Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Mauritania's population is 4.32 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Eswatini vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Mauritania
2100 1,352,404 17,309,980
2099 1,361,498 17,202,690
2098 1,369,861 17,090,030
2097 1,378,017 16,975,270
2096 1,386,191 16,857,252
2095 1,394,405 16,739,240
2094 1,402,538 16,617,272
2093 1,410,423 16,492,589
2092 1,418,137 16,366,098
2091 1,426,097 16,235,771
2090 1,433,623 16,103,700
2089 1,441,192 15,969,059
2088 1,448,332 15,831,339
2087 1,455,333 15,690,143
2086 1,462,398 15,547,605
2085 1,469,660 15,403,967
2084 1,476,745 15,257,740
2083 1,483,271 15,108,271
2082 1,489,551 14,958,279
2081 1,494,969 14,805,332
2080 1,500,315 14,651,508
2079 1,505,309 14,496,397
2078 1,509,779 14,337,117
2077 1,514,574 14,175,812
2076 1,519,452 14,013,255
2075 1,523,845 13,849,027
2074 1,528,267 13,684,146
2073 1,531,967 13,517,681
2072 1,535,206 13,349,376
2071 1,538,333 13,178,237
2070 1,540,715 13,007,812
2069 1,543,234 12,835,311
2068 1,545,288 12,662,862
2067 1,547,029 12,487,379
2066 1,547,862 12,311,503
2065 1,548,678 12,136,616
2064 1,549,121 11,958,955
2063 1,549,274 11,783,144
2062 1,548,873 11,606,044
2061 1,548,072 11,428,738
2060 1,547,285 11,251,427
2059 1,545,426 11,072,236
2058 1,542,799 10,892,076
2057 1,540,085 10,713,858
2056 1,537,270 10,536,935
2055 1,534,161 10,358,532
2054 1,530,631 10,179,658
2053 1,526,357 9,999,712
2052 1,521,506 9,819,098
2051 1,515,982 9,639,209
2050 1,510,547 9,461,249
2049 1,504,126 9,283,353
2048 1,497,656 9,104,299
2047 1,491,001 8,926,851
2046 1,483,817 8,748,845
2045 1,475,974 8,572,397
2044 1,468,200 8,397,189
2043 1,460,050 8,222,194
2042 1,451,433 8,048,139
2041 1,441,822 7,876,803
2040 1,432,811 7,706,696
2039 1,423,063 7,537,689
2038 1,412,806 7,369,184
2037 1,402,845 7,202,472
2036 1,392,117 7,036,729
2035 1,381,258 6,871,981
2034 1,369,883 6,708,364
2033 1,357,906 6,546,168
2032 1,346,063 6,385,827
2031 1,334,330 6,227,564
2030 1,321,430 6,070,865
2029 1,309,060 5,916,516
2028 1,296,535 5,764,060
2027 1,283,434 5,613,919
2026 1,269,667 5,464,898
2025 1,255,921 5,317,228
2024 1,242,822 5,169,395
2023 1,230,506 5,022,441
2022 1,218,917 4,875,637
2021 1,206,593 4,734,874
2020 1,192,729 4,600,131
2019 1,179,874 4,467,708
2018 1,168,929 4,337,685
2017 1,158,195 4,210,600
2016 1,149,507 4,086,657
2015 1,142,813 3,965,959
2014 1,136,299 3,848,514
2013 1,129,990 3,734,318
2012 1,123,863 3,619,034
2011 1,117,833 3,502,811
2010 1,111,650 3,390,965
2009 1,105,153 3,284,448
2008 1,098,091 3,183,269
2007 1,090,705 3,093,059
2006 1,084,436 3,013,660
2005 1,079,022 2,939,059
2004 1,073,159 2,868,664
2003 1,066,700 2,802,046
2002 1,059,441 2,738,655
2001 1,051,064 2,678,760
2000 1,041,414 2,613,441
1999 1,030,782 2,541,698
1998 1,019,653 2,474,651
1997 1,006,635 2,411,306
1996 989,841 2,358,188
1995 970,433 2,312,017
1994 971,212 2,249,454
1993 971,318 2,174,328
1992 943,416 2,088,135
1991 908,189 2,009,738
1990 872,428 1,951,878
1989 837,800 1,903,048
1988 799,798 1,855,859
1987 763,811 1,803,014
1986 734,732 1,751,835
1985 706,196 1,702,107
1984 680,783 1,653,693
1983 658,957 1,606,746
1982 637,652 1,561,176
1981 616,808 1,516,877
1980 596,644 1,474,043
1979 577,199 1,432,758
1978 558,446 1,392,713
1977 540,348 1,353,768
1976 523,330 1,315,336
1975 507,673 1,277,330
1974 492,988 1,240,188
1973 479,038 1,203,838
1972 465,788 1,168,355
1971 453,183 1,133,702
1970 441,216 1,099,806
1969 429,875 1,066,754
1968 419,147 1,034,739
1967 409,031 1,003,843
1966 398,766 974,157
1965 388,336 945,838
1964 378,656 918,955
1963 369,759 893,423
1962 361,365 869,184
1961 353,264 846,167
1960 345,337 824,298

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/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2100 for Mauritania.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Mauritania
2100 -0.67% 0.62%
2099 -0.61% 0.66%
2098 -0.59% 0.68%
2097 -0.59% 0.7%
2096 -0.59% 0.7%
2095 -0.58% 0.73%
2094 -0.56% 0.76%
2093 -0.54% 0.77%
2092 -0.56% 0.8%
2091 -0.52% 0.82%
2090 -0.53% 0.84%
2089 -0.49% 0.87%
2088 -0.48% 0.9%
2087 -0.48% 0.92%
2086 -0.49% 0.93%
2085 -0.48% 0.96%
2084 -0.44% 0.99%
2083 -0.42% 1%
2082 -0.36% 1.03%
2081 -0.36% 1.05%
2080 -0.33% 1.07%
2079 -0.3% 1.11%
2078 -0.32% 1.14%
2077 -0.32% 1.16%
2076 -0.29% 1.19%
2075 -0.29% 1.2%
2074 -0.24% 1.23%
2073 -0.21% 1.26%
2072 -0.2% 1.3%
2071 -0.15% 1.31%
2070 -0.16% 1.34%
2069 -0.13% 1.36%
2068 -0.11% 1.41%
2067 -0.05% 1.43%
2066 -0.05% 1.44%
2065 -0.03% 1.49%
2064 -0.01% 1.49%
2063 0.03% 1.53%
2062 0.05% 1.55%
2061 0.05% 1.58%
2060 0.12% 1.62%
2059 0.17% 1.65%
2058 0.18% 1.66%
2057 0.18% 1.68%
2056 0.2% 1.72%
2055 0.23% 1.76%
2054 0.28% 1.8%
2053 0.32% 1.84%
2052 0.36% 1.87%
2051 0.36% 1.88%
2050 0.43% 1.92%
2049 0.43% 1.97%
2048 0.45% 1.99%
2047 0.48% 2.03%
2046 0.53% 2.06%
2045 0.53% 2.09%
2044 0.56% 2.13%
2043 0.59% 2.16%
2042 0.67% 2.18%
2041 0.63% 2.21%
2040 0.68% 2.24%
2039 0.73% 2.29%
2038 0.71% 2.31%
2037 0.77% 2.36%
2036 0.79% 2.4%
2035 0.83% 2.44%
2034 0.88% 2.48%
2033 0.88% 2.51%
2032 0.88% 2.54%
2031 0.98% 2.58%
2030 0.94% 2.61%
2029 0.97% 2.64%
2028 1.02% 2.67%
2027 1.08% 2.73%
2026 1.09% 2.78%
2025 1.05% 2.86%
2024 1% 2.93%
2023 0.95% 3.01%
2022 1.02% 2.97%
2021 1.16% 2.93%
2020 1.09% 2.96%
2019 0.94% 3%
2018 0.93% 3.02%
2017 0.76% 3.03%
2016 0.59% 3.04%
2015 0.57% 3.05%
2014 0.56% 3.06%
2013 0.55% 3.19%
2012 0.54% 3.32%
2011 0.56% 3.3%
2010 0.59% 3.24%
2009 0.64% 3.18%
2008 0.68% 2.92%
2007 0.58% 2.63%
2006 0.5% 2.54%
2005 0.55% 2.45%
2004 0.61% 2.38%
2003 0.69% 2.31%
2002 0.8% 2.24%
2001 0.93% 2.5%
2000 1.03% 2.82%
1999 1.09% 2.71%
1998 1.29% 2.63%
1997 1.7% 2.25%
1996 2% 2%
1995 -0.08% 2.78%
1994 -0.01% 3.46%
1993 2.96% 4.13%
1992 3.88% 3.9%
1991 4.1% 2.96%
1990 4.13% 2.57%
1989 4.75% 2.54%
1988 4.71% 2.93%
1987 3.96% 2.92%
1986 4.04% 2.92%
1985 3.73% 2.93%
1984 3.31% 2.92%
1983 3.34% 2.92%
1982 3.38% 2.92%
1981 3.38% 2.91%
1980 3.37% 2.88%
1979 3.36% 2.88%
1978 3.35% 2.88%
1977 3.25% 2.92%
1976 3.08% 2.98%
1975 2.98% 2.99%
1974 2.91% 3.02%
1973 2.84% 3.04%
1972 2.78% 3.06%
1971 2.71% 3.08%
1970 2.64% 3.1%
1969 2.56% 3.09%
1968 2.47% 3.08%
1967 2.57% 3.05%
1966 2.69% 2.99%
1965 2.56% 2.93%
1964 2.41% 2.86%
1963 2.32% 2.79%
1962 2.29% 2.72%
1961 2.3% 2.65%

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/mauritania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Mauritania
Current population
1273390
5505206
Population rank 156/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.07%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
3.58 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +403
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 17/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -5,044
Net migration rank 121/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -5,044
2024 - -6,754 - -2,185
2023 20,147 -8,549 145,164 2,999
2022 20,125 -8,549 142,451 2,999
2021 17,314 -4,242 137,557 -1,483
2020 18,899 -4,242 134,899 -1,483
2019 19,488 -8,439 134,460 -3,019
2018 19,392 -8,546 131,584 -2,987
2017 19,278 -8,658 128,562 -3,001
2016 19,233 -12,481 125,342 -3,008
2015 19,223 -12,582 122,092 -3,019
2014 19,107 -12,724 118,792 -2,980
2013 18,903 -12,664 115,558 -2,987
2012 18,308 -12,294 113,489 4,515
2011 17,645 -11,596 111,165 3,272
2010 17,652 -11,334 108,121 1,128
2009 17,656 -10,989 105,273 -1,481
2008 17,275 -9,822 102,432 -3,860
2007 16,595 -9,271 98,895 -17,048
2006 16,133 -10,923 94,991 -18,033
2005 15,945 -10,330 90,940 -18,693
2004 15,979 -9,863 87,578 -19,042
2003 16,396 -9,595 83,804 -19,104
2002 16,924 -9,209 80,993 -18,903
2001 17,824 -8,788 78,769 -21,067
2000 18,830 -8,563 75,929 -2,997
1999 19,420 -8,421 73,554 -2,999
1998 19,762 -8,505 72,045 -8,504
1997 20,686 -5,911 71,327 -8,187
1996 21,858 -3,049 71,939 -28,840
1995 23,029 -3,023 72,244 -22,997
1994 26,703 -48,259 70,570 5,304
1993 28,046 -6,692 68,167 6,217
1992 28,446 6,011 63,501 34,505
1991 28,497 7,496 61,782 -2,997
1990 28,349 7,169 59,934 -3,000
1989 28,257 5,477 58,666 -17,941
1988 27,396 14,879 56,654 -2,997
1987 27,285 2,417 55,037 -2,998
1986 27,096 1,353 53,313 -2,998
1985 26,835 1,792 52,125 -2,998
1984 26,149 -3,949 50,705 -2,998
1983 24,883 -3,429 49,187 -2,998
1982 24,742 -3,574 47,947 -2,998
1981 23,973 -3,464 46,641 -2,998
1980 23,153 -3,350 45,026 -2,997
1979 22,299 -3,210 43,537 -2,997
1978 21,466 -3,040 42,539 -2,998
1977 20,609 -2,838 41,352 -2,999
1976 19,734 -3,469 40,149 -1,645
1975 18,849 -3,794 38,975 -1,472
1974 17,971 -3,665 38,106 -1,321
1973 17,145 -3,555 37,122 -1,201
1972 16,353 -3,435 36,184 -1,139
1971 15,615 -3,325 35,279 -1,014
1970 14,873 -3,230 34,382 -855
1969 14,164 -3,127 33,252 -688
1968 13,449 -3,029 32,029 -565
1967 12,773 -2,964 30,853 -514
1966 12,282 -1,557 29,502 -466
1965 11,719 -1,578 28,028 -434
1964 11,266 -2,049 26,565 -390
1963 10,929 -2,358 25,250 -362
1962 10,601 -2,390 23,927 -342
1961 10,262 -2,270 22,781 -332
1960 9,947 -2,082 21,604 -318

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/mauritania | 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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/mauritania | 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 2026-04-06)
  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)

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.