Population in Eswatini compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Eswatini and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eswatini	Sao Tome	Eswatini	Sao Tome
1960	345,337	68,012	-	-
1961	353,264	68,707	2.3%	1.02%
1962	361,365	69,403	2.29%	1.01%
1963	369,759	70,112	2.32%	1.02%
1964	378,656	70,865	2.41%	1.07%
1965	388,336	71,680	2.56%	1.15%
1966	398,766	72,576	2.69%	1.25%
1967	409,031	73,596	2.57%	1.41%
1968	419,147	74,765	2.47%	1.59%
1969	429,875	76,083	2.56%	1.76%
1970	441,216	77,626	2.64%	2.03%
1971	453,183	79,330	2.71%	2.2%
1972	465,788	81,041	2.78%	2.16%
1973	479,038	82,798	2.84%	2.17%
1974	492,988	84,672	2.91%	2.26%
1975	507,673	86,708	2.98%	2.4%
1976	523,330	88,922	3.08%	2.55%
1977	540,348	91,301	3.25%	2.68%
1978	558,446	93,794	3.35%	2.73%
1979	577,199	96,252	3.36%	2.62%
1980	596,644	98,544	3.37%	2.38%
1981	616,808	100,615	3.38%	2.1%
1982	637,652	102,508	3.38%	1.88%
1983	658,957	104,380	3.34%	1.83%
1984	680,783	106,394	3.31%	1.93%
1985	706,196	108,658	3.73%	2.13%
1986	734,732	111,150	4.04%	2.29%
1987	763,811	113,919	3.96%	2.49%
1988	799,798	116,939	4.71%	2.65%
1989	837,800	119,979	4.75%	2.6%
1990	872,428	122,980	4.13%	2.5%
1991	908,189	125,697	4.1%	2.21%
1992	943,416	128,110	3.88%	1.92%
1993	971,318	130,467	2.96%	1.84%
1994	971,212	132,732	-0.01%	1.74%
1995	970,433	134,895	-0.08%	1.63%
1996	989,841	136,962	2%	1.53%
1997	1,006,635	138,922	1.7%	1.43%
1998	1,019,653	140,751	1.29%	1.32%
1999	1,030,782	142,442	1.09%	1.2%
2000	1,041,414	144,018	1.03%	1.11%
2001	1,051,064	146,375	0.93%	1.64%
2002	1,059,441	149,922	0.8%	2.42%
2003	1,066,700	153,814	0.69%	2.6%
2004	1,073,159	157,705	0.61%	2.53%
2005	1,079,022	161,639	0.55%	2.49%
2006	1,084,436	165,638	0.5%	2.47%
2007	1,090,705	169,700	0.58%	2.45%
2008	1,098,091	173,793	0.68%	2.41%
2009	1,105,153	177,853	0.64%	2.34%
2010	1,111,650	181,802	0.59%	2.22%
2011	1,117,833	185,649	0.56%	2.12%
2012	1,123,863	189,439	0.54%	2.04%
2013	1,129,990	193,148	0.55%	1.96%
2014	1,136,299	196,767	0.56%	1.87%
2015	1,142,813	200,291	0.57%	1.79%
2016	1,149,507	203,689	0.59%	1.7%
2017	1,158,195	206,970	0.76%	1.61%
2018	1,168,929	210,187	0.93%	1.55%
2019	1,179,874	213,392	0.94%	1.52%
2020	1,192,729	217,435	1.09%	1.89%
2021	1,206,593	221,961	1.16%	2.08%
2022	1,218,917	226,305	1.02%	1.96%
2023	1,230,506	230,871	0.95%	2.02%
2024	1,242,822	235,536	1%	2.02%
2025	1,256,168	240,251	1.07%	2%
2026	1,269,854	244,987	1.09%	1.97%
2027	1,283,222	249,783	1.05%	1.96%
2028	1,295,964	254,657	0.99%	1.95%
2029	1,308,342	259,597	0.96%	1.94%
2030	1,320,904	264,560	0.96%	1.91%
2031	1,333,159	269,566	0.93%	1.89%
2032	1,344,893	274,643	0.88%	1.88%
2033	1,356,736	279,761	0.88%	1.86%
2034	1,368,346	284,911	0.86%	1.84%
2035	1,379,413	290,082	0.81%	1.81%
2036	1,390,148	295,269	0.78%	1.79%
2037	1,400,439	300,439	0.74%	1.75%
2038	1,410,496	305,590	0.72%	1.71%
2039	1,420,444	310,729	0.71%	1.68%
2040	1,429,771	315,833	0.66%	1.64%
2041	1,439,042	320,875	0.65%	1.6%
2042	1,448,106	325,888	0.63%	1.56%
2043	1,456,448	330,908	0.58%	1.54%
2044	1,464,359	335,919	0.54%	1.51%
2045	1,472,135	340,911	0.53%	1.49%
2046	1,479,603	345,883	0.51%	1.46%
2047	1,486,494	350,758	0.47%	1.41%
2048	1,493,017	355,569	0.44%	1.37%
2049	1,499,424	360,353	0.43%	1.35%
2050	1,505,327	365,103	0.39%	1.32%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.