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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 104.7 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.62% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Eswatini vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Mexico
2100 1,352,404 131,182,639
2099 1,361,498 131,943,283
2098 1,369,861 132,700,369
2097 1,378,017 133,455,010
2096 1,386,191 134,204,227
2095 1,394,405 134,949,218
2094 1,402,538 135,687,085
2093 1,410,423 136,415,232
2092 1,418,137 137,127,644
2091 1,426,097 137,833,985
2090 1,433,623 138,527,198
2089 1,441,192 139,208,862
2088 1,448,332 139,874,924
2087 1,455,333 140,530,483
2086 1,462,398 141,174,372
2085 1,469,660 141,805,496
2084 1,476,745 142,415,948
2083 1,483,271 143,009,187
2082 1,489,551 143,579,768
2081 1,494,969 144,138,842
2080 1,500,315 144,677,451
2079 1,505,309 145,195,172
2078 1,509,779 145,691,242
2077 1,514,574 146,165,064
2076 1,519,452 146,616,674
2075 1,523,845 147,046,928
2074 1,528,267 147,455,761
2073 1,531,967 147,841,295
2072 1,535,206 148,201,143
2071 1,538,333 148,534,057
2070 1,540,715 148,848,168
2069 1,543,234 149,134,711
2068 1,545,288 149,395,717
2067 1,547,029 149,630,386
2066 1,547,862 149,842,125
2065 1,548,678 150,029,268
2064 1,549,121 150,187,992
2063 1,549,274 150,319,846
2062 1,548,873 150,424,224
2061 1,548,072 150,502,250
2060 1,547,285 150,555,648
2059 1,545,426 150,577,220
2058 1,542,799 150,569,044
2057 1,540,085 150,535,337
2056 1,537,270 150,475,242
2055 1,534,161 150,384,336
2054 1,530,631 150,263,237
2053 1,526,357 150,110,615
2052 1,521,506 149,923,918
2051 1,515,982 149,705,066
2050 1,510,547 149,450,774
2049 1,504,126 149,166,038
2048 1,497,656 148,836,849
2047 1,491,001 148,478,965
2046 1,483,817 148,081,688
2045 1,475,974 147,647,318
2044 1,468,200 147,173,101
2043 1,460,050 146,667,761
2042 1,451,433 146,123,566
2041 1,441,822 145,543,650
2040 1,432,811 144,931,633
2039 1,423,063 144,286,278
2038 1,412,806 143,601,872
2037 1,402,845 142,883,005
2036 1,392,117 142,138,929
2035 1,381,258 141,359,885
2034 1,369,883 140,554,653
2033 1,357,906 139,713,048
2032 1,346,063 138,843,644
2031 1,334,330 137,947,334
2030 1,321,430 137,023,304
2029 1,309,060 136,071,720
2028 1,296,535 135,090,755
2027 1,283,434 134,081,337
2026 1,269,667 133,042,003
2025 1,255,921 131,970,909
2024 1,242,822 130,861,007
2023 1,230,506 129,739,759
2022 1,218,917 128,613,117
2021 1,206,593 127,648,148
2020 1,192,729 126,799,054
2019 1,179,874 125,762,982
2018 1,168,929 124,573,711
2017 1,158,195 123,400,057
2016 1,149,507 122,251,351
2015 1,142,813 121,072,306
2014 1,136,299 119,784,261
2013 1,129,990 118,343,573
2012 1,123,863 116,818,208
2011 1,117,833 115,243,504
2010 1,111,650 113,623,895
2009 1,105,153 111,999,721
2008 1,098,091 110,374,288
2007 1,090,705 108,774,360
2006 1,084,436 107,253,666
2005 1,079,022 105,811,504
2004 1,073,159 104,394,131
2003 1,066,700 102,978,515
2002 1,059,441 101,548,624
2001 1,051,064 100,099,099
2000 1,041,414 98,625,552
1999 1,030,782 97,115,707
1998 1,019,653 95,575,245
1997 1,006,635 94,021,207
1996 989,841 92,452,702
1995 970,433 90,862,455
1994 971,212 89,259,205
1993 971,318 87,653,807
1992 943,416 86,044,809
1991 908,189 84,430,572
1990 872,428 82,820,170
1989 837,800 81,247,182
1988 799,798 79,695,531
1987 763,811 78,136,651
1986 734,732 76,585,637
1985 706,196 75,043,414
1984 680,783 73,506,846
1983 658,957 71,971,240
1982 637,652 70,433,260
1981 616,808 68,892,108
1980 596,644 67,300,334
1979 577,199 65,648,865
1978 558,446 63,979,046
1977 540,348 62,308,493
1976 523,330 60,645,512
1975 507,673 58,982,400
1974 492,988 57,320,149
1973 479,038 55,667,284
1972 465,788 54,030,168
1971 453,183 52,412,558
1970 441,216 50,814,953
1969 429,875 49,233,194
1968 419,147 47,668,303
1967 409,031 46,129,608
1966 398,766 44,629,106
1965 388,336 43,174,477
1964 378,656 41,772,049
1963 369,759 40,424,065
1962 361,365 39,129,200
1961 353,264 37,890,118
1960 345,337 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Mexico
2100 -0.67% -0.58%
2099 -0.61% -0.57%
2098 -0.59% -0.57%
2097 -0.59% -0.56%
2096 -0.59% -0.55%
2095 -0.58% -0.54%
2094 -0.56% -0.53%
2093 -0.54% -0.52%
2092 -0.56% -0.51%
2091 -0.52% -0.5%
2090 -0.53% -0.49%
2089 -0.49% -0.48%
2088 -0.48% -0.47%
2087 -0.48% -0.46%
2086 -0.49% -0.45%
2085 -0.48% -0.43%
2084 -0.44% -0.41%
2083 -0.42% -0.4%
2082 -0.36% -0.39%
2081 -0.36% -0.37%
2080 -0.33% -0.36%
2079 -0.3% -0.34%
2078 -0.32% -0.32%
2077 -0.32% -0.31%
2076 -0.29% -0.29%
2075 -0.29% -0.28%
2074 -0.24% -0.26%
2073 -0.21% -0.24%
2072 -0.2% -0.22%
2071 -0.15% -0.21%
2070 -0.16% -0.19%
2069 -0.13% -0.17%
2068 -0.11% -0.16%
2067 -0.05% -0.14%
2066 -0.05% -0.12%
2065 -0.03% -0.11%
2064 -0.01% -0.09%
2063 0.03% -0.07%
2062 0.05% -0.05%
2061 0.05% -0.04%
2060 0.12% -0.01%
2059 0.17% 0.005%
2058 0.18% 0.02%
2057 0.18% 0.04%
2056 0.2% 0.06%
2055 0.23% 0.08%
2054 0.28% 0.1%
2053 0.32% 0.12%
2052 0.36% 0.15%
2051 0.36% 0.17%
2050 0.43% 0.19%
2049 0.43% 0.22%
2048 0.45% 0.24%
2047 0.48% 0.27%
2046 0.53% 0.29%
2045 0.53% 0.32%
2044 0.56% 0.34%
2043 0.59% 0.37%
2042 0.67% 0.4%
2041 0.63% 0.42%
2040 0.68% 0.45%
2039 0.73% 0.48%
2038 0.71% 0.5%
2037 0.77% 0.52%
2036 0.79% 0.55%
2035 0.83% 0.57%
2034 0.88% 0.6%
2033 0.88% 0.63%
2032 0.88% 0.65%
2031 0.98% 0.67%
2030 0.94% 0.7%
2029 0.97% 0.73%
2028 1.02% 0.75%
2027 1.08% 0.78%
2026 1.09% 0.81%
2025 1.05% 0.85%
2024 1% 0.86%
2023 0.95% 0.88%
2022 1.02% 0.76%
2021 1.16% 0.67%
2020 1.09% 0.82%
2019 0.94% 0.95%
2018 0.93% 0.95%
2017 0.76% 0.94%
2016 0.59% 0.97%
2015 0.57% 1.08%
2014 0.56% 1.22%
2013 0.55% 1.31%
2012 0.54% 1.37%
2011 0.56% 1.43%
2010 0.59% 1.45%
2009 0.64% 1.47%
2008 0.68% 1.47%
2007 0.58% 1.42%
2006 0.5% 1.36%
2005 0.55% 1.36%
2004 0.61% 1.37%
2003 0.69% 1.41%
2002 0.8% 1.45%
2001 0.93% 1.49%
2000 1.03% 1.55%
1999 1.09% 1.61%
1998 1.29% 1.65%
1997 1.7% 1.7%
1996 2% 1.75%
1995 -0.08% 1.8%
1994 -0.01% 1.83%
1993 2.96% 1.87%
1992 3.88% 1.91%
1991 4.1% 1.94%
1990 4.13% 1.94%
1989 4.75% 1.95%
1988 4.71% 2%
1987 3.96% 2.03%
1986 4.04% 2.06%
1985 3.73% 2.09%
1984 3.31% 2.13%
1983 3.34% 2.18%
1982 3.38% 2.24%
1981 3.38% 2.37%
1980 3.37% 2.52%
1979 3.36% 2.61%
1978 3.35% 2.68%
1977 3.25% 2.74%
1976 3.08% 2.82%
1975 2.98% 2.9%
1974 2.91% 2.97%
1973 2.84% 3.03%
1972 2.78% 3.09%
1971 2.71% 3.14%
1970 2.64% 3.21%
1969 2.56% 3.28%
1968 2.47% 3.34%
1967 2.57% 3.36%
1966 2.69% 3.37%
1965 2.56% 3.36%
1964 2.41% 3.33%
1963 2.32% 3.31%
1962 2.29% 3.27%
1961 2.3% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Mexico
Current population
1273390
133323134
Population rank 156/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.61%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -108,037
Net migration rank 121/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -108,037
2024 - -6,754 - -104,581
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 17,314 -4,242 936,682 -122,791
2020 18,899 -4,242 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 16,595 -9,271 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 16,133 -10,923 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 15,945 -10,330 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 15,979 -9,863 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 16,396 -9,595 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 16,924 -9,209 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 17,824 -8,788 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 18,830 -8,563 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 19,420 -8,421 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 19,762 -8,505 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 20,686 -5,911 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 21,858 -3,049 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 23,029 -3,023 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 26,703 -48,259 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 28,446 6,011 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 28,497 7,496 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 28,349 7,169 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 28,257 5,477 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 27,396 14,879 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 27,285 2,417 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 27,096 1,353 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 26,835 1,792 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 26,149 -3,949 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 24,883 -3,429 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 24,742 -3,574 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 23,973 -3,464 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 23,153 -3,350 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 22,299 -3,210 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 21,466 -3,040 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 20,609 -2,838 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 19,734 -3,469 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 18,849 -3,794 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 17,971 -3,665 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 17,145 -3,555 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 16,353 -3,435 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 15,615 -3,325 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 14,873 -3,230 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 14,164 -3,127 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 13,449 -3,029 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 12,773 -2,964 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 12,282 -1,557 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 11,719 -1,578 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 11,266 -2,049 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 10,929 -2,358 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 10,601 -2,390 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 10,262 -2,270 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 9,947 -2,082 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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