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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 32,711,547 people in Ivory Coast in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 33,910,252 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 26.6 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 +0.92% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.9M (65% growth).

Eswatini vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Ivory Coast
2100 1,352,676 104,904,226
2099 1,361,771 104,097,040
2098 1,370,136 103,275,264
2097 1,378,294 102,455,988
2096 1,386,470 101,612,663
2095 1,394,685 100,756,953
2094 1,402,820 99,882,932
2093 1,410,707 99,006,111
2092 1,418,422 98,098,926
2091 1,426,384 97,176,680
2090 1,433,911 96,248,804
2089 1,441,481 95,318,164
2088 1,448,623 94,395,936
2087 1,455,625 93,464,192
2086 1,462,692 92,517,200
2085 1,469,955 91,575,557
2084 1,477,042 90,642,933
2083 1,483,569 89,673,290
2082 1,489,850 88,700,125
2081 1,495,270 87,715,881
2080 1,500,616 86,728,284
2079 1,505,611 85,741,415
2078 1,510,082 84,742,375
2077 1,514,879 83,738,886
2076 1,519,757 82,733,035
2075 1,524,151 81,703,106
2074 1,528,574 80,687,434
2073 1,532,275 79,667,993
2072 1,535,515 78,646,863
2071 1,538,642 77,607,733
2070 1,541,025 76,567,079
2069 1,543,544 75,527,815
2068 1,545,599 74,468,469
2067 1,547,340 73,417,707
2066 1,548,173 72,351,827
2065 1,548,989 71,301,141
2064 1,549,433 70,261,039
2063 1,549,585 69,222,001
2062 1,549,184 68,196,917
2061 1,548,383 67,166,219
2060 1,547,596 66,149,529
2059 1,545,737 65,130,659
2058 1,543,109 64,100,835
2057 1,540,394 63,082,551
2056 1,537,579 62,065,729
2055 1,534,469 61,036,845
2054 1,530,939 60,004,777
2053 1,526,664 58,983,583
2052 1,521,811 57,959,085
2051 1,516,286 56,932,897
2050 1,510,851 55,909,441
2049 1,504,429 54,893,369
2048 1,497,956 53,867,419
2047 1,491,300 52,850,696
2046 1,484,115 51,836,334
2045 1,476,270 50,822,485
2044 1,468,495 49,797,934
2043 1,460,344 48,781,333
2042 1,451,725 47,776,778
2041 1,442,112 46,788,054
2040 1,433,098 45,806,217
2039 1,423,349 44,834,350
2038 1,413,090 43,874,381
2037 1,403,127 42,922,767
2036 1,392,397 41,988,786
2035 1,381,536 41,071,409
2034 1,370,158 40,164,910
2033 1,358,179 39,273,072
2032 1,346,333 38,408,366
2031 1,334,598 37,558,099
2030 1,321,695 36,727,569
2029 1,309,323 35,907,265
2028 1,296,796 35,095,347
2027 1,283,692 34,296,079
2026 1,269,922 33,502,750
2025 1,256,174 32,711,547
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,920,847 people (a 30.5% 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 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Ivory Coast will increase by 64.9% to 55,909,441 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 1.07% 2.43%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Ivory Coast
Current population
1276995
33910252
Population rank 156/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.41%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
40.7 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
31.3 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
2.16 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +2,130
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +777,317
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 26/197
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 19,782 -6,754 765,049 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Ivory Coast 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,385,015 people) and 0.74% is from migration (a gain of 55,281 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 (1960–2025, 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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