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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 64.8 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.01% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Eswatini vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Germany
2100 1,352,404 69,929,981
2099 1,361,498 69,956,854
2098 1,369,861 69,973,838
2097 1,378,017 70,015,834
2096 1,386,191 70,046,713
2095 1,394,405 70,067,131
2094 1,402,538 70,085,911
2093 1,410,423 70,106,718
2092 1,418,137 70,132,132
2091 1,426,097 70,178,440
2090 1,433,623 70,240,137
2089 1,441,192 70,294,005
2088 1,448,332 70,352,443
2087 1,455,333 70,434,814
2086 1,462,398 70,532,124
2085 1,469,660 70,627,602
2084 1,476,745 70,722,960
2083 1,483,271 70,829,392
2082 1,489,551 70,932,273
2081 1,494,969 71,045,881
2080 1,500,315 71,171,519
2079 1,505,309 71,305,544
2078 1,509,779 71,445,484
2077 1,514,574 71,601,117
2076 1,519,452 71,757,525
2075 1,523,845 71,891,567
2074 1,528,267 72,046,795
2073 1,531,967 72,206,145
2072 1,535,206 72,356,324
2071 1,538,333 72,517,749
2070 1,540,715 72,664,462
2069 1,543,234 72,828,330
2068 1,545,288 72,993,859
2067 1,547,029 73,178,408
2066 1,547,862 73,370,207
2065 1,548,678 73,561,648
2064 1,549,121 73,762,096
2063 1,549,274 73,971,537
2062 1,548,873 74,198,775
2061 1,548,072 74,426,082
2060 1,547,285 74,678,280
2059 1,545,426 74,932,496
2058 1,542,799 75,206,278
2057 1,540,085 75,482,742
2056 1,537,270 75,756,281
2055 1,534,161 76,041,477
2054 1,530,631 76,325,196
2053 1,526,357 76,595,801
2052 1,521,506 76,839,962
2051 1,515,982 77,084,029
2050 1,510,547 77,325,459
2049 1,504,126 77,569,721
2048 1,497,656 77,818,888
2047 1,491,001 78,049,343
2046 1,483,817 78,272,834
2045 1,475,974 78,497,690
2044 1,468,200 78,722,126
2043 1,460,050 78,936,540
2042 1,451,433 79,130,312
2041 1,441,822 79,324,161
2040 1,432,811 79,536,735
2039 1,423,063 79,754,631
2038 1,412,806 79,978,474
2037 1,402,845 80,194,225
2036 1,392,117 80,425,162
2035 1,381,258 80,640,951
2034 1,369,883 80,844,719
2033 1,357,906 81,069,119
2032 1,346,063 81,286,326
2031 1,334,330 81,520,272
2030 1,321,430 81,736,996
2029 1,309,060 81,963,002
2028 1,296,535 82,178,048
2027 1,283,434 82,384,302
2026 1,269,667 82,575,542
2025 1,255,921 83,233,941
2024 1,242,822 83,516,593
2023 1,230,506 83,287,273
2022 1,218,917 83,177,813
2021 1,206,593 83,196,078
2020 1,192,729 83,160,871
2019 1,179,874 83,092,962
2018 1,168,929 82,905,782
2017 1,158,195 82,657,002
2016 1,149,507 82,348,669
2015 1,142,813 81,686,611
2014 1,136,299 80,982,500
2013 1,129,990 80,645,605
2012 1,123,863 80,425,823
2011 1,117,833 80,274,983
2010 1,111,650 81,776,930
2009 1,105,153 81,902,307
2008 1,098,091 82,110,097
2007 1,090,705 82,266,372
2006 1,084,436 82,376,451
2005 1,079,022 82,469,422
2004 1,073,159 82,516,260
2003 1,066,700 82,534,176
2002 1,059,441 82,488,495
2001 1,051,064 82,349,925
2000 1,041,414 82,211,508
1999 1,030,782 82,100,243
1998 1,019,653 82,047,195
1997 1,006,635 82,034,771
1996 989,841 81,914,831
1995 970,433 81,678,051
1994 971,212 81,438,348
1993 971,318 81,156,363
1992 943,416 80,624,598
1991 908,189 80,013,896
1990 872,428 79,433,029
1989 837,800 78,751,283
1988 799,798 78,144,619
1987 763,811 77,839,920
1986 734,732 77,720,436
1985 706,196 77,684,873
1984 680,783 77,858,685
1983 658,957 78,128,282
1982 637,652 78,333,366
1981 616,808 78,407,907
1980 596,644 78,288,576
1979 577,199 78,126,350
1978 558,446 78,091,820
1977 540,348 78,159,814
1976 523,330 78,336,950
1975 507,673 78,673,554
1974 492,988 78,967,433
1973 479,038 78,936,666
1972 465,788 78,688,452
1971 453,183 78,312,842
1970 441,216 78,169,289
1969 429,875 77,909,682
1968 419,147 77,294,314
1967 409,031 76,951,336
1966 398,766 76,600,311
1965 388,336 75,963,695
1964 378,656 75,318,337
1963 369,759 74,714,353
1962 361,365 74,025,784
1961 353,264 73,377,632
1960 345,337 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Germany
2100 -0.67% -0.04%
2099 -0.61% -0.02%
2098 -0.59% -0.06%
2097 -0.59% -0.04%
2096 -0.59% -0.03%
2095 -0.58% -0.03%
2094 -0.56% -0.03%
2093 -0.54% -0.04%
2092 -0.56% -0.07%
2091 -0.52% -0.09%
2090 -0.53% -0.08%
2089 -0.49% -0.08%
2088 -0.48% -0.12%
2087 -0.48% -0.14%
2086 -0.49% -0.14%
2085 -0.48% -0.13%
2084 -0.44% -0.15%
2083 -0.42% -0.15%
2082 -0.36% -0.16%
2081 -0.36% -0.18%
2080 -0.33% -0.19%
2079 -0.3% -0.2%
2078 -0.32% -0.22%
2077 -0.32% -0.22%
2076 -0.29% -0.19%
2075 -0.29% -0.22%
2074 -0.24% -0.22%
2073 -0.21% -0.21%
2072 -0.2% -0.22%
2071 -0.15% -0.2%
2070 -0.16% -0.23%
2069 -0.13% -0.23%
2068 -0.11% -0.25%
2067 -0.05% -0.26%
2066 -0.05% -0.26%
2065 -0.03% -0.27%
2064 -0.01% -0.28%
2063 0.03% -0.31%
2062 0.05% -0.31%
2061 0.05% -0.34%
2060 0.12% -0.34%
2059 0.17% -0.36%
2058 0.18% -0.37%
2057 0.18% -0.36%
2056 0.2% -0.38%
2055 0.23% -0.37%
2054 0.28% -0.35%
2053 0.32% -0.32%
2052 0.36% -0.32%
2051 0.36% -0.31%
2050 0.43% -0.31%
2049 0.43% -0.32%
2048 0.45% -0.3%
2047 0.48% -0.29%
2046 0.53% -0.29%
2045 0.53% -0.29%
2044 0.56% -0.27%
2043 0.59% -0.24%
2042 0.67% -0.24%
2041 0.63% -0.27%
2040 0.68% -0.27%
2039 0.73% -0.28%
2038 0.71% -0.27%
2037 0.77% -0.29%
2036 0.79% -0.27%
2035 0.83% -0.25%
2034 0.88% -0.28%
2033 0.88% -0.27%
2032 0.88% -0.29%
2031 0.98% -0.27%
2030 0.94% -0.28%
2029 0.97% -0.26%
2028 1.02% -0.25%
2027 1.08% -0.23%
2026 1.09% -0.79%
2025 1.05% -0.34%
2024 1% 0.28%
2023 0.95% 0.13%
2022 1.02% -0.02%
2021 1.16% 0.04%
2020 1.09% 0.08%
2019 0.94% 0.23%
2018 0.93% 0.3%
2017 0.76% 0.37%
2016 0.59% 0.81%
2015 0.57% 0.87%
2014 0.56% 0.42%
2013 0.55% 0.27%
2012 0.54% 0.19%
2011 0.56% -1.84%
2010 0.59% -0.15%
2009 0.64% -0.25%
2008 0.68% -0.19%
2007 0.58% -0.13%
2006 0.5% -0.11%
2005 0.55% -0.06%
2004 0.61% -0.02%
2003 0.69% 0.06%
2002 0.8% 0.17%
2001 0.93% 0.17%
2000 1.03% 0.14%
1999 1.09% 0.06%
1998 1.29% 0.02%
1997 1.7% 0.15%
1996 2% 0.29%
1995 -0.08% 0.29%
1994 -0.01% 0.35%
1993 2.96% 0.66%
1992 3.88% 0.76%
1991 4.1% 0.73%
1990 4.13% 0.87%
1989 4.75% 0.78%
1988 4.71% 0.39%
1987 3.96% 0.15%
1986 4.04% 0.05%
1985 3.73% -0.22%
1984 3.31% -0.35%
1983 3.34% -0.26%
1982 3.38% -0.1%
1981 3.38% 0.15%
1980 3.37% 0.21%
1979 3.36% 0.04%
1978 3.35% -0.09%
1977 3.25% -0.23%
1976 3.08% -0.43%
1975 2.98% -0.37%
1974 2.91% 0.04%
1973 2.84% 0.32%
1972 2.78% 0.48%
1971 2.71% 0.18%
1970 2.64% 0.33%
1969 2.56% 0.8%
1968 2.47% 0.45%
1967 2.57% 0.46%
1966 2.69% 0.84%
1965 2.56% 0.86%
1964 2.41% 0.81%
1963 2.32% 0.93%
1962 2.29% 0.88%
1961 2.3% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Germany
Current population
1273390
82575542
Population rank 156/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +628
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 151/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -334,072
Net migration rank 121/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -334,072
2024 - -6,754 - 36,954
2023 20,147 -8,549 -333,149 609,553
2022 20,125 -8,549 -324,394 981,552
2021 17,314 -4,242 -224,629 310,264
2020 18,899 -4,242 -216,218 203,468
2019 19,488 -8,439 -157,877 319,082
2018 19,392 -8,546 -165,812 403,908
2017 19,278 -8,658 -148,783 452,988
2016 19,233 -12,481 -123,523 517,480
2015 19,223 -12,582 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 19,107 -12,724 -153,866 592,338
2013 18,903 -12,664 -209,679 462,384
2012 18,308 -12,294 -193,022 199,143
2011 17,645 -11,596 -184,632 295,282
2010 17,652 -11,334 -179,909 130,116
2009 17,656 -10,989 -188,375 46,533
2008 17,275 -9,822 -164,220 -23,341
2007 16,595 -9,271 -148,080 -24,772
2006 16,133 -10,923 -148,278 -489,056
2005 15,945 -10,330 -148,445 81,351
2004 15,979 -9,863 -107,271 81,735
2003 16,396 -9,595 -140,309 142,009
2002 16,924 -9,209 -123,733 218,795
2001 17,824 -8,788 -98,820 272,875
2000 18,830 -8,563 -73,990 174,594
1999 19,420 -8,421 -73,890 219,280
1998 19,762 -8,505 -65,637 -754,469
1997 20,686 -5,911 -49,221 93,281
1996 21,858 -3,049 -90,107 281,280
1995 23,029 -3,023 -114,349 398,077
1994 26,703 -48,259 -114,013 315,585
1993 28,046 -6,692 -105,503 462,096
1992 28,446 6,011 -80,625 811,606
1991 28,497 7,496 -80,014 602,638
1990 28,349 7,169 -15,887 679,702
1989 28,257 5,477 -23,625 761,002
1988 27,396 14,879 -7,815 515,962
1987 27,285 2,417 -31,136 174,272
1986 27,096 1,353 -77,721 212,822
1985 26,835 1,792 -116,527 103,556
1984 26,149 -3,949 -109,002 -150,771
1983 24,883 -3,429 -109,380 -81,349
1982 24,742 -3,574 -78,333 -58,121
1981 23,973 -3,464 -94,090 130,713
1980 23,153 -3,350 -86,117 324,203
1979 22,299 -3,210 -125,002 237,705
1978 21,466 -3,040 -140,566 117,167
1977 20,609 -2,838 -125,055 33,881
1976 19,734 -3,469 -164,508 -79,761
1975 18,849 -3,794 -212,418 -207,740
1974 17,971 -3,665 -150,038 -15,126
1973 17,145 -3,555 -149,980 386,881
1972 16,353 -3,435 -62,950 336,015
1971 15,615 -3,325 46,988 450,328
1970 14,873 -3,230 70,352 -273,498
1969 14,164 -3,127 155,820 584,017
1968 13,449 -3,029 239,612 293,307
1967 12,773 -2,964 353,977 -174,155
1966 12,282 -1,557 405,982 134,107
1965 11,719 -1,578 410,204 338,258
1964 11,266 -2,049 482,038 69,825
1963 10,929 -2,358 455,757 205,976
1962 10,601 -2,390 436,752 276,505
1961 10,262 -2,270 462,279 27,534
1960 9,947 -2,082 385,919 212,666

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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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