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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 226.3 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.49% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Indonesia
2100 1,352,676 297,217,412
2099 1,361,771 298,340,219
2098 1,370,136 299,449,882
2097 1,378,294 300,549,857
2096 1,386,470 301,634,112
2095 1,394,685 302,698,798
2094 1,402,820 303,751,488
2093 1,410,707 304,790,169
2092 1,418,422 305,809,796
2091 1,426,384 306,805,664
2090 1,433,911 307,780,044
2089 1,441,481 308,727,665
2088 1,448,623 309,652,467
2087 1,455,625 310,557,120
2086 1,462,692 311,434,804
2085 1,469,955 312,284,488
2084 1,477,042 313,107,329
2083 1,483,569 313,904,231
2082 1,489,850 314,670,881
2081 1,495,270 315,404,888
2080 1,500,616 316,109,402
2079 1,505,611 316,790,074
2078 1,510,082 317,438,140
2077 1,514,879 318,056,534
2076 1,519,757 318,635,038
2075 1,524,151 319,190,402
2074 1,528,574 319,709,426
2073 1,532,275 320,201,444
2072 1,535,515 320,659,562
2071 1,538,642 321,086,184
2070 1,541,025 321,485,042
2069 1,543,544 321,858,064
2068 1,545,599 322,201,979
2067 1,547,340 322,516,545
2066 1,548,173 322,798,892
2065 1,548,989 323,048,550
2064 1,549,433 323,268,759
2063 1,549,585 323,456,004
2062 1,549,184 323,612,644
2061 1,548,383 323,734,699
2060 1,547,596 323,814,746
2059 1,545,737 323,854,683
2058 1,543,109 323,844,015
2057 1,540,394 323,786,943
2056 1,537,579 323,671,172
2055 1,534,469 323,502,155
2054 1,530,939 323,274,189
2053 1,526,664 322,982,358
2052 1,521,811 322,627,695
2051 1,516,286 322,202,850
2050 1,510,851 321,699,802
2049 1,504,429 321,119,283
2048 1,497,956 320,457,830
2047 1,491,300 319,728,668
2046 1,484,115 318,921,027
2045 1,476,270 318,028,206
2044 1,468,495 317,051,440
2043 1,460,344 315,992,168
2042 1,451,725 314,856,940
2041 1,442,112 313,643,892
2040 1,433,098 312,358,800
2039 1,423,349 311,001,176
2038 1,413,090 309,578,763
2037 1,403,127 308,089,917
2036 1,392,397 306,544,452
2035 1,381,536 304,940,852
2034 1,370,158 303,275,782
2033 1,358,179 301,552,643
2032 1,346,333 299,781,696
2031 1,334,598 297,956,985
2030 1,321,695 296,081,262
2029 1,309,323 294,145,245
2028 1,296,796 292,143,454
2027 1,283,692 290,069,053
2026 1,269,922 287,927,760
2025 1,256,174 285,721,236
2024 1,242,822 283,487,931
2023 1,230,506 281,190,067
2022 1,218,917 278,830,529
2021 1,206,593 276,758,053
2020 1,192,729 274,814,866
2019 1,179,874 272,489,381
2018 1,168,929 269,951,846
2017 1,158,195 267,346,658
2016 1,149,507 264,627,418
2015 1,142,813 261,799,249
2014 1,136,299 258,877,399
2013 1,129,990 255,852,467
2012 1,123,863 252,698,525
2011 1,117,833 249,470,032
2010 1,111,650 246,305,322
2009 1,105,153 243,220,028
2008 1,098,091 240,157,903
2007 1,090,705 237,062,337
2006 1,084,436 233,951,652
2005 1,079,022 230,871,650
2004 1,073,159 227,926,649
2003 1,066,700 225,048,008
2002 1,059,441 222,088,495
2001 1,051,064 219,097,902
2000 1,041,414 216,077,790
1999 1,030,782 213,004,668
1998 1,019,653 209,826,788
1997 1,006,635 206,536,095
1996 989,841 203,204,348
1995 970,433 199,888,057
1994 971,212 196,591,828
1993 971,318 193,305,168
1992 943,416 190,043,744
1991 908,189 186,778,238
1990 872,428 183,501,098
1989 837,800 180,201,630
1988 799,798 176,855,065
1987 763,811 173,511,154
1986 734,732 170,175,065
1985 706,196 166,776,185
1984 680,783 163,251,124
1983 658,957 159,651,381
1982 637,652 156,052,152
1981 616,808 152,485,035
1980 596,644 148,950,540
1979 577,199 145,434,834
1978 558,446 141,953,163
1977 540,348 138,533,541
1976 523,330 135,173,655
1975 507,673 131,843,848
1974 492,988 128,555,045
1973 479,038 125,288,515
1972 465,788 122,039,841
1971 453,183 118,833,702
1970 441,216 115,657,495
1969 429,875 112,517,639
1968 419,147 109,450,006
1967 409,031 106,526,393
1966 398,766 103,792,754
1965 388,336 101,365,130
1964 378,656 98,833,749
1963 369,759 96,051,424
1962 361,365 93,375,850
1961 353,264 90,791,249
1960 345,337 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Indonesia
2100 -0.67% -0.38%
2099 -0.61% -0.37%
2098 -0.59% -0.37%
2097 -0.59% -0.36%
2096 -0.59% -0.35%
2095 -0.58% -0.35%
2094 -0.56% -0.34%
2093 -0.54% -0.33%
2092 -0.56% -0.32%
2091 -0.52% -0.32%
2090 -0.53% -0.31%
2089 -0.49% -0.3%
2088 -0.48% -0.29%
2087 -0.48% -0.28%
2086 -0.49% -0.27%
2085 -0.48% -0.26%
2084 -0.44% -0.25%
2083 -0.42% -0.24%
2082 -0.36% -0.23%
2081 -0.36% -0.22%
2080 -0.33% -0.21%
2079 -0.3% -0.2%
2078 -0.32% -0.19%
2077 -0.32% -0.18%
2076 -0.29% -0.17%
2075 -0.29% -0.16%
2074 -0.24% -0.15%
2073 -0.21% -0.14%
2072 -0.2% -0.13%
2071 -0.15% -0.12%
2070 -0.16% -0.12%
2069 -0.13% -0.11%
2068 -0.11% -0.1%
2067 -0.05% -0.09%
2066 -0.05% -0.08%
2065 -0.03% -0.07%
2064 -0.01% -0.06%
2063 0.03% -0.05%
2062 0.05% -0.04%
2061 0.05% -0.02%
2060 0.12% -0.01%
2059 0.17% 0.003%
2058 0.18% 0.02%
2057 0.18% 0.04%
2056 0.2% 0.05%
2055 0.23% 0.07%
2054 0.28% 0.09%
2053 0.32% 0.11%
2052 0.36% 0.13%
2051 0.36% 0.16%
2050 0.43% 0.18%
2049 0.43% 0.21%
2048 0.45% 0.23%
2047 0.48% 0.25%
2046 0.53% 0.28%
2045 0.53% 0.31%
2044 0.56% 0.34%
2043 0.59% 0.36%
2042 0.67% 0.39%
2041 0.63% 0.41%
2040 0.68% 0.44%
2039 0.73% 0.46%
2038 0.71% 0.48%
2037 0.77% 0.5%
2036 0.79% 0.53%
2035 0.83% 0.55%
2034 0.88% 0.57%
2033 0.88% 0.59%
2032 0.88% 0.61%
2031 0.98% 0.63%
2030 0.94% 0.66%
2029 0.97% 0.69%
2028 1.02% 0.72%
2027 1.08% 0.74%
2026 1.09% 0.77%
2025 1.07% 0.79%
2024 1% 0.82%
2023 0.95% 0.85%
2022 1.02% 0.75%
2021 1.16% 0.71%
2020 1.09% 0.85%
2019 0.94% 0.94%
2018 0.93% 0.97%
2017 0.76% 1.03%
2016 0.59% 1.08%
2015 0.57% 1.13%
2014 0.56% 1.18%
2013 0.55% 1.25%
2012 0.54% 1.29%
2011 0.56% 1.28%
2010 0.59% 1.27%
2009 0.64% 1.28%
2008 0.68% 1.31%
2007 0.58% 1.33%
2006 0.5% 1.33%
2005 0.55% 1.29%
2004 0.61% 1.28%
2003 0.69% 1.33%
2002 0.8% 1.36%
2001 0.93% 1.4%
2000 1.03% 1.44%
1999 1.09% 1.51%
1998 1.29% 1.59%
1997 1.7% 1.64%
1996 2% 1.66%
1995 -0.08% 1.68%
1994 -0.01% 1.7%
1993 2.96% 1.72%
1992 3.88% 1.75%
1991 4.1% 1.79%
1990 4.13% 1.83%
1989 4.75% 1.89%
1988 4.71% 1.93%
1987 3.96% 1.96%
1986 4.04% 2.04%
1985 3.73% 2.16%
1984 3.31% 2.25%
1983 3.34% 2.31%
1982 3.38% 2.34%
1981 3.38% 2.37%
1980 3.37% 2.42%
1979 3.36% 2.45%
1978 3.35% 2.47%
1977 3.25% 2.49%
1976 3.08% 2.53%
1975 2.98% 2.56%
1974 2.91% 2.61%
1973 2.84% 2.66%
1972 2.78% 2.7%
1971 2.71% 2.75%
1970 2.64% 2.79%
1969 2.56% 2.8%
1968 2.47% 2.74%
1967 2.57% 2.63%
1966 2.69% 2.39%
1965 2.56% 2.56%
1964 2.41% 2.9%
1963 2.32% 2.87%
1962 2.29% 2.85%
1961 2.3% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Indonesia
Current population
1276995
289027659
Population rank 156/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.48%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +37 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 112/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -39,509
Net migration rank 121/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -39,509
2024 19,782 -6,754 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 20,147 -8,549 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 20,125 -8,549 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 17,314 -4,242 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 18,899 -4,242 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 19,488 -8,439 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 19,392 -8,546 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 19,278 -8,658 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 19,233 -12,481 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 19,223 -12,582 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 19,107 -12,724 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 18,903 -12,664 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 18,308 -12,294 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 17,645 -11,596 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 17,652 -11,334 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 17,656 -10,989 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 17,275 -9,822 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 16,595 -9,271 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 16,133 -10,923 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 15,945 -10,330 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 15,979 -9,863 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 16,396 -9,595 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 16,924 -9,209 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 17,824 -8,788 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 18,830 -8,563 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 19,420 -8,421 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 19,762 -8,505 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 20,686 -5,911 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 21,858 -3,049 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 23,029 -3,023 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 26,703 -48,259 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 28,046 -6,692 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 28,446 6,011 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 28,497 7,496 3,288,791 3,096
1990 28,349 7,169 3,250,906 11,539
1989 28,257 5,477 3,316,792 19,905
1988 27,396 14,879 3,331,242 25,383
1987 27,285 2,417 3,304,520 26,705
1986 27,096 1,353 3,309,905 30,988
1985 26,835 1,792 3,419,412 37,451
1984 26,149 -3,949 3,549,570 43,693
1983 24,883 -3,429 3,558,949 47,375
1982 24,742 -3,574 3,545,504 46,792
1981 23,973 -3,464 3,497,244 44,710
1980 23,153 -3,350 3,484,846 42,254
1979 22,299 -3,210 3,460,621 43,900
1978 21,466 -3,040 3,412,980 45,911
1977 20,609 -2,838 3,334,779 45,610
1976 19,734 -3,469 3,291,479 48,010
1975 18,849 -3,794 3,263,794 56,386
1974 17,971 -3,665 3,196,136 61,188
1973 17,145 -3,555 3,210,643 64,991
1972 16,353 -3,435 3,149,726 72,007
1971 15,615 -3,325 3,111,304 79,264
1970 14,873 -3,230 3,080,421 81,368
1969 14,164 -3,127 3,034,825 82,955
1968 13,449 -3,029 2,961,608 55,731
1967 12,773 -2,964 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 12,282 -1,557 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 11,719 -1,578 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 11,266 -2,049 2,700,138 144,819
1963 10,929 -2,358 2,609,526 110,166
1962 10,601 -2,390 2,525,163 106,264
1961 10,262 -2,270 2,434,113 103,628
1960 9,947 -2,082 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 69.9% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people). In Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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