Share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of women who are married or in a union was 3.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini, 1970–2022
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini peaked at 6.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 150th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.2% | — |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 147 Liechtenstein 3.2% compare
- 148 Montserrat 3.2% compare
- 149 Bhutan 3.1% compare
- 150 Maldives 3.1% compare
- 152 Brunei Darussalam 3.1% compare
- 153 United States of America 3.0% compare
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Eswatini was 3.1% in 2022, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Eswatini ranks 150th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.