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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 27.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Eswatini vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Peru
2100 1,352,404 38,452,509
2099 1,361,498 38,619,608
2098 1,369,861 38,784,430
2097 1,378,017 38,947,717
2096 1,386,191 39,108,849
2095 1,394,405 39,267,786
2094 1,402,538 39,423,479
2093 1,410,423 39,578,294
2092 1,418,137 39,729,309
2091 1,426,097 39,877,488
2090 1,433,623 40,022,659
2089 1,441,192 40,164,228
2088 1,448,332 40,303,304
2087 1,455,333 40,438,644
2086 1,462,398 40,569,419
2085 1,469,660 40,695,935
2084 1,476,745 40,817,705
2083 1,483,271 40,933,831
2082 1,489,551 41,045,559
2081 1,494,969 41,151,529
2080 1,500,315 41,252,019
2079 1,505,309 41,345,682
2078 1,509,779 41,433,298
2077 1,514,574 41,514,392
2076 1,519,452 41,589,064
2075 1,523,845 41,656,726
2074 1,528,267 41,717,426
2073 1,531,967 41,770,225
2072 1,535,206 41,815,673
2071 1,538,333 41,853,504
2070 1,540,715 41,883,997
2069 1,543,234 41,906,365
2068 1,545,288 41,920,235
2067 1,547,029 41,925,717
2066 1,547,862 41,923,100
2065 1,548,678 41,912,338
2064 1,549,121 41,893,671
2063 1,549,274 41,866,010
2062 1,548,873 41,830,096
2061 1,548,072 41,785,364
2060 1,547,285 41,732,163
2059 1,545,426 41,670,843
2058 1,542,799 41,601,084
2057 1,540,085 41,522,014
2056 1,537,270 41,434,774
2055 1,534,161 41,338,448
2054 1,530,631 41,233,873
2053 1,526,357 41,120,477
2052 1,521,506 40,999,698
2051 1,515,982 40,870,773
2050 1,510,547 40,733,304
2049 1,504,126 40,588,072
2048 1,497,656 40,434,856
2047 1,491,001 40,272,431
2046 1,483,817 40,100,751
2045 1,475,974 39,920,558
2044 1,468,200 39,731,027
2043 1,460,050 39,534,093
2042 1,451,433 39,328,332
2041 1,441,822 39,114,174
2040 1,432,811 38,892,211
2039 1,423,063 38,662,243
2038 1,412,806 38,424,592
2037 1,402,845 38,178,789
2036 1,392,117 37,924,438
2035 1,381,258 37,662,565
2034 1,369,883 37,392,354
2033 1,357,906 37,114,776
2032 1,346,063 36,830,488
2031 1,334,330 36,538,688
2030 1,321,430 36,238,199
2029 1,309,060 35,929,085
2028 1,296,535 35,609,999
2027 1,283,434 35,280,410
2026 1,269,667 34,939,340
2025 1,255,921 34,585,730
2024 1,242,822 34,217,848
2023 1,230,506 33,845,617
2022 1,218,917 33,475,438
2021 1,206,593 33,155,882
2020 1,192,729 32,838,579
2019 1,179,874 32,449,303
2018 1,168,929 31,897,584
2017 1,158,195 31,324,637
2016 1,149,507 30,866,494
2015 1,142,813 30,457,600
2014 1,136,299 30,115,826
2013 1,129,990 29,817,919
2012 1,123,863 29,550,366
2011 1,117,833 29,304,086
2010 1,111,650 29,086,019
2009 1,105,153 28,896,811
2008 1,098,091 28,719,041
2007 1,090,705 28,530,699
2006 1,084,436 28,324,491
2005 1,079,022 28,101,180
2004 1,073,159 27,852,190
2003 1,066,700 27,580,490
2002 1,059,441 27,288,217
2001 1,051,064 26,964,601
2000 1,041,414 26,598,331
1999 1,030,782 26,186,504
1998 1,019,653 25,738,095
1997 1,006,635 25,274,147
1996 989,841 24,811,171
1995 970,433 24,348,919
1994 971,212 23,881,493
1993 971,318 23,413,783
1992 943,416 22,946,340
1991 908,189 22,483,775
1990 872,428 22,014,771
1989 837,800 21,532,589
1988 799,798 21,054,702
1987 763,811 20,582,320
1986 734,732 20,117,122
1985 706,196 19,648,204
1984 680,783 19,174,716
1983 658,957 18,705,957
1982 637,652 18,246,503
1981 616,808 17,798,805
1980 596,644 17,360,949
1979 577,199 16,933,139
1978 558,446 16,516,059
1977 540,348 16,109,806
1976 523,330 15,716,809
1975 507,673 15,333,957
1974 492,988 14,956,552
1973 479,038 14,582,867
1972 465,788 14,210,147
1971 453,183 13,838,067
1970 441,216 13,501,237
1969 429,875 13,166,767
1968 419,147 12,803,993
1967 409,031 12,448,814
1966 398,766 12,101,297
1965 388,336 11,761,085
1964 378,656 11,427,978
1963 369,759 11,102,099
1962 361,365 10,784,612
1961 353,264 10,475,123
1960 345,337 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Peru
2100 -0.67% -0.43%
2099 -0.61% -0.42%
2098 -0.59% -0.42%
2097 -0.59% -0.41%
2096 -0.59% -0.4%
2095 -0.58% -0.39%
2094 -0.56% -0.39%
2093 -0.54% -0.38%
2092 -0.56% -0.37%
2091 -0.52% -0.36%
2090 -0.53% -0.35%
2089 -0.49% -0.35%
2088 -0.48% -0.33%
2087 -0.48% -0.32%
2086 -0.49% -0.31%
2085 -0.48% -0.3%
2084 -0.44% -0.28%
2083 -0.42% -0.27%
2082 -0.36% -0.26%
2081 -0.36% -0.24%
2080 -0.33% -0.23%
2079 -0.3% -0.21%
2078 -0.32% -0.2%
2077 -0.32% -0.18%
2076 -0.29% -0.16%
2075 -0.29% -0.15%
2074 -0.24% -0.13%
2073 -0.21% -0.11%
2072 -0.2% -0.09%
2071 -0.15% -0.07%
2070 -0.16% -0.05%
2069 -0.13% -0.03%
2068 -0.11% -0.01%
2067 -0.05% 0.006%
2066 -0.05% 0.03%
2065 -0.03% 0.04%
2064 -0.01% 0.07%
2063 0.03% 0.09%
2062 0.05% 0.11%
2061 0.05% 0.13%
2060 0.12% 0.15%
2059 0.17% 0.17%
2058 0.18% 0.19%
2057 0.18% 0.21%
2056 0.2% 0.23%
2055 0.23% 0.25%
2054 0.28% 0.28%
2053 0.32% 0.29%
2052 0.36% 0.32%
2051 0.36% 0.34%
2050 0.43% 0.36%
2049 0.43% 0.38%
2048 0.45% 0.4%
2047 0.48% 0.43%
2046 0.53% 0.45%
2045 0.53% 0.48%
2044 0.56% 0.5%
2043 0.59% 0.52%
2042 0.67% 0.55%
2041 0.63% 0.57%
2040 0.68% 0.59%
2039 0.73% 0.62%
2038 0.71% 0.64%
2037 0.77% 0.67%
2036 0.79% 0.7%
2035 0.83% 0.72%
2034 0.88% 0.75%
2033 0.88% 0.77%
2032 0.88% 0.8%
2031 0.98% 0.83%
2030 0.94% 0.86%
2029 0.97% 0.9%
2028 1.02% 0.93%
2027 1.08% 0.98%
2026 1.09% 1.02%
2025 1.05% 1.08%
2024 1% 1.1%
2023 0.95% 1.11%
2022 1.02% 0.96%
2021 1.16% 0.97%
2020 1.09% 1.2%
2019 0.94% 1.73%
2018 0.93% 1.83%
2017 0.76% 1.48%
2016 0.59% 1.34%
2015 0.57% 1.13%
2014 0.56% 1%
2013 0.55% 0.91%
2012 0.54% 0.84%
2011 0.56% 0.75%
2010 0.59% 0.65%
2009 0.64% 0.62%
2008 0.68% 0.66%
2007 0.58% 0.73%
2006 0.5% 0.79%
2005 0.55% 0.89%
2004 0.61% 0.99%
2003 0.69% 1.07%
2002 0.8% 1.2%
2001 0.93% 1.38%
2000 1.03% 1.57%
1999 1.09% 1.74%
1998 1.29% 1.84%
1997 1.7% 1.87%
1996 2% 1.9%
1995 -0.08% 1.96%
1994 -0.01% 2%
1993 2.96% 2.04%
1992 3.88% 2.06%
1991 4.1% 2.13%
1990 4.13% 2.24%
1989 4.75% 2.27%
1988 4.71% 2.3%
1987 3.96% 2.31%
1986 4.04% 2.39%
1985 3.73% 2.47%
1984 3.31% 2.51%
1983 3.34% 2.52%
1982 3.38% 2.52%
1981 3.38% 2.52%
1980 3.37% 2.53%
1979 3.36% 2.53%
1978 3.35% 2.52%
1977 3.25% 2.5%
1976 3.08% 2.5%
1975 2.98% 2.52%
1974 2.91% 2.56%
1973 2.84% 2.62%
1972 2.78% 2.69%
1971 2.71% 2.49%
1970 2.64% 2.54%
1969 2.56% 2.83%
1968 2.47% 2.85%
1967 2.57% 2.87%
1966 2.69% 2.89%
1965 2.56% 2.91%
1964 2.41% 2.94%
1963 2.32% 2.94%
1962 2.29% 2.95%
1961 2.3% 2.96%

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

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In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Peru
Current population
1273390
35031596
Population rank 156/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.42%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +1,020
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 95/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +11,931
Net migration rank 121/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 11,931
2024 - -6,754 - 18,406
2023 20,147 -8,549 353,788 24,783
2022 20,125 -8,549 327,859 33,982
2021 17,314 -4,242 235,440 41,868
2020 18,899 -4,242 301,950 55,375
2019 19,488 -8,439 346,981 74,270
2018 19,392 -8,546 343,123 339,067
2017 19,278 -8,658 349,333 114,382
2016 19,233 -12,481 355,859 96,740
2015 19,223 -12,582 362,781 2,421
2014 19,107 -12,724 368,708 -50,383
2013 18,903 -12,664 372,694 -95,214
2012 18,308 -12,294 376,501 -118,863
2011 17,645 -11,596 383,268 -148,339
2010 17,652 -11,334 382,510 -181,302
2009 17,656 -10,989 396,522 -219,314
2008 17,275 -9,822 413,640 -235,307
2007 16,595 -9,271 435,122 -236,745
2006 16,133 -10,923 445,884 -231,851
2005 15,945 -10,330 454,199 -221,652
2004 15,979 -9,863 459,617 -194,171
2003 16,396 -9,595 459,243 -181,276
2002 16,924 -9,209 463,709 -157,158
2001 17,824 -8,788 470,154 -129,481
2000 18,830 -8,563 484,222 -92,353
1999 19,420 -8,421 487,095 -55,325
1998 19,762 -8,505 489,436 -24,388
1997 20,686 -5,911 495,348 -32,515
1996 21,858 -3,049 501,855 -38,749
1995 23,029 -3,023 507,894 -46,499
1994 26,703 -48,259 512,735 -39,299
1993 28,046 -6,692 513,769 -51,775
1992 28,446 6,011 514,618 -41,702
1991 28,497 7,496 513,867 -61,645
1990 28,349 7,169 515,233 -29,437
1989 28,257 5,477 512,152 -33,569
1988 27,396 14,879 508,429 -31,238
1987 27,285 2,417 502,229 -34,651
1986 27,096 1,353 496,712 -33,891
1985 26,835 1,792 488,887 -13,887
1984 26,149 -3,949 477,968 -6,007
1983 24,883 -3,429 469,781 -4,243
1982 24,742 -3,574 461,107 -7,748
1981 23,973 -3,464 453,158 -11,123
1980 23,153 -3,350 445,100 -11,446
1979 22,299 -3,210 439,110 -17,148
1978 21,466 -3,040 432,127 -19,939
1977 20,609 -2,838 425,428 -25,117
1976 19,734 -3,469 420,284 -34,602
1975 18,849 -3,794 414,400 -34,382
1974 17,971 -3,665 408,299 -33,493
1973 17,145 -3,555 400,752 -28,191
1972 16,353 -3,435 396,960 -24,100
1971 15,615 -3,325 391,506 -20,209
1970 14,873 -3,230 318,022 -15,653
1969 14,164 -3,127 379,347 -12,776
1968 13,449 -3,029 372,379 -13,389
1967 12,773 -2,964 365,224 -13,837
1966 12,282 -1,557 356,819 -13,166
1965 11,719 -1,578 349,245 -12,470
1964 11,266 -2,049 341,570 -12,129
1963 10,929 -2,358 332,352 -10,040
1962 10,601 -2,390 321,716 -9,051
1961 10,262 -2,270 313,385 -7,063
1960 9,947 -2,082 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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