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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 5,413,813 people in Slovakia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 5,376,239 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 4.21 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs -0.008% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.38M (0.06% growth).

Eswatini vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Slovakia
2100 1,352,676 3,388,353
2099 1,361,771 3,410,527
2098 1,370,136 3,432,738
2097 1,378,294 3,454,958
2096 1,386,470 3,477,150
2095 1,394,685 3,499,531
2094 1,402,820 3,522,068
2093 1,410,707 3,544,820
2092 1,418,422 3,567,858
2091 1,426,384 3,591,243
2090 1,433,911 3,614,972
2089 1,441,481 3,639,184
2088 1,448,623 3,663,803
2087 1,455,625 3,688,979
2086 1,462,692 3,714,826
2085 1,469,955 3,741,361
2084 1,477,042 3,768,554
2083 1,483,569 3,796,482
2082 1,489,850 3,825,124
2081 1,495,270 3,854,574
2080 1,500,616 3,884,854
2079 1,505,611 3,915,890
2078 1,510,082 3,947,687
2077 1,514,879 3,980,420
2076 1,519,757 4,013,906
2075 1,524,151 4,048,115
2074 1,528,574 4,082,918
2073 1,532,275 4,118,344
2072 1,535,515 4,154,378
2071 1,538,642 4,190,678
2070 1,541,025 4,227,297
2069 1,543,544 4,264,100
2068 1,545,599 4,301,007
2067 1,547,340 4,337,728
2066 1,548,173 4,374,132
2065 1,548,989 4,410,344
2064 1,549,433 4,446,244
2063 1,549,585 4,481,639
2062 1,549,184 4,516,504
2061 1,548,383 4,550,644
2060 1,547,596 4,584,186
2059 1,545,737 4,616,990
2058 1,543,109 4,649,013
2057 1,540,394 4,680,116
2056 1,537,579 4,710,464
2055 1,534,469 4,739,960
2054 1,530,939 4,768,542
2053 1,526,664 4,796,670
2052 1,521,811 4,824,228
2051 1,516,286 4,851,216
2050 1,510,851 4,877,755
2049 1,504,429 4,903,974
2048 1,497,956 4,929,712
2047 1,491,300 4,955,205
2046 1,484,115 4,980,481
2045 1,476,270 5,005,547
2044 1,468,495 5,030,570
2043 1,460,344 5,055,426
2042 1,451,725 5,079,926
2041 1,442,112 5,104,270
2040 1,433,098 5,128,291
2039 1,423,349 5,151,796
2038 1,413,090 5,174,897
2037 1,403,127 5,197,430
2036 1,392,397 5,219,344
2035 1,381,536 5,240,519
2034 1,370,158 5,260,607
2033 1,358,179 5,279,808
2032 1,346,333 5,297,883
2031 1,334,598 5,314,815
2030 1,321,695 5,330,403
2029 1,309,323 5,344,463
2028 1,296,796 5,356,733
2027 1,283,692 5,367,421
2026 1,269,922 5,376,239
2025 1,256,174 5,413,813
2024 1,242,822 5,422,069
2023 1,230,506 5,426,740
2022 1,218,917 5,431,752
2021 1,206,593 5,447,247
2020 1,192,729 5,458,827
2019 1,179,874 5,454,147
2018 1,168,929 5,446,771
2017 1,158,195 5,439,232
2016 1,149,507 5,430,798
2015 1,142,813 5,423,801
2014 1,136,299 5,418,649
2013 1,129,990 5,413,393
2012 1,123,863 5,407,579
2011 1,117,833 5,398,384
2010 1,111,650 5,391,428
2009 1,105,153 5,386,406
2008 1,098,091 5,379,233
2007 1,090,705 5,374,622
2006 1,084,436 5,373,054
2005 1,079,022 5,372,807
2004 1,073,159 5,372,280
2003 1,066,700 5,373,374
2002 1,059,441 5,376,912
2001 1,051,064 5,378,867
2000 1,041,414 5,388,720
1999 1,030,782 5,396,020
1998 1,019,653 5,390,516
1997 1,006,635 5,383,291
1996 989,841 5,373,361
1995 970,433 5,361,999
1994 971,212 5,346,331
1993 971,318 5,325,305
1992 943,416 5,305,016
1991 908,189 5,303,294
1990 872,428 5,299,187
1989 837,800 5,275,942
1988 799,798 5,250,596
1987 763,811 5,222,840
1986 734,732 5,193,838
1985 706,196 5,161,768
1984 680,783 5,127,097
1983 658,957 5,091,971
1982 637,652 5,055,099
1981 616,808 5,016,105
1980 596,644 4,979,815
1979 577,199 4,938,973
1978 558,446 4,890,125
1977 540,348 4,840,501
1976 523,330 4,789,507
1975 507,673 4,739,105
1974 492,988 4,689,623
1973 479,038 4,641,445
1972 465,788 4,596,622
1971 453,183 4,557,449
1970 441,216 4,538,223
1969 429,875 4,518,607
1968 419,147 4,483,915
1967 409,031 4,449,367
1966 398,766 4,411,666
1965 388,336 4,370,983
1964 378,656 4,327,341
1963 369,759 4,282,017
1962 361,365 4,238,188
1961 353,264 4,191,667
1960 345,337 4,068,095

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 Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 54,559 people (a 1% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,877,755 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.39M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Slovakia
2100 -0.67% -0.65%
2099 -0.61% -0.65%
2098 -0.59% -0.64%
2097 -0.59% -0.64%
2096 -0.59% -0.64%
2095 -0.58% -0.64%
2094 -0.56% -0.64%
2093 -0.54% -0.65%
2092 -0.56% -0.65%
2091 -0.52% -0.66%
2090 -0.53% -0.67%
2089 -0.49% -0.67%
2088 -0.48% -0.68%
2087 -0.48% -0.7%
2086 -0.49% -0.71%
2085 -0.48% -0.72%
2084 -0.44% -0.74%
2083 -0.42% -0.75%
2082 -0.36% -0.76%
2081 -0.36% -0.78%
2080 -0.33% -0.79%
2079 -0.3% -0.81%
2078 -0.32% -0.82%
2077 -0.32% -0.83%
2076 -0.29% -0.85%
2075 -0.29% -0.85%
2074 -0.24% -0.86%
2073 -0.21% -0.87%
2072 -0.2% -0.87%
2071 -0.15% -0.87%
2070 -0.16% -0.86%
2069 -0.13% -0.86%
2068 -0.11% -0.85%
2067 -0.05% -0.83%
2066 -0.05% -0.82%
2065 -0.03% -0.81%
2064 -0.01% -0.79%
2063 0.03% -0.77%
2062 0.05% -0.75%
2061 0.05% -0.73%
2060 0.12% -0.71%
2059 0.17% -0.69%
2058 0.18% -0.66%
2057 0.18% -0.64%
2056 0.2% -0.62%
2055 0.23% -0.6%
2054 0.28% -0.59%
2053 0.32% -0.57%
2052 0.36% -0.56%
2051 0.36% -0.54%
2050 0.43% -0.53%
2049 0.43% -0.52%
2048 0.45% -0.51%
2047 0.48% -0.51%
2046 0.53% -0.5%
2045 0.53% -0.5%
2044 0.56% -0.49%
2043 0.59% -0.48%
2042 0.67% -0.48%
2041 0.63% -0.47%
2040 0.68% -0.46%
2039 0.73% -0.45%
2038 0.71% -0.43%
2037 0.77% -0.42%
2036 0.79% -0.4%
2035 0.83% -0.38%
2034 0.88% -0.36%
2033 0.88% -0.34%
2032 0.88% -0.32%
2031 0.98% -0.29%
2030 0.94% -0.26%
2029 0.97% -0.23%
2028 1.02% -0.2%
2027 1.08% -0.16%
2026 1.09% -0.69%
2025 1.07% -0.15%
2024 1% -0.09%
2023 0.95% -0.09%
2022 1.02% -0.28%
2021 1.16% -0.21%
2020 1.09% 0.09%
2019 0.94% 0.14%
2018 0.93% 0.14%
2017 0.76% 0.16%
2016 0.59% 0.13%
2015 0.57% 0.1%
2014 0.56% 0.1%
2013 0.55% 0.11%
2012 0.54% 0.17%
2011 0.56% 0.13%
2010 0.59% 0.09%
2009 0.64% 0.13%
2008 0.68% 0.09%
2007 0.58% 0.03%
2006 0.5% 0.005%
2005 0.55% 0.01%
2004 0.61% -0.02%
2003 0.69% -0.07%
2002 0.8% -0.04%
2001 0.93% -0.18%
2000 1.03% -0.14%
1999 1.09% 0.1%
1998 1.29% 0.13%
1997 1.7% 0.18%
1996 2% 0.21%
1995 -0.08% 0.29%
1994 -0.01% 0.39%
1993 2.96% 0.38%
1992 3.88% 0.03%
1991 4.1% 0.08%
1990 4.13% 0.44%
1989 4.75% 0.48%
1988 4.71% 0.53%
1987 3.96% 0.56%
1986 4.04% 0.62%
1985 3.73% 0.68%
1984 3.31% 0.69%
1983 3.34% 0.73%
1982 3.38% 0.78%
1981 3.38% 0.73%
1980 3.37% 0.83%
1979 3.36% 1%
1978 3.35% 1.03%
1977 3.25% 1.06%
1976 3.08% 1.06%
1975 2.98% 1.06%
1974 2.91% 1.04%
1973 2.84% 0.98%
1972 2.78% 0.86%
1971 2.71% 0.42%
1970 2.64% 0.43%
1969 2.56% 0.77%
1968 2.47% 0.78%
1967 2.57% 0.85%
1966 2.69% 0.93%
1965 2.56% 1.01%
1964 2.41% 1.06%
1963 2.32% 1.03%
1962 2.29% 1.11%
1961 2.3% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Slovakia
Current population
1276995
5376239
Population rank 156/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.06%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.06 hours
One birth every
17.9 minutes
11.4 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
9.79 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 -23
Annual growth/decline +13,352 -8,256
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 170/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -31,377
Net migration rank 121/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -31,377
2024 19,782 -6,754 -7,591 -21,027
2023 20,147 -8,549 -5,427 4,933
2022 20,125 -8,549 -7,062 92,314
2021 17,314 -4,242 -16,886 -8,172
2020 18,899 -4,242 -2,184 4,350
2019 19,488 -8,439 3,818 3,128
2018 19,392 -8,546 3,268 3,446
2017 19,278 -8,658 4,351 3,279
2016 19,233 -12,481 5,431 3,487
2015 19,223 -12,582 2,170 2,549
2014 19,107 -12,724 3,793 -1,158
2013 18,903 -12,664 2,707 -1,181
2012 18,308 -12,294 3,245 871
2011 17,645 -11,596 9,177 -2,392
2010 17,652 -11,334 7,008 -1,814
2009 17,656 -10,989 8,619 -542
2008 17,275 -9,822 4,303 -495
2007 16,595 -9,271 537 -571
2006 16,133 -10,923 537 -549
2005 15,945 -10,330 537 -561
2004 15,979 -9,863 1,611 -522
2003 16,396 -9,595 -537 -646
2002 16,924 -9,209 -538 -580
2001 17,824 -8,788 -1,076 -860
2000 18,830 -8,563 2,155 -831
1999 19,420 -8,421 3,777 -119
1998 19,762 -8,505 4,312 -12
1997 20,686 -5,911 6,999 247
1996 21,858 -3,049 9,135 246
1995 23,029 -3,023 9,115 -30
1994 26,703 -48,259 14,970 -109
1993 28,046 -6,692 20,769 72
1992 28,446 6,011 21,220 -201
1991 28,497 7,496 23,865 174
1990 28,349 7,169 25,436 -9,402
1989 28,257 5,477 26,380 -7,254
1988 27,396 14,879 30,979 -6,500
1987 27,285 2,417 31,859 -6,401
1986 27,096 1,353 34,279 -6,143
1985 26,835 1,792 37,680 -6,068
1984 26,149 -3,949 38,966 -6,276
1983 24,883 -3,429 39,717 -6,361
1982 24,742 -3,574 41,958 -6,088
1981 23,973 -3,464 43,640 -5,821
1980 23,153 -3,350 44,320 -5,522
1979 22,299 -3,210 52,353 -4,712
1978 21,466 -3,040 52,324 -4,689
1977 20,609 -2,838 52,762 -4,621
1976 19,734 -3,469 54,121 -4,432
1975 18,849 -3,794 52,604 -4,652
1974 17,971 -3,665 52,524 -4,190
1973 17,145 -3,555 49,199 -3,854
1972 16,353 -3,435 46,426 -3,516
1971 15,615 -3,325 40,105 -3,495
1970 14,873 -3,230 38,575 -4,919
1969 14,164 -3,127 39,312 -8,998
1968 13,449 -3,029 38,113 -8,881
1967 12,773 -2,964 41,824 -8,876
1966 12,282 -1,557 45,440 -8,817
1965 11,719 -1,578 48,517 -8,707
1964 11,266 -2,049 54,092 -8,608
1963 10,929 -2,358 54,382 -8,548
1962 10,601 -2,390 49,587 -9,019
1961 10,262 -2,270 55,749 4,812
1960 9,947 -2,082 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 18.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,112 people) and 81.4% is from migration (a gain of 88,287 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 481K
Kosice 222K
Presov 81.2K
Zilina 79.9K
Nitra 75.3K
Banska Bystrica 73.1K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.2K
Poprad 48K

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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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