Fertility & birth rates in Eswatini and Thailand

Fertility rate in Eswatini vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Eswatini vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	6.75	6.33
1961	6.77	6.32
1962	6.79	6.33
1963	6.8	6.34
1964	6.79	6.31
1965	6.79	6.26
1966	6.8	6.18
1967	6.77	6.08
1968	6.76	5.93
1969	6.76	5.7
1970	6.75	5.45
1971	6.74	5.25
1972	6.72	5.08
1973	6.72	4.85
1974	6.71	4.6
1975	6.71	4.36
1976	6.7	4.12
1977	6.68	3.87
1978	6.65	3.62
1979	6.61	3.45
1980	6.57	3.29
1981	6.54	3.13
1982	6.49	2.94
1983	6.43	2.76
1984	6.36	2.58
1985	6.28	2.45
1986	6.11	2.36
1987	5.9	2.26
1988	5.69	2.17
1989	5.48	2.14
1990	5.3	2.07
1991	5.13	2.04
1992	4.98	2.01
1993	4.82	1.97
1994	4.66	1.93
1995	4.52	1.89
1996	4.38	1.87
1997	4.24	1.85
1998	4.13	1.82
1999	4.09	1.77
2000	4.03	1.73
2001	3.94	1.71
2002	3.85	1.69
2003	3.8	1.67
2004	3.76	1.67
2005	3.7	1.64
2006	3.63	1.63
2007	3.58	1.62
2008	3.57	1.59
2009	3.5	1.57
2010	3.38	1.56
2011	3.32	1.57
2012	3.27	1.56
2013	3.24	1.53
2014	3.18	1.48
2015	3.12	1.45
2016	3.07	1.4
2017	3.02	1.36
2018	2.97	1.32
2019	2.93	1.29
2020	2.89	1.26
2021	2.84	1.23
2022	2.8	1.22
2023	2.75	1.21
2024	2.72	1.2
2025	2.68	1.19
2026	2.64	1.19
2027	2.61	1.19
2028	2.57	1.19
2029	2.54	1.19
2030	2.51	1.2
2031	2.49	1.2
2032	2.45	1.21
2033	2.42	1.21
2034	2.4	1.22
2035	2.37	1.22
2036	2.35	1.23
2037	2.32	1.23
2038	2.3	1.24
2039	2.28	1.24
2040	2.26	1.25
2041	2.24	1.25
2042	2.22	1.26
2043	2.2	1.26
2044	2.18	1.26
2045	2.16	1.27
2046	2.14	1.27
2047	2.13	1.28
2048	2.11	1.28
2049	2.1	1.28
2050	2.08	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Eswatini	Thailand
1960	46.9%	44.3%
1961	47.2%	44.6%
1962	47.4%	44.8%
1963	47.7%	45.1%
1964	47.8%	45.3%
1965	47.7%	45.4%
1966	47.7%	45.4%
1967	47.5%	45.3%
1968	47.3%	45.2%
1969	47.2%	45%
1970	47.2%	44.8%
1971	47.2%	44.4%
1972	47.3%	44%
1973	47.4%	43.5%
1974	47.5%	43%
1975	47.7%	42.4%
1976	47.9%	41.8%
1977	48.1%	41.1%
1978	48.3%	40.3%
1979	48.5%	39.5%
1980	48.7%	38.7%
1981	48.9%	37.8%
1982	49.2%	37%
1983	49.3%	36%
1984	49.4%	35.1%
1985	49.5%	34.1%
1986	49.4%	33.2%
1987	49.3%	32.4%
1988	48.7%	31.5%
1989	48.1%	30.7%
1990	47.6%	30%
1991	47.1%	29.2%
1992	46.6%	28.5%
1993	46.4%	28%
1994	47%	27.4%
1995	47.4%	26.9%
1996	46.9%	26.4%
1997	46.2%	25.9%
1998	45.3%	25.4%
1999	44.4%	24.9%
2000	43.6%	24.4%
2001	42.9%	23.9%
2002	42.3%	23.4%
2003	41.8%	23%
2004	41.4%	22.6%
2005	41.1%	22.2%
2006	40.8%	21.7%
2007	40.4%	21.3%
2008	39.9%	20.9%
2009	39.3%	20.6%
2010	38.8%	20.1%
2011	38.4%	19.7%
2012	38%	19.2%
2013	37.6%	18.8%
2014	37.2%	18.5%
2015	36.8%	18.1%
2016	36.4%	17.7%
2017	36%	17.3%
2018	35.6%	16.9%
2019	35.1%	16.6%
2020	34.7%	16.2%
2021	34.3%	15.8%
2022	34%	15.4%
2023	33.7%	15.1%
2024	33.4%	14.7%
2025	33%	14.4%
2026	32.6%	14.1%
2027	32.2%	13.7%
2028	31.8%	13.4%
2029	31.4%	13.1%
2030	31%	12.9%
2031	30.7%	12.7%
2032	30.3%	12.5%
2033	29.9%	12.3%
2034	29.5%	12.2%
2035	29.1%	12.1%
2036	28.7%	12%
2037	28.4%	11.9%
2038	28%	11.9%
2039	27.7%	11.8%
2040	27.4%	11.8%
2041	27.1%	11.8%
2042	26.8%	11.8%
2043	26.5%	11.7%
2044	26.2%	11.7%
2045	26%	11.7%
2046	25.7%	11.7%
2047	25.4%	11.6%
2048	25.1%	11.6%
2049	24.9%	11.6%
2050	24.6%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.4% of the population in Eswatini and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 47.6% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Eswatini and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Eswatini vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.63% in Eswatini and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	9,947	774,190
1961	10,262	801,140
1962	10,601	828,741
1963	10,929	860,728
1964	11,266	885,137
1965	11,719	909,000
1966	12,282	929,469
1967	12,773	944,980
1968	13,449	953,806
1969	14,164	948,314
1970	14,873	937,116
1971	15,615	936,215
1972	16,353	940,420
1973	17,145	933,540
1974	17,971	923,151
1975	18,849	911,980
1976	19,734	894,072
1977	20,609	871,232
1978	21,466	847,799
1979	22,299	843,434
1980	23,153	845,575
1981	23,973	839,297
1982	24,742	817,951
1983	24,883	794,239
1984	26,149	779,856
1985	26,835	776,935
1986	27,096	783,430
1987	27,285	774,498
1988	27,396	765,252
1989	28,257	774,563
1990	28,349	760,808
1991	28,497	760,508
1992	28,446	754,999
1993	28,046	737,696
1994	26,703	712,589
1995	23,029	682,703
1996	21,858	661,397
1997	20,686	644,834
1998	19,762	617,318
1999	19,420	578,073
2000	18,830	543,884
2001	17,824	524,230
2002	16,924	504,299
2003	16,396	488,003
2004	15,979	466,542
2005	15,945	456,378
2006	16,133	441,211
2007	16,595	425,362
2008	17,275	401,730
2009	17,656	382,636
2010	17,652	370,466
2011	17,645	365,670
2012	18,308	351,485
2013	18,903	325,059
2014	19,107	294,628
2015	19,223	266,362
2016	19,233	226,255
2017	19,278	194,695
2018	19,392	159,383
2019	19,488	116,867
2020	18,899	84,107
2021	17,314	57,382
2022	20,125	-61,046
2023	20,147	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Eswatini vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Eswatini	Thailand
1985	580	88
1986	548	78
1987	521	72
1988	494	67
1989	505	64
1990	520	60
1991	545	59
1992	580	58
1993	609	57
1994	645	54
1995	612	52
1996	604	49
1997	550	48
1998	475	47
1999	409	48
2000	361	49
2001	307	47
2002	331	44
2003	392	42
2004	451	44
2005	529	40
2006	511	38
2007	647	38
2008	766	37
2009	855	37
2010	752	37
2011	765	37
2012	613	36
2013	491	35
2014	369	34
2015	283	34
2016	213	34
2017	151	34
2018	133	34
2019	96	34
2020	102	36
2021	219	38
2022	112	112
2023	118	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.5% in Eswatini and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	20.7%	14.7%
1961	20.4%	14.2%
1962	20%	13.7%
1963	19.6%	13.2%
1964	19.2%	12.8%
1965	18.8%	12.3%
1966	18.3%	11.8%
1967	17.9%	11.4%
1968	17.4%	10.9%
1969	17%	10.4%
1970	16.5%	9.95%
1971	16%	9.47%
1972	15.4%	9.01%
1973	14.9%	8.56%
1974	14.3%	8.14%
1975	13.7%	7.73%
1976	13.2%	7.35%
1977	12.6%	7%
1978	12%	6.67%
1979	11.5%	6.36%
1980	10.9%	6.07%
1981	10.4%	5.79%
1982	9.89%	5.53%
1983	10.4%	5.28%
1984	8.85%	5.03%
1985	8.37%	4.8%
1986	7.93%	4.57%
1987	7.54%	4.34%
1988	7.2%	4.12%
1989	6.93%	3.91%
1990	6.75%	3.69%
1991	6.72%	3.49%
1992	6.85%	3.3%
1993	7.17%	3.12%
1994	7.62%	2.96%
1995	8.12%	2.81%
1996	8.71%	2.67%
1997	9.3%	2.53%
1998	9.87%	2.41%
1999	10.4%	2.29%
2000	10.9%	2.18%
2001	11.3%	2.08%
2002	11.4%	1.98%
2003	11.6%	1.89%
2004	11.6%	1.81%
2005	11.6%	1.73%
2006	10.5%	1.66%
2007	10%	1.59%
2008	9.82%	1.53%
2009	9.25%	1.47%
2010	8.18%	1.42%
2011	6.81%	1.37%
2012	6.38%	1.32%
2013	6.16%	1.27%
2014	6.17%	1.23%
2015	5.86%	1.19%
2016	5.53%	1.15%
2017	5.43%	1.11%
2018	5.1%	1.08%
2019	5.16%	1.04%
2020	4.98%	1.01%
2021	4.76%	0.98%
2022	4.62%	0.95%
2023	4.5%	0.92%