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Population in Eswatini compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 854,419 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Eswatini's population is 1.48 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 483K to 854K (76.9% growth).
  • Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 1.85M people in 2100 for the Solomon Islands.

Eswatini vs Solomon Islands: live population counter

Eswatini Solomon Islands
Current population
1267161
854419
Population rank 156/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.01%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
27.4 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.13 hours
One migration net change every
1.3 hours
5.44 hours
Annual migration change -6,754 +1,610
Daily growth/decline +34 +53
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 35/197

Eswatini and the Solomon Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Eswatini
Population

Growth rate
Solomon Islands
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Eswatini Solomon Islands Eswatini Solomon Islands
1960 345,337 139,688 - -
1961 353,264 142,912 2.3% 2.31%
1962 361,365 146,201 2.29% 2.3%
1963 369,759 149,589 2.32% 2.32%
1964 378,656 153,085 2.41% 2.34%
1965 388,336 156,686 2.56% 2.35%
1966 398,766 160,393 2.69% 2.37%
1967 409,031 164,245 2.57% 2.4%
1968 419,147 168,282 2.47% 2.46%
1969 429,875 172,476 2.56% 2.49%
1970 441,216 176,579 2.64% 2.38%
1971 453,183 180,637 2.71% 2.3%
1972 465,788 184,994 2.78% 2.41%
1973 479,038 189,774 2.84% 2.58%
1974 492,988 195,041 2.91% 2.78%
1975 507,673 200,744 2.98% 2.92%
1976 523,330 207,194 3.08% 3.21%
1977 540,348 214,418 3.25% 3.49%
1978 558,446 222,029 3.35% 3.55%
1979 577,199 229,953 3.36% 3.57%
1980 596,644 238,135 3.37% 3.56%
1981 616,808 246,555 3.38% 3.54%
1982 637,652 255,200 3.38% 3.51%
1983 658,957 264,068 3.34% 3.47%
1984 680,783 273,163 3.31% 3.44%
1985 706,196 282,455 3.73% 3.4%
1986 734,732 291,842 4.04% 3.32%
1987 763,811 301,414 3.96% 3.28%
1988 799,798 311,265 4.71% 3.27%
1989 837,800 321,282 4.75% 3.22%
1990 872,428 331,435 4.13% 3.16%
1991 908,189 341,738 4.1% 3.11%
1992 943,416 352,205 3.88% 3.06%
1993 971,318 362,839 2.96% 3.02%
1994 971,212 373,675 -0.01% 2.99%
1995 970,433 384,733 -0.08% 2.96%
1996 989,841 396,009 2% 2.93%
1997 1,006,635 407,474 1.7% 2.9%
1998 1,019,653 419,071 1.29% 2.85%
1999 1,030,782 430,500 1.09% 2.73%
2000 1,041,414 440,469 1.03% 2.32%
2001 1,051,064 449,125 0.93% 1.97%
2002 1,059,441 457,671 0.8% 1.9%
2003 1,066,700 466,154 0.69% 1.85%
2004 1,073,159 474,611 0.61% 1.81%
2005 1,079,022 483,080 0.55% 1.78%
2006 1,084,436 491,594 0.5% 1.76%
2007 1,090,705 500,156 0.58% 1.74%
2008 1,098,091 508,790 0.68% 1.73%
2009 1,105,153 518,141 0.64% 1.84%
2010 1,111,650 532,968 0.59% 2.86%
2011 1,117,833 552,945 0.56% 3.75%
2012 1,123,863 573,606 0.54% 3.74%
2013 1,129,990 594,945 0.55% 3.72%
2014 1,136,299 616,908 0.56% 3.69%
2015 1,142,813 639,415 0.57% 3.65%
2016 1,149,507 662,379 0.59% 3.59%
2017 1,158,195 685,672 0.76% 3.52%
2018 1,168,929 709,101 0.93% 3.42%
2019 1,179,874 728,147 0.94% 2.69%
2020 1,192,729 744,498 1.09% 2.25%
2021 1,206,593 762,591 1.16% 2.43%
2022 1,218,917 781,066 1.02% 2.42%
2023 1,230,506 800,005 0.95% 2.42%
2024 1,242,822 819,198 1% 2.4%
2025 1,256,168 838,646 1.07% 2.37%
2026 1,269,854 858,283 1.09% 2.34%
2027 1,283,222 878,097 1.05% 2.31%
2028 1,295,964 898,073 0.99% 2.27%
2029 1,308,342 918,152 0.96% 2.24%
2030 1,320,904 938,340 0.96% 2.2%
2031 1,333,159 958,614 0.93% 2.16%
2032 1,344,893 978,977 0.88% 2.12%
2033 1,356,736 999,314 0.88% 2.08%
2034 1,368,346 1,019,534 0.86% 2.02%
2035 1,379,413 1,039,655 0.81% 1.97%
2036 1,390,148 1,059,521 0.78% 1.91%
2037 1,400,439 1,079,088 0.74% 1.85%
2038 1,410,496 1,098,284 0.72% 1.78%
2039 1,420,444 1,117,085 0.71% 1.71%
2040 1,429,771 1,135,445 0.66% 1.64%
2041 1,439,042 1,153,450 0.65% 1.59%
2042 1,448,106 1,171,334 0.63% 1.55%
2043 1,456,448 1,189,113 0.58% 1.52%
2044 1,464,359 1,206,729 0.54% 1.48%
2045 1,472,135 1,224,188 0.53% 1.45%
2046 1,479,603 1,241,491 0.51% 1.41%
2047 1,486,494 1,258,611 0.47% 1.38%
2048 1,493,017 1,275,579 0.44% 1.35%
2049 1,499,424 1,292,414 0.43% 1.32%
2050 1,505,327 1,309,098 0.39% 1.29%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 156,335 people (a 32.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 215,004 (a 33.6% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. The Solomon Islands was ranked 166th in 2005 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 53.2% to 1,309,098 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 60.7K
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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