The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 1,862,441 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 1,844,219 in Latvia.
Population statistics:
- Latvia's population is 1.46 times bigger than Eswatini's.
- Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.02% for Latvia.
- For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -0.7% in Latvia.
- Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.24M to 1.84M (17.6% decline).
- Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 921K people by 2100.
Eswatini vs Latvia: live population counter
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Current population |
1267161
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1844219
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Population rank | 156/197 | 149/197 |
Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.02% |
One net population change |
42.7 minutes
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35 minutes
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One birth every |
17.7 minutes
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36.4 minutes
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One death every |
55.5 minutes
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18.8 minutes
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One migration net change every |
1.3 hours
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3.94 hours
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Annual migration change | -6,754 | -2,225 |
Daily growth/decline | +34 | -41 |
Annual growth/decline | +12,316 | -15,004 |
Annual growth/decline rate | +1% | -0.8% |
Population growth rate rank | 102/197 | 190/197 |
Eswatini and Latvia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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1960 | 345,337 | 2,120,979 | - | - |
1961 | 353,264 | 2,152,681 | 2.3% | 1.49% |
1962 | 361,365 | 2,181,586 | 2.29% | 1.34% |
1963 | 369,759 | 2,210,919 | 2.32% | 1.34% |
1964 | 378,656 | 2,240,623 | 2.41% | 1.34% |
1965 | 388,336 | 2,265,919 | 2.56% | 1.13% |
1966 | 398,766 | 2,283,217 | 2.69% | 0.76% |
1967 | 409,031 | 2,301,220 | 2.57% | 0.79% |
1968 | 419,147 | 2,323,619 | 2.47% | 0.97% |
1969 | 429,875 | 2,343,173 | 2.56% | 0.84% |
1970 | 441,216 | 2,359,164 | 2.64% | 0.68% |
1971 | 453,183 | 2,376,389 | 2.71% | 0.73% |
1972 | 465,788 | 2,395,674 | 2.78% | 0.81% |
1973 | 479,038 | 2,415,819 | 2.84% | 0.84% |
1974 | 492,988 | 2,437,186 | 2.91% | 0.88% |
1975 | 507,673 | 2,456,130 | 2.98% | 0.78% |
1976 | 523,330 | 2,470,989 | 3.08% | 0.6% |
1977 | 540,348 | 2,485,073 | 3.25% | 0.57% |
1978 | 558,446 | 2,497,921 | 3.35% | 0.52% |
1979 | 577,199 | 2,505,953 | 3.36% | 0.32% |
1980 | 596,644 | 2,511,701 | 3.37% | 0.23% |
1981 | 616,808 | 2,519,421 | 3.38% | 0.31% |
1982 | 637,652 | 2,531,080 | 3.38% | 0.46% |
1983 | 658,957 | 2,546,011 | 3.34% | 0.59% |
1984 | 680,783 | 2,562,047 | 3.31% | 0.63% |
1985 | 706,196 | 2,578,873 | 3.73% | 0.66% |
1986 | 734,732 | 2,599,892 | 4.04% | 0.82% |
1987 | 763,811 | 2,626,583 | 3.96% | 1.03% |
1988 | 799,798 | 2,653,434 | 4.71% | 1.02% |
1989 | 837,800 | 2,666,955 | 4.75% | 0.51% |
1990 | 872,428 | 2,663,151 | 4.13% | -0.14% |
1991 | 908,189 | 2,650,581 | 4.1% | -0.47% |
1992 | 943,416 | 2,614,338 | 3.88% | -1.37% |
1993 | 971,318 | 2,563,290 | 2.96% | -1.95% |
1994 | 971,212 | 2,520,742 | -0.01% | -1.66% |
1995 | 970,433 | 2,485,056 | -0.08% | -1.42% |
1996 | 989,841 | 2,457,222 | 2% | -1.12% |
1997 | 1,006,635 | 2,432,851 | 1.7% | -0.99% |
1998 | 1,019,653 | 2,410,019 | 1.29% | -0.94% |
1999 | 1,030,782 | 2,390,482 | 1.09% | -0.81% |
2000 | 1,041,414 | 2,367,550 | 1.03% | -0.96% |
2001 | 1,051,064 | 2,337,170 | 0.93% | -1.28% |
2002 | 1,059,441 | 2,310,173 | 0.8% | -1.16% |
2003 | 1,066,700 | 2,287,955 | 0.69% | -0.96% |
2004 | 1,073,159 | 2,263,122 | 0.61% | -1.09% |
2005 | 1,079,022 | 2,238,799 | 0.55% | -1.07% |
2006 | 1,084,436 | 2,218,357 | 0.5% | -0.91% |
2007 | 1,090,705 | 2,200,325 | 0.58% | -0.81% |
2008 | 1,098,091 | 2,177,322 | 0.68% | -1.05% |
2009 | 1,105,153 | 2,141,669 | 0.64% | -1.64% |
2010 | 1,111,650 | 2,097,555 | 0.59% | -2.06% |
2011 | 1,117,833 | 2,059,709 | 0.56% | -1.8% |
2012 | 1,123,863 | 2,034,319 | 0.54% | -1.23% |
2013 | 1,129,990 | 2,012,647 | 0.55% | -1.07% |
2014 | 1,136,299 | 1,993,782 | 0.56% | -0.94% |
2015 | 1,142,813 | 1,977,527 | 0.57% | -0.82% |
2016 | 1,149,507 | 1,959,537 | 0.59% | -0.91% |
2017 | 1,158,195 | 1,942,248 | 0.76% | -0.88% |
2018 | 1,168,929 | 1,927,174 | 0.93% | -0.78% |
2019 | 1,179,874 | 1,913,822 | 0.94% | -0.69% |
2020 | 1,192,729 | 1,900,449 | 1.09% | -0.7% |
2021 | 1,206,593 | 1,884,490 | 1.16% | -0.84% |
2022 | 1,218,917 | 1,879,383 | 1.02% | -0.27% |
2023 | 1,230,506 | 1,877,445 | 0.95% | -0.1% |
2024 | 1,242,822 | 1,862,441 | 1% | -0.8% |
2025 | 1,256,168 | 1,844,219 | 1.07% | -0.98% |
2026 | 1,269,854 | 1,826,681 | 1.09% | -0.95% |
2027 | 1,283,222 | 1,812,384 | 1.05% | -0.78% |
2028 | 1,295,964 | 1,797,965 | 0.99% | -0.8% |
2029 | 1,308,342 | 1,783,455 | 0.96% | -0.81% |
2030 | 1,320,904 | 1,768,667 | 0.96% | -0.83% |
2031 | 1,333,159 | 1,753,985 | 0.93% | -0.83% |
2032 | 1,344,893 | 1,739,582 | 0.88% | -0.82% |
2033 | 1,356,736 | 1,725,261 | 0.88% | -0.82% |
2034 | 1,368,346 | 1,711,332 | 0.86% | -0.81% |
2035 | 1,379,413 | 1,697,827 | 0.81% | -0.79% |
2036 | 1,390,148 | 1,684,492 | 0.78% | -0.79% |
2037 | 1,400,439 | 1,671,323 | 0.74% | -0.78% |
2038 | 1,410,496 | 1,658,336 | 0.72% | -0.78% |
2039 | 1,420,444 | 1,645,282 | 0.71% | -0.79% |
2040 | 1,429,771 | 1,632,376 | 0.66% | -0.78% |
2041 | 1,439,042 | 1,619,616 | 0.65% | -0.78% |
2042 | 1,448,106 | 1,607,019 | 0.63% | -0.78% |
2043 | 1,456,448 | 1,594,558 | 0.58% | -0.78% |
2044 | 1,464,359 | 1,582,077 | 0.54% | -0.78% |
2045 | 1,472,135 | 1,569,454 | 0.53% | -0.8% |
2046 | 1,479,603 | 1,556,840 | 0.51% | -0.8% |
2047 | 1,486,494 | 1,544,315 | 0.47% | -0.8% |
2048 | 1,493,017 | 1,531,684 | 0.44% | -0.82% |
2049 | 1,499,424 | 1,518,941 | 0.43% | -0.83% |
2050 | 1,505,327 | 1,506,179 | 0.39% | -0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Latvia lost 261,272 people (a 11.7% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by -133,308 (a 6.74% decline).
Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Latvia was ranked 139th in 2005 and ranked 149th 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 Latvia will decrease by 18.3% to 1,506,179 people and rank change from 149th to 153rd.
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Population differences between Eswatini and Latvia
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Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 76.5 years |
Average age | 26.5 years | 43.6 years |
Median age | 23.2 years | 44.3 years |
Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 46.4:53.6 |
Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 77.5 ppl/mi² |
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