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Population in Eswatini compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 8,819,794 people in Sierra Leone in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 9,090,531 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 7.12 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.29% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.09M (61.6% growth).

Eswatini vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Sierra Leone
2100 1,352,676 16,107,087
2099 1,361,771 16,121,940
2098 1,370,136 16,135,035
2097 1,378,294 16,149,905
2096 1,386,470 16,160,672
2095 1,394,685 16,169,304
2094 1,402,820 16,168,902
2093 1,410,707 16,173,609
2092 1,418,422 16,170,778
2091 1,426,384 16,163,901
2090 1,433,911 16,154,165
2089 1,441,481 16,142,526
2088 1,448,623 16,128,775
2087 1,455,625 16,112,585
2086 1,462,692 16,085,549
2085 1,469,955 16,064,212
2084 1,477,042 16,040,563
2083 1,483,569 16,006,923
2082 1,489,850 15,970,872
2081 1,495,270 15,930,880
2080 1,500,616 15,892,665
2079 1,505,611 15,850,728
2078 1,510,082 15,801,450
2077 1,514,879 15,750,408
2076 1,519,757 15,695,310
2075 1,524,151 15,635,345
2074 1,528,574 15,580,279
2073 1,532,275 15,512,655
2072 1,535,515 15,442,481
2071 1,538,642 15,370,747
2070 1,541,025 15,293,426
2069 1,543,544 15,212,664
2068 1,545,599 15,124,069
2067 1,547,340 15,028,190
2066 1,548,173 14,931,295
2065 1,548,989 14,833,794
2064 1,549,433 14,736,872
2063 1,549,585 14,638,180
2062 1,549,184 14,525,736
2061 1,548,383 14,420,068
2060 1,547,596 14,307,451
2059 1,545,737 14,194,972
2058 1,543,109 14,077,124
2057 1,540,394 13,957,197
2056 1,537,579 13,832,494
2055 1,534,469 13,702,508
2054 1,530,939 13,576,231
2053 1,526,664 13,440,929
2052 1,521,811 13,299,910
2051 1,516,286 13,152,910
2050 1,510,851 13,006,688
2049 1,504,429 12,863,637
2048 1,497,956 12,712,671
2047 1,491,300 12,566,944
2046 1,484,115 12,411,042
2045 1,476,270 12,254,651
2044 1,468,495 12,088,895
2043 1,460,344 11,928,393
2042 1,451,725 11,767,372
2041 1,442,112 11,599,942
2040 1,433,098 11,428,331
2039 1,423,349 11,259,845
2038 1,413,090 11,097,180
2037 1,403,127 10,928,754
2036 1,392,397 10,757,928
2035 1,381,536 10,582,918
2034 1,370,158 10,411,088
2033 1,358,179 10,238,503
2032 1,346,333 10,059,929
2031 1,334,598 9,881,109
2030 1,321,695 9,705,485
2029 1,309,323 9,529,493
2028 1,296,796 9,358,412
2027 1,283,692 9,177,288
2026 1,269,922 8,998,902
2025 1,256,174 8,819,794
2024 1,242,822 8,642,022
2023 1,230,506 8,460,512
2022 1,218,917 8,276,807
2021 1,206,593 8,094,602
2020 1,192,729 7,912,558
2019 1,179,874 7,731,991
2018 1,168,929 7,554,563
2017 1,158,195 7,379,299
2016 1,149,507 7,205,328
2015 1,142,813 7,037,655
2014 1,136,299 6,876,385
2013 1,129,990 6,714,051
2012 1,123,863 6,551,080
2011 1,117,833 6,387,251
2010 1,111,650 6,222,714
2009 1,105,153 6,055,646
2008 1,098,091 5,894,722
2007 1,090,705 5,749,352
2006 1,084,436 5,624,466
2005 1,079,022 5,501,712
2004 1,073,159 5,355,717
2003 1,066,700 5,177,687
2002 1,059,441 4,971,435
2001 1,051,064 4,692,716
2000 1,041,414 4,423,611
1999 1,030,782 4,318,043
1998 1,019,653 4,295,785
1997 1,006,635 4,253,716
1996 989,841 4,199,210
1995 970,433 4,179,179
1994 971,212 4,173,105
1993 971,318 4,157,130
1992 943,416 4,166,366
1991 908,189 4,246,267
1990 872,428 4,196,828
1989 837,800 4,034,037
1988 799,798 3,934,517
1987 763,811 3,829,718
1986 734,732 3,728,380
1985 706,196 3,638,438
1984 680,783 3,558,758
1983 658,957 3,481,646
1982 637,652 3,408,183
1981 616,808 3,338,940
1980 596,644 3,272,089
1979 577,199 3,207,499
1978 558,446 3,145,517
1977 540,348 3,085,354
1976 523,330 3,028,820
1975 507,673 2,974,657
1974 492,988 2,920,459
1973 479,038 2,866,955
1972 465,788 2,814,388
1971 453,183 2,763,222
1970 441,216 2,712,286
1969 429,875 2,661,365
1968 419,147 2,611,532
1967 409,031 2,562,384
1966 398,766 2,514,638
1965 388,336 2,468,666
1964 378,656 2,424,390
1963 369,759 2,382,258
1962 361,365 2,342,242
1961 353,264 2,304,227
1960 345,337 2,268,356

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 Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,885,203 people (a 26.2% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.1% to 13,006,688 people and rank change from 100th to 91st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Sierra Leone
2100 -0.67% -0.09%
2099 -0.61% -0.08%
2098 -0.59% -0.09%
2097 -0.59% -0.07%
2096 -0.59% -0.05%
2095 -0.58% 0.002%
2094 -0.56% -0.03%
2093 -0.54% 0.02%
2092 -0.56% 0.04%
2091 -0.52% 0.06%
2090 -0.53% 0.07%
2089 -0.49% 0.09%
2088 -0.48% 0.1%
2087 -0.48% 0.17%
2086 -0.49% 0.13%
2085 -0.48% 0.15%
2084 -0.44% 0.21%
2083 -0.42% 0.23%
2082 -0.36% 0.25%
2081 -0.36% 0.24%
2080 -0.33% 0.26%
2079 -0.3% 0.31%
2078 -0.32% 0.32%
2077 -0.32% 0.35%
2076 -0.29% 0.38%
2075 -0.29% 0.35%
2074 -0.24% 0.44%
2073 -0.21% 0.45%
2072 -0.2% 0.47%
2071 -0.15% 0.51%
2070 -0.16% 0.53%
2069 -0.13% 0.59%
2068 -0.11% 0.64%
2067 -0.05% 0.65%
2066 -0.05% 0.66%
2065 -0.03% 0.66%
2064 -0.01% 0.67%
2063 0.03% 0.77%
2062 0.05% 0.73%
2061 0.05% 0.79%
2060 0.12% 0.79%
2059 0.17% 0.84%
2058 0.18% 0.86%
2057 0.18% 0.9%
2056 0.2% 0.95%
2055 0.23% 0.93%
2054 0.28% 1.01%
2053 0.32% 1.06%
2052 0.36% 1.12%
2051 0.36% 1.12%
2050 0.43% 1.11%
2049 0.43% 1.19%
2048 0.45% 1.16%
2047 0.48% 1.26%
2046 0.53% 1.28%
2045 0.53% 1.37%
2044 0.56% 1.35%
2043 0.59% 1.37%
2042 0.67% 1.44%
2041 0.63% 1.5%
2040 0.68% 1.5%
2039 0.73% 1.47%
2038 0.71% 1.54%
2037 0.77% 1.59%
2036 0.79% 1.65%
2035 0.83% 1.65%
2034 0.88% 1.69%
2033 0.88% 1.78%
2032 0.88% 1.81%
2031 0.98% 1.81%
2030 0.94% 1.85%
2029 0.97% 1.83%
2028 1.02% 1.97%
2027 1.08% 1.98%
2026 1.09% 2.03%
2025 1.07% 2.06%
2024 1% 2.15%
2023 0.95% 2.22%
2022 1.02% 2.25%
2021 1.16% 2.3%
2020 1.09% 2.34%
2019 0.94% 2.35%
2018 0.93% 2.38%
2017 0.76% 2.41%
2016 0.59% 2.38%
2015 0.57% 2.35%
2014 0.56% 2.42%
2013 0.55% 2.49%
2012 0.54% 2.56%
2011 0.56% 2.64%
2010 0.59% 2.76%
2009 0.64% 2.73%
2008 0.68% 2.53%
2007 0.58% 2.22%
2006 0.5% 2.23%
2005 0.55% 2.73%
2004 0.61% 3.44%
2003 0.69% 4.15%
2002 0.8% 5.94%
2001 0.93% 6.08%
2000 1.03% 2.44%
1999 1.09% 0.52%
1998 1.29% 0.99%
1997 1.7% 1.3%
1996 2% 0.48%
1995 -0.08% 0.15%
1994 -0.01% 0.38%
1993 2.96% -0.22%
1992 3.88% -1.88%
1991 4.1% 1.18%
1990 4.13% 4.04%
1989 4.75% 2.53%
1988 4.71% 2.74%
1987 3.96% 2.72%
1986 4.04% 2.47%
1985 3.73% 2.24%
1984 3.31% 2.21%
1983 3.34% 2.16%
1982 3.38% 2.07%
1981 3.38% 2.04%
1980 3.37% 2.01%
1979 3.36% 1.97%
1978 3.35% 1.95%
1977 3.25% 1.87%
1976 3.08% 1.82%
1975 2.98% 1.86%
1974 2.91% 1.87%
1973 2.84% 1.87%
1972 2.78% 1.85%
1971 2.71% 1.88%
1970 2.64% 1.91%
1969 2.56% 1.91%
1968 2.47% 1.92%
1967 2.57% 1.9%
1966 2.69% 1.86%
1965 2.56% 1.83%
1964 2.41% 1.77%
1963 2.32% 1.71%
1962 2.29% 1.65%
1961 2.3% 1.58%

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 Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.06%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Sierra Leone
Current population
1276995
9090531
Population rank 156/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.11%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
2.96 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
2.02 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
7.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +487
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +177,772
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.06%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 47/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -11,309
Net migration rank 121/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -11,309
2024 19,782 -6,754 189,234 -11,000
2023 20,147 -8,549 188,788 -4,000
2022 20,125 -8,549 186,625 -4,000
2021 17,314 -4,242 183,326 -1,544
2020 18,899 -4,242 181,015 1,292
2019 19,488 -8,439 181,068 -2,238
2018 19,392 -8,546 178,772 -2,741
2017 19,278 -8,658 173,259 1,234
2016 19,233 -12,481 168,784 4,657
2015 19,223 -12,582 162,275 -356
2014 19,107 -12,724 160,137 485
2013 18,903 -12,664 161,265 2,773
2012 18,308 -12,294 160,915 988
2011 17,645 -11,596 158,858 6,895
2010 17,652 -11,334 155,338 7,983
2009 17,656 -10,989 152,669 18,145
2008 17,275 -9,822 149,855 1,182
2007 16,595 -9,271 145,740 -6,042
2006 16,133 -10,923 144,127 -34,052
2005 15,945 -10,330 137,234 -1,805
2004 15,979 -9,863 132,661 23,897
2003 16,396 -9,595 130,312 69,185
2002 16,924 -9,209 126,429 86,578
2001 17,824 -8,788 116,647 227,791
2000 18,830 -8,563 110,754 83,013
1999 19,420 -8,421 102,295 -84,926
1998 19,762 -8,505 103,906 -76,766
1997 20,686 -5,911 105,433 -48,437
1996 21,858 -3,049 104,140 -52,110
1995 23,029 -3,023 100,885 -112,857
1994 26,703 -48,259 101,486 -77,371
1993 28,046 -6,692 103,317 -95,476
1992 28,446 6,011 103,251 -129,565
1991 28,497 7,496 105,477 -238,965
1990 28,349 7,169 100,778 131,587
1989 28,257 5,477 98,298 -5,079
1988 27,396 14,879 96,344 9,470
1987 27,285 2,417 94,235 9,558
1986 27,096 1,353 90,902 7,992
1985 26,835 1,792 88,869 -7,873
1984 26,149 -3,949 87,072 -8,708
1983 24,883 -3,429 84,628 -8,783
1982 24,742 -3,574 82,457 -11,379
1981 23,973 -3,464 80,111 -12,699
1980 23,153 -3,350 77,932 -11,641
1979 22,299 -3,210 75,992 -13,095
1978 21,466 -3,040 74,130 -13,073
1977 20,609 -2,838 71,663 -12,399
1976 19,734 -3,469 69,506 -15,686
1975 18,849 -3,794 67,560 -13,058
1974 17,971 -3,665 65,357 -11,473
1973 17,145 -3,555 62,443 -9,322
1972 16,353 -3,435 60,279 -8,267
1971 15,615 -3,325 58,484 -8,162
1970 14,873 -3,230 56,513 -4,957
1969 14,164 -3,127 54,768 -4,485
1968 13,449 -3,029 53,126 -3,743
1967 12,773 -2,964 51,734 -2,819
1966 12,282 -1,557 49,486 -2,911
1965 11,719 -1,578 47,223 -1,851
1964 11,266 -2,049 45,487 -2,308
1963 10,929 -2,358 43,569 -2,480
1962 10,601 -2,390 41,603 -2,658
1961 10,262 -2,270 40,022 -2,947
1960 9,947 -2,082 38,192 -3,528

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 Sierra Leone 99% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,793,146 people) and 1.03% is from migration (a loss of 18,696 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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