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

Eswatini and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eswatini	Lesotho	Eswatini	Lesotho
1960	345,337	736,500	-	-
1961	353,264	758,824	2.3%	3.03%
1962	361,365	781,814	2.29%	3.03%
1963	369,759	805,373	2.32%	3.01%
1964	378,656	829,437	2.41%	2.99%
1965	388,336	854,090	2.56%	2.97%
1966	398,766	881,870	2.69%	3.25%
1967	409,031	913,982	2.57%	3.64%
1968	419,147	948,105	2.47%	3.73%
1969	429,875	983,202	2.56%	3.7%
1970	441,216	1,019,273	2.64%	3.67%
1971	453,183	1,056,246	2.71%	3.63%
1972	465,788	1,094,063	2.78%	3.58%
1973	479,038	1,132,697	2.84%	3.53%
1974	492,988	1,172,420	2.91%	3.51%
1975	507,673	1,213,643	2.98%	3.52%
1976	523,330	1,253,214	3.08%	3.26%
1977	540,348	1,289,967	3.25%	2.93%
1978	558,446	1,327,240	3.35%	2.89%
1979	577,199	1,366,169	3.36%	2.93%
1980	596,644	1,406,521	3.37%	2.95%
1981	616,808	1,448,069	3.38%	2.95%
1982	637,652	1,490,732	3.38%	2.95%
1983	658,957	1,534,413	3.34%	2.93%
1984	680,783	1,578,986	3.31%	2.9%
1985	706,196	1,624,379	3.73%	2.87%
1986	734,732	1,666,138	4.04%	2.57%
1987	763,811	1,703,390	3.96%	2.24%
1988	799,798	1,739,841	4.71%	2.14%
1989	837,800	1,775,436	4.75%	2.05%
1990	872,428	1,809,696	4.13%	1.93%
1991	908,189	1,842,379	4.1%	1.81%
1992	943,416	1,873,274	3.88%	1.68%
1993	971,318	1,901,793	2.96%	1.52%
1994	971,212	1,927,707	-0.01%	1.36%
1995	970,433	1,951,437	-0.08%	1.23%
1996	989,841	1,972,418	2%	1.08%
1997	1,006,635	1,988,130	1.7%	0.8%
1998	1,019,653	1,998,049	1.29%	0.5%
1999	1,030,782	2,003,234	1.09%	0.26%
2000	1,041,414	2,003,913	1.03%	0.03%
2001	1,051,064	2,000,853	0.93%	-0.15%
2002	1,059,441	1,994,679	0.8%	-0.31%
2003	1,066,700	1,985,059	0.69%	-0.48%
2004	1,073,159	1,971,129	0.61%	-0.7%
2005	1,079,022	1,953,076	0.55%	-0.92%
2006	1,084,436	1,945,063	0.5%	-0.41%
2007	1,090,705	1,953,268	0.58%	0.42%
2008	1,098,091	1,966,541	0.68%	0.68%
2009	1,105,153	1,980,883	0.64%	0.73%
2010	1,111,650	1,996,251	0.59%	0.78%
2011	1,117,833	2,014,009	0.56%	0.89%
2012	1,123,863	2,034,354	0.54%	1.01%
2013	1,129,990	2,056,504	0.55%	1.09%
2014	1,136,299	2,080,089	0.56%	1.15%
2015	1,142,813	2,104,611	0.57%	1.18%
2016	1,149,507	2,130,422	0.59%	1.23%
2017	1,158,195	2,157,110	0.76%	1.25%
2018	1,168,929	2,183,603	0.93%	1.23%
2019	1,179,874	2,209,405	0.94%	1.18%
2020	1,192,729	2,235,727	1.09%	1.19%
2021	1,206,593	2,261,542	1.16%	1.15%
2022	1,218,917	2,286,110	1.02%	1.09%
2023	1,230,506	2,311,472	0.95%	1.11%
2024	1,242,822	2,337,423	1%	1.12%
2025	1,256,168	2,363,324	1.07%	1.11%
2026	1,269,854	2,389,334	1.09%	1.1%
2027	1,283,222	2,415,365	1.05%	1.09%
2028	1,295,964	2,441,435	0.99%	1.08%
2029	1,308,342	2,467,677	0.96%	1.07%
2030	1,320,904	2,493,816	0.96%	1.06%
2031	1,333,159	2,520,014	0.93%	1.05%
2032	1,344,893	2,546,489	0.88%	1.05%
2033	1,356,736	2,573,106	0.88%	1.05%
2034	1,368,346	2,599,777	0.86%	1.04%
2035	1,379,413	2,626,560	0.81%	1.03%
2036	1,390,148	2,653,503	0.78%	1.03%
2037	1,400,439	2,680,081	0.74%	1%
2038	1,410,496	2,706,197	0.72%	0.97%
2039	1,420,444	2,732,138	0.71%	0.96%
2040	1,429,771	2,757,868	0.66%	0.94%
2041	1,439,042	2,783,361	0.65%	0.92%
2042	1,448,106	2,808,538	0.63%	0.9%
2043	1,456,448	2,833,257	0.58%	0.88%
2044	1,464,359	2,857,499	0.54%	0.86%
2045	1,472,135	2,881,333	0.53%	0.83%
2046	1,479,603	2,904,780	0.51%	0.81%
2047	1,486,494	2,927,859	0.47%	0.79%
2048	1,493,017	2,950,411	0.44%	0.77%
2049	1,499,424	2,972,156	0.43%	0.74%
2050	1,505,327	2,993,080	0.39%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 120,493 (a 10.5% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.5% to 1,505,327 people with a rank change from 156th to 155th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.