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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 43.4 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Eswatini vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Myanmar
2100 1,352,404 49,949,080
2099 1,361,498 50,198,343
2098 1,369,861 50,447,153
2097 1,378,017 50,695,410
2096 1,386,191 50,944,916
2095 1,394,405 51,196,278
2094 1,402,538 51,446,607
2093 1,410,423 51,693,545
2092 1,418,137 51,939,182
2091 1,426,097 52,186,904
2090 1,433,623 52,430,723
2089 1,441,192 52,669,995
2088 1,448,332 52,907,277
2087 1,455,333 53,143,840
2086 1,462,398 53,378,681
2085 1,469,660 53,610,966
2084 1,476,745 53,838,657
2083 1,483,271 54,062,724
2082 1,489,551 54,285,392
2081 1,494,969 54,505,055
2080 1,500,315 54,722,128
2079 1,505,309 54,937,654
2078 1,509,779 55,150,792
2077 1,514,574 55,357,283
2076 1,519,452 55,562,845
2075 1,523,845 55,765,753
2074 1,528,267 55,964,774
2073 1,531,967 56,160,415
2072 1,535,206 56,349,733
2071 1,538,333 56,533,780
2070 1,540,715 56,713,930
2069 1,543,234 56,887,406
2068 1,545,288 57,055,818
2067 1,547,029 57,217,287
2066 1,547,862 57,373,788
2065 1,548,678 57,525,666
2064 1,549,121 57,671,683
2063 1,549,274 57,808,968
2062 1,548,873 57,938,764
2061 1,548,072 58,067,183
2060 1,547,285 58,186,565
2059 1,545,426 58,295,246
2058 1,542,799 58,392,324
2057 1,540,085 58,481,859
2056 1,537,270 58,565,952
2055 1,534,161 58,636,423
2054 1,530,631 58,697,613
2053 1,526,357 58,745,390
2052 1,521,506 58,783,172
2051 1,515,982 58,809,843
2050 1,510,547 58,824,293
2049 1,504,126 58,829,688
2048 1,497,656 58,823,499
2047 1,491,001 58,805,696
2046 1,483,817 58,775,337
2045 1,475,974 58,728,250
2044 1,468,200 58,671,458
2043 1,460,050 58,601,589
2042 1,451,433 58,516,227
2041 1,441,822 58,417,678
2040 1,432,811 58,306,713
2039 1,423,063 58,181,537
2038 1,412,806 58,041,212
2037 1,402,845 57,888,662
2036 1,392,117 57,724,649
2035 1,381,258 57,544,156
2034 1,369,883 57,348,842
2033 1,357,906 57,137,545
2032 1,346,063 56,910,400
2031 1,334,330 56,667,160
2030 1,321,430 56,407,549
2029 1,309,060 56,133,620
2028 1,296,535 55,840,949
2027 1,283,434 55,531,050
2026 1,269,667 55,203,523
2025 1,255,921 54,860,498
2024 1,242,822 54,500,091
2023 1,230,506 54,133,798
2022 1,218,917 53,756,787
2021 1,206,593 53,387,102
2020 1,192,729 53,016,522
2019 1,179,874 52,640,713
2018 1,168,929 52,272,247
2017 1,158,195 51,894,938
2016 1,149,507 51,495,696
2015 1,142,813 51,089,056
2014 1,136,299 50,681,634
2013 1,129,990 50,262,658
2012 1,123,863 49,837,446
2011 1,117,833 49,419,820
2010 1,111,650 49,024,382
2009 1,105,153 48,660,459
2008 1,098,091 48,390,793
2007 1,090,705 48,125,043
2006 1,084,436 47,785,135
2005 1,079,022 47,438,365
2004 1,073,159 47,068,772
2003 1,066,700 46,667,192
2002 1,059,441 46,232,653
2001 1,051,064 45,771,139
2000 1,041,414 45,290,841
1999 1,030,782 44,787,724
1998 1,019,653 44,257,793
1997 1,006,635 43,708,798
1996 989,841 43,154,860
1995 970,433 42,605,338
1994 971,212 42,055,143
1993 971,318 41,502,429
1992 943,416 40,950,342
1991 908,189 40,394,154
1990 872,428 39,817,251
1989 837,800 39,214,618
1988 799,798 38,600,927
1987 763,811 37,971,594
1986 734,732 37,314,878
1985 706,196 36,622,827
1984 680,783 35,899,313
1983 658,957 35,162,715
1982 637,652 34,482,965
1981 616,808 33,858,783
1980 596,644 33,227,204
1979 577,199 32,596,550
1978 558,446 31,972,976
1977 540,348 31,355,966
1976 523,330 30,758,811
1975 507,673 30,176,565
1974 492,988 29,598,167
1973 479,038 29,026,388
1972 465,788 28,428,324
1971 453,183 27,807,219
1970 441,216 27,193,016
1969 429,875 26,585,112
1968 419,147 25,989,662
1967 409,031 25,406,429
1966 398,766 24,836,496
1965 388,336 24,279,431
1964 378,656 23,737,315
1963 369,759 23,213,408
1962 361,365 22,704,719
1961 353,264 22,210,581
1960 345,337 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Myanmar
2100 -0.67% -0.5%
2099 -0.61% -0.49%
2098 -0.59% -0.49%
2097 -0.59% -0.49%
2096 -0.59% -0.49%
2095 -0.58% -0.49%
2094 -0.56% -0.48%
2093 -0.54% -0.47%
2092 -0.56% -0.47%
2091 -0.52% -0.47%
2090 -0.53% -0.45%
2089 -0.49% -0.45%
2088 -0.48% -0.45%
2087 -0.48% -0.44%
2086 -0.49% -0.43%
2085 -0.48% -0.42%
2084 -0.44% -0.41%
2083 -0.42% -0.41%
2082 -0.36% -0.4%
2081 -0.36% -0.4%
2080 -0.33% -0.39%
2079 -0.3% -0.39%
2078 -0.32% -0.37%
2077 -0.32% -0.37%
2076 -0.29% -0.36%
2075 -0.29% -0.36%
2074 -0.24% -0.35%
2073 -0.21% -0.34%
2072 -0.2% -0.33%
2071 -0.15% -0.32%
2070 -0.16% -0.3%
2069 -0.13% -0.3%
2068 -0.11% -0.28%
2067 -0.05% -0.27%
2066 -0.05% -0.26%
2065 -0.03% -0.25%
2064 -0.01% -0.24%
2063 0.03% -0.22%
2062 0.05% -0.22%
2061 0.05% -0.21%
2060 0.12% -0.19%
2059 0.17% -0.17%
2058 0.18% -0.15%
2057 0.18% -0.14%
2056 0.2% -0.12%
2055 0.23% -0.1%
2054 0.28% -0.08%
2053 0.32% -0.06%
2052 0.36% -0.05%
2051 0.36% -0.02%
2050 0.43% -0.009%
2049 0.43% 0.01%
2048 0.45% 0.03%
2047 0.48% 0.05%
2046 0.53% 0.08%
2045 0.53% 0.1%
2044 0.56% 0.12%
2043 0.59% 0.15%
2042 0.67% 0.17%
2041 0.63% 0.19%
2040 0.68% 0.22%
2039 0.73% 0.24%
2038 0.71% 0.26%
2037 0.77% 0.28%
2036 0.79% 0.31%
2035 0.83% 0.34%
2034 0.88% 0.37%
2033 0.88% 0.4%
2032 0.88% 0.43%
2031 0.98% 0.46%
2030 0.94% 0.49%
2029 0.97% 0.52%
2028 1.02% 0.56%
2027 1.08% 0.59%
2026 1.09% 0.63%
2025 1.05% 0.66%
2024 1% 0.68%
2023 0.95% 0.7%
2022 1.02% 0.69%
2021 1.16% 0.7%
2020 1.09% 0.71%
2019 0.94% 0.7%
2018 0.93% 0.73%
2017 0.76% 0.78%
2016 0.59% 0.8%
2015 0.57% 0.8%
2014 0.56% 0.83%
2013 0.55% 0.85%
2012 0.54% 0.85%
2011 0.56% 0.81%
2010 0.59% 0.75%
2009 0.64% 0.56%
2008 0.68% 0.55%
2007 0.58% 0.71%
2006 0.5% 0.73%
2005 0.55% 0.79%
2004 0.61% 0.86%
2003 0.69% 0.94%
2002 0.8% 1.01%
2001 0.93% 1.06%
2000 1.03% 1.12%
1999 1.09% 1.2%
1998 1.29% 1.26%
1997 1.7% 1.28%
1996 2% 1.29%
1995 -0.08% 1.31%
1994 -0.01% 1.33%
1993 2.96% 1.35%
1992 3.88% 1.38%
1991 4.1% 1.45%
1990 4.13% 1.54%
1989 4.75% 1.59%
1988 4.71% 1.66%
1987 3.96% 1.76%
1986 4.04% 1.89%
1985 3.73% 2.02%
1984 3.31% 2.09%
1983 3.34% 1.97%
1982 3.38% 1.84%
1981 3.38% 1.9%
1980 3.37% 1.93%
1979 3.36% 1.95%
1978 3.35% 1.97%
1977 3.25% 1.94%
1976 3.08% 1.93%
1975 2.98% 1.95%
1974 2.91% 1.97%
1973 2.84% 2.1%
1972 2.78% 2.23%
1971 2.71% 2.26%
1970 2.64% 2.29%
1969 2.56% 2.29%
1968 2.47% 2.3%
1967 2.57% 2.29%
1966 2.69% 2.29%
1965 2.56% 2.28%
1964 2.41% 2.26%
1963 2.32% 2.24%
1962 2.29% 2.22%
1961 2.3% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Myanmar
Current population
1273390
55292116
Population rank 156/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.67%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 118/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -39,661
Net migration rank 121/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -39,661
2024 - -6,754 - -37,979
2023 20,147 -8,549 408,331 -34,989
2022 20,125 -8,549 415,647 -34,988
2021 17,314 -4,242 394,104 -35,370
2020 18,899 -4,242 448,626 -66,213
2019 19,488 -8,439 469,924 -100,783
2018 19,392 -8,546 482,316 -114,598
2017 19,278 -8,658 492,276 -105,415
2016 19,233 -12,481 499,508 -87,907
2015 19,223 -12,582 495,769 -94,108
2014 19,107 -12,724 488,114 -74,901
2013 18,903 -12,664 487,648 -62,863
2012 18,308 -12,294 487,210 -61,536
2011 17,645 -11,596 492,271 -82,713
2010 17,652 -11,334 497,745 -116,481
2009 17,656 -10,989 505,144 -158,542
2008 17,275 -9,822 373,287 -180,533
2007 16,595 -9,271 523,745 -184,989
2006 16,133 -10,923 527,165 -186,098
2005 15,945 -10,330 537,429 -185,009
2004 15,979 -9,863 556,494 -169,736
2003 16,396 -9,595 582,173 -165,739
2002 16,924 -9,209 602,873 -150,232
2001 17,824 -8,788 601,524 -131,124
2000 18,830 -8,563 596,979 -106,772
1999 19,420 -8,421 597,916 -81,874
1998 19,762 -8,505 606,110 -62,281
1997 20,686 -5,911 613,103 -58,954
1996 21,858 -3,049 619,488 -65,766
1995 23,029 -3,023 620,376 -75,097
1994 26,703 -48,259 626,411 -71,359
1993 28,046 -6,692 633,576 -83,214
1992 28,446 6,011 634,484 -80,661
1991 28,497 7,496 637,622 -79,059
1990 28,349 7,169 636,081 -40,859
1989 28,257 5,477 636,610 -26,585
1988 27,396 14,879 630,392 -13,046
1987 27,285 2,417 652,960 -11,642
1986 27,096 1,353 679,467 -7,351
1985 26,835 1,792 705,905 6,074
1984 26,149 -3,949 723,623 11,433
1983 24,883 -3,429 719,710 18,427
1982 24,742 -3,574 701,212 -79,856
1981 23,973 -3,464 679,851 -52,839
1980 23,153 -3,350 673,815 -37,679
1979 22,299 -3,210 669,338 -44,174
1978 21,466 -3,040 658,068 -36,055
1977 20,609 -2,838 649,915 -37,879
1976 19,734 -3,469 642,829 -60,561
1975 18,849 -3,794 635,005 -52,763
1974 17,971 -3,665 628,458 -53,875
1973 17,145 -3,555 624,619 -55,659
1972 16,353 -3,435 616,411 10,735
1971 15,615 -3,325 608,784 6,306
1970 14,873 -3,230 595,337 17,997
1969 14,164 -3,127 584,979 17,491
1968 13,449 -3,029 571,123 17,293
1967 12,773 -2,964 559,577 18,470
1966 12,282 -1,557 546,378 15,453
1965 11,719 -1,578 533,443 18,847
1964 11,266 -2,049 516,334 15,600
1963 10,929 -2,358 501,548 14,350
1962 10,601 -2,390 487,925 13,546
1961 10,262 -2,270 474,818 11,972
1960 9,947 -2,082 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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