Eswatini

1950

2025

2100

1950

2025

2100

Net emigration of 5,775 people per year—more people leaving than arriving.

Since 1950, Eswatini has lost a cumulative 366,500 people through migration.

By 2100, projections show continued net emigration.

Net migrants

-5,775

Net migration rate

-4.6 per 1,000 people

Key terms

Net migration: — Immigrants minus emigrants. Positive = more people arriving, negative = more leaving.
Net migration rate: — Net migration per 1,000 population per year.
Immigration: — People entering the country from abroad.
Emigration: — People leaving the country to live abroad.

Migration flows

Net migration from 1950 to 2100 (projections after 2024)

Net migrants

-743,001

Cumulative over selected range

Peak immigration

14,879

Top year: 1988

Peak emigration

-48,259

Lowest year: 1994

Recent avg (10 yrs)

-3855

Per year

Eswatini loses approximately 5,775 people per year to emigration (4.6 per 1,000 population). Peak immigration was 14,879 in 1988.

Migration flows in Eswatini are relatively modest.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).