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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 7,013,078 people in Paraguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 7,138,671 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 5.59 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.32% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.14M (29.7% growth).

Eswatini vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Paraguay
2100 1,352,676 9,112,687
2099 1,361,771 9,133,083
2098 1,370,136 9,151,984
2097 1,378,294 9,170,087
2096 1,386,470 9,187,135
2095 1,394,685 9,203,013
2094 1,402,820 9,218,194
2093 1,410,707 9,232,470
2092 1,418,422 9,245,852
2091 1,426,384 9,258,741
2090 1,433,911 9,270,641
2089 1,441,481 9,282,170
2088 1,448,623 9,291,959
2087 1,455,625 9,300,904
2086 1,462,692 9,309,688
2085 1,469,955 9,317,464
2084 1,477,042 9,323,625
2083 1,483,569 9,329,231
2082 1,489,850 9,334,021
2081 1,495,270 9,338,192
2080 1,500,616 9,340,792
2079 1,505,611 9,342,369
2078 1,510,082 9,342,577
2077 1,514,879 9,341,699
2076 1,519,757 9,339,777
2075 1,524,151 9,336,119
2074 1,528,574 9,331,059
2073 1,532,275 9,324,304
2072 1,535,515 9,315,864
2071 1,538,642 9,306,098
2070 1,541,025 9,294,400
2069 1,543,544 9,281,039
2068 1,545,599 9,266,275
2067 1,547,340 9,250,050
2066 1,548,173 9,231,342
2065 1,548,989 9,211,132
2064 1,549,433 9,188,572
2063 1,549,585 9,163,581
2062 1,549,184 9,136,419
2061 1,548,383 9,107,921
2060 1,547,596 9,077,798
2059 1,545,737 9,045,532
2058 1,543,109 9,010,196
2057 1,540,394 8,973,356
2056 1,537,579 8,934,666
2055 1,534,469 8,894,376
2054 1,530,939 8,852,244
2053 1,526,664 8,808,628
2052 1,521,811 8,763,131
2051 1,516,286 8,716,069
2050 1,510,851 8,667,821
2049 1,504,429 8,617,987
2048 1,497,956 8,566,482
2047 1,491,300 8,513,601
2046 1,484,115 8,458,430
2045 1,476,270 8,402,494
2044 1,468,495 8,345,365
2043 1,460,344 8,287,161
2042 1,451,725 8,227,296
2041 1,442,112 8,166,606
2040 1,433,098 8,104,911
2039 1,423,349 8,041,701
2038 1,413,090 7,976,905
2037 1,403,127 7,911,144
2036 1,392,397 7,843,935
2035 1,381,536 7,775,617
2034 1,370,158 7,706,326
2033 1,358,179 7,635,458
2032 1,346,333 7,563,007
2031 1,334,598 7,489,427
2030 1,321,695 7,414,080
2029 1,309,323 7,337,101
2028 1,296,796 7,258,394
2027 1,283,692 7,178,461
2026 1,269,922 7,096,647
2025 1,256,174 7,013,078
2024 1,242,822 6,929,153
2023 1,230,506 6,844,146
2022 1,218,917 6,760,464
2021 1,206,593 6,684,182
2020 1,192,729 6,603,739
2019 1,179,874 6,515,058
2018 1,168,929 6,427,382
2017 1,158,195 6,338,660
2016 1,149,507 6,249,126
2015 1,142,813 6,159,103
2014 1,136,299 6,069,811
2013 1,129,990 5,982,445
2012 1,123,863 5,897,008
2011 1,117,833 5,814,626
2010 1,111,650 5,737,971
2009 1,105,153 5,671,236
2008 1,098,091 5,613,574
2007 1,090,705 5,559,386
2006 1,084,436 5,505,148
2005 1,079,022 5,448,097
2004 1,073,159 5,388,175
2003 1,066,700 5,326,436
2002 1,059,441 5,261,328
2001 1,051,064 5,187,689
2000 1,041,414 5,100,868
1999 1,030,782 5,003,135
1998 1,019,653 4,900,025
1997 1,006,635 4,794,412
1996 989,841 4,687,543
1995 970,433 4,579,806
1994 971,212 4,471,417
1993 971,318 4,362,696
1992 943,416 4,253,600
1991 908,189 4,144,364
1990 872,428 4,035,747
1989 837,800 3,927,802
1988 799,798 3,820,546
1987 763,811 3,714,889
1986 734,732 3,611,474
1985 706,196 3,510,671
1984 680,783 3,412,936
1983 658,957 3,318,068
1982 637,652 3,226,189
1981 616,808 3,137,604
1980 596,644 3,053,235
1979 577,199 2,973,968
1978 558,446 2,899,269
1977 540,348 2,827,874
1976 523,330 2,758,836
1975 507,673 2,691,648
1974 492,988 2,625,621
1973 479,038 2,561,102
1972 465,788 2,499,881
1971 453,183 2,442,537
1970 441,216 2,388,028
1969 429,875 2,334,992
1968 419,147 2,282,391
1967 409,031 2,229,994
1966 398,766 2,177,584
1965 388,336 2,125,177
1964 378,656 2,073,119
1963 369,759 2,021,909
1962 361,365 1,973,130
1961 353,264 1,927,394
1960 345,337 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Paraguay
2100 -0.67% -0.22%
2099 -0.61% -0.21%
2098 -0.59% -0.2%
2097 -0.59% -0.19%
2096 -0.59% -0.17%
2095 -0.58% -0.16%
2094 -0.56% -0.15%
2093 -0.54% -0.14%
2092 -0.56% -0.14%
2091 -0.52% -0.13%
2090 -0.53% -0.12%
2089 -0.49% -0.11%
2088 -0.48% -0.1%
2087 -0.48% -0.09%
2086 -0.49% -0.08%
2085 -0.48% -0.07%
2084 -0.44% -0.06%
2083 -0.42% -0.05%
2082 -0.36% -0.04%
2081 -0.36% -0.03%
2080 -0.33% -0.02%
2079 -0.3% -0.002%
2078 -0.32% 0.009%
2077 -0.32% 0.02%
2076 -0.29% 0.04%
2075 -0.29% 0.05%
2074 -0.24% 0.07%
2073 -0.21% 0.09%
2072 -0.2% 0.1%
2071 -0.15% 0.13%
2070 -0.16% 0.14%
2069 -0.13% 0.16%
2068 -0.11% 0.18%
2067 -0.05% 0.2%
2066 -0.05% 0.22%
2065 -0.03% 0.25%
2064 -0.01% 0.27%
2063 0.03% 0.3%
2062 0.05% 0.31%
2061 0.05% 0.33%
2060 0.12% 0.36%
2059 0.17% 0.39%
2058 0.18% 0.41%
2057 0.18% 0.43%
2056 0.2% 0.45%
2055 0.23% 0.48%
2054 0.28% 0.5%
2053 0.32% 0.52%
2052 0.36% 0.54%
2051 0.36% 0.56%
2050 0.43% 0.58%
2049 0.43% 0.6%
2048 0.45% 0.62%
2047 0.48% 0.65%
2046 0.53% 0.67%
2045 0.53% 0.68%
2044 0.56% 0.7%
2043 0.59% 0.73%
2042 0.67% 0.74%
2041 0.63% 0.76%
2040 0.68% 0.79%
2039 0.73% 0.81%
2038 0.71% 0.83%
2037 0.77% 0.86%
2036 0.79% 0.88%
2035 0.83% 0.9%
2034 0.88% 0.93%
2033 0.88% 0.96%
2032 0.88% 0.98%
2031 0.98% 1.02%
2030 0.94% 1.05%
2029 0.97% 1.08%
2028 1.02% 1.11%
2027 1.08% 1.15%
2026 1.09% 1.19%
2025 1.07% 1.21%
2024 1% 1.24%
2023 0.95% 1.24%
2022 1.02% 1.14%
2021 1.16% 1.22%
2020 1.09% 1.36%
2019 0.94% 1.36%
2018 0.93% 1.4%
2017 0.76% 1.43%
2016 0.59% 1.46%
2015 0.57% 1.47%
2014 0.56% 1.46%
2013 0.55% 1.45%
2012 0.54% 1.42%
2011 0.56% 1.34%
2010 0.59% 1.18%
2009 0.64% 1.03%
2008 0.68% 0.97%
2007 0.58% 0.99%
2006 0.5% 1.05%
2005 0.55% 1.11%
2004 0.61% 1.16%
2003 0.69% 1.24%
2002 0.8% 1.42%
2001 0.93% 1.7%
2000 1.03% 1.95%
1999 1.09% 2.1%
1998 1.29% 2.2%
1997 1.7% 2.28%
1996 2% 2.35%
1995 -0.08% 2.42%
1994 -0.01% 2.49%
1993 2.96% 2.56%
1992 3.88% 2.64%
1991 4.1% 2.69%
1990 4.13% 2.75%
1989 4.75% 2.81%
1988 4.71% 2.84%
1987 3.96% 2.86%
1986 4.04% 2.87%
1985 3.73% 2.86%
1984 3.31% 2.86%
1983 3.34% 2.85%
1982 3.38% 2.82%
1981 3.38% 2.76%
1980 3.37% 2.67%
1979 3.36% 2.58%
1978 3.35% 2.52%
1977 3.25% 2.5%
1976 3.08% 2.5%
1975 2.98% 2.51%
1974 2.91% 2.52%
1973 2.84% 2.45%
1972 2.78% 2.35%
1971 2.71% 2.28%
1970 2.64% 2.27%
1969 2.56% 2.3%
1968 2.47% 2.35%
1967 2.57% 2.41%
1966 2.69% 2.47%
1965 2.56% 2.51%
1964 2.41% 2.53%
1963 2.32% 2.47%
1962 2.29% 2.37%
1961 2.3% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Paraguay
Current population
1276995
7138671
Population rank 156/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
6.28 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +230
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +83,925
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 86/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -12,423
Net migration rank 121/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -12,423
2024 19,782 -6,754 97,223 -12,451
2023 20,147 -8,549 97,748 -12,500
2022 20,125 -8,549 94,627 -12,500
2021 17,314 -4,242 78,667 -8,226
2020 18,899 -4,242 98,667 -8,226
2019 19,488 -8,439 103,179 -16,263
2018 19,392 -8,546 104,908 -16,472
2017 19,278 -8,658 105,634 -16,630
2016 19,233 -12,481 106,804 -16,737
2015 19,223 -12,582 106,817 -16,834
2014 19,107 -12,724 105,585 -16,989
2013 18,903 -12,664 103,383 -17,232
2012 18,308 -12,294 102,508 -17,763
2011 17,645 -11,596 100,442 -20,427
2010 17,652 -11,334 99,456 -26,169
2009 17,656 -10,989 100,296 -40,112
2008 17,275 -9,822 99,821 -44,679
2007 16,595 -9,271 99,141 -45,914
2006 16,133 -10,923 99,808 -44,568
2005 15,945 -10,330 101,035 -42,173
2004 15,979 -9,863 101,896 -40,907
2003 16,396 -9,595 102,427 -39,941
2002 16,924 -9,209 104,658 -36,918
2001 17,824 -8,788 107,225 -27,676
2000 18,830 -8,563 109,979 -15,884
1999 19,420 -8,421 112,726 -11,362
1998 19,762 -8,505 114,122 -9,276
1997 20,686 -5,911 115,095 -8,704
1996 21,858 -3,049 115,623 -8,273
1995 23,029 -3,023 115,777 -7,653
1994 26,703 -48,259 115,662 -6,999
1993 28,046 -6,692 115,211 -6,431
1992 28,446 6,011 115,442 -6,035
1991 28,497 7,496 114,472 -5,420
1990 28,349 7,169 112,864 -4,685
1989 28,257 5,477 111,727 -4,009
1988 27,396 14,879 110,348 -3,557
1987 27,285 2,417 107,962 -3,445
1986 27,096 1,353 105,776 -3,460
1985 26,835 1,792 102,859 -3,562
1984 26,149 -3,949 99,937 -3,769
1983 24,883 -3,429 96,406 -2,845
1982 24,742 -3,574 92,917 -2,725
1981 23,973 -3,464 89,456 -2,477
1980 23,153 -3,350 84,568 -2,808
1979 22,299 -3,210 80,345 -3,570
1978 21,466 -3,040 76,691 -4,066
1977 20,609 -2,838 74,359 -4,201
1976 19,734 -3,469 71,973 -4,066
1975 18,849 -3,794 70,285 -3,807
1974 17,971 -3,665 69,059 -3,478
1973 17,145 -3,555 67,803 -4,346
1972 16,353 -3,435 66,625 -7,642
1971 15,615 -3,325 66,142 -10,446
1970 14,873 -3,230 65,905 -12,579
1969 14,164 -3,127 65,616 -12,859
1968 13,449 -3,029 65,575 -13,132
1967 12,773 -2,964 65,695 -13,346
1966 12,282 -1,557 66,002 -13,538
1965 11,719 -1,578 66,063 -13,715
1964 11,266 -2,049 65,681 -13,915
1963 10,929 -2,358 64,741 -14,086
1962 10,601 -2,390 63,079 -16,175
1961 10,262 -2,270 61,536 -16,972
1960 9,947 -2,082 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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