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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 15 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Guatemala
2100 1,352,404 26,157,456
2099 1,361,498 26,245,641
2098 1,369,861 26,331,619
2097 1,378,017 26,416,090
2096 1,386,191 26,497,966
2095 1,394,405 26,577,430
2094 1,402,538 26,654,549
2093 1,410,423 26,728,912
2092 1,418,137 26,800,726
2091 1,426,097 26,869,103
2090 1,433,623 26,933,745
2089 1,441,192 26,994,393
2088 1,448,332 27,051,725
2087 1,455,333 27,105,725
2086 1,462,398 27,155,743
2085 1,469,660 27,200,252
2084 1,476,745 27,240,081
2083 1,483,271 27,274,635
2082 1,489,551 27,304,601
2081 1,494,969 27,328,275
2080 1,500,315 27,346,322
2079 1,505,309 27,358,846
2078 1,509,779 27,364,710
2077 1,514,574 27,363,544
2076 1,519,452 27,356,220
2075 1,523,845 27,343,275
2074 1,528,267 27,324,366
2073 1,531,967 27,298,193
2072 1,535,206 27,264,801
2071 1,538,333 27,224,139
2070 1,540,715 27,176,996
2069 1,543,234 27,121,679
2068 1,545,288 27,058,279
2067 1,547,029 26,987,818
2066 1,547,862 26,909,977
2065 1,548,678 26,825,610
2064 1,549,121 26,733,472
2063 1,549,274 26,634,443
2062 1,548,873 26,529,537
2061 1,548,072 26,418,318
2060 1,547,285 26,300,043
2059 1,545,426 26,175,298
2058 1,542,799 26,043,910
2057 1,540,085 25,905,522
2056 1,537,270 25,761,415
2055 1,534,161 25,611,347
2054 1,530,631 25,455,341
2053 1,526,357 25,292,387
2052 1,521,506 25,124,081
2051 1,515,982 24,950,631
2050 1,510,547 24,772,432
2049 1,504,126 24,588,164
2048 1,497,656 24,398,840
2047 1,491,001 24,205,409
2046 1,483,817 24,005,250
2045 1,475,974 23,799,564
2044 1,468,200 23,587,909
2043 1,460,050 23,370,717
2042 1,451,433 23,147,742
2041 1,441,822 22,919,092
2040 1,432,811 22,684,402
2039 1,423,063 22,443,876
2038 1,412,806 22,196,908
2037 1,402,845 21,945,561
2036 1,392,117 21,689,784
2035 1,381,258 21,429,391
2034 1,369,883 21,165,636
2033 1,357,906 20,899,157
2032 1,346,063 20,630,118
2031 1,334,330 20,359,005
2030 1,321,430 20,085,689
2029 1,309,060 19,810,652
2028 1,296,535 19,534,112
2027 1,283,434 19,255,397
2026 1,269,667 18,973,755
2025 1,255,921 18,690,875
2024 1,242,822 18,406,359
2023 1,230,506 18,124,838
2022 1,218,917 17,847,877
2021 1,206,593 17,598,650
2020 1,192,729 17,357,325
2019 1,179,874 17,103,803
2018 1,168,929 16,845,685
2017 1,158,195 16,567,357
2016 1,149,507 16,268,760
2015 1,142,813 15,971,743
2014 1,136,299 15,681,725
2013 1,129,990 15,387,337
2012 1,123,863 15,089,647
2011 1,117,833 14,792,126
2010 1,111,650 14,500,112
2009 1,105,153 14,215,611
2008 1,098,091 13,935,174
2007 1,090,705 13,652,040
2006 1,084,436 13,367,459
2005 1,079,022 13,087,629
2004 1,073,159 12,807,402
2003 1,066,700 12,525,842
2002 1,059,441 12,246,915
2001 1,051,064 11,969,422
2000 1,041,414 11,697,592
1999 1,030,782 11,422,965
1998 1,019,653 11,139,145
1997 1,006,635 10,857,754
1996 989,841 10,583,526
1995 970,433 10,312,996
1994 971,212 10,043,718
1993 971,318 9,779,761
1992 943,416 9,522,266
1991 908,189 9,272,584
1990 872,428 9,024,773
1989 837,800 8,775,546
1988 799,798 8,532,099
1987 763,811 8,296,485
1986 734,732 8,070,818
1985 706,196 7,849,693
1984 680,783 7,630,682
1983 658,957 7,419,642
1982 637,652 7,240,241
1981 616,808 7,075,648
1980 596,644 6,900,212
1979 577,199 6,727,797
1978 558,446 6,561,534
1977 540,348 6,401,515
1976 523,330 6,262,404
1975 507,673 6,128,731
1974 492,988 5,981,197
1973 479,038 5,831,631
1972 465,788 5,682,833
1971 453,183 5,538,355
1970 441,216 5,396,966
1969 429,875 5,257,081
1968 419,147 5,118,111
1967 409,031 4,978,862
1966 398,766 4,840,958
1965 388,336 4,704,965
1964 378,656 4,571,109
1963 369,759 4,440,264
1962 361,365 4,312,044
1961 353,264 4,186,201
1960 345,337 4,063,655

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/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Guatemala
2100 -0.67% -0.34%
2099 -0.61% -0.33%
2098 -0.59% -0.32%
2097 -0.59% -0.31%
2096 -0.59% -0.3%
2095 -0.58% -0.29%
2094 -0.56% -0.28%
2093 -0.54% -0.27%
2092 -0.56% -0.25%
2091 -0.52% -0.24%
2090 -0.53% -0.22%
2089 -0.49% -0.21%
2088 -0.48% -0.2%
2087 -0.48% -0.18%
2086 -0.49% -0.16%
2085 -0.48% -0.15%
2084 -0.44% -0.13%
2083 -0.42% -0.11%
2082 -0.36% -0.09%
2081 -0.36% -0.07%
2080 -0.33% -0.05%
2079 -0.3% -0.02%
2078 -0.32% 0.004%
2077 -0.32% 0.03%
2076 -0.29% 0.05%
2075 -0.29% 0.07%
2074 -0.24% 0.1%
2073 -0.21% 0.12%
2072 -0.2% 0.15%
2071 -0.15% 0.17%
2070 -0.16% 0.2%
2069 -0.13% 0.23%
2068 -0.11% 0.26%
2067 -0.05% 0.29%
2066 -0.05% 0.31%
2065 -0.03% 0.34%
2064 -0.01% 0.37%
2063 0.03% 0.4%
2062 0.05% 0.42%
2061 0.05% 0.45%
2060 0.12% 0.48%
2059 0.17% 0.5%
2058 0.18% 0.53%
2057 0.18% 0.56%
2056 0.2% 0.59%
2055 0.23% 0.61%
2054 0.28% 0.64%
2053 0.32% 0.67%
2052 0.36% 0.7%
2051 0.36% 0.72%
2050 0.43% 0.75%
2049 0.43% 0.78%
2048 0.45% 0.8%
2047 0.48% 0.83%
2046 0.53% 0.86%
2045 0.53% 0.9%
2044 0.56% 0.93%
2043 0.59% 0.96%
2042 0.67% 1%
2041 0.63% 1.03%
2040 0.68% 1.07%
2039 0.73% 1.11%
2038 0.71% 1.15%
2037 0.77% 1.18%
2036 0.79% 1.22%
2035 0.83% 1.25%
2034 0.88% 1.28%
2033 0.88% 1.3%
2032 0.88% 1.33%
2031 0.98% 1.36%
2030 0.94% 1.39%
2029 0.97% 1.42%
2028 1.02% 1.45%
2027 1.08% 1.48%
2026 1.09% 1.51%
2025 1.05% 1.55%
2024 1% 1.55%
2023 0.95% 1.55%
2022 1.02% 1.42%
2021 1.16% 1.39%
2020 1.09% 1.48%
2019 0.94% 1.53%
2018 0.93% 1.68%
2017 0.76% 1.84%
2016 0.59% 1.86%
2015 0.57% 1.85%
2014 0.56% 1.91%
2013 0.55% 1.97%
2012 0.54% 2.01%
2011 0.56% 2.01%
2010 0.59% 2%
2009 0.64% 2.01%
2008 0.68% 2.07%
2007 0.58% 2.13%
2006 0.5% 2.14%
2005 0.55% 2.19%
2004 0.61% 2.25%
2003 0.69% 2.28%
2002 0.8% 2.32%
2001 0.93% 2.32%
2000 1.03% 2.4%
1999 1.09% 2.55%
1998 1.29% 2.59%
1997 1.7% 2.59%
1996 2% 2.62%
1995 -0.08% 2.68%
1994 -0.01% 2.7%
1993 2.96% 2.7%
1992 3.88% 2.69%
1991 4.1% 2.75%
1990 4.13% 2.84%
1989 4.75% 2.85%
1988 4.71% 2.84%
1987 3.96% 2.8%
1986 4.04% 2.82%
1985 3.73% 2.87%
1984 3.31% 2.84%
1983 3.34% 2.48%
1982 3.38% 2.33%
1981 3.38% 2.54%
1980 3.37% 2.56%
1979 3.36% 2.53%
1978 3.35% 2.5%
1977 3.25% 2.22%
1976 3.08% 2.18%
1975 2.98% 2.47%
1974 2.91% 2.56%
1973 2.84% 2.62%
1972 2.78% 2.61%
1971 2.71% 2.62%
1970 2.64% 2.66%
1969 2.56% 2.72%
1968 2.47% 2.8%
1967 2.57% 2.85%
1966 2.69% 2.89%
1965 2.56% 2.93%
1964 2.41% 2.95%
1963 2.32% 2.97%
1962 2.29% 3.01%
1961 2.3% 3.02%

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/guatemala | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Guatemala
Current population
1273390
19049936
Population rank 156/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.23%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +771
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 69/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -7,959
Net migration rank 121/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -7,959
2024 - -6,754 - -7,725
2023 20,147 -8,549 289,635 -8,940
2022 20,125 -8,549 281,675 -8,463
2021 17,314 -4,242 255,145 -29,908
2020 18,899 -4,242 281,328 -23,927
2019 19,488 -8,439 307,389 -57,746
2018 19,392 -8,546 323,100 -56,487
2017 19,278 -8,658 332,838 -42,779
2016 19,233 -12,481 338,114 -30,980
2015 19,223 -12,582 335,072 -48,179
2014 19,107 -12,724 333,551 -40,409
2013 18,903 -12,664 331,321 -35,698
2012 18,308 -12,294 332,365 -32,624
2011 17,645 -11,596 328,548 -33,238
2010 17,652 -11,334 324,802 -36,076
2009 17,656 -10,989 323,320 -43,046
2008 17,275 -9,822 323,226 -42,624
2007 16,595 -9,271 326,298 -40,632
2006 16,133 -10,923 325,604 -42,118
2005 15,945 -10,330 325,816 -49,636
2004 15,979 -9,863 331,699 -47,409
2003 16,396 -9,595 333,539 -54,701
2002 16,924 -9,209 334,255 -55,247
2001 17,824 -8,788 335,503 -59,536
2000 18,830 -8,563 332,891 -65,197
1999 19,420 -8,421 328,890 -47,325
1998 19,762 -8,505 325,174 -39,104
1997 20,686 -5,911 320,087 -43,377
1996 21,858 -3,049 315,252 -43,501
1995 23,029 -3,023 309,236 -39,917
1994 26,703 -48,259 302,708 -33,462
1993 28,046 -6,692 295,515 -36,848
1992 28,446 6,011 288,411 -32,093
1991 28,497 7,496 283,917 -40,868
1990 28,349 7,169 280,318 -27,735
1989 28,257 5,477 276,736 -30,860
1988 27,396 14,879 271,466 -30,450
1987 27,285 2,417 261,746 -31,539
1986 27,096 1,353 252,754 -31,631
1985 26,835 1,792 246,119 -24,991
1984 26,149 -3,949 241,892 -25,010
1983 24,883 -3,429 238,059 -32,877
1982 24,742 -3,574 199,809 -46,174
1981 23,973 -3,464 221,044 -45,490
1980 23,153 -3,350 218,460 -43,144
1979 22,299 -3,210 216,810 -47,278
1978 21,466 -3,040 211,301 -48,309
1977 20,609 -2,838 203,299 -46,249
1976 19,734 -3,469 171,903 -50,745
1975 18,849 -3,794 188,501 -42,329
1974 17,971 -3,665 184,992 -36,089
1973 17,145 -3,555 179,871 -29,641
1972 16,353 -3,435 173,162 -25,807
1971 15,615 -3,325 165,104 -23,513
1970 14,873 -3,230 155,946 -14,755
1969 14,164 -3,127 149,516 -10,937
1968 13,449 -3,029 146,946 -7,589
1967 12,773 -2,964 143,859 -4,715
1966 12,282 -1,557 140,494 -3,824
1965 11,719 -1,578 135,997 -681
1964 11,266 -2,049 132,832 -440
1963 10,929 -2,358 129,065 240
1962 10,601 -2,390 126,429 713
1961 10,262 -2,270 123,753 797
1960 9,947 -2,082 120,728 -186

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/guatemala | 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 Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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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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