Country profile
Eswatini
Kingdom of Eswatini · Southern Africa
👥 Population
1,256,174
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Lobamba
🗺 Area
17,364 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$5.16B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.695
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
72 /km²
💱 Currency
SZL, ZAR
Swazi lilangeni
🗣 Languages
English, Swazi
About Eswatini
Eswatini (officially Kingdom of Eswatini) is a country in Southern Africa, with Lobamba as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.26 million people, giving a population density of about 72 people per square kilometre. The country covers 17,364 km² of land and shares land borders with 2 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $5.16B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.695. The official currency is the Swazi lilangeni (SZL), and the main languages are English, Swazi.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$14.66B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$11,799
GDP growth
4.2%
Inflation
2.6%
Unemployment
34.2%
👥 People
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs
Fertility rate
2.72
Pop. growth
1.1%
Urban population
26.7%
Infant mortality /1k
42.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
63.4%
Literacy rate
90.8%
Physicians /1k
0.56
Renewable energy
64.7%
Travel & practical
Capital
Lobamba
Currency
SZL, ZAR
Dialing code
+268
Internet TLD
.sz
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Fun facts about Eswatini
- Eswatini is the 154th most populous country in the world, with about 1.26 million people.
- By land area it is the 153rd-largest country in the world, covering 17,364 km².
- It has the world's 159th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($5.16B).
- Eswatini shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.695.
- Eswatini has a population density of about 72 people per square kilometre.
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