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Population in Eswatini compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea-Bissau's population is 1.82 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Eswatini vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
2100 1,352,404 4,713,717
2099 1,361,498 4,706,710
2098 1,369,861 4,700,179
2097 1,378,017 4,692,465
2096 1,386,191 4,683,547
2095 1,394,405 4,675,216
2094 1,402,538 4,663,709
2093 1,410,423 4,652,393
2092 1,418,137 4,640,186
2091 1,426,097 4,629,025
2090 1,433,623 4,617,372
2089 1,441,192 4,605,435
2088 1,448,332 4,592,696
2087 1,455,333 4,579,003
2086 1,462,398 4,563,387
2085 1,469,660 4,547,611
2084 1,476,745 4,530,795
2083 1,483,271 4,515,144
2082 1,489,551 4,498,757
2081 1,494,969 4,482,173
2080 1,500,315 4,462,572
2079 1,505,309 4,441,414
2078 1,509,779 4,419,851
2077 1,514,574 4,396,170
2076 1,519,452 4,371,588
2075 1,523,845 4,344,499
2074 1,528,267 4,319,080
2073 1,531,967 4,291,330
2072 1,535,206 4,263,400
2071 1,538,333 4,235,126
2070 1,540,715 4,206,800
2069 1,543,234 4,177,044
2068 1,545,288 4,145,996
2067 1,547,029 4,114,778
2066 1,547,862 4,083,481
2065 1,548,678 4,049,028
2064 1,549,121 4,014,305
2063 1,549,274 3,978,845
2062 1,548,873 3,942,144
2061 1,548,072 3,904,704
2060 1,547,285 3,868,649
2059 1,545,426 3,829,775
2058 1,542,799 3,790,102
2057 1,540,085 3,750,628
2056 1,537,270 3,711,479
2055 1,534,161 3,670,706
2054 1,530,631 3,627,775
2053 1,526,357 3,586,800
2052 1,521,506 3,544,101
2051 1,515,982 3,499,300
2050 1,510,547 3,453,604
2049 1,504,126 3,406,207
2048 1,497,656 3,359,168
2047 1,491,001 3,310,573
2046 1,483,817 3,263,932
2045 1,475,974 3,215,095
2044 1,468,200 3,167,811
2043 1,460,050 3,120,502
2042 1,451,433 3,073,261
2041 1,441,822 3,026,226
2040 1,432,811 2,978,546
2039 1,423,063 2,929,745
2038 1,412,806 2,881,381
2037 1,402,845 2,833,162
2036 1,392,117 2,783,763
2035 1,381,258 2,736,596
2034 1,369,883 2,688,639
2033 1,357,906 2,638,770
2032 1,346,063 2,589,298
2031 1,334,330 2,540,343
2030 1,321,430 2,492,311
2029 1,309,060 2,444,595
2028 1,296,535 2,396,565
2027 1,283,434 2,347,456
2026 1,269,667 2,298,738
2025 1,255,921 2,249,807
2024 1,242,822 2,201,352
2023 1,230,506 2,153,339
2022 1,218,917 2,105,529
2021 1,206,593 2,058,841
2020 1,192,729 2,013,255
2019 1,179,874 1,967,696
2018 1,168,929 1,922,168
2017 1,158,195 1,877,072
2016 1,149,507 1,831,893
2015 1,142,813 1,786,457
2014 1,136,299 1,741,122
2013 1,129,990 1,695,973
2012 1,123,863 1,651,417
2011 1,117,833 1,608,076
2010 1,111,650 1,566,347
2009 1,105,153 1,526,377
2008 1,098,091 1,488,054
2007 1,090,705 1,450,986
2006 1,084,436 1,415,303
2005 1,079,022 1,381,585
2004 1,073,159 1,349,563
2003 1,066,700 1,318,806
2002 1,059,441 1,289,307
2001 1,051,064 1,261,273
2000 1,041,414 1,234,741
1999 1,030,782 1,210,206
1998 1,019,653 1,187,473
1997 1,006,635 1,165,545
1996 989,841 1,143,535
1995 970,433 1,119,949
1994 971,212 1,092,031
1993 971,318 1,058,745
1992 943,416 1,024,356
1991 908,189 994,639
1990 872,428 973,669
1989 837,800 957,789
1988 799,798 942,061
1987 763,811 926,862
1986 734,732 912,126
1985 706,196 897,697
1984 680,783 883,519
1983 658,957 869,592
1982 637,652 855,891
1981 616,808 842,432
1980 596,644 829,303
1979 577,199 819,867
1978 558,446 791,694
1977 540,348 741,789
1976 523,330 694,191
1975 507,673 650,966
1974 492,988 613,338
1973 479,038 592,808
1972 465,788 586,620
1971 453,183 586,221
1970 441,216 584,403
1969 429,875 581,610
1968 419,147 578,170
1967 409,031 569,011
1966 398,766 566,908
1965 388,336 575,005
1964 378,656 588,543
1963 369,759 594,418
1962 361,365 589,474
1961 353,264 582,532
1960 345,337 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
2100 -0.67% 0.15%
2099 -0.61% 0.14%
2098 -0.59% 0.16%
2097 -0.59% 0.19%
2096 -0.59% 0.18%
2095 -0.58% 0.25%
2094 -0.56% 0.24%
2093 -0.54% 0.26%
2092 -0.56% 0.24%
2091 -0.52% 0.25%
2090 -0.53% 0.26%
2089 -0.49% 0.28%
2088 -0.48% 0.3%
2087 -0.48% 0.34%
2086 -0.49% 0.35%
2085 -0.48% 0.37%
2084 -0.44% 0.35%
2083 -0.42% 0.36%
2082 -0.36% 0.37%
2081 -0.36% 0.44%
2080 -0.33% 0.48%
2079 -0.3% 0.49%
2078 -0.32% 0.54%
2077 -0.32% 0.56%
2076 -0.29% 0.62%
2075 -0.29% 0.59%
2074 -0.24% 0.65%
2073 -0.21% 0.66%
2072 -0.2% 0.67%
2071 -0.15% 0.67%
2070 -0.16% 0.71%
2069 -0.13% 0.75%
2068 -0.11% 0.76%
2067 -0.05% 0.77%
2066 -0.05% 0.85%
2065 -0.03% 0.86%
2064 -0.01% 0.89%
2063 0.03% 0.93%
2062 0.05% 0.96%
2061 0.05% 0.93%
2060 0.12% 1.02%
2059 0.17% 1.05%
2058 0.18% 1.05%
2057 0.18% 1.05%
2056 0.2% 1.11%
2055 0.23% 1.18%
2054 0.28% 1.14%
2053 0.32% 1.2%
2052 0.36% 1.28%
2051 0.36% 1.32%
2050 0.43% 1.39%
2049 0.43% 1.4%
2048 0.45% 1.47%
2047 0.48% 1.43%
2046 0.53% 1.52%
2045 0.53% 1.49%
2044 0.56% 1.52%
2043 0.59% 1.54%
2042 0.67% 1.55%
2041 0.63% 1.6%
2040 0.68% 1.67%
2039 0.73% 1.68%
2038 0.71% 1.7%
2037 0.77% 1.77%
2036 0.79% 1.72%
2035 0.83% 1.78%
2034 0.88% 1.89%
2033 0.88% 1.91%
2032 0.88% 1.93%
2031 0.98% 1.93%
2030 0.94% 1.95%
2029 0.97% 2%
2028 1.02% 2.09%
2027 1.08% 2.12%
2026 1.09% 2.17%
2025 1.05% 2.2%
2024 1% 2.23%
2023 0.95% 2.27%
2022 1.02% 2.27%
2021 1.16% 2.26%
2020 1.09% 2.32%
2019 0.94% 2.37%
2018 0.93% 2.4%
2017 0.76% 2.47%
2016 0.59% 2.54%
2015 0.57% 2.6%
2014 0.56% 2.66%
2013 0.55% 2.7%
2012 0.54% 2.7%
2011 0.56% 2.66%
2010 0.59% 2.62%
2009 0.64% 2.58%
2008 0.68% 2.55%
2007 0.58% 2.52%
2006 0.5% 2.44%
2005 0.55% 2.37%
2004 0.61% 2.33%
2003 0.69% 2.29%
2002 0.8% 2.22%
2001 0.93% 2.15%
2000 1.03% 2.03%
1999 1.09% 1.91%
1998 1.29% 1.88%
1997 1.7% 1.92%
1996 2% 2.11%
1995 -0.08% 2.56%
1994 -0.01% 3.14%
1993 2.96% 3.36%
1992 3.88% 2.99%
1991 4.1% 2.15%
1990 4.13% 1.66%
1989 4.75% 1.67%
1988 4.71% 1.64%
1987 3.96% 1.62%
1986 4.04% 1.61%
1985 3.73% 1.6%
1984 3.31% 1.6%
1983 3.34% 1.6%
1982 3.38% 1.6%
1981 3.38% 1.58%
1980 3.37% 1.15%
1979 3.36% 3.56%
1978 3.35% 6.73%
1977 3.25% 6.86%
1976 3.08% 6.64%
1975 2.98% 6.13%
1974 2.91% 3.46%
1973 2.84% 1.05%
1972 2.78% 0.07%
1971 2.71% 0.31%
1970 2.64% 0.48%
1969 2.56% 0.59%
1968 2.47% 1.61%
1967 2.57% 0.37%
1966 2.69% -1.41%
1965 2.56% -2.3%
1964 2.41% -0.99%
1963 2.32% 0.84%
1962 2.29% 1.19%
1961 2.3% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
Current population
1273390
2311915
Population rank 156/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +132
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 42/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -1,373
Net migration rank 121/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -1,373
2024 - -6,754 - -1,712
2023 20,147 -8,549 49,498 -1,400
2022 20,125 -8,549 48,920 -1,400
2021 17,314 -4,242 47,242 -1,395
2020 18,899 -4,242 46,718 -1,394
2019 19,488 -8,439 47,196 -1,395
2018 19,392 -8,546 46,659 -1,396
2017 19,278 -8,658 46,318 -1,398
2016 19,233 -12,481 46,814 -1,392
2015 19,223 -12,582 46,846 -1,393
2014 19,107 -12,724 46,615 -1,393
2013 18,903 -12,664 46,472 -1,395
2012 18,308 -12,294 45,480 -1,442
2011 17,645 -11,596 44,405 -1,760
2010 17,652 -11,334 43,067 -2,257
2009 17,656 -10,989 41,950 -2,821
2008 17,275 -9,822 40,841 -3,313
2007 16,595 -9,271 40,288 -3,676
2006 16,133 -10,923 38,886 -4,142
2005 15,945 -10,330 37,347 -4,662
2004 15,979 -9,863 36,495 -5,144
2003 16,396 -9,595 35,649 -5,487
2002 16,924 -9,209 34,561 -5,712
2001 17,824 -8,788 33,461 -6,239
2000 18,830 -8,563 32,816 -6,971
1999 19,420 -8,421 30,916 -7,686
1998 19,762 -8,505 30,390 -8,163
1997 20,686 -5,911 29,792 -8,176
1996 21,858 -3,049 29,778 -7,369
1995 23,029 -3,023 29,142 -4,376
1994 26,703 -48,259 27,895 3,174
1993 28,046 -6,692 26,943 8,562
1992 28,446 6,011 25,747 7,531
1991 28,497 7,496 24,527 1,621
1990 28,349 7,169 23,936 -8,151
1989 28,257 5,477 24,286 -8,296
1988 27,396 14,879 23,940 -8,473
1987 27,285 2,417 23,549 -8,622
1986 27,096 1,353 23,301 -8,748
1985 26,835 1,792 23,116 -8,812
1984 26,149 -3,949 22,861 -8,812
1983 24,883 -3,429 22,542 -8,729
1982 24,742 -3,574 22,131 -8,539
1981 23,973 -3,464 21,611 -8,291
1980 23,153 -3,350 21,024 -8,086
1979 22,299 -3,210 19,736 -13,801
1978 21,466 -3,040 17,468 32,936
1977 20,609 -2,838 15,484 33,922
1976 19,734 -3,469 13,688 32,113
1975 18,849 -3,794 11,998 28,645
1974 17,971 -3,665 10,321 24,290
1973 17,145 -3,555 8,430 -1,985
1972 16,353 -3,435 7,911 -1,985
1971 15,615 -3,325 8,183 -13,302
1970 14,873 -3,230 7,632 1,123
1969 14,164 -3,127 7,857 -11,033
1968 13,449 -3,029 7,289 2,769
1967 12,773 -2,964 6,742 1,516
1966 12,282 -1,557 6,955 -11,006
1965 11,719 -1,578 7,789 -19,928
1964 11,266 -2,049 8,989 -23,936
1963 10,929 -2,358 9,190 -5,993
1962 10,601 -2,390 10,662 -3,960
1961 10,262 -2,270 10,756 -3,575
1960 9,947 -2,082 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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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