Investor Presentaiton
KEY DEVELOPMENT
INDICATORS IN ESWATINI
POPULATION
The country has a population of 1.2 million people
and an estimated median age of 21.7 years.
Eswatini has a young and growing population with
nearly half (46.9%) of the population under the
age of 25 (47.4% male and 46.3% female).
Over 78% of the population lives in rural areas.
Estimated life expectancy in Eswatini is 60.01
years.
ECONOMIC
Eswatini's GDP growth slowed to an estimated
0.4% in 2022 from 7.9% in 2021, hamstrung by
higher inflation, a tightening monetary policy,
supply disruptions linked to Russia's invasion of
Ukraine, in particular energy products, fertilizers
and food.
National unemployment rate increased from 23%
in 2016 to 33.3% 2021.
Youth unemployment rate also increased from
47.4% in 2019 to 58.2% in 2021.
Similarly, the youth unemployment rate also
increased from 47.4% in 2016 to 58.2% in 2021.
DFA 2022 report: In the last five years, total
development financial flows into the country is
SZL 201 billion, of which SZL 105 billion was
Public flows and, SZL 96 billion was private flows.
POVERTY
National poverty and extreme poverty rates remain
unchanged at 58.9% and 20.1% respectively as up
to date statistics are not available
Over 183, 000 people (16% of the population) are
estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above
in the current period (June and September 2022)
with 169,000 people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis), and
14,000 in IPC Phase 4 (Emergency).
Recent poverty assessments indicate that the
poverty rate is likely to increase by between 2.3% -
5.6% due to recent shocks.
The prevalence of stunting for children under the
age of 5 years, increased from 19.9% to 29.4% in
2021.
ENVIRONMENT
Improvement in waste management practices
through various initiatives such as the
establishment of waste control areas and "Phatsa
Sakho Nawe Campaign".
Water pollution is at 30% during the dry season
and during the wet season it is at 20%. The
challenge is increased disposal of plastic waste
into rivers.
The Aquaculture Strategy was launched in 2020
with the intention to regulate fish harvesting and
to halt overexploitation of fish.
Eswatini adopted its first economy-wide
emissions reduction target of 5% by 2030, or 14%
with financial support;
Forest area as a proportion of total land area
increased from 28.86% to 28.93%.
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
1 in 3 females have experienced some form of
sexual abuse by the age of 18 years
15 869 reported GBV cases between January-
November 2022
67% of the 2022 reported cases were women
Manzini region had highest number of reported
cases 33%, Lubombo 26%, Hhohho 25% and
Shiselweni 15% of the reported cases
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Maternal mortality ratio 457/100 000 live births
Neonatal Mortality Rate: 20/1000
Antenatal Care: 99%
Skilled Birth Attendant: 88%
Low Birth Weight: 12%
Postnatal Care: 70%
Adolescent pregnancy: 18%
Adolescent Delivery: 15%
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UN ANNUAL RESULTS REPORT | 2022
ESWATINI
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