Population, age 21, total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population, age 21, total was 29,685 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 21, total in Eswatini, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 21, total in Eswatini is 29,685, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 21, total in Eswatini peaked at 30,091 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16,253, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,926 | 16,253 | 20,223 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,634 | 21,094 | 29,336 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,909 | 29,685 | 30,091 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 39,437 compare
- 142 Gambia 38,903 compare
- 143 Gabon 30,271 compare
- 145 North Macedonia 29,684 compare
- 146 East Timor 27,760 compare
- 147 Latvia 23,984 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,880 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 112.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 21, total in Eswatini?
- Population, age 21, total in Eswatini was 29,685 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 21, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 30,091 in 2012.
- What is the lowest population, age 21, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,253 in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for population, age 21, total?
- Eswatini ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 21, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 21, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.