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Population in Eswatini compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 26.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Eswatini vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Ivory Coast
2100 1,352,404 104,920,371
2099 1,361,498 104,113,061
2098 1,369,861 103,291,158
2097 1,378,017 102,471,756
2096 1,386,191 101,628,301
2095 1,394,405 100,772,460
2094 1,402,538 99,898,304
2093 1,410,423 99,021,348
2092 1,418,137 98,114,023
2091 1,426,097 97,191,635
2090 1,433,623 96,263,617
2089 1,441,192 95,332,834
2088 1,448,332 94,410,464
2087 1,455,333 93,478,576
2086 1,462,398 92,531,438
2085 1,469,660 91,589,651
2084 1,476,745 90,656,883
2083 1,483,271 89,687,091
2082 1,489,551 88,713,776
2081 1,494,969 87,729,381
2080 1,500,315 86,741,632
2079 1,505,309 85,754,611
2078 1,509,779 84,755,417
2077 1,514,574 83,751,773
2076 1,519,452 82,745,768
2075 1,523,845 81,715,680
2074 1,528,267 80,699,852
2073 1,531,967 79,680,254
2072 1,535,206 78,658,967
2071 1,538,333 77,619,677
2070 1,540,715 76,578,862
2069 1,543,234 75,539,439
2068 1,545,288 74,479,930
2067 1,547,029 73,429,006
2066 1,547,862 72,362,962
2065 1,548,678 71,312,115
2064 1,549,121 70,271,852
2063 1,549,274 69,232,655
2062 1,548,873 68,207,413
2061 1,548,072 67,176,556
2060 1,547,285 66,159,709
2059 1,545,426 65,140,683
2058 1,542,799 64,110,700
2057 1,540,085 63,092,260
2056 1,537,270 62,075,281
2055 1,534,161 61,046,238
2054 1,530,631 60,014,012
2053 1,526,357 58,992,661
2052 1,521,506 57,968,005
2051 1,515,982 56,941,659
2050 1,510,547 55,918,046
2049 1,504,126 54,901,818
2048 1,497,656 53,875,709
2047 1,491,001 52,858,830
2046 1,483,817 51,844,312
2045 1,475,974 50,830,306
2044 1,468,200 49,805,598
2043 1,460,050 48,788,840
2042 1,451,433 47,784,131
2041 1,441,822 46,795,255
2040 1,432,811 45,813,266
2039 1,423,063 44,841,250
2038 1,412,806 43,881,133
2037 1,402,845 42,929,373
2036 1,392,117 41,995,248
2035 1,381,258 41,077,730
2034 1,369,883 40,171,091
2033 1,357,906 39,279,116
2032 1,346,063 38,414,277
2031 1,334,330 37,563,879
2030 1,321,430 36,733,221
2029 1,309,060 35,912,791
2028 1,296,535 35,100,748
2027 1,283,434 34,301,358
2026 1,269,667 33,507,906
2025 1,255,921 32,716,581
2024 1,242,822 31,934,230
2023 1,230,506 31,165,654
2022 1,218,917 30,395,002
2021 1,206,593 29,639,736
2020 1,192,729 28,915,449
2019 1,179,874 28,193,009
2018 1,168,929 27,464,173
2017 1,158,195 26,733,372
2016 1,149,507 25,989,405
2015 1,142,813 25,246,342
2014 1,136,299 24,527,395
2013 1,129,990 23,939,775
2012 1,123,863 23,467,078
2011 1,117,833 22,982,000
2010 1,111,650 22,488,065
2009 1,105,153 21,997,940
2008 1,098,091 21,514,439
2007 1,090,705 21,030,558
2006 1,084,436 20,546,802
2005 1,079,022 20,068,458
2004 1,073,159 19,595,000
2003 1,066,700 19,125,542
2002 1,059,441 18,654,771
2001 1,051,064 18,178,913
2000 1,041,414 17,699,004
1999 1,030,782 17,215,935
1998 1,019,653 16,663,948
1997 1,006,635 16,047,170
1996 989,841 15,442,312
1995 970,433 14,855,565
1994 971,212 14,287,201
1993 971,318 13,735,951
1992 943,416 13,200,310
1991 908,189 12,683,870
1990 872,428 12,189,778
1989 837,800 11,719,771
1988 799,798 11,275,189
1987 763,811 10,851,475
1986 734,732 10,440,917
1985 706,196 10,040,483
1984 680,783 9,650,516
1983 658,957 9,272,744
1982 637,652 8,907,936
1981 616,808 8,556,596
1980 596,644 8,220,714
1979 577,199 7,902,267
1978 558,446 7,603,130
1977 540,348 7,321,950
1976 523,330 7,057,958
1975 507,673 6,776,297
1974 492,988 6,474,057
1973 479,038 6,184,944
1972 465,788 5,909,716
1971 453,183 5,650,868
1970 441,216 5,411,567
1969 429,875 5,192,221
1968 419,147 4,990,021
1967 409,031 4,799,744
1966 398,766 4,617,519
1965 388,336 4,442,377
1964 378,656 4,273,952
1963 369,759 4,112,061
1962 361,365 3,956,939
1961 353,264 3,810,151
1960 345,337 3,673,666

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Ivory Coast
2100 -0.67% 0.78%
2099 -0.61% 0.8%
2098 -0.59% 0.8%
2097 -0.59% 0.83%
2096 -0.59% 0.85%
2095 -0.58% 0.88%
2094 -0.56% 0.89%
2093 -0.54% 0.92%
2092 -0.56% 0.95%
2091 -0.52% 0.96%
2090 -0.53% 0.98%
2089 -0.49% 0.98%
2088 -0.48% 1%
2087 -0.48% 1.02%
2086 -0.49% 1.03%
2085 -0.48% 1.03%
2084 -0.44% 1.08%
2083 -0.42% 1.1%
2082 -0.36% 1.12%
2081 -0.36% 1.14%
2080 -0.33% 1.15%
2079 -0.3% 1.18%
2078 -0.32% 1.2%
2077 -0.32% 1.22%
2076 -0.29% 1.26%
2075 -0.29% 1.26%
2074 -0.24% 1.28%
2073 -0.21% 1.3%
2072 -0.2% 1.34%
2071 -0.15% 1.36%
2070 -0.16% 1.38%
2069 -0.13% 1.42%
2068 -0.11% 1.43%
2067 -0.05% 1.47%
2066 -0.05% 1.47%
2065 -0.03% 1.48%
2064 -0.01% 1.5%
2063 0.03% 1.5%
2062 0.05% 1.53%
2061 0.05% 1.54%
2060 0.12% 1.56%
2059 0.17% 1.61%
2058 0.18% 1.61%
2057 0.18% 1.64%
2056 0.2% 1.69%
2055 0.23% 1.72%
2054 0.28% 1.73%
2053 0.32% 1.77%
2052 0.36% 1.8%
2051 0.36% 1.83%
2050 0.43% 1.85%
2049 0.43% 1.9%
2048 0.45% 1.92%
2047 0.48% 1.96%
2046 0.53% 1.99%
2045 0.53% 2.06%
2044 0.56% 2.08%
2043 0.59% 2.1%
2042 0.67% 2.11%
2041 0.63% 2.14%
2040 0.68% 2.17%
2039 0.73% 2.19%
2038 0.71% 2.22%
2037 0.77% 2.22%
2036 0.79% 2.23%
2035 0.83% 2.26%
2034 0.88% 2.27%
2033 0.88% 2.25%
2032 0.88% 2.26%
2031 0.98% 2.26%
2030 0.94% 2.28%
2029 0.97% 2.31%
2028 1.02% 2.33%
2027 1.08% 2.37%
2026 1.09% 2.42%
2025 1.05% 2.45%
2024 1% 2.47%
2023 0.95% 2.54%
2022 1.02% 2.55%
2021 1.16% 2.5%
2020 1.09% 2.56%
2019 0.94% 2.65%
2018 0.93% 2.73%
2017 0.76% 2.86%
2016 0.59% 2.94%
2015 0.57% 2.93%
2014 0.56% 2.45%
2013 0.55% 2.01%
2012 0.54% 2.11%
2011 0.56% 2.2%
2010 0.59% 2.23%
2009 0.64% 2.25%
2008 0.68% 2.3%
2007 0.58% 2.35%
2006 0.5% 2.38%
2005 0.55% 2.42%
2004 0.61% 2.45%
2003 0.69% 2.52%
2002 0.8% 2.62%
2001 0.93% 2.71%
2000 1.03% 2.81%
1999 1.09% 3.31%
1998 1.29% 3.84%
1997 1.7% 3.92%
1996 2% 3.95%
1995 -0.08% 3.98%
1994 -0.01% 4.01%
1993 2.96% 4.06%
1992 3.88% 4.07%
1991 4.1% 4.05%
1990 4.13% 4.01%
1989 4.75% 3.94%
1988 4.71% 3.9%
1987 3.96% 3.93%
1986 4.04% 3.99%
1985 3.73% 4.04%
1984 3.31% 4.07%
1983 3.34% 4.1%
1982 3.38% 4.11%
1981 3.38% 4.09%
1980 3.37% 4.03%
1979 3.36% 3.93%
1978 3.35% 3.84%
1977 3.25% 3.74%
1976 3.08% 4.16%
1975 2.98% 4.67%
1974 2.91% 4.67%
1973 2.84% 4.66%
1972 2.78% 4.58%
1971 2.71% 4.42%
1970 2.64% 4.22%
1969 2.56% 4.05%
1968 2.47% 3.96%
1967 2.57% 3.95%
1966 2.69% 3.94%
1965 2.56% 3.94%
1964 2.41% 3.94%
1963 2.32% 3.92%
1962 2.29% 3.85%
1961 2.3% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Ivory Coast
Current population
1273390
33722528
Population rank 156/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 28/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +11,305
Net migration rank 121/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 11,305
2024 - -6,754 - 7,838
2023 20,147 -8,549 758,261 6,002
2022 20,125 -8,549 750,270 26,777
2021 17,314 -4,242 732,191 1,322
2020 18,899 -4,242 727,455 -12,390
2019 19,488 -8,439 727,774 2,043
2018 19,392 -8,546 722,445 5,395
2017 19,278 -8,658 734,553 -796
2016 19,233 -12,481 735,630 18,568
2015 19,223 -12,582 731,387 522
2014 19,107 -12,724 728,978 -23,011
2013 18,903 -12,664 720,228 -250,964
2012 18,308 -12,294 708,847 -232,712
2011 17,645 -11,596 694,033 -200,010
2010 17,652 -11,334 676,554 -182,689
2009 17,656 -10,989 654,439 -168,027
2008 17,275 -9,822 630,610 -150,037
2007 16,595 -9,271 617,247 -130,079
2006 16,133 -10,923 605,001 -124,651
2005 15,945 -10,330 593,685 -117,342
2004 15,979 -9,863 579,424 -108,869
2003 16,396 -9,595 568,220 -99,880
2002 16,924 -9,209 563,692 -90,503
2001 17,824 -8,788 555,220 -76,679
2000 18,830 -8,563 545,129 -63,843
1999 19,420 -8,421 527,634 -42,777
1998 19,762 -8,505 509,167 109,961
1997 20,686 -5,911 489,984 124,443
1996 21,858 -3,049 469,740 125,556
1995 23,029 -3,023 453,719 124,501
1994 26,703 -48,259 438,274 120,247
1993 28,046 -6,692 430,759 113,215
1992 28,446 6,011 423,294 104,006
1991 28,497 7,496 413,354 92,228
1990 28,349 7,169 402,629 79,979
1989 28,257 5,477 390,081 67,324
1988 27,396 14,879 378,575 53,187
1987 27,285 2,417 370,654 45,028
1986 27,096 1,353 357,205 48,233
1985 26,835 1,792 344,549 50,872
1984 26,149 -3,949 331,910 52,594
1983 24,883 -3,429 317,379 53,646
1982 24,742 -3,574 305,204 53,384
1981 23,973 -3,464 292,755 51,354
1980 23,153 -3,350 280,630 47,031
1979 22,299 -3,210 268,875 40,355
1978 21,466 -3,040 257,222 31,822
1977 20,609 -2,838 250,858 22,452
1976 19,734 -3,469 241,939 12,735
1975 18,849 -3,794 228,883 79,766
1974 17,971 -3,665 216,389 79,445
1973 17,145 -3,555 203,429 78,963
1972 16,353 -3,435 190,842 77,213
1971 15,615 -3,325 179,918 69,728
1970 14,873 -3,230 170,070 58,883
1969 14,164 -3,127 161,541 48,192
1968 13,449 -3,029 153,464 41,198
1967 12,773 -2,964 145,773 40,125
1966 12,282 -1,557 138,438 40,125
1965 11,719 -1,578 131,601 40,125
1964 11,266 -2,049 124,996 40,125
1963 10,929 -2,358 118,526 40,125
1962 10,601 -2,390 111,930 39,670
1961 10,262 -2,270 105,568 36,410
1960 9,947 -2,082 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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