The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 839,919 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- Eswatini's population is 1.51 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Guyana has grown from 761K to 840K (10.4% growth).
- Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 960K people in 2067 for Guyana.
Eswatini vs Guyana: live population counter
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| Current population |
1267161
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839919
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| Population rank | 156/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
42.7 minutes
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1.85 hours
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| One birth every |
17.7 minutes
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31.4 minutes
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| One death every |
55.5 minutes
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1.45 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.3 hours
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1.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -6,754 | -5,407 |
| Daily growth/decline | +34 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,316 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 102/197 | 129/197 |
Eswatini and Guyana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 345,337 | 569,143 | - | - |
| 1961 | 353,264 | 582,568 | 2.3% | 2.36% |
| 1962 | 361,365 | 595,461 | 2.29% | 2.21% |
| 1963 | 369,759 | 608,537 | 2.32% | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 378,656 | 621,764 | 2.41% | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 388,336 | 635,128 | 2.56% | 2.15% |
| 1966 | 398,766 | 648,646 | 2.69% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 409,031 | 662,311 | 2.57% | 2.11% |
| 1968 | 419,147 | 676,160 | 2.47% | 2.09% |
| 1969 | 429,875 | 690,223 | 2.56% | 2.08% |
| 1970 | 441,216 | 702,705 | 2.64% | 1.81% |
| 1971 | 453,183 | 712,662 | 2.71% | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 465,788 | 721,617 | 2.78% | 1.26% |
| 1973 | 479,038 | 730,138 | 2.84% | 1.18% |
| 1974 | 492,988 | 738,057 | 2.91% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 507,673 | 745,393 | 2.98% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 523,330 | 752,253 | 3.08% | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 540,348 | 758,654 | 3.25% | 0.85% |
| 1978 | 558,446 | 764,586 | 3.35% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 577,199 | 770,062 | 3.36% | 0.72% |
| 1980 | 596,644 | 774,367 | 3.37% | 0.56% |
| 1981 | 616,808 | 776,453 | 3.38% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 637,652 | 776,712 | 3.38% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 658,957 | 775,891 | 3.34% | -0.11% |
| 1984 | 680,783 | 774,111 | 3.31% | -0.23% |
| 1985 | 706,196 | 771,477 | 3.73% | -0.34% |
| 1986 | 734,732 | 768,098 | 4.04% | -0.44% |
| 1987 | 763,811 | 764,120 | 3.96% | -0.52% |
| 1988 | 799,798 | 759,663 | 4.71% | -0.58% |
| 1989 | 837,800 | 754,865 | 4.75% | -0.63% |
| 1990 | 872,428 | 749,894 | 4.13% | -0.66% |
| 1991 | 908,189 | 747,861 | 4.1% | -0.27% |
| 1992 | 943,416 | 749,911 | 3.88% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 971,318 | 752,965 | 2.96% | 0.41% |
| 1994 | 971,212 | 755,822 | -0.01% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 970,433 | 758,388 | -0.08% | 0.34% |
| 1996 | 989,841 | 760,526 | 2% | 0.28% |
| 1997 | 1,006,635 | 762,245 | 1.7% | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 1,019,653 | 763,586 | 1.29% | 0.18% |
| 1999 | 1,030,782 | 764,483 | 1.09% | 0.12% |
| 2000 | 1,041,414 | 764,832 | 1.03% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 | 764,477 | 0.93% | -0.05% |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 | 763,652 | 0.8% | -0.11% |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 | 763,101 | 0.69% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 1,073,159 | 762,418 | 0.61% | -0.09% |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 | 760,914 | 0.55% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 | 758,966 | 0.5% | -0.26% |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 | 756,861 | 0.58% | -0.28% |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 | 754,606 | 0.68% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 | 752,094 | 0.64% | -0.33% |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 | 749,256 | 0.59% | -0.38% |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 | 746,153 | 0.56% | -0.41% |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 | 746,288 | 0.54% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 | 750,021 | 0.55% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 | 754,229 | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 | 758,781 | 0.57% | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 | 763,548 | 0.59% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 | 768,479 | 0.76% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 | 791,556 | 0.93% | 3% |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 | 807,665 | 0.94% | 2.04% |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 | 807,481 | 1.09% | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 | 815,482 | 1.16% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 | 821,637 | 1.02% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 | 826,353 | 0.95% | 0.57% |
| 2024 | 1,242,822 | 831,087 | 1% | 0.57% |
| 2025 | 1,256,168 | 835,986 | 1.07% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 1,269,854 | 840,883 | 1.09% | 0.59% |
| 2027 | 1,283,222 | 846,019 | 1.05% | 0.61% |
| 2028 | 1,295,964 | 851,161 | 0.99% | 0.61% |
| 2029 | 1,308,342 | 856,040 | 0.96% | 0.57% |
| 2030 | 1,320,904 | 861,037 | 0.96% | 0.58% |
| 2031 | 1,333,159 | 866,080 | 0.93% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 1,344,893 | 871,237 | 0.88% | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 1,356,736 | 876,346 | 0.88% | 0.59% |
| 2034 | 1,368,346 | 881,223 | 0.86% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 1,379,413 | 885,935 | 0.81% | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 1,390,148 | 890,320 | 0.78% | 0.49% |
| 2037 | 1,400,439 | 894,649 | 0.74% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 1,410,496 | 899,021 | 0.72% | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 1,420,444 | 903,316 | 0.71% | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 1,429,771 | 907,506 | 0.66% | 0.46% |
| 2041 | 1,439,042 | 911,723 | 0.65% | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 1,448,106 | 915,811 | 0.63% | 0.45% |
| 2043 | 1,456,448 | 919,575 | 0.58% | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 1,464,359 | 923,121 | 0.54% | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 1,472,135 | 926,355 | 0.53% | 0.35% |
| 2046 | 1,479,603 | 929,478 | 0.51% | 0.34% |
| 2047 | 1,486,494 | 932,483 | 0.47% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 1,493,017 | 935,329 | 0.44% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 1,499,424 | 938,062 | 0.43% | 0.29% |
| 2050 | 1,505,327 | 940,601 | 0.39% | 0.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Guyana lost 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 81,138 (a 10.7% growth).
Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2005 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 12% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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Population differences between Eswatini and Guyana
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| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 70.4 years |
| Average age | 26.5 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 23.2 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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