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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 8.08 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Eswatini vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Israel
2100 1,352,404 21,079,031
2099 1,361,498 20,971,907
2098 1,369,861 20,869,188
2097 1,378,017 20,764,637
2096 1,386,191 20,651,056
2095 1,394,405 20,537,392
2094 1,402,538 20,420,251
2093 1,410,423 20,294,077
2092 1,418,137 20,167,075
2091 1,426,097 20,038,540
2090 1,433,623 19,910,123
2089 1,441,192 19,788,579
2088 1,448,332 19,660,357
2087 1,455,333 19,527,597
2086 1,462,398 19,388,628
2085 1,469,660 19,246,899
2084 1,476,745 19,099,510
2083 1,483,271 18,955,502
2082 1,489,551 18,813,463
2081 1,494,969 18,667,367
2080 1,500,315 18,512,469
2079 1,505,309 18,362,060
2078 1,509,779 18,208,724
2077 1,514,574 18,053,774
2076 1,519,452 17,908,513
2075 1,523,845 17,761,880
2074 1,528,267 17,618,257
2073 1,531,967 17,477,875
2072 1,535,206 17,343,227
2071 1,538,333 17,195,556
2070 1,540,715 17,043,216
2069 1,543,234 16,890,521
2068 1,545,288 16,742,334
2067 1,547,029 16,593,617
2066 1,547,862 16,448,006
2065 1,548,678 16,297,575
2064 1,549,121 16,152,550
2063 1,549,274 15,997,249
2062 1,548,873 15,847,545
2061 1,548,072 15,695,962
2060 1,547,285 15,537,020
2059 1,545,426 15,383,512
2058 1,542,799 15,227,838
2057 1,540,085 15,069,709
2056 1,537,270 14,910,638
2055 1,534,161 14,746,579
2054 1,530,631 14,578,352
2053 1,526,357 14,414,886
2052 1,521,506 14,252,277
2051 1,515,982 14,090,930
2050 1,510,547 13,927,651
2049 1,504,126 13,765,178
2048 1,497,656 13,606,737
2047 1,491,001 13,448,310
2046 1,483,817 13,286,110
2045 1,475,974 13,126,049
2044 1,468,200 12,960,184
2043 1,460,050 12,796,533
2042 1,451,433 12,632,183
2041 1,441,822 12,471,494
2040 1,432,811 12,312,998
2039 1,423,063 12,152,920
2038 1,412,806 11,995,851
2037 1,402,845 11,841,052
2036 1,392,117 11,693,469
2035 1,381,258 11,543,041
2034 1,369,883 11,396,608
2033 1,357,906 11,252,344
2032 1,346,063 11,108,763
2031 1,334,330 10,961,050
2030 1,321,430 10,815,614
2029 1,309,060 10,675,258
2028 1,296,535 10,533,711
2027 1,283,434 10,393,227
2026 1,269,667 10,252,942
2025 1,255,921 10,113,937
2024 1,242,822 9,974,400
2023 1,230,506 9,849,000
2022 1,218,917 9,557,500
2021 1,206,593 9,371,400
2020 1,192,729 9,215,100
2019 1,179,874 9,054,000
2018 1,168,929 8,882,800
2017 1,158,195 8,713,300
2016 1,149,507 8,546,000
2015 1,142,813 8,380,100
2014 1,136,299 8,215,700
2013 1,129,990 8,059,500
2012 1,123,863 7,910,500
2011 1,117,833 7,765,800
2010 1,111,650 7,623,600
2009 1,105,153 7,485,600
2008 1,098,091 7,308,800
2007 1,090,705 7,180,100
2006 1,084,436 7,053,700
2005 1,079,022 6,930,100
2004 1,073,159 6,809,000
2003 1,066,700 6,689,700
2002 1,059,441 6,570,000
2001 1,051,064 6,439,000
2000 1,041,414 6,289,000
1999 1,030,782 6,125,000
1998 1,019,653 5,971,000
1997 1,006,635 5,836,000
1996 989,841 5,692,000
1995 970,433 5,545,000
1994 971,212 5,399,000
1993 971,318 5,261,000
1992 943,416 5,123,000
1991 908,189 4,949,000
1990 872,428 4,660,000
1989 837,800 4,518,000
1988 799,798 4,442,000
1987 763,811 4,369,000
1986 734,732 4,299,000
1985 706,196 4,233,000
1984 680,783 4,159,000
1983 658,957 4,105,000
1982 637,652 4,031,000
1981 616,808 3,956,000
1980 596,644 3,878,000
1979 577,199 3,786,000
1978 558,446 3,690,000
1977 540,348 3,613,000
1976 523,330 3,533,000
1975 507,673 3,455,000
1974 492,988 3,377,000
1973 479,038 3,278,000
1972 465,788 3,148,000
1971 453,183 3,069,000
1970 441,216 2,974,000
1969 429,875 2,877,000
1968 419,147 2,803,000
1967 409,031 2,745,000
1966 398,766 2,629,000
1965 388,336 2,563,000
1964 378,656 2,475,000
1963 369,759 2,379,000
1962 361,365 2,293,000
1961 353,264 2,185,000
1960 345,337 2,114,020

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 Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Israel
2100 -0.67% 0.51%
2099 -0.61% 0.49%
2098 -0.59% 0.5%
2097 -0.59% 0.55%
2096 -0.59% 0.55%
2095 -0.58% 0.57%
2094 -0.56% 0.62%
2093 -0.54% 0.63%
2092 -0.56% 0.64%
2091 -0.52% 0.64%
2090 -0.53% 0.61%
2089 -0.49% 0.65%
2088 -0.48% 0.68%
2087 -0.48% 0.72%
2086 -0.49% 0.74%
2085 -0.48% 0.77%
2084 -0.44% 0.76%
2083 -0.42% 0.75%
2082 -0.36% 0.78%
2081 -0.36% 0.84%
2080 -0.33% 0.82%
2079 -0.3% 0.84%
2078 -0.32% 0.86%
2077 -0.32% 0.81%
2076 -0.29% 0.83%
2075 -0.29% 0.82%
2074 -0.24% 0.8%
2073 -0.21% 0.78%
2072 -0.2% 0.86%
2071 -0.15% 0.89%
2070 -0.16% 0.9%
2069 -0.13% 0.89%
2068 -0.11% 0.9%
2067 -0.05% 0.89%
2066 -0.05% 0.92%
2065 -0.03% 0.9%
2064 -0.01% 0.97%
2063 0.03% 0.94%
2062 0.05% 0.97%
2061 0.05% 1.02%
2060 0.12% 1%
2059 0.17% 1.02%
2058 0.18% 1.05%
2057 0.18% 1.07%
2056 0.2% 1.11%
2055 0.23% 1.15%
2054 0.28% 1.13%
2053 0.32% 1.14%
2052 0.36% 1.15%
2051 0.36% 1.17%
2050 0.43% 1.18%
2049 0.43% 1.16%
2048 0.45% 1.18%
2047 0.48% 1.22%
2046 0.53% 1.22%
2045 0.53% 1.28%
2044 0.56% 1.28%
2043 0.59% 1.3%
2042 0.67% 1.29%
2041 0.63% 1.29%
2040 0.68% 1.32%
2039 0.73% 1.31%
2038 0.71% 1.31%
2037 0.77% 1.26%
2036 0.79% 1.3%
2035 0.83% 1.28%
2034 0.88% 1.28%
2033 0.88% 1.29%
2032 0.88% 1.35%
2031 0.98% 1.34%
2030 0.94% 1.31%
2029 0.97% 1.34%
2028 1.02% 1.35%
2027 1.08% 1.37%
2026 1.09% 1.37%
2025 1.05% 1.4%
2024 1% 1.27%
2023 0.95% 3.05%
2022 1.02% 1.99%
2021 1.16% 1.7%
2020 1.09% 1.78%
2019 0.94% 1.93%
2018 0.93% 1.95%
2017 0.76% 1.96%
2016 0.59% 1.98%
2015 0.57% 2%
2014 0.56% 1.94%
2013 0.55% 1.88%
2012 0.54% 1.86%
2011 0.56% 1.87%
2010 0.59% 1.84%
2009 0.64% 2.42%
2008 0.68% 1.79%
2007 0.58% 1.79%
2006 0.5% 1.78%
2005 0.55% 1.78%
2004 0.61% 1.78%
2003 0.69% 1.82%
2002 0.8% 2.03%
2001 0.93% 2.39%
2000 1.03% 2.68%
1999 1.09% 2.58%
1998 1.29% 2.31%
1997 1.7% 2.53%
1996 2% 2.65%
1995 -0.08% 2.7%
1994 -0.01% 2.62%
1993 2.96% 2.69%
1992 3.88% 3.52%
1991 4.1% 6.2%
1990 4.13% 3.14%
1989 4.75% 1.71%
1988 4.71% 1.67%
1987 3.96% 1.63%
1986 4.04% 1.56%
1985 3.73% 1.78%
1984 3.31% 1.32%
1983 3.34% 1.84%
1982 3.38% 1.9%
1981 3.38% 2.01%
1980 3.37% 2.43%
1979 3.36% 2.6%
1978 3.35% 2.13%
1977 3.25% 2.26%
1976 3.08% 2.26%
1975 2.98% 2.31%
1974 2.91% 3.02%
1973 2.84% 4.13%
1972 2.78% 2.57%
1971 2.71% 3.19%
1970 2.64% 3.37%
1969 2.56% 2.64%
1968 2.47% 2.11%
1967 2.57% 4.41%
1966 2.69% 2.58%
1965 2.56% 3.56%
1964 2.41% 4.04%
1963 2.32% 3.75%
1962 2.29% 4.94%
1961 2.3% 3.36%

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/israel | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Israel
Current population
1273390
10290887
Population rank 156/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.12%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +344
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 84/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +11,466
Net migration rank 121/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 11,466
2024 - -6,754 - 10,612
2023 20,147 -8,549 131,977 9,999
2022 20,125 -8,549 129,982 50,004
2021 17,314 -4,242 134,011 16,859
2020 18,899 -4,242 128,089 16,573
2019 19,488 -8,439 135,810 16,134
2018 19,392 -8,546 140,348 15,615
2017 19,278 -8,658 138,541 14,518
2016 19,233 -12,481 136,736 24,308
2015 19,223 -12,582 134,082 29,735
2014 19,107 -12,724 133,916 25,303
2013 18,903 -12,664 129,758 17,075
2012 18,308 -12,294 128,941 16,549
2011 17,645 -11,596 125,030 10,470
2010 17,652 -11,334 126,552 12,906
2009 17,656 -10,989 122,015 7,269
2008 17,275 -9,822 117,672 7,974
2007 16,595 -9,271 111,292 9,654
2006 16,133 -10,923 109,332 11,446
2005 15,945 -10,330 105,338 10,975
2004 15,979 -9,863 106,901 8,494
2003 16,396 -9,595 106,366 6,684
2002 16,924 -9,209 101,178 17,420
2001 17,824 -8,788 99,160 38,643
2000 18,830 -8,563 98,737 63,409
1999 19,420 -8,421 94,325 78,422
1998 19,762 -8,505 93,744 52,713
1997 20,686 -5,911 88,707 60,297
1996 21,858 -3,049 86,518 66,811
1995 23,029 -3,023 82,066 61,800
1994 26,703 -48,259 79,365 57,273
1993 28,046 -6,692 77,337 49,345
1992 28,446 6,011 77,357 57,522
1991 28,497 7,496 73,740 153,141
1990 28,349 7,169 71,764 178,732
1989 28,257 5,477 68,674 14,192
1988 27,396 14,879 71,072 1,675
1987 27,285 2,417 69,904 7,511
1986 27,096 1,353 70,073 -3,598
1985 26,835 1,792 71,538 -3,686
1984 26,149 -3,949 70,703 10,933
1983 24,883 -3,429 70,196 689
1982 24,742 -3,574 68,931 16,563
1981 23,973 -3,464 67,647 16,021
1980 23,153 -3,350 68,253 16,284
1979 22,299 -3,210 68,148 15,591
1978 21,466 -3,040 67,158 15,556
1977 20,609 -2,838 70,092 12,747
1976 19,734 -3,469 74,899 10,459
1975 18,849 -3,794 70,828 11,726
1974 17,971 -3,665 68,891 11,929
1973 17,145 -3,555 65,560 14,310
1972 16,353 -3,435 62,960 27,415
1971 15,615 -3,325 64,449 52,632
1970 14,873 -3,230 56,506 56,173
1969 14,164 -3,127 53,800 59,928
1968 13,449 -3,029 51,014 60,804
1967 12,773 -2,964 47,488 59,483
1966 12,282 -1,557 50,477 57,347
1965 11,719 -1,578 49,979 54,694
1964 11,266 -2,049 48,015 54,050
1963 10,929 -2,358 44,964 53,877
1962 10,601 -2,390 43,337 52,313
1961 10,262 -2,270 42,170 34,482
1960 9,947 -2,082 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/israel | CC BY

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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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