Fertility & birth rates in Eswatini and Qatar

Fertility rate in Eswatini vs Qatar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Eswatini was 2.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.73 in Qatar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Eswatini vs Qatar population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eswatini	Qatar
1960	6.75	6.53
1961	6.77	6.53
1962	6.79	6.53
1963	6.8	6.53
1964	6.79	6.53
1965	6.79	6.53
1966	6.8	6.52
1967	6.77	6.46
1968	6.76	6.39
1969	6.76	6.31
1970	6.75	6.23
1971	6.74	6.15
1972	6.72	6.07
1973	6.72	6.01
1974	6.71	5.94
1975	6.71	5.86
1976	6.7	5.78
1977	6.68	5.69
1978	6.65	5.58
1979	6.61	5.46
1980	6.57	5.33
1981	6.54	5.2
1982	6.49	5.04
1983	6.43	4.9
1984	6.36	4.76
1985	6.28	4.64
1986	6.11	4.57
1987	5.9	4.54
1988	5.69	4.51
1989	5.48	4.41
1990	5.3	4.23
1991	5.13	3.99
1992	4.98	3.85
1993	4.82	3.77
1994	4.66	3.67
1995	4.52	3.56
1996	4.38	3.44
1997	4.24	3.33
1998	4.13	3.21
1999	4.09	3.12
2000	4.03	3.07
2001	3.94	3.08
2002	3.85	3.01
2003	3.8	2.93
2004	3.76	2.79
2005	3.7	2.64
2006	3.63	2.51
2007	3.58	2.44
2008	3.57	2.37
2009	3.5	2.25
2010	3.38	2.14
2011	3.32	2.07
2012	3.27	2.04
2013	3.24	2.03
2014	3.18	2.03
2015	3.12	1.98
2016	3.07	1.86
2017	3.02	1.83
2018	2.97	1.76
2019	2.93	1.73
2020	2.89	1.68
2021	2.84	1.61
2022	2.8	1.74
2023	2.75	1.73
2024	2.72	1.72
2025	2.68	1.7
2026	2.64	1.69
2027	2.61	1.68
2028	2.57	1.67
2029	2.54	1.66
2030	2.51	1.66
2031	2.49	1.65
2032	2.45	1.64
2033	2.42	1.64
2034	2.4	1.64
2035	2.37	1.63
2036	2.35	1.63
2037	2.32	1.63
2038	2.3	1.63
2039	2.28	1.63
2040	2.26	1.63
2041	2.24	1.63
2042	2.22	1.63
2043	2.2	1.63
2044	2.18	1.63
2045	2.16	1.63
2046	2.14	1.63
2047	2.13	1.63
2048	2.11	1.63
2049	2.1	1.62
2050	2.08	1.62

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Eswatini	Qatar
1960	46.9%	44.2%
1961	47.2%	42.5%
1962	47.4%	40.5%
1963	47.7%	38.7%
1964	47.8%	37.2%
1965	47.7%	36.2%
1966	47.7%	35.3%
1967	47.5%	34.7%
1968	47.3%	34.2%
1969	47.2%	33.9%
1970	47.2%	35.1%
1971	47.2%	36.9%
1972	47.3%	37.5%
1973	47.4%	37.4%
1974	47.5%	36.7%
1975	47.7%	35.7%
1976	47.9%	34.6%
1977	48.1%	33.3%
1978	48.3%	32.1%
1979	48.5%	31%
1980	48.7%	30%
1981	48.9%	29.2%
1982	49.2%	28.6%
1983	49.3%	28.1%
1984	49.4%	27.6%
1985	49.5%	27.2%
1986	49.4%	27%
1987	49.3%	27.2%
1988	48.7%	27.2%
1989	48.1%	27.1%
1990	47.6%	27%
1991	47.1%	26.8%
1992	46.6%	26.6%
1993	46.4%	26.4%
1994	47%	26.2%
1995	47.4%	26.1%
1996	46.9%	25.9%
1997	46.2%	25.5%
1998	45.3%	24.8%
1999	44.4%	24.1%
2000	43.6%	23.5%
2001	42.9%	23%
2002	42.3%	22.5%
2003	41.8%	22.2%
2004	41.4%	22.2%
2005	41.1%	22.5%
2006	40.8%	20.2%
2007	40.4%	16.4%
2008	39.9%	14.6%
2009	39.3%	14%
2010	38.8%	13.9%
2011	38.4%	14.2%
2012	38%	14.5%
2013	37.6%	14.6%
2014	37.2%	14.4%
2015	36.8%	13.9%
2016	36.4%	13.7%
2017	36%	13.7%
2018	35.6%	14%
2019	35.1%	14.6%
2020	34.7%	15.4%
2021	34.3%	15.5%
2022	34%	15.2%
2023	33.7%	15.2%
2024	33.4%	15.1%
2025	33%	15%
2026	32.6%	15%
2027	32.2%	15%
2028	31.8%	15.1%
2029	31.4%	15.2%
2030	31%	15.3%
2031	30.7%	15.4%
2032	30.3%	15.5%
2033	29.9%	15.6%
2034	29.5%	15.7%
2035	29.1%	15.9%
2036	28.7%	16.1%
2037	28.4%	16.2%
2038	28%	16.4%
2039	27.7%	16.5%
2040	27.4%	16.7%
2041	27.1%	16.8%
2042	26.8%	17%
2043	26.5%	17.1%
2044	26.2%	17.3%
2045	26%	17.4%
2046	25.7%	17.5%
2047	25.4%	17.6%
2048	25.1%	17.7%
2049	24.9%	17.7%
2050	24.6%	17.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.4% of the population in Eswatini and 15.1% in Qatar in 2024, compared to 47.6% and 27% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Eswatini and Qatar compared.

Natural population change in Eswatini vs Qatar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.63% in Eswatini and +0.92% in Qatar. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Eswatini	Qatar
1960	9,947	1,220
1961	10,262	1,357
1962	10,601	1,589
1963	10,929	1,854
1964	11,266	2,150
1965	11,719	2,472
1966	12,282	2,811
1967	12,773	3,167
1968	13,449	3,547
1969	14,164	3,941
1970	14,873	4,346
1971	15,615	4,433
1972	16,353	4,581
1973	17,145	4,780
1974	17,971	5,015
1975	18,849	5,289
1976	19,734	5,598
1977	20,609	5,925
1978	21,466	6,246
1979	22,299	6,579
1980	23,153	6,894
1981	23,973	7,202
1982	24,742	7,489
1983	24,883	7,765
1984	26,149	7,997
1985	26,835	8,212
1986	27,096	8,439
1987	27,285	8,806
1988	27,396	9,198
1989	28,257	9,407
1990	28,349	9,388
1991	28,497	9,182
1992	28,446	9,189
1993	28,046	9,250
1994	26,703	9,257
1995	23,029	9,186
1996	21,858	9,049
1997	20,686	8,846
1998	19,762	9,055
1999	19,420	9,431
2000	18,830	9,974
2001	17,824	10,683
2002	16,924	11,062
2003	16,396	11,291
2004	15,979	11,242
2005	15,945	11,392
2006	16,133	10,225
2007	16,595	11,351
2008	17,275	14,062
2009	17,656	15,595
2010	17,652	16,225
2011	17,645	16,543
2012	18,308	17,681
2013	18,903	19,669
2014	19,107	21,699
2015	19,223	22,568
2016	19,233	22,416
2017	19,278	23,244
2018	19,392	23,340
2019	19,488	24,112
2020	18,899	25,128
2021	17,314	21,297
2022	20,125	24,360
2023	20,147	23,845

Maternal mortality chart: Eswatini vs Qatar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 118 deaths per 100,000 live births in Eswatini, compared to 4 deaths in Qatar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Eswatini	Qatar
1985	580	17
1986	548	16
1987	521	15
1988	494	15
1989	505	14
1990	520	13
1991	545	13
1992	580	13
1993	609	13
1994	645	13
1995	612	13
1996	604	13
1997	550	13
1998	475	12
1999	409	12
2000	361	11
2001	307	12
2002	331	11
2003	392	11
2004	451	11
2005	529	11
2006	511	10
2007	647	9
2008	766	9
2009	855	8
2010	752	8
2011	765	7
2012	613	7
2013	491	6
2014	369	6
2015	283	6
2016	213	5
2017	151	5
2018	133	5
2019	96	5
2020	102	6
2021	219	7
2022	112	8
2023	118	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.5% in Eswatini and 0.6% in Qatar. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Eswatini	Qatar
1960	20.7%	-
1961	20.4%	-
1962	20%	-
1963	19.6%	-
1964	19.2%	-
1965	18.8%	-
1966	18.3%	-
1967	17.9%	-
1968	17.4%	-
1969	17%	7.07%
1970	16.5%	6.6%
1971	16%	6.16%
1972	15.4%	5.77%
1973	14.9%	5.4%
1974	14.3%	5.06%
1975	13.7%	4.75%
1976	13.2%	4.48%
1977	12.6%	4.24%
1978	12%	4.02%
1979	11.5%	3.81%
1980	10.9%	3.62%
1981	10.4%	3.45%
1982	9.89%	3.29%
1983	10.4%	3.13%
1984	8.85%	2.98%
1985	8.37%	2.82%
1986	7.93%	2.68%
1987	7.54%	2.52%
1988	7.2%	2.37%
1989	6.93%	2.23%
1990	6.75%	2.08%
1991	6.72%	1.94%
1992	6.85%	1.82%
1993	7.17%	1.71%
1994	7.62%	1.61%
1995	8.12%	1.53%
1996	8.71%	1.46%
1997	9.3%	1.4%
1998	9.87%	1.34%
1999	10.4%	1.29%
2000	10.9%	1.25%
2001	11.3%	1.2%
2002	11.4%	1.16%
2003	11.6%	1.12%
2004	11.6%	1.08%
2005	11.6%	1.04%
2006	10.5%	1.01%
2007	10%	0.98%
2008	9.82%	0.96%
2009	9.25%	0.93%
2010	8.18%	0.91%
2011	6.81%	0.89%
2012	6.38%	0.87%
2013	6.16%	0.84%
2014	6.17%	0.82%
2015	5.86%	0.79%
2016	5.53%	0.75%
2017	5.43%	0.72%
2018	5.1%	0.69%
2019	5.16%	0.67%
2020	4.98%	0.64%
2021	4.76%	0.63%
2022	4.62%	0.61%
2023	4.5%	0.6%