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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 46.3 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Eswatini vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Kenya
2100 1,352,404 105,238,162
2099 1,361,498 105,257,438
2098 1,369,861 105,257,489
2097 1,378,017 105,250,948
2096 1,386,191 105,220,085
2095 1,394,405 105,175,623
2094 1,402,538 105,118,372
2093 1,410,423 105,046,907
2092 1,418,137 104,955,024
2091 1,426,097 104,846,805
2090 1,433,623 104,718,130
2089 1,441,192 104,573,271
2088 1,448,332 104,414,197
2087 1,455,333 104,243,505
2086 1,462,398 104,056,143
2085 1,469,660 103,854,891
2084 1,476,745 103,640,244
2083 1,483,271 103,407,124
2082 1,489,551 103,158,580
2081 1,494,969 102,889,291
2080 1,500,315 102,594,978
2079 1,505,309 102,286,967
2078 1,509,779 101,961,280
2077 1,514,574 101,613,181
2076 1,519,452 101,239,843
2075 1,523,845 100,849,423
2074 1,528,267 100,436,632
2073 1,531,967 100,001,277
2072 1,535,206 99,533,234
2071 1,538,333 99,042,264
2070 1,540,715 98,529,166
2069 1,543,234 97,992,232
2068 1,545,288 97,428,138
2067 1,547,029 96,842,744
2066 1,547,862 96,230,345
2065 1,548,678 95,598,937
2064 1,549,121 94,942,874
2063 1,549,274 94,266,124
2062 1,548,873 93,561,519
2061 1,548,072 92,837,768
2060 1,547,285 92,098,717
2059 1,545,426 91,343,602
2058 1,542,799 90,569,828
2057 1,540,085 89,783,087
2056 1,537,270 88,994,126
2055 1,534,161 88,192,182
2054 1,530,631 87,379,992
2053 1,526,357 86,552,281
2052 1,521,506 85,710,403
2051 1,515,982 84,850,558
2050 1,510,547 83,976,685
2049 1,504,126 83,090,517
2048 1,497,656 82,191,119
2047 1,491,001 81,274,836
2046 1,483,817 80,340,592
2045 1,475,974 79,389,433
2044 1,468,200 78,414,158
2043 1,460,050 77,418,567
2042 1,451,433 76,399,781
2041 1,441,822 75,363,853
2040 1,432,811 74,308,480
2039 1,423,063 73,241,028
2038 1,412,806 72,153,876
2037 1,402,845 71,058,753
2036 1,392,117 69,949,421
2035 1,381,258 68,831,151
2034 1,369,883 67,705,051
2033 1,357,906 66,569,532
2032 1,346,063 65,431,402
2031 1,334,330 64,289,540
2030 1,321,430 63,153,520
2029 1,309,060 62,021,378
2028 1,296,535 60,894,078
2027 1,283,434 59,770,115
2026 1,269,667 58,653,621
2025 1,255,921 57,540,609
2024 1,242,822 56,432,944
2023 1,230,506 55,339,003
2022 1,218,917 54,252,461
2021 1,206,593 53,219,166
2020 1,192,729 52,217,334
2019 1,179,874 51,202,827
2018 1,168,929 50,207,107
2017 1,158,195 49,197,766
2016 1,149,507 48,139,687
2015 1,142,813 47,088,526
2014 1,136,299 46,051,440
2013 1,129,990 44,986,791
2012 1,123,863 43,888,303
2011 1,117,833 42,758,461
2010 1,111,650 41,598,567
2009 1,105,153 40,408,891
2008 1,098,091 39,206,351
2007 1,090,705 38,036,349
2006 1,084,436 36,904,008
2005 1,079,022 35,796,484
2004 1,073,159 34,713,455
2003 1,066,700 33,652,223
2002 1,059,441 32,629,808
2001 1,051,064 31,619,170
2000 1,041,414 30,642,890
1999 1,030,782 29,733,408
1998 1,019,653 28,888,057
1997 1,006,635 28,101,768
1996 989,841 27,344,211
1995 970,433 26,601,751
1994 971,212 25,857,130
1993 971,318 25,117,188
1992 943,416 24,382,460
1991 908,189 23,646,514
1990 872,428 22,892,651
1989 837,800 22,118,434
1988 799,798 21,356,219
1987 763,811 20,616,096
1986 734,732 19,901,646
1985 706,196 19,201,768
1984 680,783 18,514,906
1983 658,957 17,846,374
1982 637,652 17,206,175
1981 616,808 16,601,507
1980 596,644 16,018,459
1979 577,199 15,460,666
1978 558,446 14,934,126
1977 540,348 14,428,819
1976 523,330 13,957,623
1975 507,673 13,511,671
1974 492,988 13,070,078
1973 479,038 12,634,835
1972 465,788 12,206,060
1971 453,183 11,788,904
1970 441,216 11,368,791
1969 429,875 10,939,695
1968 419,147 10,518,823
1967 409,031 10,111,057
1966 398,766 9,717,816
1965 388,336 9,338,078
1964 378,656 8,973,535
1963 369,759 8,627,971
1962 361,365 8,299,308
1961 353,264 7,987,770
1960 345,337 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Kenya
2100 -0.67% -0.02%
2099 -0.61% -0%
2098 -0.59% 0.006%
2097 -0.59% 0.03%
2096 -0.59% 0.04%
2095 -0.58% 0.05%
2094 -0.56% 0.07%
2093 -0.54% 0.09%
2092 -0.56% 0.1%
2091 -0.52% 0.12%
2090 -0.53% 0.14%
2089 -0.49% 0.15%
2088 -0.48% 0.16%
2087 -0.48% 0.18%
2086 -0.49% 0.19%
2085 -0.48% 0.21%
2084 -0.44% 0.23%
2083 -0.42% 0.24%
2082 -0.36% 0.26%
2081 -0.36% 0.29%
2080 -0.33% 0.3%
2079 -0.3% 0.32%
2078 -0.32% 0.34%
2077 -0.32% 0.37%
2076 -0.29% 0.39%
2075 -0.29% 0.41%
2074 -0.24% 0.44%
2073 -0.21% 0.47%
2072 -0.2% 0.5%
2071 -0.15% 0.52%
2070 -0.16% 0.55%
2069 -0.13% 0.58%
2068 -0.11% 0.6%
2067 -0.05% 0.64%
2066 -0.05% 0.66%
2065 -0.03% 0.69%
2064 -0.01% 0.72%
2063 0.03% 0.75%
2062 0.05% 0.78%
2061 0.05% 0.8%
2060 0.12% 0.83%
2059 0.17% 0.85%
2058 0.18% 0.88%
2057 0.18% 0.89%
2056 0.2% 0.91%
2055 0.23% 0.93%
2054 0.28% 0.96%
2053 0.32% 0.98%
2052 0.36% 1.01%
2051 0.36% 1.04%
2050 0.43% 1.07%
2049 0.43% 1.09%
2048 0.45% 1.13%
2047 0.48% 1.16%
2046 0.53% 1.2%
2045 0.53% 1.24%
2044 0.56% 1.29%
2043 0.59% 1.33%
2042 0.67% 1.37%
2041 0.63% 1.42%
2040 0.68% 1.46%
2039 0.73% 1.51%
2038 0.71% 1.54%
2037 0.77% 1.59%
2036 0.79% 1.62%
2035 0.83% 1.66%
2034 0.88% 1.71%
2033 0.88% 1.74%
2032 0.88% 1.78%
2031 0.98% 1.8%
2030 0.94% 1.83%
2029 0.97% 1.85%
2028 1.02% 1.88%
2027 1.08% 1.9%
2026 1.09% 1.93%
2025 1.05% 1.96%
2024 1% 1.98%
2023 0.95% 2%
2022 1.02% 1.94%
2021 1.16% 1.92%
2020 1.09% 1.98%
2019 0.94% 1.98%
2018 0.93% 2.05%
2017 0.76% 2.2%
2016 0.59% 2.23%
2015 0.57% 2.25%
2014 0.56% 2.37%
2013 0.55% 2.5%
2012 0.54% 2.64%
2011 0.56% 2.79%
2010 0.59% 2.94%
2009 0.64% 3.07%
2008 0.68% 3.08%
2007 0.58% 3.07%
2006 0.5% 3.09%
2005 0.55% 3.12%
2004 0.61% 3.15%
2003 0.69% 3.13%
2002 0.8% 3.2%
2001 0.93% 3.19%
2000 1.03% 3.06%
1999 1.09% 2.93%
1998 1.29% 2.8%
1997 1.7% 2.77%
1996 2% 2.79%
1995 -0.08% 2.88%
1994 -0.01% 2.95%
1993 2.96% 3.01%
1992 3.88% 3.11%
1991 4.1% 3.29%
1990 4.13% 3.5%
1989 4.75% 3.57%
1988 4.71% 3.59%
1987 3.96% 3.59%
1986 4.04% 3.64%
1985 3.73% 3.71%
1984 3.31% 3.75%
1983 3.34% 3.72%
1982 3.38% 3.64%
1981 3.38% 3.64%
1980 3.37% 3.61%
1979 3.36% 3.53%
1978 3.35% 3.5%
1977 3.25% 3.38%
1976 3.08% 3.3%
1975 2.98% 3.38%
1974 2.91% 3.44%
1973 2.84% 3.51%
1972 2.78% 3.54%
1971 2.71% 3.7%
1970 2.64% 3.92%
1969 2.56% 4%
1968 2.47% 4.03%
1967 2.57% 4.05%
1966 2.69% 4.07%
1965 2.56% 4.06%
1964 2.41% 4.01%
1963 2.32% 3.96%
1962 2.29% 3.9%
1961 2.3% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Kenya
Current population
1273390
58955623
Population rank 156/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.71%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -27,330
Net migration rank 121/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -27,330
2024 - -6,754 - -19,781
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 17,314 -4,242 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 18,899 -4,242 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,193,598 7,096
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,174,818 29,612
2007 16,595 -9,271 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 16,133 -10,923 1,113,357 15,767
2005 15,945 -10,330 1,080,446 5,501
2004 15,979 -9,863 1,048,590 31,525
2003 16,396 -9,595 1,018,182 24,175
2002 16,924 -9,209 992,044 10,431
2001 17,824 -8,788 963,721 55,052
2000 18,830 -8,563 928,357 5,407
1999 19,420 -8,421 898,484 -13,257
1998 19,762 -8,505 875,511 -70,023
1997 20,686 -5,911 847,493 -80,443
1996 21,858 -3,049 827,326 -79,276
1995 23,029 -3,023 812,391 -75,506
1994 26,703 -48,259 792,702 -40,367
1993 28,046 -6,692 788,579 -61,054
1992 28,446 6,011 785,018 -43,085
1991 28,497 7,496 790,030 -60,087
1990 28,349 7,169 789,087 -11,338
1989 28,257 5,477 795,622 -24,949
1988 27,396 14,879 785,652 -31,894
1987 27,285 2,417 775,124 -48,633
1986 27,096 1,353 755,606 -53,183
1985 26,835 1,792 732,739 -35,400
1984 26,149 -3,949 709,639 -33,253
1983 24,883 -3,429 684,587 -23,905
1982 24,742 -3,574 663,109 -43,382
1981 23,973 -3,464 642,379 -52,761
1980 23,153 -3,350 616,390 -39,920
1979 22,299 -3,210 595,390 -56,280
1978 21,466 -3,040 574,695 -60,718
1977 20,609 -2,838 554,124 -57,493
1976 19,734 -3,469 536,740 -90,990
1975 18,849 -3,794 517,579 -71,421
1974 17,971 -3,665 500,008 -62,973
1973 17,145 -3,555 485,556 -52,102
1972 16,353 -3,435 472,557 -48,466
1971 15,615 -3,325 459,897 -49,671
1970 14,873 -3,230 443,065 -13,064
1969 14,164 -3,127 427,819 369
1968 13,449 -3,029 411,948 1,611
1967 12,773 -2,964 396,920 5,060
1966 12,282 -1,557 382,891 1,616
1965 11,719 -1,578 366,444 8,524
1964 11,266 -2,049 349,322 4,788
1963 10,929 -2,358 332,763 4,246
1962 10,601 -2,390 315,797 4,521
1961 10,262 -2,270 298,463 4,296
1960 9,947 -2,082 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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