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

Eswatini and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eswatini	Palau	Eswatini	Palau
1960	345,337	9,328	-	-
1961	353,264	9,555	2.3%	2.43%
1962	361,365	9,793	2.29%	2.49%
1963	369,759	10,037	2.32%	2.49%
1964	378,656	10,292	2.41%	2.54%
1965	388,336	10,547	2.56%	2.48%
1966	398,766	10,805	2.69%	2.45%
1967	409,031	10,988	2.57%	1.69%
1968	419,147	11,080	2.47%	0.84%
1969	429,875	11,159	2.56%	0.71%
1970	441,216	11,368	2.64%	1.87%
1971	453,183	11,759	2.71%	3.44%
1972	465,788	12,194	2.78%	3.7%
1973	479,038	12,552	2.84%	2.94%
1974	492,988	12,687	2.91%	1.08%
1975	507,673	12,655	2.98%	-0.25%
1976	523,330	12,598	3.08%	-0.45%
1977	540,348	12,525	3.25%	-0.58%
1978	558,446	12,440	3.35%	-0.68%
1979	577,199	12,337	3.36%	-0.83%
1980	596,644	12,271	3.37%	-0.53%
1981	616,808	12,402	3.38%	1.07%
1982	637,652	12,694	3.38%	2.35%
1983	658,957	13,006	3.34%	2.46%
1984	680,783	13,337	3.31%	2.54%
1985	706,196	13,688	3.73%	2.63%
1986	734,732	14,024	4.04%	2.45%
1987	763,811	14,334	3.96%	2.21%
1988	799,798	14,645	4.71%	2.17%
1989	837,800	14,945	4.75%	2.05%
1990	872,428	15,259	4.13%	2.1%
1991	908,189	15,614	4.1%	2.33%
1992	943,416	15,989	3.88%	2.4%
1993	971,318	16,372	2.96%	2.4%
1994	971,212	16,770	-0.01%	2.43%
1995	970,433	17,195	-0.08%	2.53%
1996	989,841	17,654	2%	2.67%
1997	1,006,635	18,108	1.7%	2.57%
1998	1,019,653	18,524	1.29%	2.3%
1999	1,030,782	18,901	1.09%	2.04%
2000	1,041,414	19,178	1.03%	1.47%
2001	1,051,064	19,352	0.93%	0.91%
2002	1,059,441	19,503	0.8%	0.78%
2003	1,066,700	19,659	0.69%	0.8%
2004	1,073,159	19,820	0.61%	0.82%
2005	1,079,022	19,819	0.55%	-0.005%
2006	1,084,436	19,593	0.5%	-1.14%
2007	1,090,705	19,302	0.58%	-1.49%
2008	1,098,091	19,009	0.68%	-1.52%
2009	1,105,153	18,709	0.64%	-1.58%
2010	1,111,650	18,396	0.59%	-1.67%
2011	1,117,833	18,078	0.56%	-1.73%
2012	1,123,863	17,765	0.54%	-1.73%
2013	1,129,990	17,648	0.55%	-0.66%
2014	1,136,299	17,715	0.56%	0.38%
2015	1,142,813	17,770	0.57%	0.31%
2016	1,149,507	17,797	0.59%	0.15%
2017	1,158,195	17,812	0.76%	0.08%
2018	1,168,929	17,814	0.93%	0.01%
2019	1,179,874	17,798	0.94%	-0.09%
2020	1,192,729	17,792	1.09%	-0.03%
2021	1,206,593	17,783	1.16%	-0.05%
2022	1,218,917	17,759	1.02%	-0.13%
2023	1,230,506	17,727	0.95%	-0.18%
2024	1,242,822	17,695	1%	-0.18%
2025	1,256,168	17,663	1.07%	-0.18%
2026	1,269,854	17,618	1.09%	-0.25%
2027	1,283,222	17,564	1.05%	-0.31%
2028	1,295,964	17,504	0.99%	-0.34%
2029	1,308,342	17,436	0.96%	-0.39%
2030	1,320,904	17,376	0.96%	-0.34%
2031	1,333,159	17,299	0.93%	-0.44%
2032	1,344,893	17,228	0.88%	-0.41%
2033	1,356,736	17,163	0.88%	-0.38%
2034	1,368,346	17,092	0.86%	-0.41%
2035	1,379,413	17,012	0.81%	-0.47%
2036	1,390,148	16,940	0.78%	-0.43%
2037	1,400,439	16,858	0.74%	-0.48%
2038	1,410,496	16,779	0.72%	-0.47%
2039	1,420,444	16,689	0.71%	-0.54%
2040	1,429,771	16,604	0.66%	-0.51%
2041	1,439,042	16,510	0.65%	-0.57%
2042	1,448,106	16,403	0.63%	-0.65%
2043	1,456,448	16,302	0.58%	-0.61%
2044	1,464,359	16,202	0.54%	-0.62%
2045	1,472,135	16,097	0.53%	-0.65%
2046	1,479,603	15,977	0.51%	-0.74%
2047	1,486,494	15,863	0.47%	-0.71%
2048	1,493,017	15,749	0.44%	-0.72%
2049	1,499,424	15,632	0.43%	-0.74%
2050	1,505,327	15,515	0.39%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.