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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 191.9 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.96% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Eswatini vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Nigeria
2100 1,352,676 481,640,156
2099 1,361,771 481,456,918
2098 1,370,136 481,181,892
2097 1,378,294 480,838,161
2096 1,386,470 480,422,467
2095 1,394,685 479,938,579
2094 1,402,820 479,395,022
2093 1,410,707 478,769,369
2092 1,418,422 478,059,864
2091 1,426,384 477,236,907
2090 1,433,911 476,329,495
2089 1,441,481 475,326,347
2088 1,448,623 474,231,442
2087 1,455,625 473,035,563
2086 1,462,692 471,732,001
2085 1,469,955 470,328,175
2084 1,477,042 468,806,172
2083 1,483,569 467,187,453
2082 1,489,850 465,472,417
2081 1,495,270 463,643,190
2080 1,500,616 461,705,493
2079 1,505,611 459,644,523
2078 1,510,082 457,477,264
2077 1,514,879 455,218,871
2076 1,519,757 452,849,991
2075 1,524,151 450,367,356
2074 1,528,574 447,789,885
2073 1,532,275 445,117,028
2072 1,535,515 442,340,440
2071 1,538,642 439,464,323
2070 1,541,025 436,505,329
2069 1,543,544 433,437,998
2068 1,545,599 430,286,232
2067 1,547,340 427,032,499
2066 1,548,173 423,702,640
2065 1,548,989 420,285,359
2064 1,549,433 416,778,394
2063 1,549,585 413,198,800
2062 1,549,184 409,551,159
2061 1,548,383 405,827,482
2060 1,547,596 402,041,765
2059 1,545,737 398,197,311
2058 1,543,109 394,284,767
2057 1,540,394 390,311,065
2056 1,537,579 386,267,580
2055 1,534,469 382,162,992
2054 1,530,939 378,000,511
2053 1,526,664 373,769,779
2052 1,521,811 369,472,476
2051 1,516,286 365,120,741
2050 1,510,851 360,706,317
2049 1,504,429 356,243,287
2048 1,497,956 351,724,743
2047 1,491,300 347,142,279
2046 1,484,115 342,505,549
2045 1,476,270 337,807,869
2044 1,468,495 333,050,132
2043 1,460,344 328,230,652
2042 1,451,725 323,363,366
2041 1,442,112 318,443,989
2040 1,433,098 313,468,061
2039 1,423,349 308,450,008
2038 1,413,090 303,399,842
2037 1,403,127 298,327,800
2036 1,392,397 293,227,654
2035 1,381,536 288,115,630
2034 1,370,158 282,995,818
2033 1,358,179 277,875,880
2032 1,346,333 272,747,599
2031 1,334,598 267,645,657
2030 1,321,695 262,562,767
2029 1,309,323 257,484,616
2028 1,296,796 252,445,821
2027 1,283,692 247,437,680
2026 1,269,922 242,458,365
2025 1,256,174 237,527,782
2024 1,242,822 232,679,478
2023 1,230,506 227,882,945
2022 1,218,917 223,150,896
2021 1,206,593 218,529,286
2020 1,192,729 213,996,181
2019 1,179,874 209,485,641
2018 1,168,929 204,938,755
2017 1,158,195 200,254,579
2016 1,149,507 195,443,700
2015 1,142,813 190,671,878
2014 1,136,299 185,896,915
2013 1,129,990 181,049,443
2012 1,123,863 176,200,625
2011 1,117,833 171,379,598
2010 1,111,650 166,642,886
2009 1,105,153 162,049,464
2008 1,098,091 157,595,014
2007 1,090,705 153,267,261
2006 1,084,436 149,077,334
2005 1,079,022 145,017,253
2004 1,073,159 141,057,045
2003 1,066,700 137,202,644
2002 1,059,441 133,471,989
2001 1,051,064 129,862,595
2000 1,041,414 126,382,494
1999 1,030,782 123,047,320
1998 1,019,653 119,846,254
1997 1,006,635 116,754,792
1996 989,841 113,754,779
1995 970,433 110,819,428
1994 971,212 107,935,714
1993 971,318 105,122,069
1992 943,416 102,372,770
1991 908,189 99,720,162
1990 872,428 97,120,925
1989 837,800 94,531,014
1988 799,798 92,020,090
1987 763,811 89,591,716
1986 734,732 87,235,953
1985 706,196 84,897,973
1984 680,783 82,526,443
1983 658,957 80,438,260
1982 637,652 78,378,701
1981 616,808 76,068,103
1980 596,644 73,764,641
1979 577,199 71,498,242
1978 558,446 69,326,532
1977 540,348 67,234,590
1976 523,330 65,258,009
1975 507,673 63,410,815
1974 492,988 61,679,144
1973 479,038 60,082,139
1972 465,788 58,601,748
1971 453,183 57,214,684
1970 441,216 55,893,838
1969 429,875 54,631,914
1968 419,147 53,432,783
1967 409,031 52,293,065
1966 398,766 51,188,234
1965 388,336 50,086,764
1964 378,656 49,012,016
1963 369,759 47,973,575
1962 361,365 46,965,292
1961 353,264 45,989,310
1960 345,337 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Nigeria
2100 -0.67% 0.04%
2099 -0.61% 0.06%
2098 -0.59% 0.07%
2097 -0.59% 0.09%
2096 -0.59% 0.1%
2095 -0.58% 0.11%
2094 -0.56% 0.13%
2093 -0.54% 0.15%
2092 -0.56% 0.17%
2091 -0.52% 0.19%
2090 -0.53% 0.21%
2089 -0.49% 0.23%
2088 -0.48% 0.25%
2087 -0.48% 0.28%
2086 -0.49% 0.3%
2085 -0.48% 0.32%
2084 -0.44% 0.35%
2083 -0.42% 0.37%
2082 -0.36% 0.39%
2081 -0.36% 0.42%
2080 -0.33% 0.45%
2079 -0.3% 0.47%
2078 -0.32% 0.5%
2077 -0.32% 0.52%
2076 -0.29% 0.55%
2075 -0.29% 0.58%
2074 -0.24% 0.6%
2073 -0.21% 0.63%
2072 -0.2% 0.65%
2071 -0.15% 0.68%
2070 -0.16% 0.71%
2069 -0.13% 0.73%
2068 -0.11% 0.76%
2067 -0.05% 0.79%
2066 -0.05% 0.81%
2065 -0.03% 0.84%
2064 -0.01% 0.87%
2063 0.03% 0.89%
2062 0.05% 0.92%
2061 0.05% 0.94%
2060 0.12% 0.97%
2059 0.17% 0.99%
2058 0.18% 1.02%
2057 0.18% 1.05%
2056 0.2% 1.07%
2055 0.23% 1.1%
2054 0.28% 1.13%
2053 0.32% 1.16%
2052 0.36% 1.19%
2051 0.36% 1.22%
2050 0.43% 1.25%
2049 0.43% 1.28%
2048 0.45% 1.32%
2047 0.48% 1.35%
2046 0.53% 1.39%
2045 0.53% 1.43%
2044 0.56% 1.47%
2043 0.59% 1.51%
2042 0.67% 1.54%
2041 0.63% 1.59%
2040 0.68% 1.63%
2039 0.73% 1.66%
2038 0.71% 1.7%
2037 0.77% 1.74%
2036 0.79% 1.77%
2035 0.83% 1.81%
2034 0.88% 1.84%
2033 0.88% 1.88%
2032 0.88% 1.91%
2031 0.98% 1.94%
2030 0.94% 1.97%
2029 0.97% 2%
2028 1.02% 2.02%
2027 1.08% 2.05%
2026 1.09% 2.08%
2025 1.07% 2.08%
2024 1% 2.1%
2023 0.95% 2.12%
2022 1.02% 2.11%
2021 1.16% 2.12%
2020 1.09% 2.15%
2019 0.94% 2.22%
2018 0.93% 2.34%
2017 0.76% 2.46%
2016 0.59% 2.5%
2015 0.57% 2.57%
2014 0.56% 2.68%
2013 0.55% 2.75%
2012 0.54% 2.81%
2011 0.56% 2.84%
2010 0.59% 2.83%
2009 0.64% 2.83%
2008 0.68% 2.82%
2007 0.58% 2.81%
2006 0.5% 2.8%
2005 0.55% 2.81%
2004 0.61% 2.81%
2003 0.69% 2.8%
2002 0.8% 2.78%
2001 0.93% 2.75%
2000 1.03% 2.71%
1999 1.09% 2.67%
1998 1.29% 2.65%
1997 1.7% 2.64%
1996 2% 2.65%
1995 -0.08% 2.67%
1994 -0.01% 2.68%
1993 2.96% 2.69%
1992 3.88% 2.66%
1991 4.1% 2.68%
1990 4.13% 2.74%
1989 4.75% 2.73%
1988 4.71% 2.71%
1987 3.96% 2.7%
1986 4.04% 2.75%
1985 3.73% 2.87%
1984 3.31% 2.6%
1983 3.34% 2.63%
1982 3.38% 3.04%
1981 3.38% 3.12%
1980 3.37% 3.17%
1979 3.36% 3.13%
1978 3.35% 3.11%
1977 3.25% 3.03%
1976 3.08% 2.91%
1975 2.98% 2.81%
1974 2.91% 2.66%
1973 2.84% 2.53%
1972 2.78% 2.42%
1971 2.71% 2.36%
1970 2.64% 2.31%
1969 2.56% 2.24%
1968 2.47% 2.18%
1967 2.57% 2.16%
1966 2.69% 2.2%
1965 2.56% 2.19%
1964 2.41% 2.16%
1963 2.32% 2.15%
1962 2.29% 2.12%
1961 2.3% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Nigeria
Current population
1276995
245016045
Population rank 156/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 2.95%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +37 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 45/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -15,258
Net migration rank 121/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -15,258
2024 19,782 -6,754 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 20,147 -8,549 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 20,125 -8,549 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 17,314 -4,242 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 18,899 -4,242 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 19,488 -8,439 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 19,392 -8,546 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 19,278 -8,658 4,706,183 78,685
2016 19,233 -12,481 4,761,594 75,265
2015 19,223 -12,582 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 19,107 -12,724 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 18,903 -12,664 4,811,751 40,201
2012 18,308 -12,294 4,774,508 71,138
2011 17,645 -11,596 4,728,363 67,808
2010 17,652 -11,334 4,629,173 47,966
2009 17,656 -10,989 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 17,275 -9,822 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 16,595 -9,271 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 16,133 -10,923 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 15,945 -10,330 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 15,979 -9,863 3,877,376 46,370
2003 16,396 -9,595 3,751,120 33,857
2002 16,924 -9,209 3,606,814 69,594
2001 17,824 -8,788 3,478,370 64,163
2000 18,830 -8,563 3,343,196 74,535
1999 19,420 -8,421 3,155,425 97,195
1998 19,762 -8,505 3,003,946 145,575
1997 20,686 -5,911 2,936,500 96,885
1996 21,858 -3,049 2,882,205 84,448
1995 23,029 -3,023 2,830,771 73,243
1994 26,703 -48,259 2,735,198 128,134
1993 28,046 -6,692 2,673,675 90,200
1992 28,446 6,011 2,596,173 138,412
1991 28,497 7,496 2,527,807 42,760
1990 28,349 7,169 2,491,928 135,959
1989 28,257 5,477 2,452,324 99,588
1988 27,396 14,879 2,376,419 93,510
1987 27,285 2,417 2,322,397 64,418
1986 27,096 1,353 2,295,003 29,682
1985 26,835 1,792 2,289,784 61,514
1984 26,149 -3,949 2,278,060 113,758
1983 24,883 -3,429 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 24,742 -3,574 2,233,401 101,116
1981 23,973 -3,464 2,179,884 106,723
1980 23,153 -3,350 2,121,618 198,672
1979 22,299 -3,210 2,074,807 137,721
1978 21,466 -3,040 2,019,621 111,258
1977 20,609 -2,838 1,923,917 129,075
1976 19,734 -3,469 1,827,289 72,889
1975 18,849 -3,794 1,718,623 75,603
1974 17,971 -3,665 1,624,813 44,281
1973 17,145 -3,555 1,525,485 -618
1972 16,353 -3,435 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 15,615 -3,325 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 14,873 -3,230 1,295,507 7,953
1969 14,164 -3,127 1,213,484 6,912
1968 13,449 -3,029 1,168,254 9,615
1967 12,773 -2,964 1,082,884 18,683
1966 12,282 -1,557 1,095,582 12,513
1965 11,719 -1,578 1,061,840 32,988
1964 11,266 -2,049 1,028,272 26,411
1963 10,929 -2,358 995,116 27,115
1962 10,601 -2,390 966,452 27,906
1961 10,262 -2,270 932,111 25,515
1960 9,947 -2,082 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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