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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 82,830,814 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 64.9 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 +0.92% per year vs +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

Eswatini vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Germany
2100 1,352,676 70,146,161
2099 1,361,771 70,173,117
2098 1,370,136 70,190,154
2097 1,378,294 70,232,280
2096 1,386,470 70,263,255
2095 1,394,685 70,283,735
2094 1,402,820 70,302,573
2093 1,410,707 70,323,445
2092 1,418,422 70,348,937
2091 1,426,384 70,395,388
2090 1,433,911 70,457,276
2089 1,441,481 70,511,311
2088 1,448,623 70,569,930
2087 1,455,625 70,652,555
2086 1,462,692 70,750,166
2085 1,469,955 70,845,939
2084 1,477,042 70,941,592
2083 1,483,569 71,048,352
2082 1,489,850 71,151,552
2081 1,495,270 71,265,511
2080 1,500,616 71,391,537
2079 1,505,611 71,525,977
2078 1,510,082 71,666,350
2077 1,514,879 71,822,464
2076 1,519,757 71,979,354
2075 1,524,151 72,113,812
2074 1,528,574 72,269,519
2073 1,532,275 72,429,361
2072 1,535,515 72,580,006
2071 1,538,642 72,741,929
2070 1,541,025 72,889,095
2069 1,543,544 73,053,471
2068 1,545,599 73,219,511
2067 1,547,340 73,404,631
2066 1,548,173 73,597,022
2065 1,548,989 73,789,056
2064 1,549,433 73,990,123
2063 1,549,585 74,200,211
2062 1,549,184 74,428,152
2061 1,548,383 74,656,161
2060 1,547,596 74,909,139
2059 1,545,737 75,164,141
2058 1,543,109 75,438,769
2057 1,540,394 75,716,088
2056 1,537,579 75,990,472
2055 1,534,469 76,276,550
2054 1,530,939 76,561,146
2053 1,526,664 76,832,587
2052 1,521,811 77,077,503
2051 1,516,286 77,322,326
2050 1,510,851 77,564,502
2049 1,504,429 77,809,519
2048 1,497,956 78,059,456
2047 1,491,300 78,290,624
2046 1,484,115 78,514,805
2045 1,476,270 78,740,357
2044 1,468,495 78,965,486
2043 1,460,344 79,180,563
2042 1,451,725 79,374,934
2041 1,442,112 79,569,383
2040 1,433,098 79,782,613
2039 1,423,349 80,001,183
2038 1,413,090 80,225,718
2037 1,403,127 80,442,136
2036 1,392,397 80,673,787
2035 1,381,536 80,890,243
2034 1,370,158 81,094,641
2033 1,358,179 81,319,735
2032 1,346,333 81,537,613
2031 1,334,598 81,772,282
2030 1,321,695 81,989,677
2029 1,309,323 82,216,381
2028 1,296,796 82,432,092
2027 1,283,692 82,638,983
2026 1,269,922 82,830,814
2025 1,256,174 83,491,249
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% 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 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

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 70.1M 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 1.07% -0.03%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Germany
Current population
1276995
82830814
Population rank 156/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +37 -69
Annual growth/decline +13,352 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 159/197
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 19,782 -6,754 -334,066 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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 69.9% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people). In Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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