The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 26,621,357 in North Korea.
Population statistics:
- North Korea's population is 21 times bigger than Eswatini's.
- Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 56th.
- 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 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.4M to 26.6M (9.12% growth).
- Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.
Eswatini vs North Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
1267161
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26621357
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| Population rank | 156/197 | 56/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.32% |
| One net population change |
42.7 minutes
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6.52 minutes
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| One birth every |
17.7 minutes
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1.54 minutes
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| One death every |
55.5 minutes
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2.05 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.3 hours
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3.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -6,754 | -2,473 |
| Daily growth/decline | +34 | +221 |
| Annual growth/decline | +12,316 | +80,619 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1% | +0.31% |
| Population growth rate rank | 102/197 | 149/197 |
Eswatini and North Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 345,337 | 11,722,953 | - | - |
| 1961 | 353,264 | 11,990,713 | 2.3% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 361,365 | 12,262,882 | 2.29% | 2.27% |
| 1963 | 369,759 | 12,567,057 | 2.32% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 378,656 | 12,889,770 | 2.41% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 388,336 | 13,219,369 | 2.56% | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 398,766 | 13,569,094 | 2.69% | 2.65% |
| 1967 | 409,031 | 13,958,350 | 2.57% | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 419,147 | 14,365,596 | 2.47% | 2.92% |
| 1969 | 429,875 | 14,767,615 | 2.56% | 2.8% |
| 1970 | 441,216 | 15,172,775 | 2.64% | 2.74% |
| 1971 | 453,183 | 15,572,457 | 2.71% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 465,788 | 15,975,069 | 2.78% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 479,038 | 16,350,367 | 2.84% | 2.35% |
| 1974 | 492,988 | 16,673,121 | 2.91% | 1.97% |
| 1975 | 507,673 | 16,971,055 | 2.98% | 1.79% |
| 1976 | 523,330 | 17,243,450 | 3.08% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 540,348 | 17,492,798 | 3.25% | 1.45% |
| 1978 | 558,446 | 17,735,995 | 3.35% | 1.39% |
| 1979 | 577,199 | 17,983,470 | 3.36% | 1.4% |
| 1980 | 596,644 | 18,236,786 | 3.37% | 1.41% |
| 1981 | 616,808 | 18,501,295 | 3.38% | 1.45% |
| 1982 | 637,652 | 18,776,357 | 3.38% | 1.49% |
| 1983 | 658,957 | 19,054,034 | 3.34% | 1.48% |
| 1984 | 680,783 | 19,335,043 | 3.31% | 1.47% |
| 1985 | 706,196 | 19,620,388 | 3.73% | 1.48% |
| 1986 | 734,732 | 19,910,855 | 4.04% | 1.48% |
| 1987 | 763,811 | 20,205,483 | 3.96% | 1.48% |
| 1988 | 799,798 | 20,503,161 | 4.71% | 1.47% |
| 1989 | 837,800 | 20,804,367 | 4.75% | 1.47% |
| 1990 | 872,428 | 21,112,137 | 4.13% | 1.48% |
| 1991 | 908,189 | 21,428,638 | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| 1992 | 943,416 | 21,750,911 | 3.88% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 971,318 | 22,073,352 | 2.96% | 1.48% |
| 1994 | 971,212 | 22,393,975 | -0.01% | 1.45% |
| 1995 | 970,433 | 22,669,304 | -0.08% | 1.23% |
| 1996 | 989,841 | 22,895,746 | 2% | 1% |
| 1997 | 1,006,635 | 23,110,830 | 1.7% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 1,019,653 | 23,311,564 | 1.29% | 0.87% |
| 1999 | 1,030,782 | 23,497,599 | 1.09% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,041,414 | 23,665,910 | 1.03% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 | 23,815,358 | 0.93% | 0.63% |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 | 23,943,973 | 0.8% | 0.54% |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 | 24,090,380 | 0.69% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 1,073,159 | 24,254,943 | 0.61% | 0.68% |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 | 24,396,433 | 0.55% | 0.58% |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 | 24,524,507 | 0.5% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 | 24,646,383 | 0.58% | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 | 24,764,618 | 0.68% | 0.48% |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 | 24,878,332 | 0.64% | 0.46% |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 | 24,987,258 | 0.59% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 | 25,097,874 | 0.56% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 | 25,211,728 | 0.54% | 0.45% |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 | 25,329,451 | 0.55% | 0.47% |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 | 25,451,262 | 0.56% | 0.48% |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 | 25,575,350 | 0.57% | 0.49% |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 | 25,698,326 | 0.59% | 0.48% |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 | 25,817,709 | 0.76% | 0.46% |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 | 25,931,147 | 0.93% | 0.44% |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 | 26,037,632 | 0.94% | 0.41% |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 | 26,136,312 | 1.09% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 | 26,232,534 | 1.16% | 0.37% |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 | 26,328,845 | 1.02% | 0.37% |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 | 26,418,204 | 0.95% | 0.34% |
| 2024 | 1,242,822 | 26,498,823 | 1% | 0.31% |
| 2025 | 1,256,168 | 26,571,033 | 1.07% | 0.27% |
| 2026 | 1,269,854 | 26,633,682 | 1.09% | 0.24% |
| 2027 | 1,283,222 | 26,686,492 | 1.05% | 0.2% |
| 2028 | 1,295,964 | 26,729,261 | 0.99% | 0.16% |
| 2029 | 1,308,342 | 26,762,008 | 0.96% | 0.12% |
| 2030 | 1,320,904 | 26,784,894 | 0.96% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 1,333,159 | 26,797,946 | 0.93% | 0.05% |
| 2032 | 1,344,893 | 26,801,071 | 0.88% | 0.01% |
| 2033 | 1,356,736 | 26,795,061 | 0.88% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 1,368,346 | 26,780,481 | 0.86% | -0.05% |
| 2035 | 1,379,413 | 26,757,705 | 0.81% | -0.09% |
| 2036 | 1,390,148 | 26,727,309 | 0.78% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 1,400,439 | 26,689,907 | 0.74% | -0.14% |
| 2038 | 1,410,496 | 26,646,323 | 0.72% | -0.16% |
| 2039 | 1,420,444 | 26,596,967 | 0.71% | -0.19% |
| 2040 | 1,429,771 | 26,542,417 | 0.66% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 1,439,042 | 26,483,475 | 0.65% | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 1,448,106 | 26,420,812 | 0.63% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 1,456,448 | 26,354,324 | 0.58% | -0.25% |
| 2044 | 1,464,359 | 26,284,000 | 0.54% | -0.27% |
| 2045 | 1,472,135 | 26,210,196 | 0.53% | -0.28% |
| 2046 | 1,479,603 | 26,132,922 | 0.51% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 1,486,494 | 26,052,086 | 0.47% | -0.31% |
| 2048 | 1,493,017 | 25,967,581 | 0.44% | -0.32% |
| 2049 | 1,499,424 | 25,879,244 | 0.43% | -0.34% |
| 2050 | 1,505,327 | 25,787,120 | 0.39% | -0.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while North Korea gained 1,178,917 people (a 4.83% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 1,046,007 (a 4.09% growth).
Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2005 and ranked 56th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of North Korea will decrease by 3.13% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.
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Population differences between Eswatini and North Korea
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| Life expectancy | 64.4 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 26.5 years | 38 years |
| Median age | 23.2 years | 37.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.1:50.9 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.75 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman |
| Population density | 187.1 ppl/mi² | 570 ppl/mi² |
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