The current population of Eswatini is 1,267,161 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 1,242,822 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of 0.87% per year.
- Eswatini is ranked 156/197 by population and was ranked 152nd in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth in 20 years).
- Eswatini is projected to reach 1.54M people in 2063.
- Eswatini accounts for 0.02% of the world's population.
Eswatini population clock
Eswatini
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1267161
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 156/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | N/A |
| One net population change |
42.7 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
17.7 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
55.5 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +34 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,316 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 102/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.3 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -6,754 | N/A |
Eswatini population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 345,337 | - |
| 1961 | 353,264 | 2.3% |
| 1962 | 361,365 | 2.29% |
| 1963 | 369,759 | 2.32% |
| 1964 | 378,656 | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 388,336 | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 398,766 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 409,031 | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 419,147 | 2.47% |
| 1969 | 429,875 | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 441,216 | 2.64% |
| 1971 | 453,183 | 2.71% |
| 1972 | 465,788 | 2.78% |
| 1973 | 479,038 | 2.84% |
| 1974 | 492,988 | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 507,673 | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 523,330 | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 540,348 | 3.25% |
| 1978 | 558,446 | 3.35% |
| 1979 | 577,199 | 3.36% |
| 1980 | 596,644 | 3.37% |
| 1981 | 616,808 | 3.38% |
| 1982 | 637,652 | 3.38% |
| 1983 | 658,957 | 3.34% |
| 1984 | 680,783 | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 706,196 | 3.73% |
| 1986 | 734,732 | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 763,811 | 3.96% |
| 1988 | 799,798 | 4.71% |
| 1989 | 837,800 | 4.75% |
| 1990 | 872,428 | 4.13% |
| 1991 | 908,189 | 4.1% |
| 1992 | 943,416 | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 971,318 | 2.96% |
| 1994 | 971,212 | -0.01% |
| 1995 | 970,433 | -0.08% |
| 1996 | 989,841 | 2% |
| 1997 | 1,006,635 | 1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,019,653 | 1.29% |
| 1999 | 1,030,782 | 1.09% |
| 2000 | 1,041,414 | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 | 0.93% |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 | 0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 1,073,159 | 0.61% |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 | 0.55% |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 | 0.58% |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 | 0.68% |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 | 0.64% |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 | 0.59% |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 | 0.56% |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 | 0.55% |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 | 0.57% |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 | 0.59% |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 | 0.76% |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 | 0.93% |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 | 0.94% |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 | 1.02% |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 | 0.95% |
| 2024 | 1,242,822 | 1% |
| 2025 | 1,256,168 | 1.07% |
| 2026 | 1,269,854 | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 1,283,222 | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 1,295,964 | 0.99% |
| 2029 | 1,308,342 | 0.96% |
| 2030 | 1,320,904 | 0.96% |
| 2031 | 1,333,159 | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 1,344,893 | 0.88% |
| 2033 | 1,356,736 | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 1,368,346 | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 1,379,413 | 0.81% |
| 2036 | 1,390,148 | 0.78% |
| 2037 | 1,400,439 | 0.74% |
| 2038 | 1,410,496 | 0.72% |
| 2039 | 1,420,444 | 0.71% |
| 2040 | 1,429,771 | 0.66% |
| 2041 | 1,439,042 | 0.65% |
| 2042 | 1,448,106 | 0.63% |
| 2043 | 1,456,448 | 0.58% |
| 2044 | 1,464,359 | 0.54% |
| 2045 | 1,472,135 | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 1,479,603 | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 1,486,494 | 0.47% |
| 2048 | 1,493,017 | 0.44% |
| 2049 | 1,499,424 | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 1,505,327 | 0.39% |
Eswatini has a population of 1.27M as of 2025, compared to 1.14M in 2015, 1.08M in 2005, and 970K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.09% per year. Eswatini is ranked 115th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Eswatini will have 1,472,135 people (16.2% growth) with a rank change from 156th to 155th.
By the year 2100, Eswatini's population is projected to grow by 5.82% to 1.34M people.
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Eswatini population statistics
|
Eswatini
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 26.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 23.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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