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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 30.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Eswatini vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Morocco
2100 1,352,404 38,181,184
2099 1,361,498 38,411,679
2098 1,369,861 38,639,306
2097 1,378,017 38,863,211
2096 1,386,191 39,084,772
2095 1,394,405 39,302,453
2094 1,402,538 39,515,556
2093 1,410,423 39,726,709
2092 1,418,137 39,934,218
2091 1,426,097 40,138,565
2090 1,433,623 40,337,690
2089 1,441,192 40,532,151
2088 1,448,332 40,718,654
2087 1,455,333 40,902,624
2086 1,462,398 41,085,174
2085 1,469,660 41,264,970
2084 1,476,745 41,438,801
2083 1,483,271 41,604,865
2082 1,489,551 41,768,393
2081 1,494,969 41,927,610
2080 1,500,315 42,082,087
2079 1,505,309 42,233,228
2078 1,509,779 42,377,404
2077 1,514,574 42,515,702
2076 1,519,452 42,648,054
2075 1,523,845 42,775,325
2074 1,528,267 42,898,811
2073 1,531,967 43,017,234
2072 1,535,206 43,128,932
2071 1,538,333 43,232,517
2070 1,540,715 43,332,679
2069 1,543,234 43,423,419
2068 1,545,288 43,507,485
2067 1,547,029 43,586,077
2066 1,547,862 43,654,657
2065 1,548,678 43,723,648
2064 1,549,121 43,781,054
2063 1,549,274 43,828,593
2062 1,548,873 43,871,197
2061 1,548,072 43,902,710
2060 1,547,285 43,927,001
2059 1,545,426 43,942,510
2058 1,542,799 43,944,996
2057 1,540,085 43,939,695
2056 1,537,270 43,927,624
2055 1,534,161 43,902,661
2054 1,530,631 43,866,486
2053 1,526,357 43,819,100
2052 1,521,506 43,759,239
2051 1,515,982 43,688,144
2050 1,510,547 43,605,074
2049 1,504,126 43,517,919
2048 1,497,656 43,417,554
2047 1,491,001 43,308,462
2046 1,483,817 43,192,511
2045 1,475,974 43,065,569
2044 1,468,200 42,925,634
2043 1,460,050 42,780,215
2042 1,451,433 42,623,872
2041 1,441,822 42,456,113
2040 1,432,811 42,280,578
2039 1,423,063 42,098,906
2038 1,412,806 41,902,451
2037 1,402,845 41,700,541
2036 1,392,117 41,488,891
2035 1,381,258 41,266,216
2034 1,369,883 41,037,058
2033 1,357,906 40,795,454
2032 1,346,063 40,544,755
2031 1,334,330 40,280,535
2030 1,321,430 40,005,642
2029 1,309,060 39,720,087
2028 1,296,535 39,422,016
2027 1,283,434 39,109,148
2026 1,269,667 38,783,685
2025 1,255,921 38,442,658
2024 1,242,822 38,081,173
2023 1,230,506 37,712,505
2022 1,218,917 37,329,064
2021 1,206,593 36,954,442
2020 1,192,729 36,584,208
2019 1,179,874 36,210,898
2018 1,168,929 35,839,760
2017 1,158,195 35,446,392
2016 1,149,507 35,023,457
2015 1,142,813 34,607,588
2014 1,136,299 34,204,780
2013 1,129,990 33,787,571
2012 1,123,863 33,355,241
2011 1,117,833 32,912,588
2010 1,111,650 32,467,016
2009 1,105,153 32,030,778
2008 1,098,091 31,606,767
2007 1,090,705 31,186,468
2006 1,084,436 30,771,178
2005 1,079,022 30,358,144
2004 1,073,159 29,953,018
2003 1,066,700 29,571,415
2002 1,059,441 29,198,142
2001 1,051,064 28,814,643
2000 1,041,414 28,423,435
1999 1,030,782 28,027,179
1998 1,019,653 27,621,648
1997 1,006,635 27,213,337
1996 989,841 26,808,107
1995 970,433 26,399,429
1994 971,212 26,000,822
1993 971,318 25,614,586
1992 943,416 25,212,468
1991 908,189 24,799,014
1990 872,428 24,375,551
1989 837,800 23,939,414
1988 799,798 23,500,524
1987 763,811 23,054,392
1986 734,732 22,600,803
1985 706,196 22,113,953
1984 680,783 21,593,778
1983 658,957 21,060,696
1982 637,652 20,520,318
1981 616,808 19,985,401
1980 596,644 19,459,943
1979 577,199 18,955,589
1978 558,446 18,477,385
1977 540,348 18,014,756
1976 523,330 17,574,182
1975 507,673 17,150,786
1974 492,988 16,733,842
1973 479,038 16,326,269
1972 465,788 15,924,692
1971 453,183 15,527,225
1970 441,216 15,129,449
1969 429,875 14,734,255
1968 419,147 14,347,899
1967 409,031 13,968,175
1966 398,766 13,597,065
1965 388,336 13,239,171
1964 378,656 12,898,886
1963 369,759 12,577,502
1962 361,365 12,253,092
1961 353,264 11,931,085
1960 345,337 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 43.9M people in 2058 for Morocco.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Morocco
2100 -0.67% -0.6%
2099 -0.61% -0.59%
2098 -0.59% -0.58%
2097 -0.59% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.53% -0.48%
2089 -0.49% -0.46%
2088 -0.48% -0.45%
2087 -0.48% -0.44%
2086 -0.49% -0.44%
2085 -0.48% -0.42%
2084 -0.44% -0.4%
2083 -0.42% -0.39%
2082 -0.36% -0.38%
2081 -0.36% -0.37%
2080 -0.33% -0.36%
2079 -0.3% -0.34%
2078 -0.32% -0.33%
2077 -0.32% -0.31%
2076 -0.29% -0.3%
2075 -0.29% -0.29%
2074 -0.24% -0.28%
2073 -0.21% -0.26%
2072 -0.2% -0.24%
2071 -0.15% -0.23%
2070 -0.16% -0.21%
2069 -0.13% -0.19%
2068 -0.11% -0.18%
2067 -0.05% -0.16%
2066 -0.05% -0.16%
2065 -0.03% -0.13%
2064 -0.01% -0.11%
2063 0.03% -0.1%
2062 0.05% -0.07%
2061 0.05% -0.06%
2060 0.12% -0.04%
2059 0.17% -0.006%
2058 0.18% 0.01%
2057 0.18% 0.03%
2056 0.2% 0.06%
2055 0.23% 0.08%
2054 0.28% 0.11%
2053 0.32% 0.14%
2052 0.36% 0.16%
2051 0.36% 0.19%
2050 0.43% 0.2%
2049 0.43% 0.23%
2048 0.45% 0.25%
2047 0.48% 0.27%
2046 0.53% 0.29%
2045 0.53% 0.33%
2044 0.56% 0.34%
2043 0.59% 0.37%
2042 0.67% 0.4%
2041 0.63% 0.42%
2040 0.68% 0.43%
2039 0.73% 0.47%
2038 0.71% 0.48%
2037 0.77% 0.51%
2036 0.79% 0.54%
2035 0.83% 0.56%
2034 0.88% 0.59%
2033 0.88% 0.62%
2032 0.88% 0.66%
2031 0.98% 0.69%
2030 0.94% 0.72%
2029 0.97% 0.76%
2028 1.02% 0.8%
2027 1.08% 0.84%
2026 1.09% 0.89%
2025 1.05% 0.95%
2024 1% 0.98%
2023 0.95% 1.03%
2022 1.02% 1.01%
2021 1.16% 1.01%
2020 1.09% 1.03%
2019 0.94% 1.04%
2018 0.93% 1.11%
2017 0.76% 1.21%
2016 0.59% 1.2%
2015 0.57% 1.18%
2014 0.56% 1.23%
2013 0.55% 1.3%
2012 0.54% 1.34%
2011 0.56% 1.37%
2010 0.59% 1.36%
2009 0.64% 1.34%
2008 0.68% 1.35%
2007 0.58% 1.35%
2006 0.5% 1.36%
2005 0.55% 1.35%
2004 0.61% 1.29%
2003 0.69% 1.28%
2002 0.8% 1.33%
2001 0.93% 1.38%
2000 1.03% 1.41%
1999 1.09% 1.47%
1998 1.29% 1.5%
1997 1.7% 1.51%
1996 2% 1.55%
1995 -0.08% 1.53%
1994 -0.01% 1.51%
1993 2.96% 1.59%
1992 3.88% 1.67%
1991 4.1% 1.74%
1990 4.13% 1.82%
1989 4.75% 1.87%
1988 4.71% 1.94%
1987 3.96% 2.01%
1986 4.04% 2.2%
1985 3.73% 2.41%
1984 3.31% 2.53%
1983 3.34% 2.63%
1982 3.38% 2.68%
1981 3.38% 2.7%
1980 3.37% 2.66%
1979 3.36% 2.59%
1978 3.35% 2.57%
1977 3.25% 2.51%
1976 3.08% 2.47%
1975 2.98% 2.49%
1974 2.91% 2.5%
1973 2.84% 2.52%
1972 2.78% 2.56%
1971 2.71% 2.63%
1970 2.64% 2.68%
1969 2.56% 2.69%
1968 2.47% 2.72%
1967 2.57% 2.73%
1966 2.69% 2.7%
1965 2.56% 2.64%
1964 2.41% 2.56%
1963 2.32% 2.65%
1962 2.29% 2.7%
1961 2.3% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Morocco
Current population
1273390
38871720
Population rank 156/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.47%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +1,010
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 104/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -56,254
Net migration rank 121/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -56,254
2024 - -6,754 - -46,802
2023 20,147 -8,549 417,213 -39,650
2022 20,125 -8,549 427,903 -38,594
2021 17,314 -4,242 407,829 -47,902
2020 18,899 -4,242 415,999 -35,474
2019 19,488 -8,439 457,307 -91,217
2018 19,392 -8,546 464,375 -88,159
2017 19,278 -8,658 471,011 -60,472
2016 19,233 -12,481 474,637 -39,302
2015 19,223 -12,582 477,654 -81,248
2014 19,107 -12,724 481,295 -72,065
2013 18,903 -12,664 492,284 -67,096
2012 18,308 -12,294 504,698 -65,251
2011 17,645 -11,596 513,305 -67,447
2010 17,652 -11,334 515,804 -70,510
2009 17,656 -10,989 509,386 -82,203
2008 17,275 -9,822 499,766 -78,912
2007 16,595 -9,271 493,526 -73,759
2006 16,133 -10,923 483,200 -72,364
2005 15,945 -10,330 474,285 -59,024
2004 15,979 -9,863 461,756 -66,749
2003 16,396 -9,595 452,650 -84,460
2002 16,924 -9,209 446,147 -67,802
2001 17,824 -8,788 452,621 -63,967
2000 18,830 -8,563 461,341 -67,569
1999 19,420 -8,421 473,071 -74,343
1998 19,762 -8,505 492,604 -80,286
1997 20,686 -5,911 500,807 -96,502
1996 21,858 -3,049 501,499 -95,331
1995 23,029 -3,023 496,573 -85,386
1994 26,703 -48,259 501,426 -115,404
1993 28,046 -6,692 507,707 -121,254
1992 28,446 6,011 525,680 -107,911
1991 28,497 7,496 539,850 -130,717
1990 28,349 7,169 535,506 -97,711
1989 28,257 5,477 538,996 -104,509
1988 27,396 14,879 545,800 -102,484
1987 27,285 2,417 553,005 -104,029
1986 27,096 1,353 558,105 -99,905
1985 26,835 1,792 560,810 -45,336
1984 26,149 -3,949 564,159 -39,319
1983 24,883 -3,429 566,301 -24,988
1982 24,742 -3,574 564,904 -25,471
1981 23,973 -3,464 552,936 -22,553
1980 23,153 -3,350 534,448 -13,899
1979 22,299 -3,210 515,554 -27,374
1978 21,466 -3,040 498,834 -30,600
1977 20,609 -2,838 489,173 -32,161
1976 19,734 -3,469 482,130 -58,019
1975 18,849 -3,794 474,631 -51,968
1974 17,971 -3,665 464,147 -52,927
1973 17,145 -3,555 455,699 -51,772
1972 16,353 -3,435 446,449 -47,226
1971 15,615 -3,325 435,104 -39,385
1970 14,873 -3,230 426,015 -26,168
1969 14,164 -3,127 414,931 -24,389
1968 13,449 -3,029 407,437 -25,267
1967 12,773 -2,964 400,594 -23,309
1966 12,282 -1,557 391,881 -26,945
1965 11,719 -1,578 383,989 -33,139
1964 11,266 -2,049 375,835 -46,106
1963 10,929 -2,358 369,250 -56,214
1962 10,601 -2,390 363,843 -28,071
1961 10,262 -2,270 348,650 -40,413
1960 9,947 -2,082 323,499 -19,434

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/morocco | 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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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