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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 10,122,800 people in Israel in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 10,334,048 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 8.09 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 +0.92% per year vs +1.92% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (46.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Israel
2100 1,352,676 21,097,502
2099 1,361,771 20,990,284
2098 1,370,136 20,887,475
2097 1,378,294 20,782,833
2096 1,386,470 20,669,152
2095 1,394,685 20,555,388
2094 1,402,820 20,438,144
2093 1,410,707 20,311,860
2092 1,418,422 20,184,747
2091 1,426,384 20,056,099
2090 1,433,911 19,927,570
2089 1,441,481 19,805,919
2088 1,448,623 19,677,585
2087 1,455,625 19,544,709
2086 1,462,692 19,405,618
2085 1,469,955 19,263,765
2084 1,477,042 19,116,247
2083 1,483,569 18,972,113
2082 1,489,850 18,829,949
2081 1,495,270 18,683,725
2080 1,500,616 18,528,692
2079 1,505,611 18,378,150
2078 1,510,082 18,224,680
2077 1,514,879 18,069,594
2076 1,519,757 17,924,206
2075 1,524,151 17,777,444
2074 1,528,574 17,633,695
2073 1,532,275 17,493,191
2072 1,535,515 17,358,424
2071 1,538,642 17,210,625
2070 1,541,025 17,058,151
2069 1,543,544 16,905,322
2068 1,545,599 16,757,005
2067 1,547,340 16,608,158
2066 1,548,173 16,462,419
2065 1,548,989 16,311,857
2064 1,549,433 16,166,704
2063 1,549,585 16,011,267
2062 1,549,184 15,861,432
2061 1,548,383 15,709,716
2060 1,547,596 15,550,635
2059 1,545,737 15,396,992
2058 1,543,109 15,241,182
2057 1,540,394 15,082,914
2056 1,537,579 14,923,704
2055 1,534,469 14,759,501
2054 1,530,939 14,591,126
2053 1,526,664 14,427,517
2052 1,521,811 14,264,766
2051 1,516,286 14,103,277
2050 1,510,851 13,939,856
2049 1,504,429 13,777,240
2048 1,497,956 13,618,660
2047 1,491,300 13,460,094
2046 1,484,115 13,297,752
2045 1,476,270 13,137,551
2044 1,468,495 12,971,541
2043 1,460,344 12,807,746
2042 1,451,725 12,643,252
2041 1,442,112 12,482,422
2040 1,433,098 12,323,788
2039 1,423,349 12,163,569
2038 1,413,090 12,006,362
2037 1,403,127 11,851,428
2036 1,392,397 11,703,716
2035 1,381,536 11,553,156
2034 1,370,158 11,406,594
2033 1,358,179 11,262,204
2032 1,346,333 11,118,498
2031 1,334,598 10,970,655
2030 1,321,695 10,825,091
2029 1,309,323 10,684,612
2028 1,296,796 10,542,941
2027 1,283,692 10,402,334
2026 1,269,922 10,261,927
2025 1,256,174 10,122,800
2024 1,242,822 10,002,200
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 (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 Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,788,048 people (a 20.9% 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 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Israel will increase by 34.9% to 13,939,856 people and rank change from 95th to 87th.

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 1.07% 1.21%
2024 1% 1.56%
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 (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 Israel's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Israel
Current population
1276995
10334048
Population rank 156/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.12%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
4.37 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
2.83 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
9.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +330
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +120,600
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 87/197
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 19,782 -6,754 133,029 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 2026-07-08).

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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 Israel 86.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,342,605 people) and 13.2% is from migration (a gain of 204,357 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 (1960–2025, 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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