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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 73.3 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Iran
2100 1,352,676 80,660,972
2099 1,361,771 81,193,582
2098 1,370,136 81,717,474
2097 1,378,294 82,241,892
2096 1,386,470 82,764,411
2095 1,394,685 83,283,942
2094 1,402,820 83,799,806
2093 1,410,707 84,316,389
2092 1,418,422 84,833,108
2091 1,426,384 85,354,240
2090 1,433,911 85,878,473
2089 1,441,481 86,409,859
2088 1,448,623 86,947,263
2087 1,455,625 87,492,427
2086 1,462,692 88,047,949
2085 1,469,955 88,610,339
2084 1,477,042 89,181,346
2083 1,483,569 89,758,453
2082 1,489,850 90,343,413
2081 1,495,270 90,936,310
2080 1,500,616 91,535,218
2079 1,505,611 92,136,544
2078 1,510,082 92,740,467
2077 1,514,879 93,344,865
2076 1,519,757 93,946,187
2075 1,524,151 94,544,733
2074 1,528,574 95,135,317
2073 1,532,275 95,721,351
2072 1,535,515 96,292,835
2071 1,538,642 96,851,951
2070 1,541,025 97,397,073
2069 1,543,544 97,924,812
2068 1,545,599 98,432,509
2067 1,547,340 98,913,776
2066 1,548,173 99,374,357
2065 1,548,989 99,812,137
2064 1,549,433 100,223,387
2063 1,549,585 100,602,361
2062 1,549,184 100,951,282
2061 1,548,383 101,266,537
2060 1,547,596 101,545,806
2059 1,545,737 101,792,315
2058 1,543,109 101,994,395
2057 1,540,394 102,161,227
2056 1,537,579 102,291,323
2055 1,534,469 102,382,089
2054 1,530,939 102,431,558
2053 1,526,664 102,441,204
2052 1,521,811 102,413,350
2051 1,516,286 102,350,865
2050 1,510,851 102,251,999
2049 1,504,429 102,122,983
2048 1,497,956 101,957,508
2047 1,491,300 101,765,614
2046 1,484,115 101,547,098
2045 1,476,270 101,305,486
2044 1,468,495 101,038,874
2043 1,460,344 100,752,109
2042 1,451,725 100,446,296
2041 1,442,112 100,122,690
2040 1,433,098 99,784,572
2039 1,423,349 99,436,793
2038 1,413,090 99,072,548
2037 1,403,127 98,694,577
2036 1,392,397 98,302,279
2035 1,381,536 97,899,013
2034 1,370,158 97,482,352
2033 1,358,179 97,054,589
2032 1,346,333 96,608,216
2031 1,334,598 96,141,200
2030 1,321,695 95,656,003
2029 1,309,323 95,133,736
2028 1,296,796 94,561,150
2027 1,283,692 93,925,792
2026 1,269,922 93,215,072
2025 1,256,174 92,417,681
2024 1,242,822 91,567,738
2023 1,230,506 90,608,707
2022 1,218,917 89,524,246
2021 1,206,593 88,455,488
2020 1,192,729 87,723,443
2019 1,179,874 87,051,648
2018 1,168,929 86,117,998
2017 1,158,195 85,026,754
2016 1,149,507 83,812,228
2015 1,142,813 82,619,362
2014 1,136,299 81,502,045
2013 1,129,990 80,414,686
2012 1,123,863 79,370,580
2011 1,117,833 78,383,598
2010 1,111,650 77,420,842
2009 1,105,153 76,457,825
2008 1,098,091 75,514,204
2007 1,090,705 74,602,648
2006 1,084,436 73,392,747
2005 1,079,022 71,828,455
2004 1,073,159 70,256,316
2003 1,066,700 68,769,340
2002 1,059,441 68,011,317
2001 1,051,064 67,452,005
2000 1,041,414 66,418,659
1999 1,030,782 65,445,391
1998 1,019,653 64,519,859
1997 1,006,635 63,639,638
1996 989,841 62,881,300
1995 970,433 62,205,567
1994 971,212 61,520,598
1993 971,318 61,403,543
1992 943,416 61,184,983
1991 908,189 59,986,931
1990 872,428 58,380,092
1989 837,800 56,704,914
1988 799,798 55,072,694
1987 763,811 53,323,493
1986 734,732 51,446,045
1985 706,196 49,582,289
1984 680,783 47,793,998
1983 658,957 46,029,535
1982 637,652 44,272,141
1981 616,808 41,989,312
1980 596,644 39,842,324
1979 577,199 38,424,952
1978 558,446 37,126,535
1977 540,348 35,933,181
1976 523,330 34,837,271
1975 507,673 33,802,973
1974 492,988 32,796,463
1973 479,038 31,839,838
1972 465,788 30,921,179
1971 453,183 30,029,071
1970 441,216 29,145,100
1969 429,875 28,273,482
1968 419,147 27,437,391
1967 409,031 26,628,432
1966 398,766 25,829,270
1965 388,336 25,036,978
1964 378,656 24,262,859
1963 369,759 23,519,005
1962 361,365 22,807,907
1961 353,264 22,125,726
1960 345,337 21,470,434

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 Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Iran
2100 -0.67% -0.66%
2099 -0.61% -0.64%
2098 -0.59% -0.64%
2097 -0.59% -0.63%
2096 -0.59% -0.62%
2095 -0.58% -0.62%
2094 -0.56% -0.61%
2093 -0.54% -0.61%
2092 -0.56% -0.61%
2091 -0.52% -0.61%
2090 -0.53% -0.61%
2089 -0.49% -0.62%
2088 -0.48% -0.62%
2087 -0.48% -0.63%
2086 -0.49% -0.63%
2085 -0.48% -0.64%
2084 -0.44% -0.64%
2083 -0.42% -0.65%
2082 -0.36% -0.65%
2081 -0.36% -0.65%
2080 -0.33% -0.65%
2079 -0.3% -0.65%
2078 -0.32% -0.65%
2077 -0.32% -0.64%
2076 -0.29% -0.63%
2075 -0.29% -0.62%
2074 -0.24% -0.61%
2073 -0.21% -0.59%
2072 -0.2% -0.58%
2071 -0.15% -0.56%
2070 -0.16% -0.54%
2069 -0.13% -0.52%
2068 -0.11% -0.49%
2067 -0.05% -0.46%
2066 -0.05% -0.44%
2065 -0.03% -0.41%
2064 -0.01% -0.38%
2063 0.03% -0.35%
2062 0.05% -0.31%
2061 0.05% -0.28%
2060 0.12% -0.24%
2059 0.17% -0.2%
2058 0.18% -0.16%
2057 0.18% -0.13%
2056 0.2% -0.09%
2055 0.23% -0.05%
2054 0.28% -0.009%
2053 0.32% 0.03%
2052 0.36% 0.06%
2051 0.36% 0.1%
2050 0.43% 0.13%
2049 0.43% 0.16%
2048 0.45% 0.19%
2047 0.48% 0.22%
2046 0.53% 0.24%
2045 0.53% 0.26%
2044 0.56% 0.28%
2043 0.59% 0.3%
2042 0.67% 0.32%
2041 0.63% 0.34%
2040 0.68% 0.35%
2039 0.73% 0.37%
2038 0.71% 0.38%
2037 0.77% 0.4%
2036 0.79% 0.41%
2035 0.83% 0.43%
2034 0.88% 0.44%
2033 0.88% 0.46%
2032 0.88% 0.49%
2031 0.98% 0.51%
2030 0.94% 0.55%
2029 0.97% 0.61%
2028 1.02% 0.68%
2027 1.08% 0.76%
2026 1.09% 0.86%
2025 1.07% 0.93%
2024 1% 1.06%
2023 0.95% 1.21%
2022 1.02% 1.21%
2021 1.16% 0.83%
2020 1.09% 0.77%
2019 0.94% 1.08%
2018 0.93% 1.28%
2017 0.76% 1.45%
2016 0.59% 1.44%
2015 0.57% 1.37%
2014 0.56% 1.35%
2013 0.55% 1.32%
2012 0.54% 1.26%
2011 0.56% 1.24%
2010 0.59% 1.26%
2009 0.64% 1.25%
2008 0.68% 1.22%
2007 0.58% 1.65%
2006 0.5% 2.18%
2005 0.55% 2.24%
2004 0.61% 2.16%
2003 0.69% 1.11%
2002 0.8% 0.83%
2001 0.93% 1.56%
2000 1.03% 1.49%
1999 1.09% 1.43%
1998 1.29% 1.38%
1997 1.7% 1.21%
1996 2% 1.09%
1995 -0.08% 1.11%
1994 -0.01% 0.19%
1993 2.96% 0.36%
1992 3.88% 2%
1991 4.1% 2.75%
1990 4.13% 2.95%
1989 4.75% 2.96%
1988 4.71% 3.28%
1987 3.96% 3.65%
1986 4.04% 3.76%
1985 3.73% 3.74%
1984 3.31% 3.83%
1983 3.34% 3.97%
1982 3.38% 5.44%
1981 3.38% 5.39%
1980 3.37% 3.69%
1979 3.36% 3.5%
1978 3.35% 3.32%
1977 3.25% 3.15%
1976 3.08% 3.06%
1975 2.98% 3.07%
1974 2.91% 3%
1973 2.84% 2.97%
1972 2.78% 2.97%
1971 2.71% 3.03%
1970 2.64% 3.08%
1969 2.56% 3.05%
1968 2.47% 3.04%
1967 2.57% 3.09%
1966 2.69% 3.16%
1965 2.56% 3.19%
1964 2.41% 3.16%
1963 2.32% 3.12%
1962 2.29% 3.08%
1961 2.3% 3.05%

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 Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Iran
Current population
1276995
93580141
Population rank 156/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.13%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 103/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +116,786
Net migration rank 121/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 116,786
2024 19,782 -6,754 715,785 190,156
2023 20,147 -8,549 750,150 262,044
2022 20,125 -8,549 753,525 403,190
2021 17,314 -4,242 645,725 334,967
2020 18,899 -4,242 663,978 -180,680
2019 19,488 -8,439 893,063 -32,794
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,140,549 34,849
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,186,949 66,630
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 17,652 -11,334 980,380 -12,849
2009 17,656 -10,989 958,322 211
2008 17,275 -9,822 940,983 -12,184
2007 16,595 -9,271 919,254 -24,950
2006 16,133 -10,923 884,529 640,932
2005 15,945 -10,330 837,305 765,873
2004 15,979 -9,863 801,203 739,996
2003 16,396 -9,595 732,600 700,222
2002 16,924 -9,209 752,205 -668,962
2001 17,824 -8,788 743,658 291,692
2000 18,830 -8,563 731,203 300,133
1999 19,420 -8,421 723,237 191,988
1998 19,762 -8,505 717,655 218,171
1997 20,686 -5,911 726,574 98,009
1996 21,858 -3,049 784,508 -92,435
1995 23,029 -3,023 879,648 -220,258
1994 26,703 -48,259 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 28,446 6,011 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 28,497 7,496 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 28,349 7,169 1,530,434 200,711
1989 28,257 5,477 1,609,739 9,460
1988 27,396 14,879 1,614,512 30,688
1987 27,285 2,417 1,639,644 213,524
1986 27,096 1,353 1,659,289 242,411
1985 26,835 1,792 1,661,750 163,999
1984 26,149 -3,949 1,653,051 97,748
1983 24,883 -3,429 1,573,612 204,544
1982 24,742 -3,574 1,514,240 222,390
1981 23,973 -3,464 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 23,153 -3,350 1,361,293 103,674
1979 22,299 -3,210 1,294,306 75,451
1978 21,466 -3,040 1,156,974 70,088
1977 20,609 -2,838 1,091,542 68,093
1976 19,734 -3,469 1,013,347 18,825
1975 18,849 -3,794 929,481 106,921
1974 17,971 -3,665 873,369 103,252
1973 17,145 -3,555 831,880 104,779
1972 16,353 -3,435 804,043 96,614
1971 15,615 -3,325 805,830 77,717
1970 14,873 -3,230 794,612 89,757
1969 14,164 -3,127 780,660 78,196
1968 13,449 -3,029 743,992 69,342
1967 12,773 -2,964 727,276 77,313
1966 12,282 -1,557 695,040 98,709
1965 11,719 -1,578 663,029 127,808
1964 11,266 -2,049 635,589 121,817
1963 10,929 -2,358 620,126 110,190
1962 10,601 -2,390 595,538 96,332
1961 10,262 -2,270 594,674 77,811
1960 9,947 -2,082 584,060 54,041

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 Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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