ESWATINI
Population

Population

The Eswatini (97% of the population) belong to the Nguni group of Bantu and are related to the Zulu. There are also 3% Europeans and Asians.

• Eswatini is home to 1,138,000 people. (2024)
• The population density is about 73 inhabitants per square kilometre.
• The natural population growth rate is 0.7%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 22.3 (2024)
• Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 9.4 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 60.7 years (men 58.7 and women 62.8) (2024)

Language

The official languages of Eswatini are English and Siswati or Swazi.

Religion

Swaziland has the following religious groups: Christians (± 60%), Muslims (10%), others (30%) including Bahai, Methodists and Jews.

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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