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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 36,973,555 people in Saudi Arabia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 37,955,120 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 29.7 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.46% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.5% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 38M (76.9% growth).

Eswatini vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Saudi Arabia
2100 1,352,676 76,380,382
2099 1,361,771 75,896,692
2098 1,370,136 75,410,485
2097 1,378,294 74,922,342
2096 1,386,470 74,431,436
2095 1,394,685 73,939,761
2094 1,402,820 73,447,628
2093 1,410,707 72,954,272
2092 1,418,422 72,460,372
2091 1,426,384 71,966,760
2090 1,433,911 71,474,363
2089 1,441,481 70,984,330
2088 1,448,623 70,494,851
2087 1,455,625 70,006,368
2086 1,462,692 69,519,641
2085 1,469,955 69,035,093
2084 1,477,042 68,551,533
2083 1,483,569 68,068,933
2082 1,489,850 67,587,034
2081 1,495,270 67,105,252
2080 1,500,616 66,624,751
2079 1,505,611 66,144,495
2078 1,510,082 65,664,508
2077 1,514,879 65,183,768
2076 1,519,757 64,701,603
2075 1,524,151 64,217,651
2074 1,528,574 63,731,809
2073 1,532,275 63,243,084
2072 1,535,515 62,750,764
2071 1,538,642 62,255,408
2070 1,541,025 61,756,796
2069 1,543,544 61,253,878
2068 1,545,599 60,746,216
2067 1,547,340 60,235,232
2066 1,548,173 59,720,954
2065 1,548,989 59,203,814
2064 1,549,433 58,684,254
2063 1,549,585 58,161,702
2062 1,549,184 57,637,152
2061 1,548,383 57,109,207
2060 1,547,596 56,579,736
2059 1,545,737 56,047,666
2058 1,543,109 55,513,281
2057 1,540,394 54,978,393
2056 1,537,579 54,441,706
2055 1,534,469 53,904,081
2054 1,530,939 53,364,635
2053 1,526,664 52,823,422
2052 1,521,811 52,280,914
2051 1,516,286 51,737,228
2050 1,510,851 51,192,924
2049 1,504,429 50,647,663
2048 1,497,956 50,100,576
2047 1,491,300 49,552,613
2046 1,484,115 49,002,774
2045 1,476,270 48,451,215
2044 1,468,495 47,898,754
2043 1,460,344 47,346,122
2042 1,451,725 46,792,504
2041 1,442,112 46,237,820
2040 1,433,098 45,682,139
2039 1,423,349 45,126,407
2038 1,413,090 44,569,427
2037 1,403,127 44,012,415
2036 1,392,397 43,454,985
2035 1,381,536 42,897,909
2034 1,370,158 42,342,044
2033 1,358,179 41,787,423
2032 1,346,333 41,233,964
2031 1,334,598 40,680,599
2030 1,321,695 40,128,273
2029 1,309,323 39,530,306
2028 1,296,796 38,906,191
2027 1,283,692 38,267,271
2026 1,269,922 37,625,434
2025 1,256,174 36,973,555
2024 1,242,822 35,300,280
2023 1,230,506 33,702,731
2022 1,218,917 32,175,224
2021 1,206,593 30,784,383
2020 1,192,729 31,552,510
2019 1,179,874 30,063,799
2018 1,168,929 30,196,281
2017 1,158,195 30,977,355
2016 1,149,507 30,954,198
2015 1,142,813 29,816,382
2014 1,136,299 28,309,273
2013 1,129,990 27,624,004
2012 1,123,863 26,168,861
2011 1,117,833 25,091,867
2010 1,111,650 23,978,487
2009 1,105,153 24,217,654
2008 1,098,091 23,287,877
2007 1,090,705 22,368,313
2006 1,084,436 21,459,144
2005 1,079,022 20,559,890
2004 1,073,159 19,669,480
2003 1,066,700 18,786,767
2002 1,059,441 17,910,910
2001 1,051,064 17,041,397
2000 1,041,414 16,177,722
1999 1,030,782 15,472,075
1998 1,019,653 14,922,185
1997 1,006,635 14,374,943
1996 989,841 13,831,009
1995 970,433 13,289,245
1994 971,212 12,750,040
1993 971,318 12,215,862
1992 943,416 11,686,676
1991 908,189 11,160,744
1990 872,428 10,640,691
1989 837,800 10,128,394
1988 799,798 9,629,165
1987 763,811 9,130,194
1986 734,732 8,628,639
1985 706,196 8,151,779
1984 680,783 7,697,307
1983 658,957 7,252,941
1982 637,652 6,824,486
1981 616,808 6,420,551
1980 596,644 6,047,997
1979 577,199 5,703,698
1978 558,446 5,381,902
1977 540,348 5,083,048
1976 523,330 4,807,933
1975 507,673 4,556,287
1974 492,988 4,323,632
1973 479,038 4,106,344
1972 465,788 3,905,722
1971 453,183 3,724,031
1970 441,216 3,562,470
1969 429,875 3,417,114
1968 419,147 3,282,711
1967 409,031 3,157,242
1966 398,766 3,039,887
1965 388,336 2,928,771
1964 378,656 2,821,968
1963 369,759 2,719,341
1962 361,365 2,620,910
1961 353,264 2,526,347
1960 345,337 2,435,403

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 Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 7,000,922 people (a 22.6% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 34.9% to 51,192,924 people and rank change from 43rd to 42nd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Saudi Arabia
2100 -0.67% 0.64%
2099 -0.61% 0.64%
2098 -0.59% 0.65%
2097 -0.59% 0.66%
2096 -0.59% 0.66%
2095 -0.58% 0.67%
2094 -0.56% 0.68%
2093 -0.54% 0.68%
2092 -0.56% 0.69%
2091 -0.52% 0.69%
2090 -0.53% 0.69%
2089 -0.49% 0.69%
2088 -0.48% 0.7%
2087 -0.48% 0.7%
2086 -0.49% 0.7%
2085 -0.48% 0.71%
2084 -0.44% 0.71%
2083 -0.42% 0.71%
2082 -0.36% 0.72%
2081 -0.36% 0.72%
2080 -0.33% 0.73%
2079 -0.3% 0.73%
2078 -0.32% 0.74%
2077 -0.32% 0.75%
2076 -0.29% 0.75%
2075 -0.29% 0.76%
2074 -0.24% 0.77%
2073 -0.21% 0.78%
2072 -0.2% 0.8%
2071 -0.15% 0.81%
2070 -0.16% 0.82%
2069 -0.13% 0.84%
2068 -0.11% 0.85%
2067 -0.05% 0.86%
2066 -0.05% 0.87%
2065 -0.03% 0.89%
2064 -0.01% 0.9%
2063 0.03% 0.91%
2062 0.05% 0.92%
2061 0.05% 0.94%
2060 0.12% 0.95%
2059 0.17% 0.96%
2058 0.18% 0.97%
2057 0.18% 0.99%
2056 0.2% 1%
2055 0.23% 1.01%
2054 0.28% 1.02%
2053 0.32% 1.04%
2052 0.36% 1.05%
2051 0.36% 1.06%
2050 0.43% 1.08%
2049 0.43% 1.09%
2048 0.45% 1.11%
2047 0.48% 1.12%
2046 0.53% 1.14%
2045 0.53% 1.15%
2044 0.56% 1.17%
2043 0.59% 1.18%
2042 0.67% 1.2%
2041 0.63% 1.22%
2040 0.68% 1.23%
2039 0.73% 1.25%
2038 0.71% 1.27%
2037 0.77% 1.28%
2036 0.79% 1.3%
2035 0.83% 1.31%
2034 0.88% 1.33%
2033 0.88% 1.34%
2032 0.88% 1.36%
2031 0.98% 1.38%
2030 0.94% 1.51%
2029 0.97% 1.6%
2028 1.02% 1.67%
2027 1.08% 1.71%
2026 1.09% 1.76%
2025 1.07% 4.74%
2024 1% 4.74%
2023 0.95% 4.75%
2022 1.02% 4.52%
2021 1.16% -2.43%
2020 1.09% 4.95%
2019 0.94% -0.44%
2018 0.93% -2.52%
2017 0.76% 0.07%
2016 0.59% 3.82%
2015 0.57% 5.32%
2014 0.56% 2.48%
2013 0.55% 5.56%
2012 0.54% 4.29%
2011 0.56% 4.64%
2010 0.59% -0.99%
2009 0.64% 3.99%
2008 0.68% 4.11%
2007 0.58% 4.24%
2006 0.5% 4.37%
2005 0.55% 4.53%
2004 0.61% 4.7%
2003 0.69% 4.89%
2002 0.8% 5.1%
2001 0.93% 5.34%
2000 1.03% 4.56%
1999 1.09% 3.69%
1998 1.29% 3.81%
1997 1.7% 3.93%
1996 2% 4.08%
1995 -0.08% 4.23%
1994 -0.01% 4.37%
1993 2.96% 4.53%
1992 3.88% 4.71%
1991 4.1% 4.89%
1990 4.13% 5.06%
1989 4.75% 5.18%
1988 4.71% 5.47%
1987 3.96% 5.81%
1986 4.04% 5.85%
1985 3.73% 5.9%
1984 3.31% 6.13%
1983 3.34% 6.28%
1982 3.38% 6.29%
1981 3.38% 6.16%
1980 3.37% 6.04%
1979 3.36% 5.98%
1978 3.35% 5.88%
1977 3.25% 5.72%
1976 3.08% 5.52%
1975 2.98% 5.38%
1974 2.91% 5.29%
1973 2.84% 5.14%
1972 2.78% 4.88%
1971 2.71% 4.54%
1970 2.64% 4.25%
1969 2.56% 4.09%
1968 2.47% 3.97%
1967 2.57% 3.86%
1966 2.69% 3.79%
1965 2.56% 3.78%
1964 2.41% 3.77%
1963 2.32% 3.76%
1962 2.29% 3.74%
1961 2.3% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Saudi Arabia
Current population
1276995
37955120
Population rank 156/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.46%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
6.37 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +4,584
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +1,673,275
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 2/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +119,738
Net migration rank 121/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 119,738
2024 19,782 -6,754 499,782 122,170
2023 20,147 -8,549 474,366 325,691
2022 20,125 -8,549 406,920 977,072
2021 17,314 -4,242 409,032 -106,287
2020 18,899 -4,242 447,036 -74,725
2019 19,488 -8,439 474,407 191,582
2018 19,392 -8,546 528,767 -988,751
2017 19,278 -8,658 546,751 -920,812
2016 19,233 -12,481 537,829 -26,997
2015 19,223 -12,582 511,023 465,292
2014 19,107 -12,724 493,431 469,144
2013 18,903 -12,664 475,299 485,794
2012 18,308 -12,294 465,649 479,206
2011 17,645 -11,596 443,675 491,253
2010 17,652 -11,334 418,641 504,955
2009 17,656 -10,989 438,557 496,229
2008 17,275 -9,822 433,457 491,337
2007 16,595 -9,271 425,199 489,136
2006 16,133 -10,923 399,333 504,661
2005 15,945 -10,330 375,938 518,565
2004 15,979 -9,863 362,843 523,472
2003 16,396 -9,595 364,520 514,606
2002 16,924 -9,209 372,099 500,508
2001 17,824 -8,788 382,153 484,252
2000 18,830 -8,563 392,407 468,515
1999 19,420 -8,421 390,112 160,263
1998 19,762 -8,505 389,499 159,898
1997 20,686 -5,911 385,033 160,066
1996 21,858 -3,049 382,248 160,532
1995 23,029 -3,023 380,231 160,512
1994 26,703 -48,259 377,351 160,306
1993 28,046 -6,692 372,621 158,074
1992 28,446 6,011 366,763 160,908
1991 28,497 7,496 361,329 162,857
1990 28,349 7,169 355,495 160,416
1989 28,257 5,477 349,399 159,273
1988 27,396 14,879 342,865 146,918
1987 27,285 2,417 333,088 175,075
1986 27,096 1,353 322,340 172,606
1985 26,835 1,792 310,558 148,208
1984 26,149 -3,949 296,615 153,562
1983 24,883 -3,429 280,616 157,930
1982 24,742 -3,574 264,831 153,528
1981 23,973 -3,464 249,156 140,355
1980 23,153 -3,350 234,372 121,220
1979 22,299 -3,210 220,186 112,826
1978 21,466 -3,040 205,331 105,263
1977 20,609 -2,838 191,103 96,015
1976 19,734 -3,469 178,024 85,083
1975 18,849 -3,794 166,223 73,960
1974 17,971 -3,665 155,478 69,653
1973 17,145 -3,555 145,450 63,995
1972 16,353 -3,435 136,360 55,439
1971 15,615 -3,325 127,600 43,989
1970 14,873 -3,230 120,440 31,097
1969 14,164 -3,127 113,859 25,312
1968 13,449 -3,029 108,281 21,366
1967 12,773 -2,964 103,343 17,947
1966 12,282 -1,557 98,361 15,054
1965 11,719 -1,578 93,820 15,000
1964 11,266 -2,049 89,776 15,000
1963 10,929 -2,358 85,480 15,000
1962 10,601 -2,390 81,393 15,000
1961 10,262 -2,270 77,743 15,000
1960 9,947 -2,082 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,835,913 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a loss of 35,765 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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