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Population in Eswatini compared to Ethiopia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 132,059,767 people in Ethiopia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 139,917,664 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 109.9 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.71% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 140M (73.4% growth).

Eswatini vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Ethiopia
2100 1,352,404 371,192,732
2099 1,361,498 369,452,188
2098 1,369,861 367,626,914
2097 1,378,017 365,680,268
2096 1,386,191 363,648,440
2095 1,394,405 361,707,589
2094 1,402,538 359,642,227
2093 1,410,423 357,570,752
2092 1,418,137 355,499,462
2091 1,426,097 353,327,595
2090 1,433,623 351,068,287
2089 1,441,192 348,859,203
2088 1,448,332 346,624,222
2087 1,455,333 344,268,493
2086 1,462,398 341,777,395
2085 1,469,660 339,272,558
2084 1,476,745 336,753,372
2083 1,483,271 334,186,307
2082 1,489,551 331,503,693
2081 1,494,969 328,816,892
2080 1,500,315 326,114,551
2079 1,505,309 323,382,593
2078 1,509,779 320,521,381
2077 1,514,574 317,590,857
2076 1,519,452 314,615,353
2075 1,523,845 311,583,813
2074 1,528,267 308,511,275
2073 1,531,967 305,477,711
2072 1,535,206 302,351,806
2071 1,538,333 299,211,554
2070 1,540,715 296,054,535
2069 1,543,234 292,847,034
2068 1,545,288 289,612,061
2067 1,547,029 286,279,975
2066 1,547,862 282,992,981
2065 1,548,678 279,662,528
2064 1,549,121 276,283,161
2063 1,549,274 272,866,834
2062 1,548,873 269,424,014
2061 1,548,072 265,885,347
2060 1,547,285 262,350,260
2059 1,545,426 258,772,570
2058 1,542,799 255,284,371
2057 1,540,085 251,733,988
2056 1,537,270 248,079,002
2055 1,534,161 244,501,471
2054 1,530,631 240,868,686
2053 1,526,357 237,228,269
2052 1,521,506 233,551,340
2051 1,515,982 229,804,463
2050 1,510,547 226,124,819
2049 1,504,126 222,420,063
2048 1,497,656 218,694,640
2047 1,491,001 214,950,242
2046 1,483,817 211,226,920
2045 1,475,974 207,525,986
2044 1,468,200 203,812,674
2043 1,460,050 200,097,321
2042 1,451,433 196,411,774
2041 1,441,822 192,749,114
2040 1,432,811 189,081,695
2039 1,423,063 185,422,958
2038 1,412,806 181,789,129
2037 1,402,845 178,179,942
2036 1,392,117 174,569,201
2035 1,381,258 170,957,061
2034 1,369,883 167,367,920
2033 1,357,906 163,813,895
2032 1,346,063 160,216,774
2031 1,334,330 156,638,324
2030 1,321,430 153,070,380
2029 1,309,060 149,507,684
2028 1,296,535 145,989,372
2027 1,283,434 142,463,827
2026 1,269,667 138,973,582
2025 1,255,921 135,513,842
2024 1,242,822 132,059,767
2023 1,230,506 128,691,692
2022 1,218,917 125,384,287
2021 1,206,593 122,138,588
2020 1,192,729 118,917,671
2019 1,179,874 115,737,383
2018 1,168,929 112,664,152
2017 1,158,195 109,666,481
2016 1,149,507 106,718,162
2015 1,142,813 103,867,135
2014 1,136,299 101,115,610
2013 1,129,990 98,438,751
2012 1,123,863 95,798,767
2011 1,117,833 93,149,970
2010 1,111,650 90,538,514
2009 1,105,153 88,007,636
2008 1,098,091 85,543,668
2007 1,090,705 83,103,217
2006 1,084,436 80,703,490
2005 1,079,022 78,367,470
2004 1,073,159 76,077,206
2003 1,066,700 73,832,663
2002 1,059,441 71,635,517
2001 1,051,064 69,487,762
2000 1,041,414 67,411,494
1999 1,030,782 65,374,561
1998 1,019,653 63,363,524
1997 1,006,635 61,404,539
1996 989,841 59,467,635
1995 970,433 57,537,335
1994 971,212 55,611,508
1993 971,318 53,708,891
1992 943,416 51,853,747
1991 908,189 49,717,198
1990 872,428 47,609,755
1989 837,800 45,879,690
1988 799,798 44,150,825
1987 763,811 42,460,039
1986 734,732 41,037,656
1985 706,196 39,842,136
1984 680,783 38,735,722
1983 658,957 37,740,817
1982 637,652 36,701,290
1981 616,808 35,304,012
1980 596,644 34,428,514
1979 577,199 34,238,652
1978 558,446 33,734,592
1977 540,348 33,167,272
1976 523,330 32,534,418
1975 507,673 31,723,252
1974 492,988 30,957,273
1973 479,038 30,166,785
1972 465,788 29,374,608
1971 453,183 28,600,106
1970 441,216 27,829,128
1969 429,875 27,072,571
1968 419,147 26,337,930
1967 409,031 25,620,276
1966 398,766 24,952,689
1965 388,336 24,310,612
1964 378,656 23,666,548
1963 369,759 23,051,637
1962 361,365 22,465,126
1961 353,264 21,906,102
1960 345,337 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/ethiopia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 33,199,502 people (a 31.1% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 61.6% to 226,124,819 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Ethiopia
2100 -0.67% 0.47%
2099 -0.61% 0.5%
2098 -0.59% 0.53%
2097 -0.59% 0.56%
2096 -0.59% 0.54%
2095 -0.58% 0.57%
2094 -0.56% 0.58%
2093 -0.54% 0.58%
2092 -0.56% 0.61%
2091 -0.52% 0.64%
2090 -0.53% 0.63%
2089 -0.49% 0.64%
2088 -0.48% 0.68%
2087 -0.48% 0.73%
2086 -0.49% 0.74%
2085 -0.48% 0.75%
2084 -0.44% 0.77%
2083 -0.42% 0.81%
2082 -0.36% 0.82%
2081 -0.36% 0.83%
2080 -0.33% 0.84%
2079 -0.3% 0.89%
2078 -0.32% 0.92%
2077 -0.32% 0.95%
2076 -0.29% 0.97%
2075 -0.29% 1%
2074 -0.24% 0.99%
2073 -0.21% 1.03%
2072 -0.2% 1.05%
2071 -0.15% 1.07%
2070 -0.16% 1.1%
2069 -0.13% 1.12%
2068 -0.11% 1.16%
2067 -0.05% 1.16%
2066 -0.05% 1.19%
2065 -0.03% 1.22%
2064 -0.01% 1.25%
2063 0.03% 1.28%
2062 0.05% 1.33%
2061 0.05% 1.35%
2060 0.12% 1.38%
2059 0.17% 1.37%
2058 0.18% 1.41%
2057 0.18% 1.47%
2056 0.2% 1.46%
2055 0.23% 1.51%
2054 0.28% 1.53%
2053 0.32% 1.57%
2052 0.36% 1.63%
2051 0.36% 1.63%
2050 0.43% 1.67%
2049 0.43% 1.7%
2048 0.45% 1.74%
2047 0.48% 1.76%
2046 0.53% 1.78%
2045 0.53% 1.82%
2044 0.56% 1.86%
2043 0.59% 1.88%
2042 0.67% 1.9%
2041 0.63% 1.94%
2040 0.68% 1.97%
2039 0.73% 2%
2038 0.71% 2.03%
2037 0.77% 2.07%
2036 0.79% 2.11%
2035 0.83% 2.14%
2034 0.88% 2.17%
2033 0.88% 2.25%
2032 0.88% 2.28%
2031 0.98% 2.33%
2030 0.94% 2.38%
2029 0.97% 2.41%
2028 1.02% 2.47%
2027 1.08% 2.51%
2026 1.09% 2.55%
2025 1.05% 2.62%
2024 1% 2.62%
2023 0.95% 2.64%
2022 1.02% 2.66%
2021 1.16% 2.71%
2020 1.09% 2.75%
2019 0.94% 2.73%
2018 0.93% 2.73%
2017 0.76% 2.76%
2016 0.59% 2.74%
2015 0.57% 2.72%
2014 0.56% 2.72%
2013 0.55% 2.76%
2012 0.54% 2.84%
2011 0.56% 2.88%
2010 0.59% 2.88%
2009 0.64% 2.88%
2008 0.68% 2.94%
2007 0.58% 2.97%
2006 0.5% 2.98%
2005 0.55% 3.01%
2004 0.61% 3.04%
2003 0.69% 3.07%
2002 0.8% 3.09%
2001 0.93% 3.08%
2000 1.03% 3.12%
1999 1.09% 3.17%
1998 1.29% 3.19%
1997 1.7% 3.26%
1996 2% 3.35%
1995 -0.08% 3.46%
1994 -0.01% 3.54%
1993 2.96% 3.58%
1992 3.88% 4.3%
1991 4.1% 4.43%
1990 4.13% 3.77%
1989 4.75% 3.92%
1988 4.71% 3.98%
1987 3.96% 3.47%
1986 4.04% 3%
1985 3.73% 2.86%
1984 3.31% 2.64%
1983 3.34% 2.83%
1982 3.38% 3.96%
1981 3.38% 2.54%
1980 3.37% 0.55%
1979 3.36% 1.49%
1978 3.35% 1.71%
1977 3.25% 1.95%
1976 3.08% 2.56%
1975 2.98% 2.47%
1974 2.91% 2.62%
1973 2.84% 2.7%
1972 2.78% 2.71%
1971 2.71% 2.77%
1970 2.64% 2.79%
1969 2.56% 2.79%
1968 2.47% 2.8%
1967 2.57% 2.68%
1966 2.69% 2.64%
1965 2.56% 2.72%
1964 2.41% 2.67%
1963 2.32% 2.61%
1962 2.29% 2.55%
1961 2.3% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.62%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Ethiopia
Current population
1273390
139917664
Population rank 156/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.69%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
9.36 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
7.68 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
41.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +9,228
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +3,368,075
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.62%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 25/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +24,054
Net migration rank 121/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 24,054
2024 - -6,754 - 30,069
2023 20,147 -8,549 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 20,125 -8,549 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 17,314 -4,242 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 18,899 -4,242 3,199,718 38,866
2019 19,488 -8,439 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 19,392 -8,546 3,015,231 9,302
2017 19,278 -8,658 2,899,143 71,766
2016 19,233 -12,481 2,809,889 115,823
2015 19,223 -12,582 2,713,529 62,785
2014 19,107 -12,724 2,623,647 103,122
2013 18,903 -12,664 2,546,020 80,955
2012 18,308 -12,294 2,533,398 119,517
2011 17,645 -11,596 2,527,811 116,793
2010 17,652 -11,334 2,498,048 80,213
2009 17,656 -10,989 2,467,118 16,315
2008 17,275 -9,822 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 16,595 -9,271 2,436,753 -381
2006 16,133 -10,923 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 15,945 -10,330 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 15,979 -9,863 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 16,396 -9,595 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 16,924 -9,209 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 17,824 -8,788 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 18,830 -8,563 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 19,420 -8,421 2,010,987 29,142
1998 19,762 -8,505 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 20,686 -5,911 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 21,858 -3,049 1,896,364 41,456
1995 23,029 -3,023 1,831,068 91,727
1994 26,703 -48,259 1,788,133 140,715
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,734,851 141,545
1992 28,446 6,011 1,673,839 160,106
1991 28,497 7,496 1,579,416 859,737
1990 28,349 7,169 1,479,663 296,014
1989 28,257 5,477 1,441,769 242,614
1988 27,396 14,879 1,393,356 379,966
1987 27,285 2,417 1,356,853 251,387
1986 27,096 1,353 1,050,277 186,227
1985 26,835 1,792 997,050 157,476
1984 26,149 -3,949 920,670 137,632
1983 24,883 -3,429 863,472 68,022
1982 24,742 -3,574 1,080,853 66,702
1981 23,973 -3,464 1,018,838 628,135
1980 23,153 -3,350 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 22,299 -3,210 987,203 -711,455
1978 21,466 -3,040 943,388 -210,991
1977 20,609 -2,838 929,381 -527,133
1976 19,734 -3,469 899,577 -36,125
1975 18,849 -3,794 801,425 -42,540
1974 17,971 -3,665 777,306 -4,232
1973 17,145 -3,555 807,535 347
1972 16,353 -3,435 779,808 -3,375
1971 15,615 -3,325 787,047 -14,510
1970 14,873 -3,230 760,821 8,589
1969 14,164 -3,127 736,428 7,258
1968 13,449 -3,029 715,602 9,992
1967 12,773 -2,964 695,283 14,437
1966 12,282 -1,557 616,281 9,160
1965 11,719 -1,578 642,359 16,348
1964 11,266 -2,049 618,667 10,749
1963 10,929 -2,358 590,998 9,418
1962 10,601 -2,390 563,650 8,960
1961 10,262 -2,270 538,518 6,938
1960 9,947 -2,082 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 68.3% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people). In Ethiopia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,237,373 people) and 1.19% is from migration (a gain of 365,488 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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