Population in Eswatini compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Eswatini and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Eswatini	Saudi Arabia	Eswatini	Saudi Arabia
1960	345,337	2,435,403	-	-
1961	353,264	2,526,347	2.3%	3.73%
1962	361,365	2,620,910	2.29%	3.74%
1963	369,759	2,719,341	2.32%	3.76%
1964	378,656	2,821,968	2.41%	3.77%
1965	388,336	2,928,771	2.56%	3.78%
1966	398,766	3,039,887	2.69%	3.79%
1967	409,031	3,157,242	2.57%	3.86%
1968	419,147	3,282,711	2.47%	3.97%
1969	429,875	3,417,114	2.56%	4.09%
1970	441,216	3,562,470	2.64%	4.25%
1971	453,183	3,724,031	2.71%	4.54%
1972	465,788	3,905,722	2.78%	4.88%
1973	479,038	4,106,344	2.84%	5.14%
1974	492,988	4,323,632	2.91%	5.29%
1975	507,673	4,556,287	2.98%	5.38%
1976	523,330	4,807,933	3.08%	5.52%
1977	540,348	5,083,048	3.25%	5.72%
1978	558,446	5,381,902	3.35%	5.88%
1979	577,199	5,703,698	3.36%	5.98%
1980	596,644	6,047,997	3.37%	6.04%
1981	616,808	6,420,551	3.38%	6.16%
1982	637,652	6,824,486	3.38%	6.29%
1983	658,957	7,252,941	3.34%	6.28%
1984	680,783	7,697,307	3.31%	6.13%
1985	706,196	8,151,779	3.73%	5.9%
1986	734,732	8,628,639	4.04%	5.85%
1987	763,811	9,130,194	3.96%	5.81%
1988	799,798	9,629,165	4.71%	5.47%
1989	837,800	10,128,394	4.75%	5.18%
1990	872,428	10,640,691	4.13%	5.06%
1991	908,189	11,160,744	4.1%	4.89%
1992	943,416	11,686,676	3.88%	4.71%
1993	971,318	12,215,862	2.96%	4.53%
1994	971,212	12,750,040	-0.01%	4.37%
1995	970,433	13,289,245	-0.08%	4.23%
1996	989,841	13,831,009	2%	4.08%
1997	1,006,635	14,374,943	1.7%	3.93%
1998	1,019,653	14,922,185	1.29%	3.81%
1999	1,030,782	15,472,075	1.09%	3.69%
2000	1,041,414	16,177,722	1.03%	4.56%
2001	1,051,064	17,041,397	0.93%	5.34%
2002	1,059,441	17,910,910	0.8%	5.1%
2003	1,066,700	18,786,767	0.69%	4.89%
2004	1,073,159	19,669,480	0.61%	4.7%
2005	1,079,022	20,559,890	0.55%	4.53%
2006	1,084,436	21,459,144	0.5%	4.37%
2007	1,090,705	22,368,313	0.58%	4.24%
2008	1,098,091	23,287,877	0.68%	4.11%
2009	1,105,153	24,217,654	0.64%	3.99%
2010	1,111,650	23,978,487	0.59%	-0.99%
2011	1,117,833	25,091,867	0.56%	4.64%
2012	1,123,863	26,168,861	0.54%	4.29%
2013	1,129,990	27,624,004	0.55%	5.56%
2014	1,136,299	28,309,273	0.56%	2.48%
2015	1,142,813	29,816,382	0.57%	5.32%
2016	1,149,507	30,954,198	0.59%	3.82%
2017	1,158,195	30,977,355	0.76%	0.07%
2018	1,168,929	30,196,281	0.93%	-2.52%
2019	1,179,874	30,063,799	0.94%	-0.44%
2020	1,192,729	31,552,510	1.09%	4.95%
2021	1,206,593	30,784,383	1.16%	-2.43%
2022	1,218,917	32,175,224	1.02%	4.52%
2023	1,230,506	33,702,731	0.95%	4.75%
2024	1,242,822	35,300,280	1%	4.74%
2025	1,256,168	35,927,625	1.07%	1.78%
2026	1,269,854	36,550,694	1.09%	1.73%
2027	1,283,222	37,167,513	1.05%	1.69%
2028	1,295,964	37,775,810	0.99%	1.64%
2029	1,308,342	38,364,377	0.96%	1.56%
2030	1,320,904	38,918,375	0.96%	1.44%
2031	1,333,159	39,450,880	0.93%	1.37%
2032	1,344,893	39,983,934	0.88%	1.35%
2033	1,356,736	40,517,599	0.88%	1.33%
2034	1,368,346	41,052,423	0.86%	1.32%
2035	1,379,413	41,588,429	0.81%	1.31%
2036	1,390,148	42,125,184	0.78%	1.29%
2037	1,400,439	42,661,908	0.74%	1.27%
2038	1,410,496	43,198,420	0.72%	1.26%
2039	1,420,444	43,734,316	0.71%	1.24%
2040	1,429,771	44,269,571	0.66%	1.22%
2041	1,439,042	44,804,338	0.65%	1.21%
2042	1,448,106	45,338,111	0.63%	1.19%
2043	1,456,448	45,870,896	0.58%	1.18%
2044	1,464,359	46,403,116	0.54%	1.16%
2045	1,472,135	46,934,822	0.53%	1.15%
2046	1,479,603	47,465,267	0.51%	1.13%
2047	1,486,494	47,993,976	0.47%	1.11%
2048	1,493,017	48,521,364	0.44%	1.1%
2049	1,499,424	49,047,461	0.43%	1.08%
2050	1,505,327	49,572,202	0.39%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.