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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • Lebanon's population is 4.64 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

Eswatini vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Lebanon
2100 1,352,404 7,229,611
2099 1,361,498 7,252,189
2098 1,369,861 7,273,846
2097 1,378,017 7,298,208
2096 1,386,191 7,322,265
2095 1,394,405 7,343,287
2094 1,402,538 7,365,719
2093 1,410,423 7,386,532
2092 1,418,137 7,403,314
2091 1,426,097 7,420,036
2090 1,433,623 7,433,603
2089 1,441,192 7,444,239
2088 1,448,332 7,454,263
2087 1,455,333 7,465,163
2086 1,462,398 7,468,994
2085 1,469,660 7,477,406
2084 1,476,745 7,476,483
2083 1,483,271 7,482,841
2082 1,489,551 7,482,980
2081 1,494,969 7,484,110
2080 1,500,315 7,484,392
2079 1,505,309 7,482,168
2078 1,509,779 7,480,962
2077 1,514,574 7,474,272
2076 1,519,452 7,470,260
2075 1,523,845 7,464,057
2074 1,528,267 7,446,862
2073 1,531,967 7,432,591
2072 1,535,206 7,420,911
2071 1,538,333 7,408,401
2070 1,540,715 7,394,163
2069 1,543,234 7,382,479
2068 1,545,288 7,373,962
2067 1,547,029 7,361,021
2066 1,547,862 7,348,605
2065 1,548,678 7,332,917
2064 1,549,121 7,316,835
2063 1,549,274 7,299,642
2062 1,548,873 7,279,937
2061 1,548,072 7,262,112
2060 1,547,285 7,239,759
2059 1,545,426 7,219,520
2058 1,542,799 7,199,035
2057 1,540,085 7,176,342
2056 1,537,270 7,152,803
2055 1,534,161 7,131,059
2054 1,530,631 7,107,641
2053 1,526,357 7,085,759
2052 1,521,506 7,063,172
2051 1,515,982 7,036,781
2050 1,510,547 7,010,541
2049 1,504,126 6,983,849
2048 1,497,656 6,952,958
2047 1,491,001 6,913,262
2046 1,483,817 6,878,209
2045 1,475,974 6,839,423
2044 1,468,200 6,795,984
2043 1,460,050 6,759,252
2042 1,451,433 6,716,445
2041 1,441,822 6,668,251
2040 1,432,811 6,618,567
2039 1,423,063 6,565,787
2038 1,412,806 6,512,143
2037 1,402,845 6,456,654
2036 1,392,117 6,403,370
2035 1,381,258 6,356,407
2034 1,369,883 6,305,239
2033 1,357,906 6,257,900
2032 1,346,063 6,206,916
2031 1,334,330 6,152,022
2030 1,321,430 6,098,153
2029 1,309,060 6,044,795
2028 1,296,535 5,992,721
2027 1,283,434 5,942,870
2026 1,269,667 5,893,183
2025 1,255,921 5,846,443
2024 1,242,822 5,805,962
2023 1,230,506 5,773,493
2022 1,218,917 5,744,489
2021 1,206,593 5,718,122
2020 1,192,729 5,702,398
2019 1,179,874 5,794,594
2018 1,168,929 5,984,119
2017 1,158,195 6,160,128
2016 1,149,507 6,323,060
2015 1,142,813 6,472,469
2014 1,136,299 6,346,990
2013 1,129,990 5,743,436
2012 1,123,863 5,235,742
2011 1,117,833 5,096,020
2010 1,111,650 5,041,288
2009 1,105,153 4,992,287
2008 1,098,091 4,925,354
2007 1,090,705 4,844,118
2006 1,084,436 4,751,136
2005 1,079,022 4,671,102
2004 1,073,159 4,599,279
2003 1,066,700 4,525,508
2002 1,059,441 4,463,504
2001 1,051,064 4,401,918
2000 1,041,414 4,329,340
1999 1,030,782 4,255,277
1998 1,019,653 4,181,281
1997 1,006,635 4,108,405
1996 989,841 4,034,781
1995 970,433 3,960,735
1994 971,212 3,889,799
1993 971,318 3,820,647
1992 943,416 3,747,371
1991 908,189 3,668,912
1990 872,428 3,595,175
1989 837,800 3,525,285
1988 799,798 3,454,649
1987 763,811 3,385,555
1986 734,732 3,300,365
1985 706,196 3,217,376
1984 680,783 3,152,744
1983 658,957 3,094,996
1982 637,652 3,054,931
1981 616,808 3,008,981
1980 596,644 2,944,763
1979 577,199 2,882,635
1978 558,446 2,822,682
1977 540,348 2,762,155
1976 523,330 2,726,469
1975 507,673 2,693,191
1974 492,988 2,635,185
1973 479,038 2,572,935
1972 465,788 2,509,729
1971 453,183 2,446,314
1970 441,216 2,386,114
1969 429,875 2,328,159
1968 419,147 2,266,368
1967 409,031 2,206,731
1966 398,766 2,148,260
1965 388,336 2,088,831
1964 378,656 2,030,543
1963 369,759 1,970,316
1962 361,365 1,909,578
1961 353,264 1,850,084
1960 345,337 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Lebanon
2100 -0.67% -0.31%
2099 -0.61% -0.3%
2098 -0.59% -0.33%
2097 -0.59% -0.33%
2096 -0.59% -0.29%
2095 -0.58% -0.3%
2094 -0.56% -0.28%
2093 -0.54% -0.23%
2092 -0.56% -0.23%
2091 -0.52% -0.18%
2090 -0.53% -0.14%
2089 -0.49% -0.13%
2088 -0.48% -0.15%
2087 -0.48% -0.05%
2086 -0.49% -0.11%
2085 -0.48% 0.01%
2084 -0.44% -0.08%
2083 -0.42% -0.002%
2082 -0.36% -0.02%
2081 -0.36% -0.004%
2080 -0.33% 0.03%
2079 -0.3% 0.02%
2078 -0.32% 0.09%
2077 -0.32% 0.05%
2076 -0.29% 0.08%
2075 -0.29% 0.23%
2074 -0.24% 0.19%
2073 -0.21% 0.16%
2072 -0.2% 0.17%
2071 -0.15% 0.19%
2070 -0.16% 0.16%
2069 -0.13% 0.12%
2068 -0.11% 0.18%
2067 -0.05% 0.17%
2066 -0.05% 0.21%
2065 -0.03% 0.22%
2064 -0.01% 0.24%
2063 0.03% 0.27%
2062 0.05% 0.25%
2061 0.05% 0.31%
2060 0.12% 0.28%
2059 0.17% 0.28%
2058 0.18% 0.32%
2057 0.18% 0.33%
2056 0.2% 0.3%
2055 0.23% 0.33%
2054 0.28% 0.31%
2053 0.32% 0.32%
2052 0.36% 0.38%
2051 0.36% 0.37%
2050 0.43% 0.38%
2049 0.43% 0.44%
2048 0.45% 0.57%
2047 0.48% 0.51%
2046 0.53% 0.57%
2045 0.53% 0.64%
2044 0.56% 0.54%
2043 0.59% 0.64%
2042 0.67% 0.72%
2041 0.63% 0.75%
2040 0.68% 0.8%
2039 0.73% 0.82%
2038 0.71% 0.86%
2037 0.77% 0.83%
2036 0.79% 0.74%
2035 0.83% 0.81%
2034 0.88% 0.76%
2033 0.88% 0.82%
2032 0.88% 0.89%
2031 0.98% 0.88%
2030 0.94% 0.88%
2029 0.97% 0.87%
2028 1.02% 0.84%
2027 1.08% 0.84%
2026 1.09% 0.8%
2025 1.05% 0.7%
2024 1% 0.56%
2023 0.95% 0.5%
2022 1.02% 0.46%
2021 1.16% 0.28%
2020 1.09% -1.59%
2019 0.94% -3.17%
2018 0.93% -2.86%
2017 0.76% -2.58%
2016 0.59% -2.31%
2015 0.57% 1.98%
2014 0.56% 10.5%
2013 0.55% 9.7%
2012 0.54% 2.74%
2011 0.56% 1.09%
2010 0.59% 0.98%
2009 0.64% 1.36%
2008 0.68% 1.68%
2007 0.58% 1.96%
2006 0.5% 1.71%
2005 0.55% 1.56%
2004 0.61% 1.63%
2003 0.69% 1.39%
2002 0.8% 1.4%
2001 0.93% 1.68%
2000 1.03% 1.74%
1999 1.09% 1.77%
1998 1.29% 1.77%
1997 1.7% 1.82%
1996 2% 1.87%
1995 -0.08% 1.82%
1994 -0.01% 1.81%
1993 2.96% 1.96%
1992 3.88% 2.14%
1991 4.1% 2.05%
1990 4.13% 1.98%
1989 4.75% 2.04%
1988 4.71% 2.04%
1987 3.96% 2.58%
1986 4.04% 2.58%
1985 3.73% 2.05%
1984 3.31% 1.87%
1983 3.34% 1.31%
1982 3.38% 1.53%
1981 3.38% 2.18%
1980 3.37% 2.16%
1979 3.36% 2.12%
1978 3.35% 2.19%
1977 3.25% 1.31%
1976 3.08% 1.24%
1975 2.98% 2.2%
1974 2.91% 2.42%
1973 2.84% 2.52%
1972 2.78% 2.59%
1971 2.71% 2.52%
1970 2.64% 2.49%
1969 2.56% 2.73%
1968 2.47% 2.7%
1967 2.57% 2.72%
1966 2.69% 2.85%
1965 2.56% 2.87%
1964 2.41% 3.06%
1963 2.32% 3.18%
1962 2.29% 3.22%
1961 2.3% 3.1%

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/lebanon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Lebanon
Current population
1273390
5906622
Population rank 156/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +89
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 129/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -10,230
Net migration rank 121/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -10,230
2024 - -6,754 - -17,267
2023 20,147 -8,549 58,786 -34,193
2022 20,125 -8,549 60,909 -27,507
2021 17,314 -4,242 46,614 -27,290
2020 18,899 -4,242 59,903 -47,787
2019 19,488 -8,439 70,486 -266,992
2018 19,392 -8,546 77,165 -259,700
2017 19,278 -8,658 84,172 -253,664
2016 19,233 -12,481 91,551 -247,921
2015 19,223 -12,582 97,385 -239,829
2014 19,107 -12,724 92,285 301,111
2013 18,903 -12,664 80,218 733,500
2012 18,308 -12,294 77,248 124,427
2011 17,645 -11,596 75,523 2,246
2010 17,652 -11,334 72,605 -40,915
2009 17,656 -10,989 69,004 -2,700
2008 17,275 -9,822 67,132 430
2007 16,595 -9,271 66,965 27,944
2006 16,133 -10,923 65,932 25,126
2005 15,945 -10,330 67,778 1,224
2004 15,979 -9,863 69,675 4,974
2003 16,396 -9,595 71,232 1,674
2002 16,924 -9,209 72,648 -21,543
2001 17,824 -8,788 73,160 -1,094
2000 18,830 -8,563 72,642 455
1999 19,420 -8,421 72,437 2,589
1998 19,762 -8,505 71,889 1,062
1997 20,686 -5,911 71,486 1,313
1996 21,858 -3,049 71,286 3,164
1995 23,029 -3,023 71,016 2,634
1994 26,703 -48,259 73,069 -4,850
1993 28,046 -6,692 75,278 -5,196
1992 28,446 6,011 77,447 -970
1991 28,497 7,496 79,274 1,159
1990 28,349 7,169 73,629 -6,595
1989 28,257 5,477 74,577 -1,827
1988 27,396 14,879 70,444 -1,916
1987 27,285 2,417 69,058 607
1986 27,096 1,353 67,162 33,549
1985 26,835 1,792 66,368 -1,108
1984 26,149 -3,949 66,785 -2,785
1983 24,883 -3,429 66,056 -14,558
1982 24,742 -3,574 41,602 -12,981
1981 23,973 -3,464 65,084 -1,799
1980 23,153 -3,350 63,053 2,104
1979 22,299 -3,210 61,184 -2,103
1978 21,466 -3,040 60,829 0
1977 20,609 -2,838 60,232 0
1976 19,734 -3,469 11,138 0
1975 18,849 -3,794 55,423 0
1974 17,971 -3,665 64,425 -3,831
1973 17,145 -3,555 63,420 482
1972 16,353 -3,435 62,216 294
1971 15,615 -3,325 61,278 3,042
1970 14,873 -3,230 60,593 -4,508
1969 14,164 -3,127 59,829 0
1968 13,449 -3,029 59,247 4,506
1967 12,773 -2,964 58,957 -3,434
1966 12,282 -1,557 58,546 2,864
1965 11,719 -1,578 58,195 -742
1964 11,266 -2,049 57,808 1,311
1963 10,929 -2,358 57,054 4,269
1962 10,601 -2,390 55,585 4,569
1961 10,262 -2,270 53,995 4,844
1960 9,947 -2,082 52,515 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/lebanon | 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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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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