🇸🇿 Migration to & from Eswatini

Historic Net Migration for Eswatini (1950-2024)

Eswatini has seen a decrease in net migrations since the 1950's.

Year	Net Migration	Overall Population +/-
1950	-1,028	6,883
1951	-1,054	6,956
1952	-1,108	7,044
1953	-1,168	7,106
1954	-1,251	7,231
1955	-1,340	7,314
1956	-1,446	7,419
1957	-1,549	7,543
1958	-1,678	7,681
1959	-1,869	7,769
1960	-2,082	7,836
1961	-2,271	7,977
1962	-2,389	8,220
1963	-2,357	8,695
1964	-2,049	9,312
1965	-1,582	10,260
1966	-1,558	10,827
1967	-2,078	10,728
1968	-2,743	10,743
1969	-2,913	11,242
1970	-3,059	11,756
1971	-3,181	12,339
1972	-3,250	12,859
1973	-3,289	13,453
1974	-3,296	14,460
1975	-3,224	15,362
1976	-2,980	16,481
1977	-2,988	17,262
1978	-2,439	18,555
1979	-2,649	19,155
1980	-2,808	19,790
1981	-7,809	15,501
1982	-2,887	20,958
1983	-2,850	21,175
1984	-2,884	22,420
1985	1,790	27,775
1986	1,353	27,725
1987	2,417	29,312
1988	14,879	42,218
1989	-7,701	20,817
1990	7,169	35,302
1991	7,496	36,099
1992	6,012	34,808
1993	-6,692	21,764
1994	-48,259	-21,191
1995	-2,501	20,862
1996	-2,949	19,167
1997	-5,749	15,126
1998	-6,058	13,721
1999	-6,575	12,704
2000	-6,689	11,549
2001	-6,832	10,250
2002	-7,036	8,575
2003	-7,327	7,402
2004	-7,656	6,531
2005	-8,000	5,714
2006	-8,136	5,983
2007	-7,997	6,565
2008	-10,009	5,158
2009	-10,223	4,874
2010	-10,467	5,194
2011	-10,654	5,709
2012	-10,706	6,436
2013	-10,662	7,314
2014	-10,586	7,778
2015	-10,464	8,364
2016	-10,295	8,812
2017	-10,127	8,921
2018	-9,956	9,153
2019	-9,796	9,218
2020	-4,897	12,866
2021	-4,897	10,366
2022	-5,733	8,433
2023	-5,268	9,869
2024	-4,869	12,638

How is Net Migrations calculated?

The difference between immigrants and emigrants makes up the net migrations of a country. If the net migration numbers for the year are positive and indicated above with green coloring. Then more people immigrated than emigrated to Eswatini for that year, equal to the number displayed.

Future Net Migration for Eswatini (2024-2100)

Eswatini will see an increase of net migrations by the year 2100.

Year	Net Migration	Overall Population +/-
2024	-4,869	12,638
2025	-4,465	12,927
2026	-4,021	13,135
2027	-3,500	13,648
2028	-2,797	14,168
2029	-1,610	15,380
2030	-203	16,666
2031	1,077	17,871
2032	1,883	18,628
2033	2,000	18,798
2034	2,000	18,751
2035	2,000	18,679
2036	2,000	18,597
2037	2,000	18,563
2038	2,000	18,376
2039	2,000	18,197
2040	2,000	17,986
2041	2,000	17,696
2042	2,000	17,447
2043	2,000	17,148
2044	2,000	16,937
2045	2,000	16,617
2046	2,000	16,314
2047	2,000	15,924
2048	2,000	15,668
2049	2,000	15,211
2050	2,000	14,791
2051	2,000	14,489
2052	2,000	14,185
2053	2,000	13,820
2054	2,000	13,518
2055	2,000	13,076
2056	2,000	12,777
2057	2,000	12,579
2058	2,000	12,258
2059	2,000	11,908
2060	2,000	11,520
2061	2,000	11,208
2062	2,000	10,758
2063	2,000	10,559
2064	2,000	10,134
2065	2,000	9,797
2066	2,000	9,549
2067	2,000	9,161
2068	2,000	8,839
2069	2,000	8,424
2070	2,000	7,974
2071	2,000	7,648
2072	2,000	7,370
2073	2,000	7,010
2074	2,000	6,695
2075	2,000	6,383
2076	2,000	6,028
2077	2,000	5,727
2078	2,000	5,407
2079	2,000	5,110
2080	2,000	4,774
2081	2,000	4,598
2082	2,000	4,203
2083	2,000	4,038
2084	2,000	3,772
2085	2,000	3,425
2086	2,000	3,149
2087	2,000	2,906
2088	2,000	2,653
2089	2,000	2,377
2090	2,000	2,077
2091	2,000	1,814
2092	2,000	1,640
2093	2,000	1,432
2094	2,000	1,204
2095	2,000	885
2096	2,000	685
2097	2,000	452
2098	2,000	196
2099	2,000	135
2100	2,000	-108

Why is the chart for future net migrations mostly flat?

Predicting and projecting future movements of population is extremely hard. Especially, the further you move into the future. Thus, the scientist and data collectors of the United Nations tend to add a flat number when reasonable projections can't be made.

Causes of Migration

Causes of Immigration to Eswatini

Causes of Emigration from Eswatini

Common Questions

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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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