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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 8.65 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 +0.92% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% 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 1,352,676 18,798,240
2099 1,361,771 18,786,145
2098 1,370,136 18,772,372
2097 1,378,294 18,755,008
2096 1,386,470 18,733,822
2095 1,394,685 18,710,340
2094 1,402,820 18,683,383
2093 1,410,707 18,654,365
2092 1,418,422 18,621,911
2091 1,426,384 18,586,147
2090 1,433,911 18,545,656
2089 1,441,481 18,506,626
2088 1,448,623 18,464,999
2087 1,455,625 18,420,558
2086 1,462,692 18,372,233
2085 1,469,955 18,321,842
2084 1,477,042 18,270,605
2083 1,483,569 18,214,932
2082 1,489,850 18,159,412
2081 1,495,270 18,100,531
2080 1,500,616 18,035,268
2079 1,505,611 17,972,052
2078 1,510,082 17,904,957
2077 1,514,879 17,837,082
2076 1,519,757 17,768,107
2075 1,524,151 17,695,759
2074 1,528,574 17,621,390
2073 1,532,275 17,544,490
2072 1,535,515 17,463,028
2071 1,538,642 17,377,995
2070 1,541,025 17,291,519
2069 1,543,544 17,201,936
2068 1,545,599 17,108,606
2067 1,547,340 17,011,562
2066 1,548,173 16,911,929
2065 1,548,989 16,809,460
2064 1,549,433 16,705,205
2063 1,549,585 16,600,853
2062 1,549,184 16,493,872
2061 1,548,383 16,383,508
2060 1,547,596 16,267,162
2059 1,545,737 16,149,265
2058 1,543,109 16,029,360
2057 1,540,394 15,906,350
2056 1,537,579 15,781,247
2055 1,534,469 15,653,296
2054 1,530,939 15,519,925
2053 1,526,664 15,386,054
2052 1,521,811 15,247,553
2051 1,516,286 15,107,257
2050 1,510,851 14,965,427
2049 1,504,429 14,818,793
2048 1,497,956 14,670,417
2047 1,491,300 14,519,915
2046 1,484,115 14,367,141
2045 1,476,270 14,210,639
2044 1,468,495 14,053,122
2043 1,460,344 13,894,884
2042 1,451,725 13,735,841
2041 1,442,112 13,574,567
2040 1,433,098 13,410,615
2039 1,423,349 13,244,740
2038 1,413,090 13,076,640
2037 1,403,127 12,907,059
2036 1,392,397 12,735,582
2035 1,381,536 12,563,938
2034 1,370,158 12,389,907
2033 1,358,179 12,215,713
2032 1,346,333 12,039,848
2031 1,334,598 11,862,856
2030 1,321,695 11,683,177
2029 1,309,323 11,502,504
2028 1,296,796 11,320,226
2027 1,283,692 11,136,100
2026 1,269,922 10,950,183
2025 1,256,174 10,762,817
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% 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 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

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 1.07% 1.76%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Papua New Guinea
Current population
1276995
11045681
Population rank 156/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +510
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 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 19,782 -6,754 187,595 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 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 (1960–2025, 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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