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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 404,610 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 412,970 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Eswatini's population is 3.07 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 172nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.05% in Iceland.
  • Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Iceland has grown from 297K to 413K (39.2% growth).
  • Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 445K people in 2049 for Iceland.

Eswatini vs Iceland: live population counter

Eswatini Iceland
Current population
1267161
412970
Population rank 156/197 172/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.005%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
46.7 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
2.02 hours
One death every
55.5 minutes
3.37 hours
One migration net change every
1.3 hours
2.47 hours
Annual migration change -6,754 +3,543
Daily growth/decline +34 +31
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +11,261
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.86%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 21/197

Eswatini and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Eswatini
Population

Growth rate
Iceland
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Eswatini Iceland Eswatini Iceland
1960 345,337 175,574 - -
1961 353,264 179,029 2.3% 1.97%
1962 361,365 182,378 2.29% 1.87%
1963 369,759 185,653 2.32% 1.8%
1964 378,656 188,983 2.41% 1.79%
1965 388,336 192,286 2.56% 1.75%
1966 398,766 195,570 2.69% 1.71%
1967 409,031 198,751 2.57% 1.63%
1968 419,147 201,488 2.47% 1.38%
1969 429,875 203,369 2.56% 0.93%
1970 441,216 204,438 2.64% 0.53%
1971 453,183 206,098 2.71% 0.81%
1972 465,788 209,137 2.78% 1.47%
1973 479,038 212,317 2.84% 1.52%
1974 492,988 215,209 2.91% 1.36%
1975 507,673 217,979 2.98% 1.29%
1976 523,330 220,154 3.08% 1%
1977 540,348 221,799 3.25% 0.75%
1978 558,446 223,537 3.35% 0.78%
1979 577,199 225,735 3.36% 0.98%
1980 596,644 228,138 3.37% 1.06%
1981 616,808 230,755 3.38% 1.15%
1982 637,652 233,860 3.38% 1.35%
1983 658,957 236,977 3.34% 1.33%
1984 680,783 239,511 3.31% 1.07%
1985 706,196 241,405 3.73% 0.79%
1986 734,732 243,180 4.04% 0.74%
1987 763,811 245,859 3.96% 1.1%
1988 799,798 249,740 4.71% 1.58%
1989 837,800 252,852 4.75% 1.25%
1990 872,428 254,826 4.13% 0.78%
1991 908,189 257,797 4.1% 1.17%
1992 943,416 261,057 3.88% 1.26%
1993 971,318 263,725 2.96% 1.02%
1994 971,212 266,021 -0.01% 0.87%
1995 970,433 267,468 -0.08% 0.54%
1996 989,841 268,916 2% 0.54%
1997 1,006,635 271,128 1.7% 0.82%
1998 1,019,653 274,047 1.29% 1.08%
1999 1,030,782 277,381 1.09% 1.22%
2000 1,041,414 281,205 1.03% 1.38%
2001 1,051,064 284,968 0.93% 1.34%
2002 1,059,441 287,523 0.8% 0.9%
2003 1,066,700 289,521 0.69% 0.69%
2004 1,073,159 292,074 0.61% 0.88%
2005 1,079,022 296,734 0.55% 1.6%
2006 1,084,436 303,782 0.5% 2.38%
2007 1,090,705 311,566 0.58% 2.56%
2008 1,098,091 317,414 0.68% 1.88%
2009 1,105,153 318,499 0.64% 0.34%
2010 1,111,650 318,041 0.59% -0.14%
2011 1,117,833 319,014 0.56% 0.31%
2012 1,123,863 320,716 0.54% 0.53%
2013 1,129,990 323,764 0.55% 0.95%
2014 1,136,299 327,386 0.56% 1.12%
2015 1,142,813 330,815 0.57% 1.05%
2016 1,149,507 335,439 0.59% 1.4%
2017 1,158,195 343,400 0.76% 2.37%
2018 1,168,929 352,721 0.93% 2.71%
2019 1,179,874 360,563 0.94% 2.22%
2020 1,192,729 366,463 1.09% 1.64%
2021 1,206,593 372,520 1.16% 1.65%
2022 1,218,917 382,003 1.02% 2.55%
2023 1,230,506 393,349 0.95% 2.97%
2024 1,242,822 404,610 1% 2.86%
2025 1,256,168 409,614 1.07% 1.24%
2026 1,269,854 413,792 1.09% 1.02%
2027 1,283,222 417,406 1.05% 0.87%
2028 1,295,964 420,691 0.99% 0.79%
2029 1,308,342 423,592 0.96% 0.69%
2030 1,320,904 426,158 0.96% 0.61%
2031 1,333,159 428,479 0.93% 0.54%
2032 1,344,893 430,544 0.88% 0.48%
2033 1,356,736 432,406 0.88% 0.43%
2034 1,368,346 434,083 0.86% 0.39%
2035 1,379,413 435,646 0.81% 0.36%
2036 1,390,148 437,132 0.78% 0.34%
2037 1,400,439 438,466 0.74% 0.31%
2038 1,410,496 439,670 0.72% 0.27%
2039 1,420,444 440,754 0.71% 0.25%
2040 1,429,771 441,687 0.66% 0.21%
2041 1,439,042 442,487 0.65% 0.18%
2042 1,448,106 443,200 0.63% 0.16%
2043 1,456,448 443,884 0.58% 0.15%
2044 1,464,359 444,457 0.54% 0.13%
2045 1,472,135 444,812 0.53% 0.08%
2046 1,479,603 445,028 0.51% 0.05%
2047 1,486,494 445,183 0.47% 0.03%
2048 1,493,017 445,283 0.44% 0.02%
2049 1,499,424 445,335 0.43% 0.01%
2050 1,505,327 445,330 0.39% -0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 60.7K

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