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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 2.22 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Eswatini vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Lithuania
2100 1,352,404 1,225,633
2099 1,361,498 1,241,510
2098 1,369,861 1,257,497
2097 1,378,017 1,273,678
2096 1,386,191 1,290,189
2095 1,394,405 1,307,275
2094 1,402,538 1,324,312
2093 1,410,423 1,341,875
2092 1,418,137 1,360,029
2091 1,426,097 1,378,546
2090 1,433,623 1,397,420
2089 1,441,192 1,416,650
2088 1,448,332 1,436,421
2087 1,455,333 1,456,324
2086 1,462,398 1,476,301
2085 1,469,660 1,496,940
2084 1,476,745 1,517,611
2083 1,483,271 1,538,569
2082 1,489,551 1,559,787
2081 1,494,969 1,581,134
2080 1,500,315 1,602,498
2079 1,505,309 1,623,820
2078 1,509,779 1,645,249
2077 1,514,574 1,666,665
2076 1,519,452 1,688,177
2075 1,523,845 1,709,720
2074 1,528,267 1,731,404
2073 1,531,967 1,752,662
2072 1,535,206 1,773,945
2071 1,538,333 1,795,473
2070 1,540,715 1,817,142
2069 1,543,234 1,839,387
2068 1,545,288 1,861,529
2067 1,547,029 1,883,928
2066 1,547,862 1,906,591
2065 1,548,678 1,929,619
2064 1,549,121 1,952,334
2063 1,549,274 1,975,020
2062 1,548,873 1,998,444
2061 1,548,072 2,021,930
2060 1,547,285 2,045,989
2059 1,545,426 2,070,233
2058 1,542,799 2,094,564
2057 1,540,085 2,118,985
2056 1,537,270 2,143,474
2055 1,534,161 2,168,085
2054 1,530,631 2,192,337
2053 1,526,357 2,216,075
2052 1,521,506 2,240,149
2051 1,515,982 2,263,905
2050 1,510,547 2,287,466
2049 1,504,126 2,310,176
2048 1,497,656 2,333,041
2047 1,491,001 2,356,291
2046 1,483,817 2,378,713
2045 1,475,974 2,401,082
2044 1,468,200 2,423,438
2043 1,460,050 2,446,634
2042 1,451,433 2,469,564
2041 1,441,822 2,492,222
2040 1,432,811 2,514,657
2039 1,423,063 2,538,036
2038 1,412,806 2,560,781
2037 1,402,845 2,583,644
2036 1,392,117 2,605,925
2035 1,381,258 2,627,752
2034 1,369,883 2,650,015
2033 1,357,906 2,671,840
2032 1,346,063 2,693,646
2031 1,334,330 2,715,491
2030 1,321,430 2,737,751
2029 1,309,060 2,760,194
2028 1,296,535 2,783,343
2027 1,283,434 2,806,651
2026 1,269,667 2,829,914
2025 1,255,921 2,872,755
2024 1,242,822 2,888,278
2023 1,230,506 2,871,585
2022 1,218,917 2,831,639
2021 1,206,593 2,808,380
2020 1,192,729 2,810,369
2019 1,179,874 2,811,089
2018 1,168,929 2,819,200
2017 1,158,195 2,842,639
2016 1,149,507 2,877,325
2015 1,142,813 2,911,109
2014 1,136,299 2,937,253
2013 1,129,990 2,961,250
2012 1,123,863 2,989,139
2011 1,117,833 3,028,115
2010 1,111,650 3,097,282
2009 1,105,153 3,162,916
2008 1,098,091 3,198,231
2007 1,090,705 3,231,294
2006 1,084,436 3,269,909
2005 1,079,022 3,322,528
2004 1,073,159 3,377,075
2003 1,066,700 3,415,213
2002 1,059,441 3,443,067
2001 1,051,064 3,470,818
2000 1,041,414 3,499,536
1999 1,030,782 3,524,238
1998 1,019,653 3,549,331
1997 1,006,635 3,575,137
1996 989,841 3,601,613
1995 970,433 3,629,102
1994 971,212 3,657,144
1993 971,318 3,682,613
1992 943,416 3,700,114
1991 908,189 3,704,134
1990 872,428 3,697,838
1989 837,800 3,684,255
1988 799,798 3,655,049
1987 763,811 3,616,367
1986 734,732 3,578,914
1985 706,196 3,544,543
1984 680,783 3,514,205
1983 658,957 3,485,192
1982 637,652 3,457,179
1981 616,808 3,432,947
1980 596,644 3,413,202
1979 577,199 3,397,842
1978 558,446 3,379,514
1977 540,348 3,355,036
1976 523,330 3,328,664
1975 507,673 3,301,652
1974 492,988 3,273,894
1973 479,038 3,244,438
1972 465,788 3,213,622
1971 453,183 3,179,041
1970 441,216 3,139,689
1969 429,875 3,107,321
1968 419,147 3,078,850
1967 409,031 3,044,400
1966 398,766 3,008,050
1965 388,336 2,971,450
1964 378,656 2,935,200
1963 369,759 2,898,950
1962 361,365 2,863,350
1961 353,264 2,823,550
1960 345,337 2,778,550

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Lithuania
2100 -0.67% -1.28%
2099 -0.61% -1.27%
2098 -0.59% -1.27%
2097 -0.59% -1.28%
2096 -0.59% -1.31%
2095 -0.58% -1.29%
2094 -0.56% -1.31%
2093 -0.54% -1.33%
2092 -0.56% -1.34%
2091 -0.52% -1.35%
2090 -0.53% -1.36%
2089 -0.49% -1.38%
2088 -0.48% -1.37%
2087 -0.48% -1.35%
2086 -0.49% -1.38%
2085 -0.48% -1.36%
2084 -0.44% -1.36%
2083 -0.42% -1.36%
2082 -0.36% -1.35%
2081 -0.36% -1.33%
2080 -0.33% -1.31%
2079 -0.3% -1.3%
2078 -0.32% -1.28%
2077 -0.32% -1.27%
2076 -0.29% -1.26%
2075 -0.29% -1.25%
2074 -0.24% -1.21%
2073 -0.21% -1.2%
2072 -0.2% -1.2%
2071 -0.15% -1.19%
2070 -0.16% -1.21%
2069 -0.13% -1.19%
2068 -0.11% -1.19%
2067 -0.05% -1.19%
2066 -0.05% -1.19%
2065 -0.03% -1.16%
2064 -0.01% -1.15%
2063 0.03% -1.17%
2062 0.05% -1.16%
2061 0.05% -1.18%
2060 0.12% -1.17%
2059 0.17% -1.16%
2058 0.18% -1.15%
2057 0.18% -1.14%
2056 0.2% -1.14%
2055 0.23% -1.11%
2054 0.28% -1.07%
2053 0.32% -1.07%
2052 0.36% -1.05%
2051 0.36% -1.03%
2050 0.43% -0.98%
2049 0.43% -0.98%
2048 0.45% -0.99%
2047 0.48% -0.94%
2046 0.53% -0.93%
2045 0.53% -0.92%
2044 0.56% -0.95%
2043 0.59% -0.93%
2042 0.67% -0.91%
2041 0.63% -0.89%
2040 0.68% -0.92%
2039 0.73% -0.89%
2038 0.71% -0.88%
2037 0.77% -0.86%
2036 0.79% -0.83%
2035 0.83% -0.84%
2034 0.88% -0.82%
2033 0.88% -0.81%
2032 0.88% -0.8%
2031 0.98% -0.81%
2030 0.94% -0.81%
2029 0.97% -0.83%
2028 1.02% -0.83%
2027 1.08% -0.82%
2026 1.09% -1.49%
2025 1.05% -0.54%
2024 1% 0.58%
2023 0.95% 1.41%
2022 1.02% 0.83%
2021 1.16% -0.07%
2020 1.09% -0.03%
2019 0.94% -0.29%
2018 0.93% -0.82%
2017 0.76% -1.21%
2016 0.59% -1.16%
2015 0.57% -0.89%
2014 0.56% -0.81%
2013 0.55% -0.93%
2012 0.54% -1.29%
2011 0.56% -2.23%
2010 0.59% -2.08%
2009 0.64% -1.1%
2008 0.68% -1.02%
2007 0.58% -1.18%
2006 0.5% -1.58%
2005 0.55% -1.62%
2004 0.61% -1.12%
2003 0.69% -0.81%
2002 0.8% -0.8%
2001 0.93% -0.82%
2000 1.03% -0.7%
1999 1.09% -0.71%
1998 1.29% -0.72%
1997 1.7% -0.74%
1996 2% -0.76%
1995 -0.08% -0.77%
1994 -0.01% -0.69%
1993 2.96% -0.47%
1992 3.88% -0.11%
1991 4.1% 0.17%
1990 4.13% 0.37%
1989 4.75% 0.8%
1988 4.71% 1.07%
1987 3.96% 1.05%
1986 4.04% 0.97%
1985 3.73% 0.86%
1984 3.31% 0.83%
1983 3.34% 0.81%
1982 3.38% 0.71%
1981 3.38% 0.58%
1980 3.37% 0.45%
1979 3.36% 0.54%
1978 3.35% 0.73%
1977 3.25% 0.79%
1976 3.08% 0.82%
1975 2.98% 0.85%
1974 2.91% 0.91%
1973 2.84% 0.96%
1972 2.78% 1.09%
1971 2.71% 1.25%
1970 2.64% 1.04%
1969 2.56% 0.92%
1968 2.47% 1.13%
1967 2.57% 1.21%
1966 2.69% 1.23%
1965 2.56% 1.24%
1964 2.41% 1.25%
1963 2.32% 1.24%
1962 2.29% 1.41%
1961 2.3% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Lithuania
Current population
1273390
2829914
Population rank 156/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +46
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -24,618
Net migration rank 121/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -24,618
2024 - -6,754 - 2,617
2023 20,147 -8,549 -16,368 44,935
2022 20,125 -8,549 -20,671 72,100
2021 17,314 -4,242 -24,433 19,657
2020 18,899 -4,242 -19,953 19,884
2019 19,488 -8,439 -13,212 10,665
2018 19,392 -8,546 -12,686 -3,459
2017 19,278 -8,658 -12,224 -28,027
2016 19,233 -12,481 -11,509 -30,612
2015 19,223 -12,582 -11,935 -22,560
2014 19,107 -12,724 -10,868 -12,387
2013 18,903 -12,664 -12,733 -16,769
2012 18,308 -12,294 -11,060 -21,387
2011 17,645 -11,596 -10,901 -38,518
2010 17,652 -11,334 -11,460 -78,887
2009 17,656 -10,989 -9,805 -32,186
2008 17,275 -9,822 -12,153 -16,482
2007 16,595 -9,271 -15,510 -21,815
2006 16,133 -10,923 -15,041 -24,730
2005 15,945 -10,330 -14,287 -51,357
2004 15,979 -9,863 -11,482 -32,312
2003 16,396 -9,595 -10,929 -22,701
2002 16,924 -9,209 -11,362 -12,627
2001 17,824 -8,788 -9,024 -24,733
2000 18,830 -8,563 -4,549 -16,077
1999 19,420 -8,421 -3,877 -20,533
1998 19,762 -8,505 -3,904 -22,002
1997 20,686 -5,911 -3,218 -22,324
1996 21,858 -3,049 -3,962 -23,236
1995 23,029 -3,023 -3,992 -23,509
1994 26,703 -48,259 -4,023 -24,104
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,473 -23,949
1992 28,446 6,011 12,950 -25,175
1991 28,497 7,496 14,817 -10,744
1990 28,349 7,169 17,010 -8,840
1989 28,257 5,477 17,316 -26,985
1988 27,396 14,879 19,006 38,648
1987 27,285 2,417 22,422 10,820
1986 27,096 1,353 23,978 10,177
1985 26,835 1,792 19,140 9,417
1984 26,149 -3,949 18,976 8,835
1983 24,883 -3,429 20,911 8,585
1982 24,742 -3,574 18,323 8,163
1981 23,973 -3,464 16,478 7,752
1980 23,153 -3,350 16,042 7,412
1979 22,299 -3,210 16,989 6,932
1978 21,466 -3,040 17,573 7,328
1977 20,609 -2,838 19,124 8,964
1976 19,734 -3,469 20,305 8,581
1975 18,849 -3,794 20,470 8,170
1974 17,971 -3,665 22,589 7,757
1973 17,145 -3,555 22,712 7,327
1972 16,353 -3,435 25,388 7,185
1971 15,615 -3,325 28,930 7,130
1970 14,873 -3,230 27,629 6,530
1969 14,164 -3,127 27,345 4,179
1968 13,449 -3,029 28,325 6,522
1967 12,773 -2,964 29,226 5,251
1966 12,282 -1,557 30,381 4,799
1965 11,719 -1,578 30,309 4,196
1964 11,266 -2,049 34,048 3,820
1963 10,929 -2,358 33,918 3,428
1962 10,601 -2,390 34,933 2,899
1961 10,262 -2,270 40,376 2,550
1960 9,947 -2,082 40,845 2,328

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

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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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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