Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 28.7 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Malaysia
2100 1,352,676 44,342,183
2099 1,361,771 44,456,013
2098 1,370,136 44,568,480
2097 1,378,294 44,684,459
2096 1,386,470 44,803,334
2095 1,394,685 44,920,823
2094 1,402,820 45,035,868
2093 1,410,707 45,153,485
2092 1,418,422 45,267,003
2091 1,426,384 45,378,303
2090 1,433,911 45,489,767
2089 1,441,481 45,598,290
2088 1,448,623 45,706,098
2087 1,455,625 45,811,274
2086 1,462,692 45,914,874
2085 1,469,955 46,008,880
2084 1,477,042 46,099,604
2083 1,483,569 46,190,377
2082 1,489,850 46,272,999
2081 1,495,270 46,347,751
2080 1,500,616 46,423,514
2079 1,505,611 46,484,118
2078 1,510,082 46,537,169
2077 1,514,879 46,582,178
2076 1,519,757 46,607,029
2075 1,524,151 46,631,092
2074 1,528,574 46,646,324
2073 1,532,275 46,658,819
2072 1,535,515 46,658,396
2071 1,538,642 46,648,409
2070 1,541,025 46,633,600
2069 1,543,544 46,611,221
2068 1,545,599 46,588,049
2067 1,547,340 46,557,261
2066 1,548,173 46,518,384
2065 1,548,989 46,469,909
2064 1,549,433 46,405,405
2063 1,549,585 46,338,727
2062 1,549,184 46,260,178
2061 1,548,383 46,166,190
2060 1,547,596 46,064,001
2059 1,545,737 45,946,872
2058 1,543,109 45,825,593
2057 1,540,394 45,695,432
2056 1,537,579 45,554,612
2055 1,534,469 45,407,246
2054 1,530,939 45,241,331
2053 1,526,664 45,057,472
2052 1,521,811 44,862,361
2051 1,516,286 44,657,253
2050 1,510,851 44,434,221
2049 1,504,429 44,206,196
2048 1,497,956 43,963,591
2047 1,491,300 43,701,058
2046 1,484,115 43,427,087
2045 1,476,270 43,146,785
2044 1,468,495 42,855,667
2043 1,460,344 42,546,972
2042 1,451,725 42,229,093
2041 1,442,112 41,911,573
2040 1,433,098 41,587,509
2039 1,423,349 41,260,315
2038 1,413,090 40,918,517
2037 1,403,127 40,574,312
2036 1,392,397 40,223,758
2035 1,381,536 39,866,097
2034 1,370,158 39,505,672
2033 1,358,179 39,141,994
2032 1,346,333 38,762,420
2031 1,334,598 38,376,399
2030 1,321,695 37,985,824
2029 1,309,323 37,597,060
2028 1,296,796 37,198,261
2027 1,283,692 36,797,098
2026 1,269,922 36,393,693
2025 1,256,174 35,977,838
2024 1,242,822 35,557,673
2023 1,230,506 35,126,298
2022 1,218,917 34,695,493
2021 1,206,593 34,282,399
2020 1,192,729 33,889,558
2019 1,179,874 33,440,596
2018 1,168,929 32,910,967
2017 1,158,195 32,355,644
2016 1,149,507 31,789,685
2015 1,142,813 31,232,798
2014 1,136,299 30,696,137
2013 1,129,990 30,174,265
2012 1,123,863 29,662,831
2011 1,117,833 29,162,039
2010 1,111,650 28,655,776
2009 1,105,153 28,124,778
2008 1,098,091 27,570,059
2007 1,090,705 26,998,389
2006 1,084,436 26,417,909
2005 1,079,022 25,836,071
2004 1,073,159 25,256,772
2003 1,066,700 24,679,602
2002 1,059,441 24,102,477
2001 1,051,064 23,526,538
2000 1,041,414 22,967,816
1999 1,030,782 22,435,531
1998 1,019,653 21,906,713
1997 1,006,635 21,375,218
1996 989,841 20,850,087
1995 970,433 20,330,599
1994 971,212 19,820,446
1993 971,318 19,322,664
1992 943,416 18,834,572
1991 908,189 18,342,464
1990 872,428 17,833,171
1989 837,800 17,314,997
1988 799,798 16,796,605
1987 763,811 16,276,737
1986 734,732 15,760,419
1985 706,196 15,252,258
1984 680,783 14,759,009
1983 658,957 14,285,907
1982 637,652 13,832,798
1981 616,808 13,399,203
1980 596,644 12,983,363
1979 577,199 12,627,862
1978 558,446 12,328,157
1977 540,348 12,035,713
1976 523,330 11,750,097
1975 507,673 11,471,914
1974 492,988 11,200,906
1973 479,038 10,935,621
1972 465,788 10,676,835
1971 453,183 10,423,453
1970 441,216 10,178,802
1969 429,875 9,947,597
1968 419,147 9,725,281
1967 409,031 9,507,099
1966 398,766 9,284,688
1965 388,336 9,056,408
1964 378,656 8,828,406
1963 369,759 8,602,160
1962 361,365 8,380,172
1961 353,264 8,164,443
1960 345,337 7,956,197

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Malaysia
2100 -0.67% -0.26%
2099 -0.61% -0.25%
2098 -0.59% -0.26%
2097 -0.59% -0.27%
2096 -0.59% -0.26%
2095 -0.58% -0.26%
2094 -0.56% -0.26%
2093 -0.54% -0.25%
2092 -0.56% -0.25%
2091 -0.52% -0.25%
2090 -0.53% -0.24%
2089 -0.49% -0.24%
2088 -0.48% -0.23%
2087 -0.48% -0.23%
2086 -0.49% -0.2%
2085 -0.48% -0.2%
2084 -0.44% -0.2%
2083 -0.42% -0.18%
2082 -0.36% -0.16%
2081 -0.36% -0.16%
2080 -0.33% -0.13%
2079 -0.3% -0.11%
2078 -0.32% -0.1%
2077 -0.32% -0.05%
2076 -0.29% -0.05%
2075 -0.29% -0.03%
2074 -0.24% -0.03%
2073 -0.21% 0.001%
2072 -0.2% 0.02%
2071 -0.15% 0.03%
2070 -0.16% 0.05%
2069 -0.13% 0.05%
2068 -0.11% 0.07%
2067 -0.05% 0.08%
2066 -0.05% 0.1%
2065 -0.03% 0.14%
2064 -0.01% 0.14%
2063 0.03% 0.17%
2062 0.05% 0.2%
2061 0.05% 0.22%
2060 0.12% 0.25%
2059 0.17% 0.26%
2058 0.18% 0.28%
2057 0.18% 0.31%
2056 0.2% 0.32%
2055 0.23% 0.37%
2054 0.28% 0.41%
2053 0.32% 0.43%
2052 0.36% 0.46%
2051 0.36% 0.5%
2050 0.43% 0.52%
2049 0.43% 0.55%
2048 0.45% 0.6%
2047 0.48% 0.63%
2046 0.53% 0.65%
2045 0.53% 0.68%
2044 0.56% 0.73%
2043 0.59% 0.75%
2042 0.67% 0.76%
2041 0.63% 0.78%
2040 0.68% 0.79%
2039 0.73% 0.84%
2038 0.71% 0.85%
2037 0.77% 0.87%
2036 0.79% 0.9%
2035 0.83% 0.91%
2034 0.88% 0.93%
2033 0.88% 0.98%
2032 0.88% 1.01%
2031 0.98% 1.03%
2030 0.94% 1.03%
2029 0.97% 1.07%
2028 1.02% 1.09%
2027 1.08% 1.11%
2026 1.09% 1.16%
2025 1.07% 1.18%
2024 1% 1.23%
2023 0.95% 1.24%
2022 1.02% 1.2%
2021 1.16% 1.16%
2020 1.09% 1.34%
2019 0.94% 1.61%
2018 0.93% 1.72%
2017 0.76% 1.78%
2016 0.59% 1.78%
2015 0.57% 1.75%
2014 0.56% 1.73%
2013 0.55% 1.72%
2012 0.54% 1.72%
2011 0.56% 1.77%
2010 0.59% 1.89%
2009 0.64% 2.01%
2008 0.68% 2.12%
2007 0.58% 2.2%
2006 0.5% 2.25%
2005 0.55% 2.29%
2004 0.61% 2.34%
2003 0.69% 2.39%
2002 0.8% 2.45%
2001 0.93% 2.43%
2000 1.03% 2.37%
1999 1.09% 2.41%
1998 1.29% 2.49%
1997 1.7% 2.52%
1996 2% 2.56%
1995 -0.08% 2.57%
1994 -0.01% 2.58%
1993 2.96% 2.59%
1992 3.88% 2.68%
1991 4.1% 2.86%
1990 4.13% 2.99%
1989 4.75% 3.09%
1988 4.71% 3.19%
1987 3.96% 3.28%
1986 4.04% 3.33%
1985 3.73% 3.34%
1984 3.31% 3.31%
1983 3.34% 3.28%
1982 3.38% 3.24%
1981 3.38% 3.2%
1980 3.37% 2.82%
1979 3.36% 2.43%
1978 3.35% 2.43%
1977 3.25% 2.43%
1976 3.08% 2.42%
1975 2.98% 2.42%
1974 2.91% 2.43%
1973 2.84% 2.42%
1972 2.78% 2.43%
1971 2.71% 2.4%
1970 2.64% 2.32%
1969 2.56% 2.29%
1968 2.47% 2.29%
1967 2.57% 2.4%
1966 2.69% 2.52%
1965 2.56% 2.58%
1964 2.41% 2.63%
1963 2.32% 2.65%
1962 2.29% 2.64%
1961 2.3% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Malaysia
Current population
1276995
36600906
Population rank 156/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.44%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.25 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
1.2 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +1,151
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 89/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +166,615
Net migration rank 121/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 166,615
2024 19,782 -6,754 252,068 174,770
2023 20,147 -8,549 254,806 181,071
2022 20,125 -8,549 237,560 188,154
2021 17,314 -4,242 212,002 188,506
2020 18,899 -4,242 283,282 101,907
2019 19,488 -8,439 309,426 203,284
2018 19,392 -8,546 324,568 221,965
2017 19,278 -8,658 336,434 227,677
2016 19,233 -12,481 345,681 222,141
2015 19,223 -12,582 358,302 187,663
2014 19,107 -12,724 367,587 159,791
2013 18,903 -12,664 366,738 149,637
2012 18,308 -12,294 371,497 134,975
2011 17,645 -11,596 372,836 122,269
2010 17,652 -11,334 360,260 157,164
2009 17,656 -10,989 366,157 178,410
2008 17,275 -9,822 362,380 202,481
2007 16,595 -9,271 348,711 229,784
2006 16,133 -10,923 349,509 232,971
2005 15,945 -10,330 355,324 225,864
2004 15,979 -9,863 365,138 212,278
2003 16,396 -9,595 377,425 199,510
2002 16,924 -9,209 381,084 196,227
2001 17,824 -8,788 400,939 173,613
2000 18,830 -8,563 417,371 125,499
1999 19,420 -8,421 432,355 89,335
1998 19,762 -8,505 436,316 99,639
1997 20,686 -5,911 447,768 79,266
1996 21,858 -3,049 450,174 73,040
1995 23,029 -3,023 443,349 72,393
1994 26,703 -48,259 437,873 66,685
1993 28,046 -6,692 429,910 61,079
1992 28,446 6,011 418,900 66,286
1991 28,497 7,496 401,938 97,111
1990 28,349 7,169 384,518 135,020
1989 28,257 5,477 373,277 143,544
1988 27,396 14,879 386,507 133,478
1987 27,285 2,417 381,999 137,759
1986 27,096 1,353 385,799 127,081
1985 26,835 1,792 383,243 120,215
1984 26,149 -3,949 376,797 106,248
1983 24,883 -3,429 365,290 97,862
1982 24,742 -3,574 353,138 89,942
1981 23,973 -3,464 339,991 84,142
1980 23,153 -3,350 326,947 80,617
1979 22,299 -3,210 317,439 -13,980
1978 21,466 -3,040 311,027 -15,059
1977 20,609 -2,838 305,515 -16,601
1976 19,734 -3,469 300,615 -18,316
1975 18,849 -3,794 294,541 -20,480
1974 17,971 -3,665 289,880 -21,919
1973 17,145 -3,555 284,611 -21,995
1972 16,353 -3,435 276,263 -21,305
1971 15,615 -3,325 272,323 -20,535
1970 14,873 -3,230 269,341 -31,839
1969 14,164 -3,127 264,327 -39,420
1968 13,449 -3,029 260,705 -40,996
1967 12,773 -2,964 258,764 -42,108
1966 12,282 -1,557 262,162 -33,993
1965 11,719 -1,578 264,836 -36,456
1964 11,266 -2,049 266,406 -38,785
1963 10,929 -2,358 265,815 -40,952
1962 10,601 -2,390 262,140 -43,033
1961 10,262 -2,270 257,270 -44,916
1960 9,947 -2,082 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 69.9% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people). In Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.