Female population as a percentage of total population fell 0.021% to 50.9% in Swaziland in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, female population as a percentage of total population in Swaziland reached an all time high of 52.4% in 1976 and an all time low of 50.9% in 2024. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, female population as a percentage of total population in Botswana amounted to 50.2%, 51.3% in Lesotho, 51.5% in Mozambique and 51.3% in South Africa in 2024.
Swaziland has been ranked 53rd within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of female population as a percentage of total population, 17 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Female Population (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
Botswana | % | 48.7% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 49.6% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 50.4% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% |