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Population in Eswatini compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 18,087,633 people in the Netherlands in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 18,243,998 in the Netherlands.

Population statistics:

  • The Netherlands' population is 14.3 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.64% in the Netherlands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.6% growth).

Eswatini vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Netherlands
2100 1,352,676 17,329,352
2099 1,361,771 17,362,626
2098 1,370,136 17,395,665
2097 1,378,294 17,429,925
2096 1,386,470 17,465,162
2095 1,394,685 17,502,567
2094 1,402,820 17,540,959
2093 1,410,707 17,580,632
2092 1,418,422 17,619,384
2091 1,426,384 17,658,238
2090 1,433,911 17,700,204
2089 1,441,481 17,739,947
2088 1,448,623 17,779,324
2087 1,455,625 17,815,257
2086 1,462,692 17,854,371
2085 1,469,955 17,890,610
2084 1,477,042 17,926,885
2083 1,483,569 17,963,416
2082 1,489,850 17,998,527
2081 1,495,270 18,032,297
2080 1,500,616 18,062,716
2079 1,505,611 18,093,254
2078 1,510,082 18,121,649
2077 1,514,879 18,150,234
2076 1,519,757 18,175,683
2075 1,524,151 18,196,574
2074 1,528,574 18,214,405
2073 1,532,275 18,232,486
2072 1,535,515 18,249,136
2071 1,538,642 18,264,367
2070 1,541,025 18,279,781
2069 1,543,544 18,295,123
2068 1,545,599 18,310,300
2067 1,547,340 18,325,333
2066 1,548,173 18,343,435
2065 1,548,989 18,364,513
2064 1,549,433 18,386,352
2063 1,549,585 18,409,851
2062 1,549,184 18,433,299
2061 1,548,383 18,460,766
2060 1,547,596 18,488,598
2059 1,545,737 18,517,020
2058 1,543,109 18,545,884
2057 1,540,394 18,576,502
2056 1,537,579 18,606,997
2055 1,534,469 18,634,546
2054 1,530,939 18,660,585
2053 1,526,664 18,686,212
2052 1,521,811 18,709,643
2051 1,516,286 18,736,166
2050 1,510,851 18,757,302
2049 1,504,429 18,777,673
2048 1,497,956 18,795,411
2047 1,491,300 18,812,362
2046 1,484,115 18,823,628
2045 1,476,270 18,834,974
2044 1,468,495 18,844,772
2043 1,460,344 18,850,396
2042 1,451,725 18,853,495
2041 1,442,112 18,852,912
2040 1,433,098 18,847,238
2039 1,423,349 18,837,931
2038 1,413,090 18,823,220
2037 1,403,127 18,804,912
2036 1,392,397 18,779,656
2035 1,381,536 18,751,144
2034 1,370,158 18,718,013
2033 1,358,179 18,676,061
2032 1,346,333 18,630,094
2031 1,334,598 18,577,582
2030 1,321,695 18,517,866
2029 1,309,323 18,449,618
2028 1,296,796 18,372,676
2027 1,283,692 18,289,268
2026 1,269,922 18,196,186
2025 1,256,174 18,087,633
2024 1,242,822 17,993,485
2023 1,230,506 17,877,117
2022 1,218,917 17,700,982
2021 1,206,593 17,533,044
2020 1,192,729 17,441,500
2019 1,179,874 17,344,874
2018 1,168,929 17,231,624
2017 1,158,195 17,131,296
2016 1,149,507 17,030,314
2015 1,142,813 16,939,923
2014 1,136,299 16,865,008
2013 1,129,990 16,804,432
2012 1,123,863 16,754,962
2011 1,117,833 16,693,074
2010 1,111,650 16,615,394
2009 1,105,153 16,530,388
2008 1,098,091 16,445,593
2007 1,090,705 16,381,696
2006 1,084,436 16,346,101
2005 1,079,022 16,319,868
2004 1,073,159 16,281,779
2003 1,066,700 16,225,302
2002 1,059,441 16,148,929
2001 1,051,064 16,046,180
2000 1,041,414 15,925,513
1999 1,030,782 15,812,088
1998 1,019,653 15,707,209
1997 1,006,635 15,610,650
1996 989,841 15,530,498
1995 970,433 15,459,006
1994 971,212 15,382,838
1993 971,318 15,290,368
1992 943,416 15,184,166
1991 908,189 15,069,798
1990 872,428 14,951,510
1989 837,800 14,848,907
1988 799,798 14,760,094
1987 763,811 14,665,037
1986 734,732 14,572,278
1985 706,196 14,491,632
1984 680,783 14,424,211
1983 658,957 14,367,070
1982 637,652 14,312,690
1981 616,808 14,247,208
1980 596,644 14,149,800
1979 577,199 14,038,270
1978 558,446 13,941,700
1977 540,348 13,856,185
1976 523,330 13,774,037
1975 507,673 13,666,335
1974 492,988 13,545,056
1973 479,038 13,439,322
1972 465,788 13,328,593
1971 453,183 13,194,497
1970 441,216 13,038,526
1969 429,875 12,877,984
1968 419,147 12,729,721
1967 409,031 12,598,201
1966 398,766 12,456,251
1965 388,336 12,294,732
1964 378,656 12,127,120
1963 369,759 11,965,966
1962 361,365 11,805,689
1961 353,264 11,638,712
1960 345,337 11,486,631

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Netherlands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Netherlands
2100 -0.67% -0.19%
2099 -0.61% -0.19%
2098 -0.59% -0.2%
2097 -0.59% -0.2%
2096 -0.59% -0.21%
2095 -0.58% -0.22%
2094 -0.56% -0.23%
2093 -0.54% -0.22%
2092 -0.56% -0.22%
2091 -0.52% -0.24%
2090 -0.53% -0.22%
2089 -0.49% -0.22%
2088 -0.48% -0.2%
2087 -0.48% -0.22%
2086 -0.49% -0.2%
2085 -0.48% -0.2%
2084 -0.44% -0.2%
2083 -0.42% -0.2%
2082 -0.36% -0.19%
2081 -0.36% -0.17%
2080 -0.33% -0.17%
2079 -0.3% -0.16%
2078 -0.32% -0.16%
2077 -0.32% -0.14%
2076 -0.29% -0.11%
2075 -0.29% -0.1%
2074 -0.24% -0.1%
2073 -0.21% -0.09%
2072 -0.2% -0.08%
2071 -0.15% -0.08%
2070 -0.16% -0.08%
2069 -0.13% -0.08%
2068 -0.11% -0.08%
2067 -0.05% -0.1%
2066 -0.05% -0.11%
2065 -0.03% -0.12%
2064 -0.01% -0.13%
2063 0.03% -0.13%
2062 0.05% -0.15%
2061 0.05% -0.15%
2060 0.12% -0.15%
2059 0.17% -0.16%
2058 0.18% -0.16%
2057 0.18% -0.16%
2056 0.2% -0.15%
2055 0.23% -0.14%
2054 0.28% -0.14%
2053 0.32% -0.13%
2052 0.36% -0.14%
2051 0.36% -0.11%
2050 0.43% -0.11%
2049 0.43% -0.09%
2048 0.45% -0.09%
2047 0.48% -0.06%
2046 0.53% -0.06%
2045 0.53% -0.05%
2044 0.56% -0.03%
2043 0.59% -0.02%
2042 0.67% 0.003%
2041 0.63% 0.03%
2040 0.68% 0.05%
2039 0.73% 0.08%
2038 0.71% 0.1%
2037 0.77% 0.13%
2036 0.79% 0.15%
2035 0.83% 0.18%
2034 0.88% 0.22%
2033 0.88% 0.25%
2032 0.88% 0.28%
2031 0.98% 0.32%
2030 0.94% 0.37%
2029 0.97% 0.42%
2028 1.02% 0.46%
2027 1.08% 0.51%
2026 1.09% 0.6%
2025 1.07% 0.52%
2024 1% 0.65%
2023 0.95% 1%
2022 1.02% 0.96%
2021 1.16% 0.52%
2020 1.09% 0.56%
2019 0.94% 0.66%
2018 0.93% 0.59%
2017 0.76% 0.59%
2016 0.59% 0.53%
2015 0.57% 0.44%
2014 0.56% 0.36%
2013 0.55% 0.3%
2012 0.54% 0.37%
2011 0.56% 0.47%
2010 0.59% 0.51%
2009 0.64% 0.52%
2008 0.68% 0.39%
2007 0.58% 0.22%
2006 0.5% 0.16%
2005 0.55% 0.23%
2004 0.61% 0.35%
2003 0.69% 0.47%
2002 0.8% 0.64%
2001 0.93% 0.76%
2000 1.03% 0.72%
1999 1.09% 0.67%
1998 1.29% 0.62%
1997 1.7% 0.52%
1996 2% 0.46%
1995 -0.08% 0.5%
1994 -0.01% 0.6%
1993 2.96% 0.7%
1992 3.88% 0.76%
1991 4.1% 0.79%
1990 4.13% 0.69%
1989 4.75% 0.6%
1988 4.71% 0.65%
1987 3.96% 0.64%
1986 4.04% 0.56%
1985 3.73% 0.47%
1984 3.31% 0.4%
1983 3.34% 0.38%
1982 3.38% 0.46%
1981 3.38% 0.69%
1980 3.37% 0.79%
1979 3.36% 0.69%
1978 3.35% 0.62%
1977 3.25% 0.6%
1976 3.08% 0.79%
1975 2.98% 0.9%
1974 2.91% 0.79%
1973 2.84% 0.83%
1972 2.78% 1.02%
1971 2.71% 1.2%
1970 2.64% 1.25%
1969 2.56% 1.16%
1968 2.47% 1.04%
1967 2.57% 1.14%
1966 2.69% 1.31%
1965 2.56% 1.38%
1964 2.41% 1.35%
1963 2.32% 1.36%
1962 2.29% 1.43%
1961 2.3% 1.32%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Netherlands
Current population
1276995
18243998
Population rank 156/197 72/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.22%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
5.6 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
3.18 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
3.04 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +258
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +94,148
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +0.52%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
5.03 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +104,681
Net migration rank 121/196 16/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 2,956,518
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 23/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 16.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 40/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Netherlands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Netherlands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 104,681
2024 19,782 -6,754 -7,197 121,628
2023 20,147 -8,549 -5,363 144,558
2022 20,125 -8,549 -1,770 224,472
2021 17,314 -4,242 7,014 106,416
2020 18,899 -4,242 0 67,598
2019 19,488 -8,439 17,345 109,003
2018 19,392 -8,546 15,508 87,197
2017 19,278 -8,658 18,844 86,332
2016 19,233 -12,481 23,843 88,743
2015 19,223 -12,582 23,716 55,585
2014 19,107 -12,724 35,417 36,591
2013 18,903 -12,664 30,248 19,973
2012 18,308 -12,294 35,186 14,861
2011 17,645 -11,596 45,072 31,224
2010 17,652 -11,334 48,184 33,703
2009 17,656 -10,989 51,244 39,832
2008 17,275 -9,822 49,337 32,406
2007 16,595 -9,271 49,145 -304
2006 16,133 -10,923 49,038 -25,401
2005 15,945 -10,330 50,592 -22,496
2004 15,979 -9,863 56,987 -9,230
2003 16,396 -9,595 58,411 7,937
2002 16,924 -9,209 59,751 28,824
2001 17,824 -8,788 62,580 56,096
2000 18,830 -8,563 66,887 59,308
1999 19,420 -8,421 60,086 47,179
1998 19,762 -8,505 61,258 52,058
1997 20,686 -5,911 56,198 31,302
1996 21,858 -3,049 51,251 21,792
1995 23,029 -3,023 54,106 15,056
1994 26,703 -48,259 61,532 20,193
1993 28,046 -6,692 58,103 44,514
1992 28,446 6,011 66,811 50,148
1991 28,497 7,496 69,321 51,670
1990 28,349 7,169 68,777 53,564
1989 28,257 5,477 59,396 31,165
1988 27,396 14,879 61,993 31,026
1987 27,285 2,417 64,526 39,559
1986 27,096 1,353 59,746 30,380
1985 26,835 1,792 55,069 27,356
1984 26,149 -3,949 54,812 12,902
1983 24,883 -3,429 51,722 11,007
1982 24,742 -3,574 54,388 7,644
1981 23,973 -3,464 62,688 17,643
1980 23,153 -3,350 66,504 54,010
1979 22,299 -3,210 63,172 42,772
1978 21,466 -3,040 61,344 26,639
1977 20,609 -2,838 63,739 19,809
1976 19,734 -3,469 63,361 18,774
1975 18,849 -3,794 64,232 68,569
1974 17,971 -3,665 75,853 31,645
1973 17,145 -3,555 84,668 18,705
1972 16,353 -3,435 101,297 17,470
1971 15,615 -3,325 116,112 32,756
1970 14,873 -3,230 129,082 32,438
1969 14,164 -3,127 139,082 21,850
1968 13,449 -3,029 132,389 7,243
1967 12,773 -2,964 138,580 -10,673
1966 12,282 -1,557 138,265 20,740
1965 11,719 -1,578 146,308 19,444
1964 11,266 -2,049 157,653 15,014
1963 10,929 -2,358 154,361 -21
1962 10,601 -2,390 153,474 18,024
1961 10,262 -2,270 159,450 8,258
1960 9,947 -2,082 151,623 -13,235

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/netherlands | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 69.9% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people). In the Netherlands 7.77% is from natural causes (a gain of 91,940 people) and 92.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,091,532 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 2,956,518 people or 16.2% in the Netherlands.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Netherlands
City Population
Amsterdam 921K
Rotterdam 664K
The Hague 548K
Utrecht 359K
Eindhoven 244K
Groningen 238K
Tilburg 228K
Almere 215K
Breda 188K
Nijmegen 177K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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