Sub-Saharan Africa
Eswatini in numbers Eswatini is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Mbabane. Its population was 1.26 million in 2025, ranking 158 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$4,108 in 2025.
Population 1.26 million 2025
GDP US$5.2 billion 2025
GDP per person US$4,108 2025
Life expectancy 64.3 2024
Area 17,364 2024
Urban share 26.7% 2025
People 1.26 million
2025 · +21% since 2000 · Rank 158 of 217
1.07%
2025 · 1.03% in 2000 · Rank 97 of 217
72.3
2024 · +19% since 2000 · Rank 135 of 216
26.7%
2025 · 22.8% in 2000 · Rank 201 of 217
33.0%
2025 · 43.6% in 2000 · Rank 59 of 217
4.3%
2025 · 2.4% in 2000 · Rank 161 of 217
2.72
2024 · -33% since 2000 · Rank 64 of 217
Health and living standards 64.3
2024 · +35% since 2000 · Rank 192 of 217
45.1
2024 · -60% since 2000 · Rank 35 of 196
US$296
2023 · +285% since 2000 · Rank 115 of 193
89.3%
2024 · 20.4% in 2000 · Rank 163 of 215
63.4%
2024 · 0.9% in 2000 · Rank 135 of 186
116.5%
2023 · 98.6% in 2000 · Rank 17 of 190
Economy US$5.2 billion
2025 · +204% since 2000 · Rank 168 of 210
US$4,108
2025 · +152% since 2000 · Rank 148 of 210
Int$12,529
2025 · +185% since 2000 · Rank 132 of 199
4.19%
2025 · 1.76% in 2000 · Rank 76 of 210
2.60%
2019 · 12.21% in 2000
34.2%
2025 · 24.5% in 2000 · Rank 1 of 187
53.8%
2024 · 41.8% in 2013 · Rank 49 of 183
0.7%
2025 · 3.3% in 2000 · Rank 128 of 176
Land and environment 17,364
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 155 of 216
25.3%
2024 · 27.4% in 2000 · Rank 118 of 214
0.88
2024 · -16% since 2000 · Rank 144 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Eswatini. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.