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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 928,784 people in Fiji in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 938,628 in Fiji.

Population statistics:

  • Eswatini's population is 1.36 times bigger than Fiji's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Fiji is the 159th.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.01% for Fiji.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.12% in Fiji.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Fiji has grown from 890K to 939K (5.42% growth).

Eswatini vs Fiji: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Fiji
2100 1,352,404 883,752
2099 1,361,498 888,271
2098 1,369,861 892,703
2097 1,378,017 896,915
2096 1,386,191 901,118
2095 1,394,405 905,308
2094 1,402,538 909,388
2093 1,410,423 913,372
2092 1,418,137 917,178
2091 1,426,097 921,020
2090 1,433,623 924,758
2089 1,441,192 928,500
2088 1,448,332 932,167
2087 1,455,333 935,844
2086 1,462,398 939,596
2085 1,469,660 943,266
2084 1,476,745 946,736
2083 1,483,271 950,144
2082 1,489,551 953,473
2081 1,494,969 956,823
2080 1,500,315 960,049
2079 1,505,309 963,146
2078 1,509,779 965,934
2077 1,514,574 968,648
2076 1,519,452 971,408
2075 1,523,845 974,149
2074 1,528,267 976,896
2073 1,531,967 979,510
2072 1,535,206 982,066
2071 1,538,333 984,518
2070 1,540,715 987,016
2069 1,543,234 989,177
2068 1,545,288 991,023
2067 1,547,029 992,790
2066 1,547,862 994,373
2065 1,548,678 996,052
2064 1,549,121 997,651
2063 1,549,274 998,950
2062 1,548,873 1,000,093
2061 1,548,072 1,001,067
2060 1,547,285 1,001,836
2059 1,545,426 1,002,506
2058 1,542,799 1,003,177
2057 1,540,085 1,003,569
2056 1,537,270 1,003,939
2055 1,534,161 1,004,079
2054 1,530,631 1,004,084
2053 1,526,357 1,003,814
2052 1,521,506 1,003,524
2051 1,515,982 1,003,005
2050 1,510,547 1,002,353
2049 1,504,126 1,001,571
2048 1,497,656 1,000,376
2047 1,491,001 999,119
2046 1,483,817 997,645
2045 1,475,974 996,077
2044 1,468,200 994,220
2043 1,460,050 992,313
2042 1,451,433 990,119
2041 1,441,822 987,497
2040 1,432,811 984,975
2039 1,423,063 982,332
2038 1,412,806 979,514
2037 1,402,845 976,515
2036 1,392,117 973,495
2035 1,381,258 970,449
2034 1,369,883 967,285
2033 1,357,906 964,084
2032 1,346,063 960,704
2031 1,334,330 957,319
2030 1,321,430 953,501
2029 1,309,060 949,652
2028 1,296,535 945,654
2027 1,283,434 941,548
2026 1,269,667 937,546
2025 1,255,921 933,274
2024 1,242,822 928,784
2023 1,230,506 924,145
2022 1,218,917 919,422
2021 1,206,593 916,711
2020 1,192,729 914,963
2019 1,179,874 914,899
2018 1,168,929 917,180
2017 1,158,195 918,759
2016 1,149,507 919,166
2015 1,142,813 918,578
2014 1,136,299 917,585
2013 1,129,990 916,352
2012 1,123,863 914,918
2011 1,117,833 912,989
2010 1,111,650 910,419
2009 1,105,153 907,239
2008 1,098,091 903,399
2007 1,090,705 897,832
2006 1,084,436 890,365
2005 1,079,022 882,379
2004 1,073,159 874,366
2003 1,066,700 866,286
2002 1,059,441 858,049
2001 1,051,064 849,596
2000 1,041,414 840,909
1999 1,030,782 831,828
1998 1,019,653 822,258
1997 1,006,635 812,139
1996 989,841 803,789
1995 970,433 798,746
1994 971,212 794,771
1993 971,318 790,369
1992 943,416 785,346
1991 908,189 779,656
1990 872,428 773,316
1989 837,800 766,321
1988 799,798 758,697
1987 763,811 750,540
1986 734,732 739,306
1985 706,196 723,761
1984 680,783 706,716
1983 658,957 689,835
1982 637,652 673,414
1981 616,808 657,471
1980 596,644 641,975
1979 577,199 626,862
1978 558,446 612,091
1977 540,348 597,805
1976 523,330 585,534
1975 507,673 575,906
1974 492,988 567,489
1973 479,038 559,222
1972 465,788 550,499
1971 453,183 541,121
1970 441,216 531,188
1969 429,875 520,797
1968 419,147 510,002
1967 409,031 498,873
1966 398,766 486,487
1965 388,336 472,575
1964 378,656 458,324
1963 369,759 444,276
1962 361,365 430,536
1961 353,264 417,406
1960 345,337 404,887

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/fiji | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Fiji gained 28,801 people (a 3.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 19,462 people (a 2.12% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Fiji was ranked 158th in 2006 and ranked 159th 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 Fiji will increase by 6.79% to 1,002,353 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Fiji
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Fiji
2100 -0.67% -0.51%
2099 -0.61% -0.5%
2098 -0.59% -0.47%
2097 -0.59% -0.47%
2096 -0.59% -0.46%
2095 -0.58% -0.45%
2094 -0.56% -0.44%
2093 -0.54% -0.41%
2092 -0.56% -0.42%
2091 -0.52% -0.4%
2090 -0.53% -0.4%
2089 -0.49% -0.39%
2088 -0.48% -0.39%
2087 -0.48% -0.4%
2086 -0.49% -0.39%
2085 -0.48% -0.37%
2084 -0.44% -0.36%
2083 -0.42% -0.35%
2082 -0.36% -0.35%
2081 -0.36% -0.34%
2080 -0.33% -0.32%
2079 -0.3% -0.29%
2078 -0.32% -0.28%
2077 -0.32% -0.28%
2076 -0.29% -0.28%
2075 -0.29% -0.28%
2074 -0.24% -0.27%
2073 -0.21% -0.26%
2072 -0.2% -0.25%
2071 -0.15% -0.25%
2070 -0.16% -0.22%
2069 -0.13% -0.19%
2068 -0.11% -0.18%
2067 -0.05% -0.16%
2066 -0.05% -0.17%
2065 -0.03% -0.16%
2064 -0.01% -0.13%
2063 0.03% -0.11%
2062 0.05% -0.1%
2061 0.05% -0.08%
2060 0.12% -0.07%
2059 0.17% -0.07%
2058 0.18% -0.04%
2057 0.18% -0.04%
2056 0.2% -0.01%
2055 0.23% -0%
2054 0.28% 0.03%
2053 0.32% 0.03%
2052 0.36% 0.05%
2051 0.36% 0.07%
2050 0.43% 0.08%
2049 0.43% 0.12%
2048 0.45% 0.13%
2047 0.48% 0.15%
2046 0.53% 0.16%
2045 0.53% 0.19%
2044 0.56% 0.19%
2043 0.59% 0.22%
2042 0.67% 0.27%
2041 0.63% 0.26%
2040 0.68% 0.27%
2039 0.73% 0.29%
2038 0.71% 0.31%
2037 0.77% 0.31%
2036 0.79% 0.31%
2035 0.83% 0.33%
2034 0.88% 0.33%
2033 0.88% 0.35%
2032 0.88% 0.35%
2031 0.98% 0.4%
2030 0.94% 0.41%
2029 0.97% 0.42%
2028 1.02% 0.44%
2027 1.08% 0.43%
2026 1.09% 0.46%
2025 1.05% 0.48%
2024 1% 0.5%
2023 0.95% 0.51%
2022 1.02% 0.3%
2021 1.16% 0.19%
2020 1.09% 0.007%
2019 0.94% -0.25%
2018 0.93% -0.17%
2017 0.76% -0.04%
2016 0.59% 0.06%
2015 0.57% 0.11%
2014 0.56% 0.13%
2013 0.55% 0.16%
2012 0.54% 0.21%
2011 0.56% 0.28%
2010 0.59% 0.35%
2009 0.64% 0.43%
2008 0.68% 0.62%
2007 0.58% 0.84%
2006 0.5% 0.91%
2005 0.55% 0.92%
2004 0.61% 0.93%
2003 0.69% 0.96%
2002 0.8% 0.99%
2001 0.93% 1.03%
2000 1.03% 1.09%
1999 1.09% 1.16%
1998 1.29% 1.25%
1997 1.7% 1.04%
1996 2% 0.63%
1995 -0.08% 0.5%
1994 -0.01% 0.56%
1993 2.96% 0.64%
1992 3.88% 0.73%
1991 4.1% 0.82%
1990 4.13% 0.91%
1989 4.75% 1%
1988 4.71% 1.09%
1987 3.96% 1.52%
1986 4.04% 2.15%
1985 3.73% 2.41%
1984 3.31% 2.45%
1983 3.34% 2.44%
1982 3.38% 2.42%
1981 3.38% 2.41%
1980 3.37% 2.41%
1979 3.36% 2.41%
1978 3.35% 2.39%
1977 3.25% 2.1%
1976 3.08% 1.67%
1975 2.98% 1.48%
1974 2.91% 1.48%
1973 2.84% 1.58%
1972 2.78% 1.73%
1971 2.71% 1.87%
1970 2.64% 2%
1969 2.56% 2.12%
1968 2.47% 2.23%
1967 2.57% 2.55%
1966 2.69% 2.94%
1965 2.56% 3.11%
1964 2.41% 3.16%
1963 2.32% 3.19%
1962 2.29% 3.15%
1961 2.3% 3.09%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Fiji's population grew by 0.5%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Fiji
Current population
1273390
938628
Population rank 156/197 159/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.01%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
1.89 hours
One birth every
17.7 minutes
31.6 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
1.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +34 +13
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +4,639
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.5%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 133/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
2.67 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -3,288
Net migration rank 121/196 111/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 14,362
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 174/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 144/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Fiji
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Fiji
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -3,288
2024 - -6,754 - -3,278
2023 20,147 -8,549 8,078 -3,289
2022 20,125 -8,549 8,223 -3,557
2021 17,314 -4,242 6,777 -6,008
2020 18,899 -4,242 8,730 -6,008
2019 19,488 -8,439 9,271 -11,873
2018 19,392 -8,546 9,779 -11,738
2017 19,278 -8,658 10,413 -11,607
2016 19,233 -12,481 10,807 -10,441
2015 19,223 -12,582 11,213 -10,401
2014 19,107 -12,724 11,680 -10,493
2013 18,903 -12,664 11,972 -10,703
2012 18,308 -12,294 11,716 -10,114
2011 17,645 -11,596 12,657 -10,396
2010 17,652 -11,334 13,227 -10,354
2009 17,656 -10,989 13,540 -10,052
2008 17,275 -9,822 14,000 -9,812
2007 16,595 -9,271 14,349 -7,406
2006 16,133 -10,923 14,555 -6,562
2005 15,945 -10,330 14,503 -6,523
2004 15,979 -9,863 14,526 -6,484
2003 16,396 -9,595 14,527 -6,411
2002 16,924 -9,209 14,468 -6,106
2001 17,824 -8,788 14,720 -6,167
2000 18,830 -8,563 14,724 -5,909
1999 19,420 -8,421 15,229 -5,892
1998 19,762 -8,505 15,464 -5,654
1997 20,686 -5,911 15,750 -5,318
1996 21,858 -3,049 16,163 -9,902
1995 23,029 -3,023 16,273 -12,448
1994 26,703 -48,259 16,424 -12,300
1993 28,046 -6,692 16,751 -12,071
1992 28,446 6,011 17,170 -11,802
1991 28,497 7,496 17,617 -11,603
1990 28,349 7,169 17,748 -11,081
1989 28,257 5,477 18,007 -10,685
1988 27,396 14,879 18,063 -10,138
1987 27,285 2,417 17,987 -9,602
1986 27,096 1,353 18,024 -3,943
1985 26,835 1,792 18,469 -1,452
1984 26,149 -3,949 18,499 -1,421
1983 24,883 -3,429 18,237 -1,565
1982 24,742 -3,574 17,681 -1,509
1981 23,973 -3,464 17,282 -1,558
1980 23,153 -3,350 16,907 -1,632
1979 22,299 -3,210 16,450 -1,502
1978 21,466 -3,040 16,196 -1,609
1977 20,609 -2,838 15,532 -1,550
1976 19,734 -3,469 14,933 -4,370
1975 18,849 -3,794 14,272 -5,577
1974 17,971 -3,665 13,557 -5,414
1973 17,145 -3,555 13,383 -4,989
1972 16,353 -3,435 13,905 -4,848
1971 15,615 -3,325 14,313 -4,624
1970 14,873 -3,230 14,538 -4,371
1969 14,164 -3,127 14,669 -4,050
1968 13,449 -3,029 14,831 -3,857
1967 12,773 -2,964 14,861 -3,576
1966 12,282 -1,557 15,111 -1,623
1965 11,719 -1,578 15,166 -832
1964 11,266 -2,049 14,979 -812
1963 10,929 -2,358 14,774 -838
1962 10,601 -2,390 14,429 -889
1961 10,262 -2,270 13,653 -943
1960 9,947 -2,082 13,313 -981

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

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

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 Fiji 52.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 94,971 people) and 47.4% is from migration (a loss of 85,415 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 14,362 people or 1.5% in Fiji.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Fiji
City Population
Suva 88.3K
Nasinu 87.4K
Nadi 71K
Lautoka 52.2K

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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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