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Population in Eswatini compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 8.64 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Eswatini vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Papua New Guinea
2100 1,352,404 18,802,138
2099 1,361,498 18,790,040
2098 1,369,861 18,776,265
2097 1,378,017 18,758,897
2096 1,386,191 18,737,707
2095 1,394,405 18,714,219
2094 1,402,538 18,687,257
2093 1,410,423 18,658,233
2092 1,418,137 18,625,772
2091 1,426,097 18,590,001
2090 1,433,623 18,549,501
2089 1,441,192 18,510,463
2088 1,448,332 18,468,827
2087 1,455,333 18,424,378
2086 1,462,398 18,376,043
2085 1,469,660 18,325,641
2084 1,476,745 18,274,394
2083 1,483,271 18,218,709
2082 1,489,551 18,163,177
2081 1,494,969 18,104,285
2080 1,500,315 18,039,008
2079 1,505,309 17,975,778
2078 1,509,779 17,908,670
2077 1,514,574 17,840,781
2076 1,519,452 17,771,791
2075 1,523,845 17,699,428
2074 1,528,267 17,625,044
2073 1,531,967 17,548,128
2072 1,535,206 17,466,649
2071 1,538,333 17,381,598
2070 1,540,715 17,295,105
2069 1,543,234 17,205,503
2068 1,545,288 17,112,154
2067 1,547,029 17,015,090
2066 1,547,862 16,915,436
2065 1,548,678 16,812,946
2064 1,549,121 16,708,669
2063 1,549,274 16,604,296
2062 1,548,873 16,497,292
2061 1,548,072 16,386,905
2060 1,547,285 16,270,535
2059 1,545,426 16,152,614
2058 1,542,799 16,032,684
2057 1,540,085 15,909,649
2056 1,537,270 15,784,519
2055 1,534,161 15,656,542
2054 1,530,631 15,523,143
2053 1,526,357 15,389,244
2052 1,521,506 15,250,715
2051 1,515,982 15,110,389
2050 1,510,547 14,968,530
2049 1,504,126 14,821,865
2048 1,497,656 14,673,459
2047 1,491,001 14,522,926
2046 1,483,817 14,370,120
2045 1,475,974 14,213,585
2044 1,468,200 14,056,036
2043 1,460,050 13,897,765
2042 1,451,433 13,738,690
2041 1,441,822 13,577,382
2040 1,432,811 13,413,396
2039 1,423,063 13,247,486
2038 1,412,806 13,079,352
2037 1,402,845 12,909,735
2036 1,392,117 12,738,223
2035 1,381,258 12,566,543
2034 1,369,883 12,392,476
2033 1,357,906 12,218,246
2032 1,346,063 12,042,345
2031 1,334,330 11,865,316
2030 1,321,430 11,685,599
2029 1,309,060 11,504,890
2028 1,296,535 11,322,573
2027 1,283,434 11,138,409
2026 1,269,667 10,952,454
2025 1,255,921 10,765,048
2024 1,242,822 10,576,502
2023 1,230,506 10,389,635
2022 1,218,917 10,203,169
2021 1,206,593 10,012,896
2020 1,192,729 9,815,746
2019 1,179,874 9,609,010
2018 1,168,929 9,394,513
2017 1,158,195 9,178,714
2016 1,149,507 8,961,718
2015 1,142,813 8,743,246
2014 1,136,299 8,523,441
2013 1,129,990 8,302,698
2012 1,123,863 8,081,390
2011 1,117,833 7,859,346
2010 1,111,650 7,633,523
2009 1,105,153 7,406,438
2008 1,098,091 7,183,002
2007 1,090,705 6,963,345
2006 1,084,436 6,747,720
2005 1,079,022 6,535,905
2004 1,073,159 6,328,041
2003 1,066,700 6,123,997
2002 1,059,441 5,924,003
2001 1,051,064 5,728,435
2000 1,041,414 5,537,064
1999 1,030,782 5,349,333
1998 1,019,653 5,166,390
1997 1,006,635 4,987,883
1996 989,841 4,813,361
1995 970,433 4,644,278
1994 971,212 4,480,208
1993 971,318 4,320,872
1992 943,416 4,166,699
1991 908,189 4,021,837
1990 872,428 3,896,481
1989 837,800 3,796,078
1988 799,798 3,711,880
1987 763,811 3,632,543
1986 734,732 3,554,793
1985 706,196 3,478,936
1984 680,783 3,405,198
1983 658,957 3,333,633
1982 637,652 3,264,291
1981 616,808 3,197,019
1980 596,644 3,131,512
1979 577,199 3,067,341
1978 558,446 3,003,714
1977 540,348 2,940,327
1976 523,330 2,877,327
1975 507,673 2,814,820
1974 492,988 2,752,671
1973 479,038 2,690,629
1972 465,788 2,628,432
1971 453,183 2,566,421
1970 441,216 2,505,628
1969 429,875 2,446,927
1968 419,147 2,390,803
1967 409,031 2,337,532
1966 398,766 2,285,774
1965 388,336 2,235,820
1964 378,656 2,188,325
1963 369,759 2,141,376
1962 361,365 2,093,919
1961 353,264 2,046,127
1960 345,337 1,995,110

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Papua New Guinea
2100 -0.67% 0.06%
2099 -0.61% 0.07%
2098 -0.59% 0.09%
2097 -0.59% 0.11%
2096 -0.59% 0.13%
2095 -0.58% 0.14%
2094 -0.56% 0.16%
2093 -0.54% 0.17%
2092 -0.56% 0.19%
2091 -0.52% 0.22%
2090 -0.53% 0.21%
2089 -0.49% 0.23%
2088 -0.48% 0.24%
2087 -0.48% 0.26%
2086 -0.49% 0.28%
2085 -0.48% 0.28%
2084 -0.44% 0.31%
2083 -0.42% 0.31%
2082 -0.36% 0.33%
2081 -0.36% 0.36%
2080 -0.33% 0.35%
2079 -0.3% 0.37%
2078 -0.32% 0.38%
2077 -0.32% 0.39%
2076 -0.29% 0.41%
2075 -0.29% 0.42%
2074 -0.24% 0.44%
2073 -0.21% 0.47%
2072 -0.2% 0.49%
2071 -0.15% 0.5%
2070 -0.16% 0.52%
2069 -0.13% 0.55%
2068 -0.11% 0.57%
2067 -0.05% 0.59%
2066 -0.05% 0.61%
2065 -0.03% 0.62%
2064 -0.01% 0.63%
2063 0.03% 0.65%
2062 0.05% 0.67%
2061 0.05% 0.72%
2060 0.12% 0.73%
2059 0.17% 0.75%
2058 0.18% 0.77%
2057 0.18% 0.79%
2056 0.2% 0.82%
2055 0.23% 0.86%
2054 0.28% 0.87%
2053 0.32% 0.91%
2052 0.36% 0.93%
2051 0.36% 0.95%
2050 0.43% 0.99%
2049 0.43% 1.01%
2048 0.45% 1.04%
2047 0.48% 1.06%
2046 0.53% 1.1%
2045 0.53% 1.12%
2044 0.56% 1.14%
2043 0.59% 1.16%
2042 0.67% 1.19%
2041 0.63% 1.22%
2040 0.68% 1.25%
2039 0.73% 1.29%
2038 0.71% 1.31%
2037 0.77% 1.35%
2036 0.79% 1.37%
2035 0.83% 1.4%
2034 0.88% 1.43%
2033 0.88% 1.46%
2032 0.88% 1.49%
2031 0.98% 1.54%
2030 0.94% 1.57%
2029 0.97% 1.61%
2028 1.02% 1.65%
2027 1.08% 1.7%
2026 1.09% 1.74%
2025 1.05% 1.78%
2024 1% 1.8%
2023 0.95% 1.83%
2022 1.02% 1.9%
2021 1.16% 2.01%
2020 1.09% 2.15%
2019 0.94% 2.28%
2018 0.93% 2.35%
2017 0.76% 2.42%
2016 0.59% 2.5%
2015 0.57% 2.58%
2014 0.56% 2.66%
2013 0.55% 2.74%
2012 0.54% 2.83%
2011 0.56% 2.96%
2010 0.59% 3.07%
2009 0.64% 3.11%
2008 0.68% 3.15%
2007 0.58% 3.2%
2006 0.5% 3.24%
2005 0.55% 3.28%
2004 0.61% 3.33%
2003 0.69% 3.38%
2002 0.8% 3.41%
2001 0.93% 3.46%
2000 1.03% 3.51%
1999 1.09% 3.54%
1998 1.29% 3.58%
1997 1.7% 3.63%
1996 2% 3.64%
1995 -0.08% 3.66%
1994 -0.01% 3.69%
1993 2.96% 3.7%
1992 3.88% 3.6%
1991 4.1% 3.22%
1990 4.13% 2.64%
1989 4.75% 2.27%
1988 4.71% 2.18%
1987 3.96% 2.19%
1986 4.04% 2.18%
1985 3.73% 2.17%
1984 3.31% 2.15%
1983 3.34% 2.12%
1982 3.38% 2.1%
1981 3.38% 2.09%
1980 3.37% 2.09%
1979 3.36% 2.12%
1978 3.35% 2.16%
1977 3.25% 2.19%
1976 3.08% 2.22%
1975 2.98% 2.26%
1974 2.91% 2.31%
1973 2.84% 2.37%
1972 2.78% 2.42%
1971 2.71% 2.43%
1970 2.64% 2.4%
1969 2.56% 2.35%
1968 2.47% 2.28%
1967 2.57% 2.26%
1966 2.69% 2.23%
1965 2.56% 2.17%
1964 2.41% 2.19%
1963 2.32% 2.27%
1962 2.29% 2.34%
1961 2.3% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Papua New Guinea
Current population
1273390
11002753
Population rank 156/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +512
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 59/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -5,775 -284
Net migration rank 121/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -284
2024 - -6,754 - -707
2023 20,147 -8,549 187,637 -787
2022 20,125 -8,549 186,861 -787
2021 17,314 -4,242 183,766 10,703
2020 18,899 -4,242 189,130 10,703
2019 19,488 -8,439 190,662 22,978
2018 19,392 -8,546 190,662 24,684
2017 19,278 -8,658 189,715 26,513
2016 19,233 -12,481 189,281 28,473
2015 19,223 -12,582 188,600 30,580
2014 19,107 -12,724 187,592 32,840
2013 18,903 -12,664 185,790 35,280
2012 18,308 -12,294 183,658 37,893
2011 17,645 -11,596 181,842 40,690
2010 17,652 -11,334 178,998 50,106
2009 17,656 -10,989 175,421 49,647
2008 17,275 -9,822 172,823 48,985
2007 16,595 -9,271 169,306 48,203
2006 16,133 -10,923 166,540 47,191
2005 15,945 -10,330 163,888 46,014
2004 15,979 -9,863 161,023 44,811
2003 16,396 -9,595 158,611 43,639
2002 16,924 -9,209 155,091 42,657
2001 17,824 -8,788 151,431 41,962
2000 18,830 -8,563 147,496 41,855
1999 19,420 -8,421 143,592 42,519
1998 19,762 -8,505 136,677 43,091
1997 20,686 -5,911 134,458 42,787
1996 21,858 -3,049 129,802 41,994
1995 23,029 -3,023 125,410 40,962
1994 26,703 -48,259 122,113 39,669
1993 28,046 -6,692 118,668 38,220
1992 28,446 6,011 114,818 36,622
1991 28,497 7,496 111,453 26,830
1990 28,349 7,169 110,033 2,398
1989 28,257 5,477 108,199 -19,824
1988 27,396 14,879 106,256 -26,232
1987 27,285 2,417 104,367 -25,720
1986 27,096 1,353 102,346 -25,495
1985 26,835 1,792 100,333 -25,470
1984 26,149 -3,949 98,103 -25,487
1983 24,883 -3,429 95,982 -25,465
1982 24,742 -3,574 93,522 -25,355
1981 23,973 -3,464 91,767 -25,383
1980 23,153 -3,350 90,266 -25,638
1979 22,299 -3,210 89,330 -25,618
1978 21,466 -3,040 88,747 -25,208
1977 20,609 -2,838 87,954 -24,722
1976 19,734 -3,469 86,965 -24,198
1975 18,849 -3,794 85,809 -23,562
1974 17,971 -3,665 84,829 -22,771
1973 17,145 -3,555 83,821 -21,803
1972 16,353 -3,435 82,672 -20,303
1971 15,615 -3,325 80,599 -18,945
1970 14,873 -3,230 78,712 -18,773
1969 14,164 -3,127 76,454 -18,994
1968 13,449 -3,029 73,983 -19,188
1967 12,773 -2,964 71,519 -19,767
1966 12,282 -1,557 69,206 -17,454
1965 11,719 -1,578 66,693 -18,532
1964 11,266 -2,049 64,558 -17,730
1963 10,929 -2,358 62,260 -15,189
1962 10,601 -2,390 59,974 -12,141
1961 10,262 -2,270 58,151 -10,409
1960 9,947 -2,082 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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