1%
1959 6,545 people +2.2%
1960 6,694 people +2.3%
1961 6,851 people +2.3%
1962 7,016 people +2.4%
1963 7,191 people +2.5%
1964 7,372 people +2.5%
1965 7,553 people +2.5%
1966 7,757 people +2.7%
1967 7,934 people +2.3%
1968 8,121 people +2.4%
1969 8,407 people +3.5%
1970 8,745 people +4.0%
1971 9,097 people +4.0%
1972 9,457 people +4.0%
1973 9,827 people +3.9%
1974 10,207 people +3.9%
1975 10,602 people +3.9%
1976 11,021 people +4.0%
1977 11,457 people +4.0%
1978 11,880 people +3.7%
1979 12,282 people +3.4%
1980 12,675 people +3.2%
1981 13,074 people +3.1%
1982 13,482 people +3.1%
1983 13,849 people +2.7%
1984 14,190 people +2.5%
1985 14,735 people +3.8%
1986 15,223 people +3.3%
1987 15,426 people +1.3%
1988 15,620 people +1.3%
1989 15,809 people +1.2%
1990 16,133 people +2.0%
1991 16,487 people +2.2%
1992 16,731 people +1.5%
1993 16,945 people +1.3%
1994 16,884 people -0.4%
1995 16,573 people -1.8%
1996 15,790 people -4.7%
1997 14,892 people -5.7%
1998 14,717 people -1.2%
1999 14,901 people +1.3%
2000 15,050 people +1.0%
2001 15,165 people +0.8%
2002 15,155 people -0.1%
2003 15,049 people -0.7%
2004 15,039 people -0.1%
2005 15,197 people +1.1%
2006 15,406 people +1.4%
2007 15,459 people +0.3%
2008 15,527 people +0.4%
2009 15,559 people +0.2%
2010 15,298 people -1.7%
2011 14,975 people -2.1%
2012 14,792 people -1.2%
2013 14,756 people -0.2%
2014 14,726 people -0.2%
2015 14,610 people -0.8%
2016 14,474 people -0.9%
2017 14,329 people -1.0%
2018 14,320 people -0.1%
2019 14,340 people +0.1%
2020 14,267 people -0.5%
2021 14,219 people -0.3%
2022 14,178 people -0.3%
2023 14,136 people -0.3%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 14,136 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421 people, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 14,136 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 218,973 people, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5,970 people 5,231 people 6,545 people 10
1960s 7,490 people 6,694 people 8,407 people 10
1970s 10,458 people 8,745 people 12,282 people 10
1980s 14,408 people 12,675 people 15,809 people 10
1990s 16,005 people 14,717 people 16,945 people 10
2000s 15,261 people 15,039 people 15,559 people 10
2010s 14,662 people 14,320 people 15,298 people 10
2020s 14,200 people 14,136 people 14,267 people 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 144 Jamaica 16,201 people compare
  2. 145 Qatar 14,645 people compare
  3. 146 East Timor 14,573 people compare
  4. 148 Albania 13,864 people compare
  5. 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12,127 people compare
  6. 150 Lithuania 11,586 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Eswatini was 14,136 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 16,945 people in 1993.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 5,231 people in 1950.
How does Eswatini rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Eswatini ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
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
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.