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Population in Eswatini compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 40.6 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Eswatini vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini South Korea
2100 1,352,404 22,012,503
2099 1,361,498 22,335,528
2098 1,369,861 22,668,719
2097 1,378,017 23,009,661
2096 1,386,191 23,360,151
2095 1,394,405 23,722,747
2094 1,402,538 24,093,391
2093 1,410,423 24,473,038
2092 1,418,137 24,860,975
2091 1,426,097 25,255,379
2090 1,433,623 25,655,577
2089 1,441,192 26,060,945
2088 1,448,332 26,470,073
2087 1,455,333 26,884,813
2086 1,462,398 27,301,913
2085 1,469,660 27,723,736
2084 1,476,745 28,147,480
2083 1,483,271 28,578,182
2082 1,489,551 29,012,953
2081 1,494,969 29,456,022
2080 1,500,315 29,901,880
2079 1,505,309 30,352,062
2078 1,509,779 30,809,176
2077 1,514,574 31,273,700
2076 1,519,452 31,744,480
2075 1,523,845 32,221,226
2074 1,528,267 32,706,020
2073 1,531,967 33,196,556
2072 1,535,206 33,696,490
2071 1,538,333 34,203,935
2070 1,540,715 34,719,324
2069 1,543,234 35,241,850
2068 1,545,288 35,762,799
2067 1,547,029 36,292,307
2066 1,547,862 36,826,655
2065 1,548,678 37,368,086
2064 1,549,121 37,916,439
2063 1,549,274 38,469,051
2062 1,548,873 39,028,473
2061 1,548,072 39,584,621
2060 1,547,285 40,149,830
2059 1,545,426 40,712,514
2058 1,542,799 41,277,134
2057 1,540,085 41,833,887
2056 1,537,270 42,377,427
2055 1,534,161 42,909,302
2054 1,530,631 43,427,254
2053 1,526,357 43,938,741
2052 1,521,506 44,441,106
2051 1,515,982 44,923,604
2050 1,510,547 45,385,311
2049 1,504,126 45,832,153
2048 1,497,656 46,258,529
2047 1,491,001 46,668,898
2046 1,483,817 47,056,404
2045 1,475,974 47,433,205
2044 1,468,200 47,797,411
2043 1,460,050 48,144,730
2042 1,451,433 48,478,991
2041 1,441,822 48,806,273
2040 1,432,811 49,115,658
2039 1,423,063 49,412,830
2038 1,412,806 49,694,340
2037 1,402,845 49,957,504
2036 1,392,117 50,200,702
2035 1,381,258 50,426,000
2034 1,369,883 50,632,962
2033 1,357,906 50,821,090
2032 1,346,063 50,987,020
2031 1,334,330 51,134,940
2030 1,321,430 51,267,908
2029 1,309,060 51,385,868
2028 1,296,535 51,486,791
2027 1,283,434 51,576,746
2026 1,269,667 51,649,918
2025 1,255,921 51,710,062
2024 1,242,822 51,751,065
2023 1,230,506 51,712,619
2022 1,218,917 51,672,569
2021 1,206,593 51,769,539
2020 1,192,729 51,836,239
2019 1,179,874 51,764,822
2018 1,168,929 51,585,058
2017 1,158,195 51,361,911
2016 1,149,507 51,217,803
2015 1,142,813 51,014,947
2014 1,136,299 50,746,659
2013 1,129,990 50,428,893
2012 1,123,863 50,199,853
2011 1,117,833 49,936,638
2010 1,111,650 49,554,112
2009 1,105,153 49,307,835
2008 1,098,091 49,054,708
2007 1,090,705 48,683,638
2006 1,084,436 48,438,292
2005 1,079,022 48,184,561
2004 1,073,159 48,082,519
2003 1,066,700 47,892,330
2002 1,059,441 47,644,736
2001 1,051,064 47,370,164
2000 1,041,414 47,008,111
1999 1,030,782 46,616,677
1998 1,019,653 46,286,503
1997 1,006,635 45,953,580
1996 989,841 45,524,681
1995 970,433 45,092,991
1994 971,212 44,641,540
1993 971,318 44,194,628
1992 943,416 43,747,962
1991 908,189 43,295,704
1990 872,428 42,869,283
1989 837,800 42,449,038
1988 799,798 42,031,247
1987 763,811 41,621,690
1986 734,732 41,213,674
1985 706,196 40,805,744
1984 680,783 40,405,956
1983 658,957 39,910,403
1982 637,652 39,326,352
1981 616,808 38,723,248
1980 596,644 38,123,775
1979 577,199 37,534,236
1978 558,446 36,969,185
1977 540,348 36,411,795
1976 523,330 35,848,523
1975 507,673 35,280,725
1974 492,988 34,692,266
1973 479,038 34,103,149
1972 465,788 33,505,406
1971 453,183 32,882,704
1970 441,216 32,240,827
1969 429,875 31,544,266
1968 419,147 30,838,302
1967 409,031 30,130,983
1966 398,766 29,435,571
1965 388,336 28,704,674
1964 378,656 27,984,155
1963 369,759 27,261,747
1962 361,365 26,513,030
1961 353,264 25,765,673
1960 345,337 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini South Korea
2100 -0.67% -1.45%
2099 -0.61% -1.47%
2098 -0.59% -1.48%
2097 -0.59% -1.5%
2096 -0.59% -1.53%
2095 -0.58% -1.54%
2094 -0.56% -1.55%
2093 -0.54% -1.56%
2092 -0.56% -1.56%
2091 -0.52% -1.56%
2090 -0.53% -1.56%
2089 -0.49% -1.55%
2088 -0.48% -1.54%
2087 -0.48% -1.53%
2086 -0.49% -1.52%
2085 -0.48% -1.51%
2084 -0.44% -1.51%
2083 -0.42% -1.5%
2082 -0.36% -1.5%
2081 -0.36% -1.49%
2080 -0.33% -1.48%
2079 -0.3% -1.48%
2078 -0.32% -1.49%
2077 -0.32% -1.48%
2076 -0.29% -1.48%
2075 -0.29% -1.48%
2074 -0.24% -1.48%
2073 -0.21% -1.48%
2072 -0.2% -1.48%
2071 -0.15% -1.48%
2070 -0.16% -1.48%
2069 -0.13% -1.46%
2068 -0.11% -1.46%
2067 -0.05% -1.45%
2066 -0.05% -1.45%
2065 -0.03% -1.45%
2064 -0.01% -1.44%
2063 0.03% -1.43%
2062 0.05% -1.4%
2061 0.05% -1.41%
2060 0.12% -1.38%
2059 0.17% -1.37%
2058 0.18% -1.33%
2057 0.18% -1.28%
2056 0.2% -1.24%
2055 0.23% -1.19%
2054 0.28% -1.16%
2053 0.32% -1.13%
2052 0.36% -1.07%
2051 0.36% -1.02%
2050 0.43% -0.97%
2049 0.43% -0.92%
2048 0.45% -0.88%
2047 0.48% -0.82%
2046 0.53% -0.79%
2045 0.53% -0.76%
2044 0.56% -0.72%
2043 0.59% -0.69%
2042 0.67% -0.67%
2041 0.63% -0.63%
2040 0.68% -0.6%
2039 0.73% -0.57%
2038 0.71% -0.53%
2037 0.77% -0.48%
2036 0.79% -0.45%
2035 0.83% -0.41%
2034 0.88% -0.37%
2033 0.88% -0.33%
2032 0.88% -0.29%
2031 0.98% -0.26%
2030 0.94% -0.23%
2029 0.97% -0.2%
2028 1.02% -0.17%
2027 1.08% -0.14%
2026 1.09% -0.12%
2025 1.05% -0.08%
2024 1% 0.07%
2023 0.95% 0.08%
2022 1.02% -0.19%
2021 1.16% -0.13%
2020 1.09% 0.14%
2019 0.94% 0.35%
2018 0.93% 0.43%
2017 0.76% 0.28%
2016 0.59% 0.4%
2015 0.57% 0.53%
2014 0.56% 0.63%
2013 0.55% 0.46%
2012 0.54% 0.53%
2011 0.56% 0.77%
2010 0.59% 0.5%
2009 0.64% 0.52%
2008 0.68% 0.76%
2007 0.58% 0.51%
2006 0.5% 0.53%
2005 0.55% 0.21%
2004 0.61% 0.4%
2003 0.69% 0.52%
2002 0.8% 0.58%
2001 0.93% 0.77%
2000 1.03% 0.84%
1999 1.09% 0.71%
1998 1.29% 0.72%
1997 1.7% 0.94%
1996 2% 0.96%
1995 -0.08% 1.01%
1994 -0.01% 1.01%
1993 2.96% 1.02%
1992 3.88% 1.04%
1991 4.1% 0.99%
1990 4.13% 0.99%
1989 4.75% 0.99%
1988 4.71% 0.98%
1987 3.96% 0.99%
1986 4.04% 1%
1985 3.73% 0.99%
1984 3.31% 1.24%
1983 3.34% 1.49%
1982 3.38% 1.56%
1981 3.38% 1.57%
1980 3.37% 1.57%
1979 3.36% 1.53%
1978 3.35% 1.53%
1977 3.25% 1.57%
1976 3.08% 1.61%
1975 2.98% 1.7%
1974 2.91% 1.73%
1973 2.84% 1.78%
1972 2.78% 1.89%
1971 2.71% 1.99%
1970 2.64% 2.21%
1969 2.56% 2.29%
1968 2.47% 2.35%
1967 2.57% 2.36%
1966 2.69% 2.55%
1965 2.56% 2.57%
1964 2.41% 2.65%
1963 2.32% 2.82%
1962 2.29% 2.9%
1961 2.3% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Eswatini South Korea
Current population
1273390
51649918
Population rank 156/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.62%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +105
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 160/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +65,731
Net migration rank 121/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 65,731
2024 - -6,754 - 75,963
2023 20,147 -8,549 -77,569 87,800
2022 20,125 -8,549 -124,014 87,800
2021 17,314 -4,242 -56,947 -16,778
2020 18,899 -4,242 -31,101 112,631
2019 19,488 -8,439 10,353 128,622
2018 19,392 -8,546 30,951 118,220
2017 19,278 -8,658 71,907 104,029
2016 19,233 -12,481 122,923 91,568
2015 19,223 -12,582 163,248 276,427
2014 19,107 -12,724 167,464 308,037
2013 18,903 -12,664 166,415 301,926
2012 18,308 -12,294 215,859 281,866
2011 17,645 -11,596 214,728 269,958
2010 17,652 -11,334 213,083 52,042
2009 17,656 -10,989 197,231 5,308
2008 17,275 -9,822 215,841 -19,630
2007 16,595 -9,271 248,286 -42,293
2006 16,133 -10,923 203,441 -28,434
2005 15,945 -10,330 187,920 -47,821
2004 15,979 -9,863 225,988 -42,549
2003 16,396 -9,595 244,251 -31,994
2002 16,924 -9,209 247,752 -18,105
2001 17,824 -8,788 312,643 -28,006
2000 18,830 -8,563 390,167 -84,960
1999 19,420 -8,421 368,272 -107,448
1998 19,762 -8,505 393,436 -98,044
1997 20,686 -5,911 422,773 -109,130
1996 21,858 -3,049 446,142 -115,705
1995 23,029 -3,023 468,967 -208,491
1994 26,703 -48,259 473,200 -208,309
1993 28,046 -6,692 477,302 -222,802
1992 28,446 6,011 494,352 -265,849
1991 28,497 7,496 467,594 -270,754
1990 28,349 7,169 411,546 79,294
1989 28,257 5,477 403,266 186,120
1988 27,396 14,879 399,297 192,534
1987 27,285 2,417 378,758 198,057
1986 27,096 1,353 395,651 189,782
1985 26,835 1,792 416,219 97,949
1984 26,149 -3,949 436,384 101,394
1983 24,883 -3,429 514,844 102,167
1982 24,742 -3,574 605,626 48,638
1981 23,973 -3,464 631,189 18,442
1980 23,153 -3,350 583,294 -148,341
1979 22,299 -3,210 623,068 -139,566
1978 21,466 -3,040 499,084 -85,721
1977 20,609 -2,838 578,947 -90,737
1976 19,734 -3,469 530,558 -92,314
1975 18,849 -3,794 603,300 -52,332
1974 17,971 -3,665 673,030 27,005
1973 17,145 -3,555 699,115 35,779
1972 16,353 -3,435 740,469 25,382
1971 15,615 -3,325 789,185 -6,326
1970 14,873 -3,230 747,987 -27,999
1969 14,164 -3,127 694,227 -21,175
1968 13,449 -3,029 684,487 -16,868
1967 12,773 -2,964 692,169 -16,484
1966 12,282 -1,557 623,534 -16,688
1965 11,719 -1,578 641,090 -146,386
1964 11,266 -2,049 655,501 -102,284
1963 10,929 -2,358 685,824 -80,226
1962 10,601 -2,390 712,590 -94,606
1961 10,262 -2,270 730,173 -93,179
1960 9,947 -2,082 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 68.3% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people). In South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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