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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 1,163 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

Eswatini vs India: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini India
2100 1,352,404 1,515,897,176
2099 1,361,498 1,523,583,618
2098 1,369,861 1,531,281,096
2097 1,378,017 1,538,914,978
2096 1,386,191 1,546,515,506
2095 1,394,405 1,554,100,337
2094 1,402,538 1,561,632,624
2093 1,410,423 1,569,112,481
2092 1,418,137 1,576,470,228
2091 1,426,097 1,583,793,450
2090 1,433,623 1,591,038,578
2089 1,441,192 1,598,165,996
2088 1,448,332 1,605,169,643
2087 1,455,333 1,612,023,916
2086 1,462,398 1,618,795,931
2085 1,469,660 1,625,424,591
2084 1,476,745 1,631,854,605
2083 1,483,271 1,638,132,423
2082 1,489,551 1,644,206,476
2081 1,494,969 1,650,106,942
2080 1,500,315 1,655,799,569
2079 1,505,309 1,661,261,962
2078 1,509,779 1,666,477,951
2077 1,514,574 1,671,444,317
2076 1,519,452 1,676,151,275
2075 1,523,845 1,680,606,119
2074 1,528,267 1,684,743,082
2073 1,531,967 1,688,579,113
2072 1,535,206 1,692,138,648
2071 1,538,333 1,695,351,098
2070 1,540,715 1,698,255,829
2069 1,543,234 1,700,813,392
2068 1,545,288 1,703,025,450
2067 1,547,029 1,704,872,725
2066 1,547,862 1,706,347,017
2065 1,548,678 1,707,540,131
2064 1,549,121 1,708,362,011
2063 1,549,274 1,708,845,280
2062 1,548,873 1,709,011,618
2061 1,548,072 1,708,866,368
2060 1,547,285 1,708,344,645
2059 1,545,426 1,707,488,768
2058 1,542,799 1,706,314,224
2057 1,540,085 1,704,805,210
2056 1,537,270 1,703,013,988
2055 1,534,161 1,700,890,479
2054 1,530,631 1,698,473,703
2053 1,526,357 1,695,661,388
2052 1,521,506 1,692,531,993
2051 1,515,982 1,689,057,795
2050 1,510,547 1,685,236,057
2049 1,504,126 1,681,083,344
2048 1,497,656 1,676,576,931
2047 1,491,001 1,671,678,054
2046 1,483,817 1,666,371,707
2045 1,475,974 1,660,667,112
2044 1,468,200 1,654,556,840
2043 1,460,050 1,648,067,988
2042 1,451,433 1,641,136,901
2041 1,441,822 1,633,771,970
2040 1,432,811 1,625,990,392
2039 1,423,063 1,617,818,911
2038 1,412,806 1,609,238,166
2037 1,402,845 1,600,212,760
2036 1,392,117 1,590,731,970
2035 1,381,258 1,580,864,963
2034 1,369,883 1,570,629,033
2033 1,357,906 1,560,043,145
2032 1,346,063 1,549,098,676
2031 1,334,330 1,537,810,507
2030 1,321,430 1,526,192,552
2029 1,309,060 1,514,274,850
2028 1,296,535 1,502,102,657
2027 1,283,434 1,489,628,314
2026 1,269,667 1,476,911,618
2025 1,255,921 1,463,993,377
2024 1,242,822 1,450,935,791
2023 1,230,506 1,438,069,596
2022 1,218,917 1,425,423,212
2021 1,206,593 1,414,203,896
2020 1,192,729 1,402,617,695
2019 1,179,874 1,389,030,312
2018 1,168,929 1,374,659,064
2017 1,158,195 1,359,657,400
2016 1,149,507 1,343,944,296
2015 1,142,813 1,328,024,498
2014 1,136,299 1,312,277,191
2013 1,129,990 1,295,829,511
2012 1,123,863 1,278,674,502
2011 1,117,833 1,261,224,954
2010 1,111,650 1,243,481,564
2009 1,105,153 1,225,524,753
2008 1,098,091 1,207,930,964
2007 1,090,705 1,190,676,021
2006 1,084,436 1,172,878,890
2005 1,079,022 1,154,676,322
2004 1,073,159 1,135,991,513
2003 1,066,700 1,116,803,006
2002 1,059,441 1,097,600,380
2001 1,051,064 1,077,898,575
2000 1,041,414 1,057,922,733
1999 1,030,782 1,038,225,823
1998 1,019,653 1,018,665,080
1997 1,006,635 999,133,762
1996 989,841 979,678,458
1995 970,433 960,301,044
1994 971,212 941,163,767
1993 971,318 922,118,387
1992 943,416 902,957,070
1991 908,189 883,927,600
1990 872,428 864,972,221
1989 837,800 846,039,529
1988 799,798 827,342,990
1987 763,811 808,931,270
1986 734,732 790,689,978
1985 706,196 772,647,793
1984 680,783 754,875,449
1983 658,957 737,372,681
1982 637,652 720,313,473
1981 616,808 703,696,250
1980 596,644 687,354,025
1979 577,199 671,155,747
1978 558,446 655,728,229
1977 540,348 640,801,103
1976 523,330 625,861,883
1975 507,673 611,309,535
1974 492,988 597,041,391
1973 479,038 583,465,598
1972 465,788 570,482,142
1971 453,183 558,096,387
1970 441,216 545,864,268
1969 429,875 533,880,544
1968 419,147 522,716,889
1967 409,031 511,606,372
1966 398,766 500,740,247
1965 388,336 490,140,146
1964 378,656 479,229,598
1963 369,759 468,138,575
1962 361,365 457,283,090
1961 353,264 446,564,729
1960 345,337 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini India
2100 -0.67% -0.5%
2099 -0.61% -0.5%
2098 -0.59% -0.5%
2097 -0.59% -0.49%
2096 -0.59% -0.49%
2095 -0.58% -0.48%
2094 -0.56% -0.48%
2093 -0.54% -0.47%
2092 -0.56% -0.46%
2091 -0.52% -0.46%
2090 -0.53% -0.45%
2089 -0.49% -0.44%
2088 -0.48% -0.43%
2087 -0.48% -0.42%
2086 -0.49% -0.41%
2085 -0.48% -0.39%
2084 -0.44% -0.38%
2083 -0.42% -0.37%
2082 -0.36% -0.36%
2081 -0.36% -0.34%
2080 -0.33% -0.33%
2079 -0.3% -0.31%
2078 -0.32% -0.3%
2077 -0.32% -0.28%
2076 -0.29% -0.27%
2075 -0.29% -0.25%
2074 -0.24% -0.23%
2073 -0.21% -0.21%
2072 -0.2% -0.19%
2071 -0.15% -0.17%
2070 -0.16% -0.15%
2069 -0.13% -0.13%
2068 -0.11% -0.11%
2067 -0.05% -0.09%
2066 -0.05% -0.07%
2065 -0.03% -0.05%
2064 -0.01% -0.03%
2063 0.03% -0.01%
2062 0.05% 0.008%
2061 0.05% 0.03%
2060 0.12% 0.05%
2059 0.17% 0.07%
2058 0.18% 0.09%
2057 0.18% 0.11%
2056 0.2% 0.12%
2055 0.23% 0.14%
2054 0.28% 0.17%
2053 0.32% 0.18%
2052 0.36% 0.21%
2051 0.36% 0.23%
2050 0.43% 0.25%
2049 0.43% 0.27%
2048 0.45% 0.29%
2047 0.48% 0.32%
2046 0.53% 0.34%
2045 0.53% 0.37%
2044 0.56% 0.39%
2043 0.59% 0.42%
2042 0.67% 0.45%
2041 0.63% 0.48%
2040 0.68% 0.51%
2039 0.73% 0.53%
2038 0.71% 0.56%
2037 0.77% 0.6%
2036 0.79% 0.62%
2035 0.83% 0.65%
2034 0.88% 0.68%
2033 0.88% 0.71%
2032 0.88% 0.73%
2031 0.98% 0.76%
2030 0.94% 0.79%
2029 0.97% 0.81%
2028 1.02% 0.84%
2027 1.08% 0.86%
2026 1.09% 0.88%
2025 1.05% 0.9%
2024 1% 0.89%
2023 0.95% 0.89%
2022 1.02% 0.79%
2021 1.16% 0.83%
2020 1.09% 0.98%
2019 0.94% 1.05%
2018 0.93% 1.1%
2017 0.76% 1.17%
2016 0.59% 1.2%
2015 0.57% 1.2%
2014 0.56% 1.27%
2013 0.55% 1.34%
2012 0.54% 1.38%
2011 0.56% 1.43%
2010 0.59% 1.47%
2009 0.64% 1.46%
2008 0.68% 1.45%
2007 0.58% 1.52%
2006 0.5% 1.58%
2005 0.55% 1.64%
2004 0.61% 1.72%
2003 0.69% 1.75%
2002 0.8% 1.83%
2001 0.93% 1.89%
2000 1.03% 1.9%
1999 1.09% 1.92%
1998 1.29% 1.95%
1997 1.7% 1.99%
1996 2% 2.02%
1995 -0.08% 2.03%
1994 -0.01% 2.07%
1993 2.96% 2.12%
1992 3.88% 2.15%
1991 4.1% 2.19%
1990 4.13% 2.24%
1989 4.75% 2.26%
1988 4.71% 2.28%
1987 3.96% 2.31%
1986 4.04% 2.34%
1985 3.73% 2.35%
1984 3.31% 2.37%
1983 3.34% 2.37%
1982 3.38% 2.36%
1981 3.38% 2.38%
1980 3.37% 2.41%
1979 3.36% 2.35%
1978 3.35% 2.33%
1977 3.25% 2.39%
1976 3.08% 2.38%
1975 2.98% 2.39%
1974 2.91% 2.33%
1973 2.84% 2.28%
1972 2.78% 2.22%
1971 2.71% 2.24%
1970 2.64% 2.24%
1969 2.56% 2.14%
1968 2.47% 2.17%
1967 2.57% 2.17%
1966 2.69% 2.16%
1965 2.56% 2.28%
1964 2.41% 2.37%
1963 2.32% 2.37%
1962 2.29% 2.4%
1961 2.3% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

Eswatini India
Current population
1273390
1480351380
Population rank 156/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 17.9%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 107/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -495,753
Net migration rank 121/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -495,753
2024 - -6,754 - -630,830
2023 20,147 -8,549 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 20,125 -8,549 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 17,314 -4,242 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 18,899 -4,242 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 19,488 -8,439 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 19,392 -8,546 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 19,278 -8,658 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 19,233 -12,481 16,202,593 81,248
2015 19,223 -12,582 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 19,107 -12,724 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 18,903 -12,664 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 18,308 -12,294 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 17,645 -11,596 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 17,652 -11,334 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 17,656 -10,989 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 17,275 -9,822 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 16,595 -9,271 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 16,133 -10,923 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 15,945 -10,330 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 15,979 -9,863 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 16,396 -9,595 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 16,924 -9,209 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 17,824 -8,788 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 18,830 -8,563 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 19,420 -8,421 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 19,762 -8,505 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 20,686 -5,911 19,494,098 880
1996 21,858 -3,049 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 23,029 -3,023 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 26,703 -48,259 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 28,046 -6,692 19,152,399 2,364
1992 28,446 6,011 19,132,757 35,155
1991 28,497 7,496 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 28,349 7,169 18,893,588 125,514
1989 28,257 5,477 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 27,396 14,879 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 27,285 2,417 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 27,096 1,353 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 26,835 1,792 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 26,149 -3,949 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 24,883 -3,429 17,219,127 119,694
1982 24,742 -3,574 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 23,973 -3,464 16,422,159 33,243
1980 23,153 -3,350 16,018,786 210,914
1979 22,299 -3,210 15,392,957 774,094
1978 21,466 -3,040 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 20,609 -2,838 14,575,662 590,626
1976 19,734 -3,469 14,435,504 275,984
1975 18,849 -3,794 13,958,642 434,205
1974 17,971 -3,665 13,795,836 347,869
1973 17,145 -3,555 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 16,353 -3,435 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 15,615 -3,325 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 14,873 -3,230 12,417,866 233,782
1969 14,164 -3,127 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 13,449 -3,029 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 12,773 -2,964 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 12,282 -1,557 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 11,719 -1,578 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 11,266 -2,049 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 10,929 -2,358 11,016,705 21,640
1962 10,601 -2,390 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 10,262 -2,270 10,468,816 295,177
1960 9,947 -2,082 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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