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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 2.23 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Eswatini vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Jamaica
2100 1,352,404 1,075,936
2099 1,361,498 1,095,350
2098 1,369,861 1,115,242
2097 1,378,017 1,135,653
2096 1,386,191 1,156,525
2095 1,394,405 1,177,966
2094 1,402,538 1,200,045
2093 1,410,423 1,222,794
2092 1,418,137 1,246,199
2091 1,426,097 1,270,303
2090 1,433,623 1,294,988
2089 1,441,192 1,320,362
2088 1,448,332 1,346,290
2087 1,455,333 1,372,809
2086 1,462,398 1,399,955
2085 1,469,660 1,427,808
2084 1,476,745 1,456,011
2083 1,483,271 1,484,393
2082 1,489,551 1,513,542
2081 1,494,969 1,543,136
2080 1,500,315 1,573,400
2079 1,505,309 1,603,926
2078 1,509,779 1,634,499
2077 1,514,574 1,665,602
2076 1,519,452 1,696,763
2075 1,523,845 1,728,143
2074 1,528,267 1,760,036
2073 1,531,967 1,791,818
2072 1,535,206 1,823,794
2071 1,538,333 1,855,585
2070 1,540,715 1,887,318
2069 1,543,234 1,918,759
2068 1,545,288 1,950,157
2067 1,547,029 1,981,247
2066 1,547,862 2,012,035
2065 1,548,678 2,043,276
2064 1,549,121 2,073,988
2063 1,549,274 2,104,265
2062 1,548,873 2,134,508
2061 1,548,072 2,164,312
2060 1,547,285 2,194,058
2059 1,545,426 2,223,310
2058 1,542,799 2,252,286
2057 1,540,085 2,280,579
2056 1,537,270 2,308,936
2055 1,534,161 2,336,830
2054 1,530,631 2,364,245
2053 1,526,357 2,390,891
2052 1,521,506 2,416,741
2051 1,515,982 2,441,989
2050 1,510,547 2,466,771
2049 1,504,126 2,491,589
2048 1,497,656 2,515,667
2047 1,491,001 2,539,219
2046 1,483,817 2,562,324
2045 1,475,974 2,584,663
2044 1,468,200 2,606,489
2043 1,460,050 2,627,486
2042 1,451,433 2,647,490
2041 1,441,822 2,666,429
2040 1,432,811 2,684,551
2039 1,423,063 2,702,027
2038 1,412,806 2,718,374
2037 1,402,845 2,734,180
2036 1,392,117 2,748,725
2035 1,381,258 2,761,886
2034 1,369,883 2,774,297
2033 1,357,906 2,785,381
2032 1,346,063 2,795,619
2031 1,334,330 2,804,329
2030 1,321,430 2,812,297
2029 1,309,060 2,819,213
2028 1,296,535 2,825,235
2027 1,283,434 2,830,534
2026 1,269,667 2,834,980
2025 1,255,921 2,837,881
2024 1,242,822 2,839,175
2023 1,230,506 2,839,786
2022 1,218,917 2,839,144
2021 1,206,593 2,837,682
2020 1,192,729 2,830,739
2019 1,179,874 2,823,271
2018 1,168,929 2,820,097
2017 1,158,195 2,815,764
2016 1,149,507 2,809,915
2015 1,142,813 2,802,534
2014 1,136,299 2,793,749
2013 1,129,990 2,783,687
2012 1,123,863 2,772,430
2011 1,117,833 2,760,494
2010 1,111,650 2,748,568
2009 1,105,153 2,736,995
2008 1,098,091 2,725,635
2007 1,090,705 2,713,800
2006 1,084,436 2,700,968
2005 1,079,022 2,687,066
2004 1,073,159 2,672,225
2003 1,066,700 2,656,623
2002 1,059,441 2,640,572
2001 1,051,064 2,624,403
2000 1,041,414 2,607,826
1999 1,030,782 2,589,795
1998 1,019,653 2,569,736
1997 1,006,635 2,547,848
1996 989,841 2,524,463
1995 970,433 2,500,151
1994 971,212 2,475,220
1993 971,318 2,449,916
1992 943,416 2,424,701
1991 908,189 2,400,869
1990 872,428 2,379,877
1989 837,800 2,361,916
1988 799,798 2,345,777
1987 763,811 2,329,813
1986 734,732 2,312,125
1985 706,196 2,290,656
1984 680,783 2,264,562
1983 658,957 2,234,832
1982 637,652 2,203,889
1981 616,808 2,173,818
1980 596,644 2,145,658
1979 577,199 2,119,486
1978 558,446 2,094,836
1977 540,348 2,070,657
1976 523,330 2,045,578
1975 507,673 2,018,981
1974 492,988 1,990,906
1973 479,038 1,961,219
1972 465,788 1,931,542
1971 453,183 1,903,728
1970 441,216 1,878,196
1969 429,875 1,855,127
1968 419,147 1,833,765
1967 409,031 1,812,865
1966 398,766 1,791,475
1965 388,336 1,769,192
1964 378,656 1,745,568
1963 369,759 1,721,099
1962 361,365 1,696,932
1961 353,264 1,673,261
1960 345,337 1,650,005

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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Jamaica
2100 -0.67% -1.77%
2099 -0.61% -1.78%
2098 -0.59% -1.8%
2097 -0.59% -1.8%
2096 -0.59% -1.82%
2095 -0.58% -1.84%
2094 -0.56% -1.86%
2093 -0.54% -1.88%
2092 -0.56% -1.9%
2091 -0.52% -1.91%
2090 -0.53% -1.92%
2089 -0.49% -1.93%
2088 -0.48% -1.93%
2087 -0.48% -1.94%
2086 -0.49% -1.95%
2085 -0.48% -1.94%
2084 -0.44% -1.91%
2083 -0.42% -1.93%
2082 -0.36% -1.92%
2081 -0.36% -1.92%
2080 -0.33% -1.9%
2079 -0.3% -1.87%
2078 -0.32% -1.87%
2077 -0.32% -1.84%
2076 -0.29% -1.82%
2075 -0.29% -1.81%
2074 -0.24% -1.77%
2073 -0.21% -1.75%
2072 -0.2% -1.71%
2071 -0.15% -1.68%
2070 -0.16% -1.64%
2069 -0.13% -1.61%
2068 -0.11% -1.57%
2067 -0.05% -1.53%
2066 -0.05% -1.53%
2065 -0.03% -1.48%
2064 -0.01% -1.44%
2063 0.03% -1.42%
2062 0.05% -1.38%
2061 0.05% -1.36%
2060 0.12% -1.32%
2059 0.17% -1.29%
2058 0.18% -1.24%
2057 0.18% -1.23%
2056 0.2% -1.19%
2055 0.23% -1.16%
2054 0.28% -1.11%
2053 0.32% -1.07%
2052 0.36% -1.03%
2051 0.36% -1%
2050 0.43% -1%
2049 0.43% -0.96%
2048 0.45% -0.93%
2047 0.48% -0.9%
2046 0.53% -0.86%
2045 0.53% -0.84%
2044 0.56% -0.8%
2043 0.59% -0.76%
2042 0.67% -0.71%
2041 0.63% -0.68%
2040 0.68% -0.65%
2039 0.73% -0.6%
2038 0.71% -0.58%
2037 0.77% -0.53%
2036 0.79% -0.48%
2035 0.83% -0.45%
2034 0.88% -0.4%
2033 0.88% -0.37%
2032 0.88% -0.31%
2031 0.98% -0.28%
2030 0.94% -0.25%
2029 0.97% -0.21%
2028 1.02% -0.19%
2027 1.08% -0.16%
2026 1.09% -0.1%
2025 1.05% -0.05%
2024 1% -0.02%
2023 0.95% 0.02%
2022 1.02% 0.05%
2021 1.16% 0.25%
2020 1.09% 0.26%
2019 0.94% 0.11%
2018 0.93% 0.15%
2017 0.76% 0.21%
2016 0.59% 0.26%
2015 0.57% 0.31%
2014 0.56% 0.36%
2013 0.55% 0.41%
2012 0.54% 0.43%
2011 0.56% 0.43%
2010 0.59% 0.42%
2009 0.64% 0.42%
2008 0.68% 0.44%
2007 0.58% 0.48%
2006 0.5% 0.52%
2005 0.55% 0.56%
2004 0.61% 0.59%
2003 0.69% 0.61%
2002 0.8% 0.62%
2001 0.93% 0.64%
2000 1.03% 0.7%
1999 1.09% 0.78%
1998 1.29% 0.86%
1997 1.7% 0.93%
1996 2% 0.97%
1995 -0.08% 1.01%
1994 -0.01% 1.03%
1993 2.96% 1.04%
1992 3.88% 0.99%
1991 4.1% 0.88%
1990 4.13% 0.76%
1989 4.75% 0.69%
1988 4.71% 0.69%
1987 3.96% 0.77%
1986 4.04% 0.94%
1985 3.73% 1.15%
1984 3.31% 1.33%
1983 3.34% 1.4%
1982 3.38% 1.38%
1981 3.38% 1.31%
1980 3.37% 1.23%
1979 3.36% 1.18%
1978 3.35% 1.17%
1977 3.25% 1.23%
1976 3.08% 1.32%
1975 2.98% 1.41%
1974 2.91% 1.51%
1973 2.84% 1.54%
1972 2.78% 1.46%
1971 2.71% 1.36%
1970 2.64% 1.24%
1969 2.56% 1.16%
1968 2.47% 1.15%
1967 2.57% 1.19%
1966 2.69% 1.26%
1965 2.56% 1.35%
1964 2.41% 1.42%
1963 2.32% 1.42%
1962 2.29% 1.41%
1961 2.3% 1.41%

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

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In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Jamaica
Current population
1273390
2834980
Population rank 156/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
17.7 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 -2
Annual growth/decline +12,316 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -11,053
Net migration rank 121/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -11,053
2024 - -6,754 - -10,506
2023 20,147 -8,549 10,072 -10,003
2022 20,125 -8,549 11,215 -10,003
2021 17,314 -4,242 6,382 -4,665
2020 18,899 -4,242 12,170 0
2019 19,488 -8,439 13,094 -10,335
2018 19,392 -8,546 13,929 -10,335
2017 19,278 -8,658 15,419 -10,335
2016 19,233 -12,481 16,944 -10,335
2015 19,223 -12,582 18,489 -10,335
2014 19,107 -12,724 19,751 -10,335
2013 18,903 -12,664 21,037 -10,335
2012 18,308 -12,294 22,320 -10,498
2011 17,645 -11,596 23,627 -11,577
2010 17,652 -11,334 25,031 -13,248
2009 17,656 -10,989 26,311 -14,941
2008 17,275 -9,822 27,553 -16,191
2007 16,595 -9,271 28,886 -16,588
2006 16,133 -10,923 30,213 -16,840
2005 15,945 -10,330 31,506 -17,071
2004 15,979 -9,863 32,500 -17,256
2003 16,396 -9,595 33,340 -17,380
2002 16,924 -9,209 33,572 -17,428
2001 17,824 -8,788 33,666 -17,466
2000 18,830 -8,563 34,452 -17,498
1999 19,420 -8,421 36,649 -17,542
1998 19,762 -8,505 38,628 -17,623
1997 20,686 -5,911 40,521 -17,756
1996 21,858 -3,049 42,297 -18,285
1995 23,029 -3,023 43,705 -19,092
1994 26,703 -48,259 45,210 -19,960
1993 28,046 -6,692 46,090 -20,731
1992 28,446 6,011 46,494 -21,426
1991 28,497 7,496 45,617 -23,014
1990 28,349 7,169 44,465 -25,085
1989 28,257 5,477 43,591 -27,049
1988 27,396 14,879 43,978 -28,247
1987 27,285 2,417 44,155 -27,958
1986 27,096 1,353 44,520 -25,339
1985 26,835 1,792 45,122 -21,371
1984 26,149 -3,949 45,644 -17,211
1983 24,883 -3,429 45,095 -14,065
1982 24,742 -3,574 43,816 -12,952
1981 23,973 -3,464 42,898 -13,619
1980 23,153 -3,350 42,316 -15,277
1979 22,299 -3,210 42,449 -17,143
1978 21,466 -3,040 42,475 -18,483
1977 20,609 -2,838 42,999 -18,630
1976 19,734 -3,469 43,878 -18,084
1975 18,849 -3,794 44,736 -17,340
1974 17,971 -3,665 45,526 -16,769
1973 17,145 -3,555 47,438 -16,822
1972 16,353 -3,435 46,676 -17,934
1971 15,615 -3,325 47,206 -20,322
1970 14,873 -3,230 47,547 -23,371
1969 14,164 -3,127 48,258 -26,304
1968 13,449 -3,029 49,189 -28,424
1967 12,773 -2,964 50,187 -29,147
1966 12,282 -1,557 50,808 -29,065
1965 11,719 -1,578 51,423 -28,611
1964 11,266 -2,049 52,501 -28,066
1963 10,929 -2,358 52,277 -27,757
1962 10,601 -2,390 51,758 -27,936
1961 10,262 -2,270 51,931 -28,416
1960 9,947 -2,082 51,944 -28,952

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

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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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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