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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 204.7 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 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Pakistan
2100 1,352,676 514,639,086
2099 1,361,771 513,762,873
2098 1,370,136 512,834,641
2097 1,378,294 511,842,588
2096 1,386,470 510,743,323
2095 1,394,685 509,544,194
2094 1,402,820 508,236,117
2093 1,410,707 506,871,405
2092 1,418,422 505,433,117
2091 1,426,384 503,929,591
2090 1,433,911 502,369,089
2089 1,441,481 500,764,988
2088 1,448,623 499,040,109
2087 1,455,625 497,294,229
2086 1,462,692 495,416,407
2085 1,469,955 493,469,269
2084 1,477,042 491,457,322
2083 1,483,569 489,327,293
2082 1,489,850 487,086,584
2081 1,495,270 484,774,651
2080 1,500,616 482,358,125
2079 1,505,611 479,913,540
2078 1,510,082 477,377,443
2077 1,514,879 474,692,907
2076 1,519,757 471,877,807
2075 1,524,151 468,953,317
2074 1,528,574 465,972,364
2073 1,532,275 462,907,667
2072 1,535,515 459,752,452
2071 1,538,642 456,518,761
2070 1,541,025 453,190,545
2069 1,543,544 449,749,441
2068 1,545,599 446,219,879
2067 1,547,340 442,632,987
2066 1,548,173 438,970,919
2065 1,548,989 435,260,675
2064 1,549,433 431,484,424
2063 1,549,585 427,665,121
2062 1,549,184 423,724,764
2061 1,548,383 419,759,602
2060 1,547,596 415,724,868
2059 1,545,737 411,662,239
2058 1,543,109 407,514,159
2057 1,540,394 403,318,028
2056 1,537,579 399,031,614
2055 1,534,469 394,728,055
2054 1,530,939 390,385,410
2053 1,526,664 386,003,289
2052 1,521,811 381,568,312
2051 1,516,286 377,096,921
2050 1,510,851 372,554,619
2049 1,504,429 367,986,189
2048 1,497,956 363,386,382
2047 1,491,300 358,734,325
2046 1,484,115 354,003,639
2045 1,476,270 349,228,953
2044 1,468,495 344,443,561
2043 1,460,344 339,631,894
2042 1,451,725 334,801,403
2041 1,442,112 329,944,530
2040 1,433,098 325,107,264
2039 1,423,349 320,203,920
2038 1,413,090 315,273,196
2037 1,403,127 310,377,446
2036 1,392,397 305,472,156
2035 1,381,536 300,604,245
2034 1,370,158 295,748,602
2033 1,358,179 290,911,874
2032 1,346,333 286,130,352
2031 1,334,598 281,410,647
2030 1,321,695 276,766,735
2029 1,309,323 272,246,760
2028 1,296,796 267,784,548
2027 1,283,692 263,445,027
2026 1,269,922 259,285,315
2025 1,256,174 255,219,554
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 (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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 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 1.07% 1.57%
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 (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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Pakistan
Current population
1276995
261421997
Population rank 156/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 3.15%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +37 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 66/197
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 19,782 -6,754 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 (1960–2025, 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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