This statistical profile documents the progression of population aging in Eswatini across annual, five-year and ten-year periods.
The age structure of Eswatini in 2024 comprised 33.0% of the population aged 0 to 14, 62.4% aged 15 to 64 and 4.3% aged 65 and above. The aging index was 12.9 people aged 65 and above per 100 people aged 0 to 14, while the potential support ratio was 14.6 working-age people per person aged 65 or above.
The number of people aged 65 and above reached 54,592 in 2025, changing by +18.1% over five years. In the common comparison year 2024, Eswatini ranked 160th of 217 economies by the share of the population aged 65 and above.
Eswatini Population Aging by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Population ages 0-14, % of total population (SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS); Population ages 15-64, % of total population (SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS); Population ages 65 and above, % of total population (SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS); Age dependency ratio, old, % of working-age population (SP.POP.DPND.OL); Age dependency ratio, young, % of working-age population (SP.POP.DPND.YG); Age dependency ratio, % of working-age population (SP.POP.DPND); Population ages 65 and above, total (SP.POP.65UP.TO); Population, total (population).
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About the Indicators
Population ages 0-14, % of total population. The share of the population between the ages of 0 and 14.
Population ages 15-64, % of total population. The share of the population of conventional working age, 15 to 64.
Population ages 65 and above, % of total population. The share of the population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio, old, % of working-age population. The number of people older than 64 per 100 people of working age (15-64).
Age dependency ratio, young, % of working-age population. The number of people younger than 15 per 100 people of working age (15-64).
Age dependency ratio, % of working-age population. The combined number of people younger than 15 or older than 64 per 100 people of working age.
Population ages 65 and above, total. The total number of people aged 65 and older.