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Population in Eswatini compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 20.9 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.34% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Eswatini vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini North Korea
2100 1,352,404 19,604,631
2099 1,361,498 19,733,548
2098 1,369,861 19,862,949
2097 1,378,017 19,993,288
2096 1,386,191 20,124,518
2095 1,394,405 20,256,401
2094 1,402,538 20,388,156
2093 1,410,423 20,520,253
2092 1,418,137 20,652,961
2091 1,426,097 20,785,785
2090 1,433,623 20,918,305
2089 1,441,192 21,050,580
2088 1,448,332 21,182,325
2087 1,455,333 21,314,047
2086 1,462,398 21,445,329
2085 1,469,660 21,575,835
2084 1,476,745 21,705,777
2083 1,483,271 21,835,029
2082 1,489,551 21,964,199
2081 1,494,969 22,092,862
2080 1,500,315 22,220,948
2079 1,505,309 22,348,577
2078 1,509,779 22,475,755
2077 1,514,574 22,602,817
2076 1,519,452 22,729,499
2075 1,523,845 22,856,369
2074 1,528,267 22,983,784
2073 1,531,967 23,111,441
2072 1,535,206 23,239,261
2071 1,538,333 23,367,583
2070 1,540,715 23,496,136
2069 1,543,234 23,625,538
2068 1,545,288 23,755,136
2067 1,547,029 23,884,879
2066 1,547,862 24,015,027
2065 1,548,678 24,144,985
2064 1,549,121 24,274,257
2063 1,549,274 24,402,439
2062 1,548,873 24,529,941
2061 1,548,072 24,656,350
2060 1,547,285 24,780,911
2059 1,545,426 24,903,037
2058 1,542,799 25,023,260
2057 1,540,085 25,140,523
2056 1,537,270 25,255,342
2055 1,534,161 25,366,397
2054 1,530,631 25,474,292
2053 1,526,357 25,578,870
2052 1,521,506 25,679,963
2051 1,515,982 25,777,639
2050 1,510,547 25,871,673
2049 1,504,126 25,962,167
2048 1,497,656 26,048,593
2047 1,491,001 26,131,429
2046 1,483,817 26,210,487
2045 1,475,974 26,286,208
2044 1,468,200 26,358,331
2043 1,460,050 26,427,062
2042 1,451,433 26,491,482
2041 1,441,822 26,552,564
2040 1,432,811 26,609,557
2039 1,423,063 26,661,815
2038 1,412,806 26,708,400
2037 1,402,845 26,749,134
2036 1,392,117 26,783,304
2035 1,381,258 26,810,026
2034 1,369,883 26,828,912
2033 1,357,906 26,839,229
2032 1,346,063 26,840,944
2031 1,334,330 26,832,957
2030 1,321,430 26,814,812
2029 1,309,060 26,787,117
2028 1,296,535 26,749,227
2027 1,283,434 26,701,444
2026 1,269,667 26,643,460
2025 1,255,921 26,575,953
2024 1,242,822 26,498,823
2023 1,230,506 26,418,204
2022 1,218,917 26,328,845
2021 1,206,593 26,232,534
2020 1,192,729 26,136,312
2019 1,179,874 26,037,632
2018 1,168,929 25,931,147
2017 1,158,195 25,817,709
2016 1,149,507 25,698,326
2015 1,142,813 25,575,350
2014 1,136,299 25,451,262
2013 1,129,990 25,329,451
2012 1,123,863 25,211,728
2011 1,117,833 25,097,874
2010 1,111,650 24,987,258
2009 1,105,153 24,878,332
2008 1,098,091 24,764,618
2007 1,090,705 24,646,383
2006 1,084,436 24,524,507
2005 1,079,022 24,396,433
2004 1,073,159 24,254,943
2003 1,066,700 24,090,380
2002 1,059,441 23,943,973
2001 1,051,064 23,815,358
2000 1,041,414 23,665,910
1999 1,030,782 23,497,599
1998 1,019,653 23,311,564
1997 1,006,635 23,110,830
1996 989,841 22,895,746
1995 970,433 22,669,304
1994 971,212 22,393,975
1993 971,318 22,073,352
1992 943,416 21,750,911
1991 908,189 21,428,638
1990 872,428 21,112,137
1989 837,800 20,804,367
1988 799,798 20,503,161
1987 763,811 20,205,483
1986 734,732 19,910,855
1985 706,196 19,620,388
1984 680,783 19,335,043
1983 658,957 19,054,034
1982 637,652 18,776,357
1981 616,808 18,501,295
1980 596,644 18,236,786
1979 577,199 17,983,470
1978 558,446 17,735,995
1977 540,348 17,492,798
1976 523,330 17,243,450
1975 507,673 16,971,055
1974 492,988 16,673,121
1973 479,038 16,350,367
1972 465,788 15,975,069
1971 453,183 15,572,457
1970 441,216 15,172,775
1969 429,875 14,767,615
1968 419,147 14,365,596
1967 409,031 13,958,350
1966 398,766 13,569,094
1965 388,336 13,219,369
1964 378,656 12,889,770
1963 369,759 12,567,057
1962 361,365 12,262,882
1961 353,264 11,990,713
1960 345,337 11,722,953

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini North Korea
2100 -0.67% -0.65%
2099 -0.61% -0.65%
2098 -0.59% -0.65%
2097 -0.59% -0.65%
2096 -0.59% -0.65%
2095 -0.58% -0.65%
2094 -0.56% -0.64%
2093 -0.54% -0.64%
2092 -0.56% -0.64%
2091 -0.52% -0.63%
2090 -0.53% -0.63%
2089 -0.49% -0.62%
2088 -0.48% -0.62%
2087 -0.48% -0.61%
2086 -0.49% -0.6%
2085 -0.48% -0.6%
2084 -0.44% -0.59%
2083 -0.42% -0.59%
2082 -0.36% -0.58%
2081 -0.36% -0.58%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.3% -0.57%
2078 -0.32% -0.56%
2077 -0.32% -0.56%
2076 -0.29% -0.56%
2075 -0.29% -0.55%
2074 -0.24% -0.55%
2073 -0.21% -0.55%
2072 -0.2% -0.55%
2071 -0.15% -0.55%
2070 -0.16% -0.55%
2069 -0.13% -0.55%
2068 -0.11% -0.54%
2067 -0.05% -0.54%
2066 -0.05% -0.54%
2065 -0.03% -0.53%
2064 -0.01% -0.53%
2063 0.03% -0.52%
2062 0.05% -0.51%
2061 0.05% -0.5%
2060 0.12% -0.49%
2059 0.17% -0.48%
2058 0.18% -0.47%
2057 0.18% -0.45%
2056 0.2% -0.44%
2055 0.23% -0.42%
2054 0.28% -0.41%
2053 0.32% -0.39%
2052 0.36% -0.38%
2051 0.36% -0.36%
2050 0.43% -0.35%
2049 0.43% -0.33%
2048 0.45% -0.32%
2047 0.48% -0.3%
2046 0.53% -0.29%
2045 0.53% -0.27%
2044 0.56% -0.26%
2043 0.59% -0.24%
2042 0.67% -0.23%
2041 0.63% -0.21%
2040 0.68% -0.2%
2039 0.73% -0.17%
2038 0.71% -0.15%
2037 0.77% -0.13%
2036 0.79% -0.1%
2035 0.83% -0.07%
2034 0.88% -0.04%
2033 0.88% -0.006%
2032 0.88% 0.03%
2031 0.98% 0.07%
2030 0.94% 0.1%
2029 0.97% 0.14%
2028 1.02% 0.18%
2027 1.08% 0.22%
2026 1.09% 0.25%
2025 1.05% 0.29%
2024 1% 0.31%
2023 0.95% 0.34%
2022 1.02% 0.37%
2021 1.16% 0.37%
2020 1.09% 0.38%
2019 0.94% 0.41%
2018 0.93% 0.44%
2017 0.76% 0.46%
2016 0.59% 0.48%
2015 0.57% 0.49%
2014 0.56% 0.48%
2013 0.55% 0.47%
2012 0.54% 0.45%
2011 0.56% 0.44%
2010 0.59% 0.44%
2009 0.64% 0.46%
2008 0.68% 0.48%
2007 0.58% 0.5%
2006 0.5% 0.52%
2005 0.55% 0.58%
2004 0.61% 0.68%
2003 0.69% 0.61%
2002 0.8% 0.54%
2001 0.93% 0.63%
2000 1.03% 0.72%
1999 1.09% 0.8%
1998 1.29% 0.87%
1997 1.7% 0.94%
1996 2% 1%
1995 -0.08% 1.23%
1994 -0.01% 1.45%
1993 2.96% 1.48%
1992 3.88% 1.5%
1991 4.1% 1.5%
1990 4.13% 1.48%
1989 4.75% 1.47%
1988 4.71% 1.47%
1987 3.96% 1.48%
1986 4.04% 1.48%
1985 3.73% 1.48%
1984 3.31% 1.47%
1983 3.34% 1.48%
1982 3.38% 1.49%
1981 3.38% 1.45%
1980 3.37% 1.41%
1979 3.36% 1.4%
1978 3.35% 1.39%
1977 3.25% 1.45%
1976 3.08% 1.61%
1975 2.98% 1.79%
1974 2.91% 1.97%
1973 2.84% 2.35%
1972 2.78% 2.59%
1971 2.71% 2.63%
1970 2.64% 2.74%
1969 2.56% 2.8%
1968 2.47% 2.92%
1967 2.57% 2.87%
1966 2.69% 2.65%
1965 2.56% 2.56%
1964 2.41% 2.57%
1963 2.32% 2.48%
1962 2.29% 2.27%
1961 2.3% 2.28%

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 North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Eswatini North Korea
Current population
1273390
26659144
Population rank 156/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.32%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
6.52 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +221
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 150/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -2,787
Net migration rank 121/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -2,787
2024 - -6,754 - -2,473
2023 20,147 -8,549 86,203 -1,997
2022 20,125 -8,549 96,495 -1,997
2021 17,314 -4,242 99,710 -1,585
2020 18,899 -4,242 95,920 -1,585
2019 19,488 -8,439 106,208 -3,142
2018 19,392 -8,546 113,164 -3,225
2017 19,278 -8,658 120,181 -3,224
2016 19,233 -12,481 125,048 -3,222
2015 19,223 -12,582 127,365 -3,208
2014 19,107 -12,724 127,078 -3,042
2013 18,903 -12,664 122,519 -2,933
2012 18,308 -12,294 118,773 -2,919
2011 17,645 -11,596 114,798 -2,957
2010 17,652 -11,334 112,443 -3,053
2009 17,656 -10,989 111,530 -3,058
2008 17,275 -9,822 122,015 -3,051
2007 16,595 -9,271 120,521 -3,021
2006 16,133 -10,923 129,171 -2,948
2005 15,945 -10,330 132,765 -2,861
2004 15,979 -9,863 155,838 -2,758
2003 16,396 -9,595 178,775 -2,717
2002 16,924 -9,209 119,504 -2,763
2001 17,824 -8,788 143,321 -2,884
2000 18,830 -8,563 161,591 -3,142
1999 19,420 -8,421 181,613 -3,443
1998 19,762 -8,505 197,589 -3,706
1997 20,686 -5,911 211,325 -3,745
1996 21,858 -3,049 226,095 -3,512
1995 23,029 -3,023 233,381 -3,094
1994 26,703 -48,259 320,861 -517
1993 28,046 -6,692 320,880 0
1992 28,446 6,011 324,002 0
1991 28,497 7,496 320,551 0
1990 28,349 7,169 312,460 0
1989 28,257 5,477 303,078 0
1988 27,396 14,879 299,305 0
1987 27,285 2,417 296,030 0
1986 27,096 1,353 293,227 0
1985 26,835 1,792 287,714 0
1984 26,149 -3,949 282,987 0
1983 24,883 -3,429 279,046 0
1982 24,742 -3,574 276,332 0
1981 23,973 -3,464 273,800 0
1980 23,153 -3,350 255,206 0
1979 22,299 -3,210 251,409 0
1978 21,466 -3,040 243,533 0
1977 20,609 -2,838 242,870 0
1976 19,734 -3,469 255,841 0
1975 18,849 -3,794 288,966 0
1974 17,971 -3,665 306,902 0
1973 17,145 -3,555 338,600 0
1972 16,353 -3,435 411,997 0
1971 15,615 -3,325 393,220 0
1970 14,873 -3,230 406,129 0
1969 14,164 -3,127 404,189 0
1968 13,449 -3,029 399,837 0
1967 12,773 -2,964 414,632 0
1966 12,282 -1,557 363,882 0
1965 11,719 -1,578 335,587 0
1964 11,266 -2,049 323,623 0
1963 10,929 -2,358 321,805 0
1962 10,601 -2,390 286,534 0
1961 10,262 -2,270 257,788 0
1960 9,947 -2,082 277,717 0

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

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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 North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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