The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 928,784 people in Fiji in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 936,456 in Fiji.
Population statistics:
- Eswatini's population is 1.35 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 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Fiji has grown from 882K to 936K (6.13% growth).
- Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 1M people in 2054 for Fiji.
Eswatini vs Fiji: live population counter
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| Current population |
1267161
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936456
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| Population rank | 156/197 | 159/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
42.7 minutes
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1.89 hours
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| One birth every |
17.7 minutes
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31.6 minutes
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| One death every |
55.5 minutes
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1.02 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.3 hours
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2.67 hours
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| Annual migration change | -6,754 | -3,278 |
| Daily growth/decline | +34 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,316 | +4,639 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1% | +0.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 102/197 | 134/197 |
Eswatini and Fiji: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 345,337 | 404,887 | - | - |
| 1961 | 353,264 | 417,406 | 2.3% | 3.09% |
| 1962 | 361,365 | 430,536 | 2.29% | 3.15% |
| 1963 | 369,759 | 444,276 | 2.32% | 3.19% |
| 1964 | 378,656 | 458,324 | 2.41% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 388,336 | 472,575 | 2.56% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 398,766 | 486,487 | 2.69% | 2.94% |
| 1967 | 409,031 | 498,873 | 2.57% | 2.55% |
| 1968 | 419,147 | 510,002 | 2.47% | 2.23% |
| 1969 | 429,875 | 520,797 | 2.56% | 2.12% |
| 1970 | 441,216 | 531,188 | 2.64% | 2% |
| 1971 | 453,183 | 541,121 | 2.71% | 1.87% |
| 1972 | 465,788 | 550,499 | 2.78% | 1.73% |
| 1973 | 479,038 | 559,222 | 2.84% | 1.58% |
| 1974 | 492,988 | 567,489 | 2.91% | 1.48% |
| 1975 | 507,673 | 575,906 | 2.98% | 1.48% |
| 1976 | 523,330 | 585,534 | 3.08% | 1.67% |
| 1977 | 540,348 | 597,805 | 3.25% | 2.1% |
| 1978 | 558,446 | 612,091 | 3.35% | 2.39% |
| 1979 | 577,199 | 626,862 | 3.36% | 2.41% |
| 1980 | 596,644 | 641,975 | 3.37% | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 616,808 | 657,471 | 3.38% | 2.41% |
| 1982 | 637,652 | 673,414 | 3.38% | 2.42% |
| 1983 | 658,957 | 689,835 | 3.34% | 2.44% |
| 1984 | 680,783 | 706,716 | 3.31% | 2.45% |
| 1985 | 706,196 | 723,761 | 3.73% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 734,732 | 739,306 | 4.04% | 2.15% |
| 1987 | 763,811 | 750,540 | 3.96% | 1.52% |
| 1988 | 799,798 | 758,697 | 4.71% | 1.09% |
| 1989 | 837,800 | 766,321 | 4.75% | 1% |
| 1990 | 872,428 | 773,316 | 4.13% | 0.91% |
| 1991 | 908,189 | 779,656 | 4.1% | 0.82% |
| 1992 | 943,416 | 785,346 | 3.88% | 0.73% |
| 1993 | 971,318 | 790,369 | 2.96% | 0.64% |
| 1994 | 971,212 | 794,771 | -0.01% | 0.56% |
| 1995 | 970,433 | 798,746 | -0.08% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 989,841 | 803,789 | 2% | 0.63% |
| 1997 | 1,006,635 | 812,139 | 1.7% | 1.04% |
| 1998 | 1,019,653 | 822,258 | 1.29% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 1,030,782 | 831,828 | 1.09% | 1.16% |
| 2000 | 1,041,414 | 840,909 | 1.03% | 1.09% |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 | 849,596 | 0.93% | 1.03% |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 | 858,049 | 0.8% | 0.99% |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 | 866,286 | 0.69% | 0.96% |
| 2004 | 1,073,159 | 874,366 | 0.61% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 | 882,379 | 0.55% | 0.92% |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 | 890,365 | 0.5% | 0.91% |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 | 897,832 | 0.58% | 0.84% |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 | 903,399 | 0.68% | 0.62% |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 | 907,239 | 0.64% | 0.43% |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 | 910,419 | 0.59% | 0.35% |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 | 912,989 | 0.56% | 0.28% |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 | 914,918 | 0.54% | 0.21% |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 | 916,352 | 0.55% | 0.16% |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 | 917,585 | 0.56% | 0.13% |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 | 918,578 | 0.57% | 0.11% |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 | 919,166 | 0.59% | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 | 918,759 | 0.76% | -0.04% |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 | 917,180 | 0.93% | -0.17% |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 | 914,899 | 0.94% | -0.25% |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 | 914,963 | 1.09% | 0.007% |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 | 916,711 | 1.16% | 0.19% |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 | 919,422 | 1.02% | 0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 | 924,145 | 0.95% | 0.51% |
| 2024 | 1,242,822 | 928,784 | 1% | 0.5% |
| 2025 | 1,256,168 | 933,141 | 1.07% | 0.47% |
| 2026 | 1,269,854 | 937,268 | 1.09% | 0.44% |
| 2027 | 1,283,222 | 941,304 | 1.05% | 0.43% |
| 2028 | 1,295,964 | 945,347 | 0.99% | 0.43% |
| 2029 | 1,308,342 | 949,269 | 0.96% | 0.41% |
| 2030 | 1,320,904 | 953,095 | 0.96% | 0.4% |
| 2031 | 1,333,159 | 956,685 | 0.93% | 0.38% |
| 2032 | 1,344,893 | 960,056 | 0.88% | 0.35% |
| 2033 | 1,356,736 | 963,339 | 0.88% | 0.34% |
| 2034 | 1,368,346 | 966,516 | 0.86% | 0.33% |
| 2035 | 1,379,413 | 969,613 | 0.81% | 0.32% |
| 2036 | 1,390,148 | 972,641 | 0.78% | 0.31% |
| 2037 | 1,400,439 | 975,643 | 0.74% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 1,410,496 | 978,533 | 0.72% | 0.3% |
| 2039 | 1,420,444 | 981,270 | 0.71% | 0.28% |
| 2040 | 1,429,771 | 983,842 | 0.66% | 0.26% |
| 2041 | 1,439,042 | 986,409 | 0.65% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 1,448,106 | 988,810 | 0.63% | 0.24% |
| 2043 | 1,456,448 | 990,851 | 0.58% | 0.21% |
| 2044 | 1,464,359 | 992,731 | 0.54% | 0.19% |
| 2045 | 1,472,135 | 994,437 | 0.53% | 0.17% |
| 2046 | 1,479,603 | 995,957 | 0.51% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 1,486,494 | 997,319 | 0.47% | 0.14% |
| 2048 | 1,493,017 | 998,544 | 0.44% | 0.12% |
| 2049 | 1,499,424 | 999,530 | 0.43% | 0.1% |
| 2050 | 1,505,327 | 1,000,244 | 0.39% | 0.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Fiji gained 36,199 people (a 4.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Fiji's population increased by 17,878 (a 1.95% growth).
Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Fiji was ranked 157th in 2005 and ranked 159th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Fiji will increase by 6.81% to 1,000,244 people and rank change from 159th to 161st.
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Population differences between Eswatini and Fiji
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| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 67.6 years |
| Average age | 26.5 years | 31.1 years |
| Median age | 23.2 years | 28.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 131.7 ppl/mi² |
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