Number of one year olds in Eswatini

Eswatini: Number of one year olds was 14,136 in 2023. ▲ Rising

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

Number of one year olds in Eswatini, 1950–2023

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

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of one year olds in Eswatini is 14,136, 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 one year olds in Eswatini peaked at 16,945 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5,231, 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 one year olds in Eswatini, year by year

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

Eswatini compared with similar countries

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

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Eswatini

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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Eswatini?
Number of one year olds in Eswatini was 14,136 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 16,945 in 1993.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 5,231 in 1950.
How does Eswatini rank for number of one year olds?
Eswatini ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
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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