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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 2.22 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • 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 +0.92% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Eswatini vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Jamaica
2100 1,352,676 1,075,631
2099 1,361,771 1,095,039
2098 1,370,136 1,114,926
2097 1,378,294 1,135,331
2096 1,386,470 1,156,197
2095 1,394,685 1,177,632
2094 1,402,820 1,199,705
2093 1,410,707 1,222,447
2092 1,418,422 1,245,845
2091 1,426,384 1,269,943
2090 1,433,911 1,294,621
2089 1,441,481 1,319,987
2088 1,448,623 1,345,908
2087 1,455,625 1,372,420
2086 1,462,692 1,399,559
2085 1,469,955 1,427,403
2084 1,477,042 1,455,598
2083 1,483,569 1,483,973
2082 1,489,850 1,513,113
2081 1,495,270 1,542,698
2080 1,500,616 1,572,954
2079 1,505,611 1,603,471
2078 1,510,082 1,634,036
2077 1,514,879 1,665,130
2076 1,519,757 1,696,282
2075 1,524,151 1,727,653
2074 1,528,574 1,759,538
2073 1,532,275 1,791,310
2072 1,535,515 1,823,277
2071 1,538,642 1,855,059
2070 1,541,025 1,886,784
2069 1,543,544 1,918,215
2068 1,545,599 1,949,604
2067 1,547,340 1,980,685
2066 1,548,173 2,011,465
2065 1,548,989 2,042,697
2064 1,549,433 2,073,400
2063 1,549,585 2,103,669
2062 1,549,184 2,133,903
2061 1,548,383 2,163,699
2060 1,547,596 2,193,436
2059 1,545,737 2,222,680
2058 1,543,109 2,251,648
2057 1,540,394 2,279,932
2056 1,537,579 2,308,282
2055 1,534,469 2,336,168
2054 1,530,939 2,363,575
2053 1,526,664 2,390,213
2052 1,521,811 2,416,056
2051 1,516,286 2,441,297
2050 1,510,851 2,466,072
2049 1,504,429 2,490,883
2048 1,497,956 2,514,954
2047 1,491,300 2,538,499
2046 1,484,115 2,561,597
2045 1,476,270 2,583,931
2044 1,468,495 2,605,750
2043 1,460,344 2,626,741
2042 1,451,725 2,646,740
2041 1,442,112 2,665,673
2040 1,433,098 2,683,790
2039 1,423,349 2,701,261
2038 1,413,090 2,717,604
2037 1,403,127 2,733,406
2036 1,392,397 2,747,946
2035 1,381,536 2,761,103
2034 1,370,158 2,773,511
2033 1,358,179 2,784,591
2032 1,346,333 2,794,827
2031 1,334,598 2,803,535
2030 1,321,695 2,811,500
2029 1,309,323 2,818,414
2028 1,296,796 2,824,434
2027 1,283,692 2,829,732
2026 1,269,922 2,834,177
2025 1,256,174 2,837,077
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 (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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th 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 1.07% -0.07%
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 (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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Jamaica
Current population
1276995
2834177
Population rank 156/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
17.9 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 -6
Annual growth/decline +13,352 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 165/197
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 19,782 -6,754 9,210 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 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
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 (1960–2025, 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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