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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 226.6 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 3.5% 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 +0.87% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

Eswatini vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Indonesia
2100 1,352,404 297,263,579
2099 1,361,498 298,386,561
2098 1,369,861 299,496,396
2097 1,378,017 300,596,542
2096 1,386,191 301,680,965
2095 1,394,405 302,745,817
2094 1,402,538 303,798,670
2093 1,410,423 304,837,512
2092 1,418,137 305,857,297
2091 1,426,097 306,853,321
2090 1,433,623 307,827,852
2089 1,441,192 308,775,620
2088 1,448,332 309,700,566
2087 1,455,333 310,605,359
2086 1,462,398 311,483,180
2085 1,469,660 312,332,996
2084 1,476,745 313,155,965
2083 1,483,271 313,952,990
2082 1,489,551 314,719,759
2081 1,494,969 315,453,880
2080 1,500,315 316,158,503
2079 1,505,309 316,839,281
2078 1,509,779 317,487,448
2077 1,514,574 318,105,938
2076 1,519,452 318,684,532
2075 1,523,845 319,239,982
2074 1,528,267 319,759,087
2073 1,531,967 320,251,181
2072 1,535,206 320,709,370
2071 1,538,333 321,136,059
2070 1,540,715 321,534,979
2069 1,543,234 321,908,058
2068 1,545,288 322,252,027
2067 1,547,029 322,566,642
2066 1,547,862 322,849,032
2065 1,548,678 323,098,730
2064 1,549,121 323,318,973
2063 1,549,274 323,506,247
2062 1,548,873 323,662,911
2061 1,548,072 323,784,985
2060 1,547,285 323,865,045
2059 1,545,426 323,904,988
2058 1,542,799 323,894,318
2057 1,540,085 323,837,237
2056 1,537,270 323,721,448
2055 1,534,161 323,552,405
2054 1,530,631 323,324,404
2053 1,526,357 323,032,528
2052 1,521,506 322,677,809
2051 1,515,982 322,252,898
2050 1,510,547 321,749,772
2049 1,504,126 321,169,163
2048 1,497,656 320,507,607
2047 1,491,001 319,778,332
2046 1,483,817 318,970,565
2045 1,475,974 318,077,606
2044 1,468,200 317,100,688
2043 1,460,050 316,041,251
2042 1,451,433 314,905,847
2041 1,441,822 313,692,611
2040 1,432,811 312,407,319
2039 1,423,063 311,049,484
2038 1,412,806 309,626,850
2037 1,402,845 308,137,773
2036 1,392,117 306,592,068
2035 1,381,258 304,988,219
2034 1,369,883 303,322,890
2033 1,357,906 301,599,483
2032 1,346,063 299,828,261
2031 1,334,330 298,003,267
2030 1,321,430 296,127,253
2029 1,309,060 294,190,935
2028 1,296,535 292,188,833
2027 1,283,434 290,114,110
2026 1,269,667 287,972,484
2025 1,255,921 285,765,617
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 (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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% 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 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 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 1.05% 0.8%
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 (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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Indonesia
Current population
1273390
288551776
Population rank 156/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.48%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 115/197
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 - -6,754 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 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 (1960–2024, 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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