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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 29 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Eswatini vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Mozambique
2100 1,352,404 105,684,658
2099 1,361,498 105,291,198
2098 1,369,861 104,859,475
2097 1,378,017 104,428,679
2096 1,386,191 103,962,668
2095 1,394,405 103,480,514
2094 1,402,538 102,989,197
2093 1,410,423 102,464,565
2092 1,418,137 101,929,545
2091 1,426,097 101,410,418
2090 1,433,623 100,829,728
2089 1,441,192 100,211,758
2088 1,448,332 99,594,130
2087 1,455,333 98,943,096
2086 1,462,398 98,288,529
2085 1,469,660 97,609,760
2084 1,476,745 96,926,143
2083 1,483,271 96,193,441
2082 1,489,551 95,449,095
2081 1,494,969 94,708,064
2080 1,500,315 93,957,824
2079 1,505,309 93,171,561
2078 1,509,779 92,350,666
2077 1,514,574 91,530,198
2076 1,519,452 90,699,125
2075 1,523,845 89,848,943
2074 1,528,267 88,999,187
2073 1,531,967 88,113,398
2072 1,535,206 87,210,961
2071 1,538,333 86,283,286
2070 1,540,715 85,349,704
2069 1,543,234 84,361,565
2068 1,545,288 83,400,997
2067 1,547,029 82,437,397
2066 1,547,862 81,437,030
2065 1,548,678 80,446,244
2064 1,549,121 79,433,801
2063 1,549,274 78,430,632
2062 1,548,873 77,376,597
2061 1,548,072 76,274,806
2060 1,547,285 75,197,384
2059 1,545,426 74,082,771
2058 1,542,799 72,958,774
2057 1,540,085 71,828,186
2056 1,537,270 70,677,889
2055 1,534,161 69,542,373
2054 1,530,631 68,419,331
2053 1,526,357 67,306,817
2052 1,521,506 66,163,407
2051 1,515,982 65,032,770
2050 1,510,547 63,898,302
2049 1,504,126 62,731,532
2048 1,497,656 61,579,833
2047 1,491,001 60,424,101
2046 1,483,817 59,273,421
2045 1,475,974 58,132,244
2044 1,468,200 56,969,604
2043 1,460,050 55,814,906
2042 1,451,433 54,633,120
2041 1,441,822 53,476,191
2040 1,432,811 52,305,805
2039 1,423,063 51,136,087
2038 1,412,806 49,973,820
2037 1,402,845 48,827,661
2036 1,392,117 47,668,628
2035 1,381,258 46,520,419
2034 1,369,883 45,358,645
2033 1,357,906 44,229,218
2032 1,346,063 43,102,655
2031 1,334,330 41,993,535
2030 1,321,430 40,901,742
2029 1,309,060 39,818,379
2028 1,296,535 38,748,841
2027 1,283,434 37,696,739
2026 1,269,667 36,660,958
2025 1,255,921 35,650,681
2024 1,242,822 34,631,766
2023 1,230,506 33,635,160
2022 1,218,917 32,656,246
2021 1,206,593 31,707,800
2020 1,192,729 30,783,688
2019 1,179,874 29,884,380
2018 1,168,929 29,018,644
2017 1,158,195 28,166,393
2016 1,149,507 27,337,105
2015 1,142,813 26,547,572
2014 1,136,299 25,788,475
2013 1,129,990 25,051,611
2012 1,123,863 24,337,846
2011 1,117,833 23,649,039
2010 1,111,650 22,999,235
2009 1,105,153 22,391,745
2008 1,098,091 21,819,036
2007 1,090,705 21,287,635
2006 1,084,436 20,787,087
2005 1,079,022 20,304,569
2004 1,073,159 19,840,313
2003 1,066,700 19,392,475
2002 1,059,441 18,958,338
2001 1,051,064 18,537,729
2000 1,041,414 18,129,653
1999 1,030,782 17,734,506
1998 1,019,653 17,340,464
1997 1,006,635 16,949,982
1996 989,841 16,492,480
1995 970,433 15,960,530
1994 971,212 15,033,853
1993 971,318 14,051,192
1992 943,416 13,613,316
1991 908,189 13,352,090
1990 872,428 13,094,537
1989 837,800 12,906,842
1988 799,798 12,800,558
1987 763,811 12,822,574
1986 734,732 12,770,578
1985 706,196 12,548,949
1984 680,783 12,315,954
1983 658,957 12,073,822
1982 637,652 11,824,370
1981 616,808 11,568,127
1980 596,644 11,336,221
1979 577,199 11,028,809
1978 558,446 10,618,250
1977 540,348 10,224,975
1976 523,330 9,867,209
1975 507,673 9,540,817
1974 492,988 9,236,093
1973 479,038 8,954,242
1972 465,788 8,692,935
1971 453,183 8,456,317
1970 441,216 8,250,506
1969 429,875 8,066,951
1968 419,147 7,892,613
1967 409,031 7,724,550
1966 398,766 7,562,990
1965 388,336 7,406,421
1964 378,656 7,255,061
1963 369,759 7,109,828
1962 361,365 6,969,364
1961 353,264 6,834,936
1960 345,337 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Mozambique
2100 -0.67% 0.37%
2099 -0.61% 0.41%
2098 -0.59% 0.41%
2097 -0.59% 0.45%
2096 -0.59% 0.47%
2095 -0.58% 0.48%
2094 -0.56% 0.51%
2093 -0.54% 0.52%
2092 -0.56% 0.51%
2091 -0.52% 0.58%
2090 -0.53% 0.62%
2089 -0.49% 0.62%
2088 -0.48% 0.66%
2087 -0.48% 0.67%
2086 -0.49% 0.7%
2085 -0.48% 0.71%
2084 -0.44% 0.76%
2083 -0.42% 0.78%
2082 -0.36% 0.78%
2081 -0.36% 0.8%
2080 -0.33% 0.84%
2079 -0.3% 0.89%
2078 -0.32% 0.9%
2077 -0.32% 0.92%
2076 -0.29% 0.95%
2075 -0.29% 0.95%
2074 -0.24% 1.01%
2073 -0.21% 1.03%
2072 -0.2% 1.08%
2071 -0.15% 1.09%
2070 -0.16% 1.17%
2069 -0.13% 1.15%
2068 -0.11% 1.17%
2067 -0.05% 1.23%
2066 -0.05% 1.23%
2065 -0.03% 1.27%
2064 -0.01% 1.28%
2063 0.03% 1.36%
2062 0.05% 1.44%
2061 0.05% 1.43%
2060 0.12% 1.5%
2059 0.17% 1.54%
2058 0.18% 1.57%
2057 0.18% 1.63%
2056 0.2% 1.63%
2055 0.23% 1.64%
2054 0.28% 1.65%
2053 0.32% 1.73%
2052 0.36% 1.74%
2051 0.36% 1.78%
2050 0.43% 1.86%
2049 0.43% 1.87%
2048 0.45% 1.91%
2047 0.48% 1.94%
2046 0.53% 1.96%
2045 0.53% 2.04%
2044 0.56% 2.07%
2043 0.59% 2.16%
2042 0.67% 2.16%
2041 0.63% 2.24%
2040 0.68% 2.29%
2039 0.73% 2.33%
2038 0.71% 2.35%
2037 0.77% 2.43%
2036 0.79% 2.47%
2035 0.83% 2.56%
2034 0.88% 2.55%
2033 0.88% 2.61%
2032 0.88% 2.64%
2031 0.98% 2.67%
2030 0.94% 2.72%
2029 0.97% 2.76%
2028 1.02% 2.79%
2027 1.08% 2.83%
2026 1.09% 2.83%
2025 1.05% 2.94%
2024 1% 2.96%
2023 0.95% 3%
2022 1.02% 2.99%
2021 1.16% 3%
2020 1.09% 3.01%
2019 0.94% 2.98%
2018 0.93% 3.03%
2017 0.76% 3.03%
2016 0.59% 2.97%
2015 0.57% 2.94%
2014 0.56% 2.94%
2013 0.55% 2.93%
2012 0.54% 2.91%
2011 0.56% 2.83%
2010 0.59% 2.71%
2009 0.64% 2.62%
2008 0.68% 2.5%
2007 0.58% 2.41%
2006 0.5% 2.38%
2005 0.55% 2.34%
2004 0.61% 2.31%
2003 0.69% 2.29%
2002 0.8% 2.27%
2001 0.93% 2.25%
2000 1.03% 2.23%
1999 1.09% 2.27%
1998 1.29% 2.3%
1997 1.7% 2.77%
1996 2% 3.33%
1995 -0.08% 6.16%
1994 -0.01% 6.99%
1993 2.96% 3.22%
1992 3.88% 1.96%
1991 4.1% 1.97%
1990 4.13% 1.45%
1989 4.75% 0.83%
1988 4.71% -0.17%
1987 3.96% 0.41%
1986 4.04% 1.77%
1985 3.73% 1.89%
1984 3.31% 2.01%
1983 3.34% 2.11%
1982 3.38% 2.22%
1981 3.38% 2.05%
1980 3.37% 2.79%
1979 3.36% 3.87%
1978 3.35% 3.85%
1977 3.25% 3.63%
1976 3.08% 3.42%
1975 2.98% 3.3%
1974 2.91% 3.15%
1973 2.84% 3.01%
1972 2.78% 2.8%
1971 2.71% 2.49%
1970 2.64% 2.28%
1969 2.56% 2.21%
1968 2.47% 2.18%
1967 2.57% 2.14%
1966 2.69% 2.11%
1965 2.56% 2.09%
1964 2.41% 2.04%
1963 2.32% 2.02%
1962 2.29% 1.97%
1961 2.3% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Mozambique
Current population
1273390
36941128
Population rank 156/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.45%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -65,573
Net migration rank 121/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -65,573
2024 - -6,754 - -38,940
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 17,314 -4,242 951,234 -23,103
2020 18,899 -4,242 945,952 -25,864
2019 19,488 -8,439 927,581 -49,080
2018 19,392 -8,546 903,176 -50,224
2017 19,278 -8,658 876,594 -25,043
2016 19,233 -12,481 850,430 -43,398
2015 19,223 -12,582 824,435 -52,374
2014 19,107 -12,724 799,778 -53,625
2013 18,903 -12,664 784,641 -57,067
2012 18,308 -12,294 763,088 -63,131
2011 17,645 -11,596 741,303 -63,638
2010 17,652 -11,334 719,025 -97,079
2009 17,656 -10,989 693,673 -100,625
2008 17,275 -9,822 654,920 -102,534
2007 16,595 -9,271 610,913 -100,490
2006 16,133 -10,923 586,009 -95,333
2005 15,945 -10,330 570,132 -95,770
2004 15,979 -9,863 554,973 -100,824
2003 16,396 -9,595 540,992 -99,484
2002 16,924 -9,209 529,867 -103,102
2001 17,824 -8,788 519,594 -105,130
2000 18,830 -8,563 506,162 -104,476
1999 19,420 -8,421 491,814 -103,223
1998 19,762 -8,505 474,453 -74,952
1997 20,686 -5,911 461,209 -79,732
1996 21,858 -3,049 442,559 90,975
1995 23,029 -3,023 421,630 108,751
1994 26,703 -48,259 384,821 938,163
1993 28,046 -6,692 369,518 272,829
1992 28,446 6,011 362,373 -128,960
1991 28,497 7,496 357,676 -68,644
1990 28,349 7,169 353,290 -127,215
1989 28,257 5,477 348,833 -199,509
1988 27,396 14,879 349,480 -286,247
1987 27,285 2,417 334,438 -441,710
1986 27,096 1,353 332,609 -121,350
1985 26,835 1,792 307,625 -75,642
1984 26,149 -3,949 304,524 -70,532
1983 24,883 -3,429 324,158 -73,899
1982 24,742 -3,574 321,493 -72,852
1981 23,973 -3,464 322,207 -58,347
1980 23,153 -3,350 349,586 -149,650
1979 22,299 -3,210 331,162 83,699
1978 21,466 -3,040 310,403 95,859
1977 20,609 -2,838 289,193 91,082
1976 19,734 -3,469 273,924 61,326
1975 18,849 -3,794 257,984 59,562
1974 17,971 -3,665 240,665 51,238
1973 17,145 -3,555 226,847 44,951
1972 16,353 -3,435 215,793 35,023
1971 15,615 -3,325 211,137 11,297
1970 14,873 -3,230 207,385 -18,197
1969 14,164 -3,127 202,174 -24,251
1968 13,449 -3,029 197,623 -26,872
1967 12,773 -2,964 193,044 -27,672
1966 12,282 -1,557 189,218 -31,462
1965 11,719 -1,578 185,931 -30,538
1964 11,266 -2,049 182,334 -35,005
1963 10,929 -2,358 180,867 -37,738
1962 10,601 -2,390 176,297 -38,504
1961 10,262 -2,270 171,236 -40,181
1960 9,947 -2,082 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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