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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 204.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.16% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Eswatini vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Pakistan
2100 1,352,404 514,531,704
2099 1,361,498 513,655,674
2098 1,369,861 512,727,636
2097 1,378,017 511,735,790
2096 1,386,191 510,636,755
2095 1,394,405 509,437,875
2094 1,402,538 508,130,071
2093 1,410,423 506,765,644
2092 1,418,137 505,327,656
2091 1,426,097 503,824,444
2090 1,433,623 502,264,268
2089 1,441,192 500,660,501
2088 1,448,332 498,935,983
2087 1,455,333 497,190,466
2086 1,462,398 495,313,036
2085 1,469,660 493,366,305
2084 1,476,745 491,354,778
2083 1,483,271 489,225,193
2082 1,489,551 486,984,952
2081 1,494,969 484,673,501
2080 1,500,315 482,257,479
2079 1,505,309 479,813,404
2078 1,509,779 477,277,836
2077 1,514,574 474,593,860
2076 1,519,452 471,779,348
2075 1,523,845 468,855,468
2074 1,528,267 465,875,137
2073 1,531,967 462,811,079
2072 1,535,206 459,656,523
2071 1,538,333 456,423,506
2070 1,540,715 453,095,985
2069 1,543,234 449,655,599
2068 1,545,288 446,126,774
2067 1,547,029 442,540,629
2066 1,547,862 438,879,326
2065 1,548,678 435,169,856
2064 1,549,121 431,394,393
2063 1,549,274 427,575,887
2062 1,548,873 423,636,352
2061 1,548,072 419,672,017
2060 1,547,285 415,638,125
2059 1,545,426 411,576,344
2058 1,542,799 407,429,129
2057 1,540,085 403,233,874
2056 1,537,270 398,948,355
2055 1,534,161 394,645,693
2054 1,530,631 390,303,954
2053 1,526,357 385,922,748
2052 1,521,506 381,488,696
2051 1,515,982 377,018,239
2050 1,510,547 372,476,884
2049 1,504,126 367,909,407
2048 1,497,656 363,310,560
2047 1,491,001 358,659,474
2046 1,483,817 353,929,775
2045 1,475,974 349,156,085
2044 1,468,200 344,371,692
2043 1,460,050 339,561,029
2042 1,451,433 334,731,546
2041 1,441,822 329,875,686
2040 1,432,811 325,039,429
2039 1,423,063 320,137,108
2038 1,412,806 315,207,413
2037 1,402,845 310,312,684
2036 1,392,117 305,408,418
2035 1,381,258 300,541,523
2034 1,369,883 295,686,893
2033 1,357,906 290,851,174
2032 1,346,063 286,070,650
2031 1,334,330 281,351,929
2030 1,321,430 276,708,987
2029 1,309,060 272,189,955
2028 1,296,535 267,728,673
2027 1,283,434 263,390,059
2026 1,269,667 259,231,214
2025 1,255,921 255,166,301
2024 1,242,822 251,269,164
2023 1,230,506 247,504,495
2022 1,218,917 243,700,667
2021 1,206,593 239,477,801
2020 1,192,729 235,001,746
2019 1,179,874 230,800,899
2018 1,168,929 226,928,892
2017 1,158,195 223,273,967
2016 1,149,507 220,138,869
2015 1,142,813 217,290,883
2014 1,136,299 214,264,647
2013 1,129,990 211,073,978
2012 1,123,863 207,667,125
2011 1,117,833 203,746,065
2010 1,111,650 199,239,047
2009 1,105,153 194,376,534
2008 1,098,091 189,499,113
2007 1,090,705 184,493,231
2006 1,084,436 179,682,690
2005 1,079,022 175,453,212
2004 1,073,159 171,286,000
2003 1,066,700 167,110,248
2002 1,059,441 163,222,549
2001 1,051,064 159,270,907
2000 1,041,414 154,879,127
1999 1,030,782 150,565,377
1998 1,019,653 146,522,356
1997 1,006,635 142,531,804
1996 989,841 138,557,092
1995 970,433 134,582,253
1994 971,212 130,748,083
1993 971,318 127,020,117
1992 943,416 123,546,848
1991 908,189 120,060,406
1990 872,428 116,155,576
1989 837,800 112,336,629
1988 799,798 108,724,739
1987 763,811 105,130,717
1986 734,732 101,606,764
1985 706,196 98,229,285
1984 680,783 95,164,936
1983 658,957 92,227,711
1982 637,652 89,089,246
1981 616,808 85,802,049
1980 596,644 82,291,010
1979 577,199 78,997,039
1978 558,446 76,307,379
1977 540,348 73,901,827
1976 523,330 71,620,254
1975 507,673 69,461,175
1974 492,988 67,415,487
1973 479,038 65,461,912
1972 465,788 63,583,194
1971 453,183 61,847,899
1970 441,216 60,166,719
1969 429,875 58,460,939
1968 419,147 56,810,507
1967 409,031 55,214,768
1966 398,766 53,678,667
1965 388,336 52,209,010
1964 378,656 50,799,999
1963 369,759 49,447,776
1962 361,365 48,156,128
1961 353,264 46,921,277
1960 345,337 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Pakistan
2100 -0.67% 0.17%
2099 -0.61% 0.18%
2098 -0.59% 0.19%
2097 -0.59% 0.22%
2096 -0.59% 0.24%
2095 -0.58% 0.26%
2094 -0.56% 0.27%
2093 -0.54% 0.28%
2092 -0.56% 0.3%
2091 -0.52% 0.31%
2090 -0.53% 0.32%
2089 -0.49% 0.35%
2088 -0.48% 0.35%
2087 -0.48% 0.38%
2086 -0.49% 0.39%
2085 -0.48% 0.41%
2084 -0.44% 0.44%
2083 -0.42% 0.46%
2082 -0.36% 0.48%
2081 -0.36% 0.5%
2080 -0.33% 0.51%
2079 -0.3% 0.53%
2078 -0.32% 0.57%
2077 -0.32% 0.6%
2076 -0.29% 0.62%
2075 -0.29% 0.64%
2074 -0.24% 0.66%
2073 -0.21% 0.69%
2072 -0.2% 0.71%
2071 -0.15% 0.73%
2070 -0.16% 0.77%
2069 -0.13% 0.79%
2068 -0.11% 0.81%
2067 -0.05% 0.83%
2066 -0.05% 0.85%
2065 -0.03% 0.88%
2064 -0.01% 0.89%
2063 0.03% 0.93%
2062 0.05% 0.94%
2061 0.05% 0.97%
2060 0.12% 0.99%
2059 0.17% 1.02%
2058 0.18% 1.04%
2057 0.18% 1.07%
2056 0.2% 1.09%
2055 0.23% 1.11%
2054 0.28% 1.14%
2053 0.32% 1.16%
2052 0.36% 1.19%
2051 0.36% 1.22%
2050 0.43% 1.24%
2049 0.43% 1.27%
2048 0.45% 1.3%
2047 0.48% 1.34%
2046 0.53% 1.37%
2045 0.53% 1.39%
2044 0.56% 1.42%
2043 0.59% 1.44%
2042 0.67% 1.47%
2041 0.63% 1.49%
2040 0.68% 1.53%
2039 0.73% 1.56%
2038 0.71% 1.58%
2037 0.77% 1.61%
2036 0.79% 1.62%
2035 0.83% 1.64%
2034 0.88% 1.66%
2033 0.88% 1.67%
2032 0.88% 1.68%
2031 0.98% 1.68%
2030 0.94% 1.66%
2029 0.97% 1.67%
2028 1.02% 1.65%
2027 1.08% 1.6%
2026 1.09% 1.59%
2025 1.05% 1.55%
2024 1% 1.52%
2023 0.95% 1.56%
2022 1.02% 1.76%
2021 1.16% 1.9%
2020 1.09% 1.82%
2019 0.94% 1.71%
2018 0.93% 1.64%
2017 0.76% 1.42%
2016 0.59% 1.31%
2015 0.57% 1.41%
2014 0.56% 1.51%
2013 0.55% 1.64%
2012 0.54% 1.92%
2011 0.56% 2.26%
2010 0.59% 2.5%
2009 0.64% 2.57%
2008 0.68% 2.71%
2007 0.58% 2.68%
2006 0.5% 2.41%
2005 0.55% 2.43%
2004 0.61% 2.5%
2003 0.69% 2.38%
2002 0.8% 2.48%
2001 0.93% 2.84%
2000 1.03% 2.87%
1999 1.09% 2.76%
1998 1.29% 2.8%
1997 1.7% 2.87%
1996 2% 2.95%
1995 -0.08% 2.93%
1994 -0.01% 2.93%
1993 2.96% 2.81%
1992 3.88% 2.9%
1991 4.1% 3.36%
1990 4.13% 3.4%
1989 4.75% 3.32%
1988 4.71% 3.42%
1987 3.96% 3.47%
1986 4.04% 3.44%
1985 3.73% 3.22%
1984 3.31% 3.18%
1983 3.34% 3.52%
1982 3.38% 3.83%
1981 3.38% 4.27%
1980 3.37% 4.17%
1979 3.36% 3.52%
1978 3.35% 3.26%
1977 3.25% 3.19%
1976 3.08% 3.11%
1975 2.98% 3.03%
1974 2.91% 2.98%
1973 2.84% 2.95%
1972 2.78% 2.81%
1971 2.71% 2.79%
1970 2.64% 2.92%
1969 2.56% 2.91%
1968 2.47% 2.89%
1967 2.57% 2.86%
1966 2.69% 2.81%
1965 2.56% 2.77%
1964 2.41% 2.73%
1963 2.32% 2.68%
1962 2.29% 2.63%
1961 2.3% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Pakistan
Current population
1273390
260356147
Population rank 156/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.14%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,775 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 121/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -1,235,336
2024 - -6,754 - -1,401,173
2023 20,147 -8,549 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 20,125 -8,549 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 17,314 -4,242 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 18,899 -4,242 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 19,488 -8,439 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 19,392 -8,546 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 19,278 -8,658 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 19,233 -12,481 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 19,223 -12,582 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 19,107 -12,724 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 18,903 -12,664 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 18,308 -12,294 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 17,645 -11,596 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 17,652 -11,334 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 17,656 -10,989 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 17,275 -9,822 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 16,595 -9,271 4,690,187 576,349
2006 16,133 -10,923 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 15,945 -10,330 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 15,979 -9,863 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 16,396 -9,595 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 16,924 -9,209 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 17,824 -8,788 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 18,830 -8,563 4,281,169 252,869
1999 19,420 -8,421 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 19,762 -8,505 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 20,686 -5,911 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 21,858 -3,049 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 23,029 -3,023 3,977,175 11,534
1994 26,703 -48,259 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 28,046 -6,692 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 28,446 6,011 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 28,497 7,496 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 28,349 7,169 3,731,730 275,242
1989 28,257 5,477 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 27,396 14,879 3,554,755 38,139
1987 27,285 2,417 3,448,813 146,364
1986 27,096 1,353 3,341,643 111,045
1985 26,835 1,792 3,233,315 68,860
1984 26,149 -3,949 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 24,883 -3,429 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 24,742 -3,574 2,934,689 294,252
1981 23,973 -3,464 2,790,454 555,032
1980 23,153 -3,350 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 22,299 -3,210 2,461,311 450,003
1978 21,466 -3,040 2,356,601 111,386
1977 20,609 -2,838 2,257,849 85,250
1976 19,734 -3,469 2,171,812 48,238
1975 18,849 -3,794 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 17,971 -3,665 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 17,145 -3,555 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 16,353 -3,435 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 15,615 -3,325 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 14,873 -3,230 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 14,164 -3,127 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 13,449 -3,029 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 12,773 -2,964 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 12,282 -1,557 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 11,719 -1,578 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 11,266 -2,049 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 10,929 -2,358 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 10,601 -2,390 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 10,262 -2,270 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 9,947 -2,082 1,217,147 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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