Fertility Rate: Eswatini
Eswatini's fertility rate is currently 2.718 births per woman as of 2024. # Eswatini Fertility Rate Eswatini's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.718 births per woman
-1.3% y/y
Peak (1963)
6.804 births per woman
Low (2024)
2.718 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Eswatini
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Eswatini
Analysis# Eswatini Fertility Rate
Eswatini's fertility rate stands at 2.718 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic decline from its 1963 peak of 6.804. Over the past 64 years, the rate has fallen 59.7 percent, reflecting profound shifts in family planning, education, and economic development. The country now sits at its historical low, down from 3.122 just nine years earlier.
The consistent downward trajectory from 2015 onward reveals a sustained pattern of fertility decline. Annual decreases have remained steady, averaging roughly 0.04 births per woman annually since 2015. This persistent reduction suggests strengthening access to contraception and changing social attitudes toward family size. If current trends continue, Eswatini's fertility rate will likely stabilize at lower levels in coming years, potentially approaching regional averages.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.718 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 2023 | 2.753 births per woman | -1.71% |
| 2022 | 2.801 births per woman | -1.41% |
| 2021 | 2.841 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 2020 | 2.888 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 2019 | 2.925 births per woman | -1.55% |
| 2018 | 2.971 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 2017 | 3.018 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 2016 | 3.068 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 2015 | 3.122 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 2014 | 3.181 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 2013 | 3.237 births per woman | -0.89% |
| 2012 | 3.266 births per woman | -1.54% |
| 2011 | 3.317 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 2010 | 3.375 births per woman | -3.68% |
| 2009 | 3.504 births per woman | -1.77% |
| 2008 | 3.567 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 2007 | 3.58 births per woman | -1.43% |
| 2006 | 3.632 births per woman | -1.94% |
| 2005 | 3.704 births per woman | -1.49% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.76 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 2003 | 3.796 births per woman | -1.50% |
| 2002 | 3.854 births per woman | -2.28% |
| 2001 | 3.944 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 2000 | 4.03 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1999 | 4.089 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1998 | 4.125 births per woman | -2.60% |
| 1997 | 4.235 births per woman | -3.27% |
| 1996 | 4.378 births per woman | -3.21% |
| 1995 | 4.523 births per woman | -2.98% |
| 1994 | 4.662 births per woman | -3.18% |
| 1993 | 4.815 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 1992 | 4.981 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 1991 | 5.132 births per woman | -3.08% |
| 1990 | 5.295 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1989 | 5.479 births per woman | -3.76% |
| 1988 | 5.693 births per woman | -3.54% |
| 1987 | 5.902 births per woman | -3.34% |
| 1986 | 6.106 births per woman | -2.80% |
| 1985 | 6.282 births per woman | -1.23% |
| 1984 | 6.36 births per woman | -1.12% |
| 1983 | 6.432 births per woman | -0.91% |
| 1982 | 6.491 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1981 | 6.539 births per woman | -0.53% |
| 1980 | 6.574 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 1979 | 6.607 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1978 | 6.647 births per woman | -0.43% |
| 1977 | 6.676 births per woman | -0.37% |
| 1976 | 6.701 births per woman | -0.09% |
| 1975 | 6.707 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1974 | 6.71 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1973 | 6.715 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 1972 | 6.722 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1971 | 6.739 births per woman | -0.15% |
| 1970 | 6.749 births per woman | -0.18% |
| 1969 | 6.761 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1968 | 6.761 births per woman | -0.07% |
| 1967 | 6.766 births per woman | -0.53% |
| 1966 | 6.802 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 1965 | 6.794 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 1964 | 6.789 births per woman | -0.22% |
| 1963 | 6.804 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 1962 | 6.794 births per woman | +0.30% |
| 1961 | 6.774 births per woman | +0.33% |
| 1960 | 6.752 births per woman | — |
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