What Language Do They Speak in Eswatini?

Official languages of Eswatini Swazi, English

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Eswatini has 2 official languages: Swazi, English. Swazi is also an official language in 1 other country worldwide.

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Languages of Eswatini at a glance

Official languages	Swazi, English
Number of official languages	2
Countries on this site where Swazi is official	2
People (demonym)	Swazi
Capital	Mbabane
Internet domain	.sz

Other countries where Swazi is official

Swazi is also an official language in 1 other country covered here:

South Africa

Languages of neighbouring countries

Mozambique	Portuguese
South Africa	Zulu, Afrikaans, English, Northern Sotho, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa

Eswatini in context

Eswatini covers 17,364 km², making it the 153rd largest of the 196 countries on this site.
Its population density of about 71 people per km² ranks 115th of 196 (1st = most crowded).
It shares a land border with 2 countries: Mozambique, South Africa.
Eswatini is landlocked, with no direct coastline.
With 1,235,549 people, Eswatini holds about 1.4% of the population of Southern Africa.
With 2 official languages, Eswatini has more than most countries on this site.
Traffic drives on the left, and calendars start the week on Monday.
Eswatini is a member state of the United Nations.

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