The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Eswatini's population is 9.18 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Eswatini vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
1267161
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138067
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| Population rank | 156/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
42.7 minutes
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
17.7 minutes
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
55.5 minutes
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.3 hours
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | -6,754 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +34 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,316 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 102/197 | 74/197 |
Eswatini and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 345,337 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 353,264 | 48,323 | 2.3% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 361,365 | 49,538 | 2.29% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 369,759 | 50,791 | 2.32% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 378,656 | 52,088 | 2.41% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 388,336 | 53,439 | 2.56% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 398,766 | 54,425 | 2.69% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 409,031 | 54,996 | 2.57% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 419,147 | 55,529 | 2.47% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 429,875 | 56,360 | 2.56% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 441,216 | 57,510 | 2.64% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 453,183 | 58,652 | 2.71% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 465,788 | 59,778 | 2.78% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 479,038 | 60,824 | 2.84% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 492,988 | 61,219 | 2.91% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 507,673 | 60,987 | 2.98% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 523,330 | 60,661 | 3.08% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 540,348 | 60,267 | 3.25% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 558,446 | 59,864 | 3.35% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 577,199 | 60,172 | 3.36% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 596,644 | 61,148 | 3.37% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 616,808 | 62,121 | 3.38% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 637,652 | 63,134 | 3.38% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 658,957 | 64,169 | 3.34% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 680,783 | 65,228 | 3.31% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 706,196 | 66,496 | 3.73% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 734,732 | 68,059 | 4.04% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 763,811 | 69,733 | 3.96% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 799,798 | 71,427 | 4.71% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 837,800 | 73,147 | 4.75% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 872,428 | 74,855 | 4.13% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 908,189 | 76,367 | 4.1% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 943,416 | 77,641 | 3.88% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 971,318 | 78,841 | 2.96% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 971,212 | 80,021 | -0.01% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 970,433 | 81,234 | -0.08% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 989,841 | 82,623 | 2% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 1,006,635 | 84,147 | 1.7% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 1,019,653 | 85,657 | 1.29% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 1,030,782 | 87,126 | 1.09% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 1,041,414 | 88,613 | 1.03% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 | 90,335 | 0.93% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 | 92,264 | 0.8% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 | 94,175 | 0.69% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 1,073,159 | 96,085 | 0.61% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 | 98,035 | 0.55% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 | 100,017 | 0.5% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 | 102,068 | 0.58% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 | 104,222 | 0.68% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 | 106,467 | 0.64% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 | 108,704 | 0.59% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 | 110,647 | 0.56% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 | 112,284 | 0.54% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 | 113,838 | 0.55% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 | 115,326 | 0.56% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 | 116,815 | 0.57% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 | 118,478 | 0.59% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 | 120,275 | 0.76% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 | 122,084 | 0.93% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 | 123,921 | 0.94% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 | 126,099 | 1.09% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 | 128,377 | 1.16% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 | 130,469 | 1.02% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 | 132,530 | 0.95% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 1,242,822 | 134,518 | 1% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 1,256,168 | 136,501 | 1.07% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 1,269,854 | 138,451 | 1.09% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 1,283,222 | 140,405 | 1.05% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 1,295,964 | 142,335 | 0.99% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 1,308,342 | 144,231 | 0.96% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 1,320,904 | 146,130 | 0.96% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 1,333,159 | 148,028 | 0.93% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 1,344,893 | 149,915 | 0.88% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 1,356,736 | 151,768 | 0.88% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 1,368,346 | 153,602 | 0.86% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 1,379,413 | 155,447 | 0.81% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 1,390,148 | 157,316 | 0.78% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 1,400,439 | 159,188 | 0.74% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 1,410,496 | 161,050 | 0.72% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 1,420,444 | 162,895 | 0.71% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 1,429,771 | 164,711 | 0.66% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 1,439,042 | 166,508 | 0.65% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 1,448,106 | 168,325 | 0.63% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 1,456,448 | 170,182 | 0.58% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 1,464,359 | 172,012 | 0.54% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 1,472,135 | 173,818 | 0.53% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 1,479,603 | 175,629 | 0.51% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 1,486,494 | 177,392 | 0.47% | 1% |
| 2048 | 1,493,017 | 179,152 | 0.44% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 1,499,424 | 180,915 | 0.43% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 1,505,327 | 182,629 | 0.39% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
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Population differences between Eswatini and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 26.5 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 23.2 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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