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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 14,569,341 people in Rwanda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 15,062,056 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 11.8 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.28% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15.1M (62% growth).

Eswatini vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Rwanda
2100 1,352,676 33,113,283
2099 1,361,771 33,008,545
2098 1,370,136 32,927,982
2097 1,378,294 32,853,307
2096 1,386,470 32,768,037
2095 1,394,685 32,635,508
2094 1,402,820 32,550,001
2093 1,410,707 32,416,870
2092 1,418,422 32,294,333
2091 1,426,384 32,191,262
2090 1,433,911 32,088,747
2089 1,441,481 31,892,591
2088 1,448,623 31,746,789
2087 1,455,625 31,553,150
2086 1,462,692 31,399,004
2085 1,469,955 31,254,597
2084 1,477,042 31,112,448
2083 1,483,569 30,937,106
2082 1,489,850 30,752,861
2081 1,495,270 30,576,992
2080 1,500,616 30,386,351
2079 1,505,611 30,195,560
2078 1,510,082 30,016,688
2077 1,514,879 29,819,259
2076 1,519,757 29,645,610
2075 1,524,151 29,441,964
2074 1,528,574 29,243,980
2073 1,532,275 29,025,977
2072 1,535,515 28,798,822
2071 1,538,642 28,578,302
2070 1,541,025 28,334,300
2069 1,543,544 28,121,174
2068 1,545,599 27,872,383
2067 1,547,340 27,609,059
2066 1,548,173 27,372,823
2065 1,548,989 27,101,698
2064 1,549,433 26,838,144
2063 1,549,585 26,559,838
2062 1,549,184 26,312,631
2061 1,548,383 26,001,660
2060 1,547,596 25,729,037
2059 1,545,737 25,453,407
2058 1,543,109 25,121,995
2057 1,540,394 24,853,512
2056 1,537,579 24,582,198
2055 1,534,469 24,281,895
2054 1,530,939 23,991,958
2053 1,526,664 23,705,290
2052 1,521,811 23,421,032
2051 1,516,286 23,113,700
2050 1,510,851 22,814,556
2049 1,504,429 22,498,806
2048 1,497,956 22,171,841
2047 1,491,300 21,848,486
2046 1,484,115 21,554,082
2045 1,476,270 21,228,573
2044 1,468,495 20,915,810
2043 1,460,344 20,548,490
2042 1,451,725 20,214,283
2041 1,442,112 19,845,021
2040 1,433,098 19,475,227
2039 1,423,349 19,108,842
2038 1,413,090 18,773,398
2037 1,403,127 18,433,422
2036 1,392,397 18,128,058
2035 1,381,536 17,765,049
2034 1,370,158 17,432,165
2033 1,358,179 17,100,072
2032 1,346,333 16,822,053
2031 1,334,598 16,495,903
2030 1,321,695 16,178,061
2029 1,309,323 15,868,812
2028 1,296,796 15,554,713
2027 1,283,692 15,217,275
2026 1,269,922 14,898,118
2025 1,256,174 14,569,341
2024 1,242,822 14,256,567
2023 1,230,506 13,954,471
2022 1,218,917 13,651,030
2021 1,206,593 13,355,260
2020 1,192,729 13,065,837
2019 1,179,874 12,776,103
2018 1,168,929 12,487,996
2017 1,158,195 12,202,060
2016 1,149,507 11,919,183
2015 1,142,813 11,640,022
2014 1,136,299 11,364,757
2013 1,129,990 11,093,340
2012 1,123,863 10,829,901
2011 1,117,833 10,573,733
2010 1,111,650 10,317,553
2009 1,105,153 10,060,432
2008 1,098,091 9,804,269
2007 1,090,705 9,549,933
2006 1,084,436 9,299,246
2005 1,079,022 9,054,528
2004 1,073,159 8,816,844
2003 1,066,700 8,586,875
2002 1,059,441 8,400,180
2001 1,051,064 8,287,094
2000 1,041,414 8,213,931
1999 1,030,782 8,147,912
1998 1,019,653 8,081,681
1997 1,006,635 7,755,238
1996 989,841 6,708,764
1995 970,433 5,674,118
1994 971,212 6,792,352
1993 971,318 7,981,132
1992 943,416 7,683,266
1991 908,189 7,526,966
1990 872,428 7,375,307
1989 837,800 7,184,706
1988 799,798 6,968,071
1987 763,811 6,749,493
1986 734,732 6,531,881
1985 706,196 6,317,228
1984 680,783 6,107,627
1983 658,957 5,905,311
1982 637,652 5,711,549
1981 616,808 5,527,230
1980 596,644 5,353,259
1979 577,199 5,189,541
1978 558,446 5,035,171
1977 540,348 4,888,240
1976 523,330 4,745,954
1975 507,673 4,607,728
1974 492,988 4,474,228
1973 479,038 4,345,047
1972 465,788 4,220,335
1971 453,183 4,100,044
1970 441,216 3,980,669
1969 429,875 3,861,271
1968 419,147 3,744,010
1967 409,031 3,629,577
1966 398,766 3,521,626
1965 388,336 3,423,210
1964 378,656 3,334,834
1963 369,759 3,258,890
1962 361,365 3,186,025
1961 353,264 3,106,779
1960 345,337 3,022,294

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,142,873 people (a 26.4% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 51.5% to 22,814,556 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 33.1M people in 2100 for Rwanda.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Rwanda
2100 -0.67% 0.32%
2099 -0.61% 0.24%
2098 -0.59% 0.23%
2097 -0.59% 0.26%
2096 -0.59% 0.41%
2095 -0.58% 0.26%
2094 -0.56% 0.41%
2093 -0.54% 0.38%
2092 -0.56% 0.32%
2091 -0.52% 0.32%
2090 -0.53% 0.62%
2089 -0.49% 0.46%
2088 -0.48% 0.61%
2087 -0.48% 0.49%
2086 -0.49% 0.46%
2085 -0.48% 0.46%
2084 -0.44% 0.57%
2083 -0.42% 0.6%
2082 -0.36% 0.58%
2081 -0.36% 0.63%
2080 -0.33% 0.63%
2079 -0.3% 0.6%
2078 -0.32% 0.66%
2077 -0.32% 0.59%
2076 -0.29% 0.69%
2075 -0.29% 0.68%
2074 -0.24% 0.75%
2073 -0.21% 0.79%
2072 -0.2% 0.77%
2071 -0.15% 0.86%
2070 -0.16% 0.76%
2069 -0.13% 0.89%
2068 -0.11% 0.95%
2067 -0.05% 0.86%
2066 -0.05% 1%
2065 -0.03% 0.98%
2064 -0.01% 1.05%
2063 0.03% 0.94%
2062 0.05% 1.2%
2061 0.05% 1.06%
2060 0.12% 1.08%
2059 0.17% 1.32%
2058 0.18% 1.08%
2057 0.18% 1.1%
2056 0.2% 1.24%
2055 0.23% 1.21%
2054 0.28% 1.21%
2053 0.32% 1.21%
2052 0.36% 1.33%
2051 0.36% 1.31%
2050 0.43% 1.4%
2049 0.43% 1.47%
2048 0.45% 1.48%
2047 0.48% 1.37%
2046 0.53% 1.53%
2045 0.53% 1.5%
2044 0.56% 1.79%
2043 0.59% 1.65%
2042 0.67% 1.86%
2041 0.63% 1.9%
2040 0.68% 1.92%
2039 0.73% 1.79%
2038 0.71% 1.84%
2037 0.77% 1.68%
2036 0.79% 2.04%
2035 0.83% 1.91%
2034 0.88% 1.94%
2033 0.88% 1.65%
2032 0.88% 1.98%
2031 0.98% 1.96%
2030 0.94% 1.95%
2029 0.97% 2.02%
2028 1.02% 2.22%
2027 1.08% 2.14%
2026 1.09% 2.26%
2025 1.07% 2.19%
2024 1% 2.16%
2023 0.95% 2.22%
2022 1.02% 2.21%
2021 1.16% 2.22%
2020 1.09% 2.27%
2019 0.94% 2.31%
2018 0.93% 2.34%
2017 0.76% 2.37%
2016 0.59% 2.4%
2015 0.57% 2.42%
2014 0.56% 2.45%
2013 0.55% 2.43%
2012 0.54% 2.42%
2011 0.56% 2.48%
2010 0.59% 2.56%
2009 0.64% 2.61%
2008 0.68% 2.66%
2007 0.58% 2.7%
2006 0.5% 2.7%
2005 0.55% 2.7%
2004 0.61% 2.68%
2003 0.69% 2.22%
2002 0.8% 1.36%
2001 0.93% 0.89%
2000 1.03% 0.81%
1999 1.09% 0.82%
1998 1.29% 4.21%
1997 1.7% 15.6%
1996 2% 18.2%
1995 -0.08% -16.5%
1994 -0.01% -14.9%
1993 2.96% 3.88%
1992 3.88% 2.08%
1991 4.1% 2.06%
1990 4.13% 2.65%
1989 4.75% 3.11%
1988 4.71% 3.24%
1987 3.96% 3.33%
1986 4.04% 3.4%
1985 3.73% 3.43%
1984 3.31% 3.43%
1983 3.34% 3.39%
1982 3.38% 3.33%
1981 3.38% 3.25%
1980 3.37% 3.15%
1979 3.36% 3.07%
1978 3.35% 3.01%
1977 3.25% 3%
1976 3.08% 3%
1975 2.98% 2.98%
1974 2.91% 2.97%
1973 2.84% 2.96%
1972 2.78% 2.93%
1971 2.71% 3%
1970 2.64% 3.09%
1969 2.56% 3.13%
1968 2.47% 3.15%
1967 2.57% 3.07%
1966 2.69% 2.87%
1965 2.56% 2.65%
1964 2.41% 2.33%
1963 2.32% 2.29%
1962 2.29% 2.55%
1961 2.3% 2.8%

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 Rwanda's population grew by 2.19%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Rwanda
Current population
1276995
15062056
Population rank 156/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.18%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.69 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
6.25 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +857
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +312,774
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.19%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 40/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 +6,282
Net migration rank 121/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 6,282
2024 19,782 -6,754 316,025 -15,582
2023 20,147 -8,549 312,762 -9,001
2022 20,125 -8,549 312,145 -9,001
2021 17,314 -4,242 309,895 -21,492
2020 18,899 -4,242 312,692 -22,251
2019 19,488 -8,439 313,525 -24,492
2018 19,392 -8,546 312,512 -25,323
2017 19,278 -8,658 310,323 -25,634
2016 19,233 -12,481 305,549 -24,474
2015 19,223 -12,582 299,114 -21,862
2014 19,107 -12,724 292,779 -19,505
2013 18,903 -12,664 286,331 -16,779
2012 18,308 -12,294 282,584 -25,260
2011 17,645 -11,596 282,922 -27,915
2010 17,652 -11,334 286,848 -29,501
2009 17,656 -10,989 287,034 -30,128
2008 17,275 -9,822 287,334 -31,913
2007 16,595 -9,271 285,791 -32,537
2006 16,133 -10,923 282,149 -34,008
2005 15,945 -10,330 275,121 -33,830
2004 15,979 -9,863 265,273 -31,214
2003 16,396 -9,595 251,243 -25,355
2002 16,924 -9,209 239,036 -91,518
2001 17,824 -8,788 230,845 -152,197
2000 18,830 -8,563 221,276 -153,588
1999 19,420 -8,421 210,518 -146,162
1998 19,762 -8,505 197,185 -129,089
1997 20,686 -5,911 174,687 410,106
1996 21,858 -3,049 140,455 1,367,700
1995 23,029 -3,023 121,137 439,995
1994 26,703 -48,259 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 28,046 -6,692 183,926 236,110
1992 28,446 6,011 188,025 -12,334
1991 28,497 7,496 196,431 -59,519
1990 28,349 7,169 207,895 -41,483
1989 28,257 5,477 217,632 -2,826
1988 27,396 14,879 223,759 -5,285
1987 27,285 2,417 225,744 -7,062
1986 27,096 1,353 225,526 -8,982
1985 26,835 1,792 223,794 -11,031
1984 26,149 -3,949 219,337 -12,899
1983 24,883 -3,429 212,750 -14,560
1982 24,742 -3,574 205,147 -15,818
1981 23,973 -3,464 195,769 -16,453
1980 23,153 -3,350 184,988 -16,359
1979 22,299 -3,210 174,477 -15,669
1978 21,466 -3,040 163,779 -13,838
1977 20,609 -2,838 155,011 -11,084
1976 19,734 -3,469 147,665 -7,027
1975 18,849 -3,794 140,596 -4,791
1974 17,971 -3,665 135,743 -4,535
1973 17,145 -3,555 131,021 -3,862
1972 16,353 -3,435 126,403 -4,156
1971 15,615 -3,325 122,567 -4,230
1970 14,873 -3,230 119,273 1,149
1969 14,164 -3,127 115,394 2,983
1968 13,449 -3,029 111,422 4,728
1967 12,773 -2,964 108,053 4,655
1966 12,282 -1,557 105,128 -1,930
1965 11,719 -1,578 103,422 -9,774
1964 11,266 -2,049 102,562 -19,458
1963 10,929 -2,358 94,296 -25,524
1962 10,601 -2,390 102,548 -25,594
1961 10,262 -2,270 102,051 -20,508
1960 9,947 -2,082 100,627 -13,198

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 94% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,104,542 people) and 6.03% is from migration (a loss of 199,112 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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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