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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 49,355,143 people in Spain in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 49,323,658 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 38.6 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.55% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 49.3M (11.1% growth).

Eswatini vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Spain
2100 1,352,676 34,221,514
2099 1,361,771 34,400,373
2098 1,370,136 34,577,450
2097 1,378,294 34,751,199
2096 1,386,470 34,917,831
2095 1,394,685 35,087,012
2094 1,402,820 35,251,362
2093 1,410,707 35,415,082
2092 1,418,422 35,577,396
2091 1,426,384 35,741,351
2090 1,433,911 35,912,083
2089 1,441,481 36,086,009
2088 1,448,623 36,257,546
2087 1,455,625 36,424,826
2086 1,462,692 36,594,101
2085 1,469,955 36,771,456
2084 1,477,042 36,951,760
2083 1,483,569 37,138,777
2082 1,489,850 37,327,720
2081 1,495,270 37,527,142
2080 1,500,616 37,732,838
2079 1,505,611 37,949,144
2078 1,510,082 38,171,047
2077 1,514,879 38,405,329
2076 1,519,757 38,654,221
2075 1,524,151 38,913,733
2074 1,528,574 39,188,284
2073 1,532,275 39,469,767
2072 1,535,515 39,765,059
2071 1,538,642 40,062,070
2070 1,541,025 40,372,388
2069 1,543,544 40,682,818
2068 1,545,599 41,005,148
2067 1,547,340 41,326,772
2066 1,548,173 41,654,672
2065 1,548,989 41,983,104
2064 1,549,433 42,321,736
2063 1,549,585 42,655,212
2062 1,549,184 42,993,328
2061 1,548,383 43,328,037
2060 1,547,596 43,648,753
2059 1,545,737 43,967,376
2058 1,543,109 44,273,756
2057 1,540,394 44,579,723
2056 1,537,579 44,885,952
2055 1,534,469 45,164,935
2054 1,530,939 45,434,986
2053 1,526,664 45,702,038
2052 1,521,811 45,951,973
2051 1,516,286 46,179,119
2050 1,510,851 46,397,620
2049 1,504,429 46,616,167
2048 1,497,956 46,812,693
2047 1,491,300 47,002,591
2046 1,484,115 47,182,235
2045 1,476,270 47,354,908
2044 1,468,495 47,514,076
2043 1,460,344 47,657,627
2042 1,451,725 47,801,904
2041 1,442,112 47,936,819
2040 1,433,098 48,066,825
2039 1,423,349 48,190,225
2038 1,413,090 48,304,880
2037 1,403,127 48,418,168
2036 1,392,397 48,528,778
2035 1,381,536 48,633,960
2034 1,370,158 48,730,594
2033 1,358,179 48,823,356
2032 1,346,333 48,914,944
2031 1,334,598 49,008,735
2030 1,321,695 49,094,273
2029 1,309,323 49,163,780
2028 1,296,796 49,223,677
2027 1,283,692 49,274,441
2026 1,269,922 49,323,658
2025 1,256,174 49,355,143
2024 1,242,822 48,848,840
2023 1,230,506 48,352,528
2022 1,218,917 47,786,102
2021 1,206,593 47,443,821
2020 1,192,729 47,359,424
2019 1,179,874 47,118,501
2018 1,168,929 46,782,011
2017 1,158,195 46,571,232
2016 1,149,507 46,458,139
2015 1,142,813 46,422,303
2014 1,136,299 46,460,733
2013 1,129,990 46,604,197
2012 1,123,863 46,773,055
2011 1,117,833 46,742,697
2010 1,111,650 46,576,897
2009 1,105,153 46,362,946
2008 1,098,091 45,954,106
2007 1,090,705 45,226,803
2006 1,084,436 44,397,319
2005 1,079,022 43,653,155
2004 1,073,159 42,921,895
2003 1,066,700 42,187,645
2002 1,059,441 41,431,558
2001 1,051,064 40,850,412
2000 1,041,414 40,567,864
1999 1,030,782 40,386,875
1998 1,019,653 40,223,509
1997 1,006,635 40,057,389
1996 989,841 39,889,852
1995 970,433 39,724,050
1994 971,212 39,549,108
1993 971,318 39,361,262
1992 943,416 39,157,685
1991 908,189 38,966,376
1990 872,428 38,867,322
1989 837,800 38,827,764
1988 799,798 38,766,939
1987 763,811 38,684,815
1986 734,732 38,584,624
1985 706,196 38,469,512
1984 680,783 38,330,364
1983 658,957 38,171,525
1982 637,652 37,986,012
1981 616,808 37,758,631
1980 596,644 37,491,165
1979 577,199 37,191,330
1978 558,446 36,864,898
1977 540,348 36,511,638
1976 523,330 36,137,812
1975 507,673 35,757,900
1974 492,988 35,373,335
1973 479,038 34,988,947
1972 465,788 34,604,469
1971 453,183 34,224,490
1970 441,216 33,814,531
1969 429,875 33,441,054
1968 419,147 33,113,134
1967 409,031 32,682,947
1966 398,766 32,283,194
1965 388,336 31,954,292
1964 378,656 31,609,195
1963 369,759 31,296,651
1962 361,365 31,023,366
1961 353,264 30,739,250
1960 345,337 30,455,000

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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,865,519 people (a 6.17% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 46,397,620 people and rank change from 32nd to 46th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2025 at 49.4M people and is projected to decrease to 34.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Spain
2100 -0.67% -0.52%
2099 -0.61% -0.51%
2098 -0.59% -0.5%
2097 -0.59% -0.48%
2096 -0.59% -0.48%
2095 -0.58% -0.47%
2094 -0.56% -0.46%
2093 -0.54% -0.46%
2092 -0.56% -0.46%
2091 -0.52% -0.48%
2090 -0.53% -0.48%
2089 -0.49% -0.47%
2088 -0.48% -0.46%
2087 -0.48% -0.46%
2086 -0.49% -0.48%
2085 -0.48% -0.49%
2084 -0.44% -0.5%
2083 -0.42% -0.51%
2082 -0.36% -0.53%
2081 -0.36% -0.55%
2080 -0.33% -0.57%
2079 -0.3% -0.58%
2078 -0.32% -0.61%
2077 -0.32% -0.64%
2076 -0.29% -0.67%
2075 -0.29% -0.7%
2074 -0.24% -0.71%
2073 -0.21% -0.74%
2072 -0.2% -0.74%
2071 -0.15% -0.77%
2070 -0.16% -0.76%
2069 -0.13% -0.79%
2068 -0.11% -0.78%
2067 -0.05% -0.79%
2066 -0.05% -0.78%
2065 -0.03% -0.8%
2064 -0.01% -0.78%
2063 0.03% -0.79%
2062 0.05% -0.77%
2061 0.05% -0.73%
2060 0.12% -0.72%
2059 0.17% -0.69%
2058 0.18% -0.69%
2057 0.18% -0.68%
2056 0.2% -0.62%
2055 0.23% -0.59%
2054 0.28% -0.58%
2053 0.32% -0.54%
2052 0.36% -0.49%
2051 0.36% -0.47%
2050 0.43% -0.47%
2049 0.43% -0.42%
2048 0.45% -0.4%
2047 0.48% -0.38%
2046 0.53% -0.36%
2045 0.53% -0.33%
2044 0.56% -0.3%
2043 0.59% -0.3%
2042 0.67% -0.28%
2041 0.63% -0.27%
2040 0.68% -0.26%
2039 0.73% -0.24%
2038 0.71% -0.23%
2037 0.77% -0.23%
2036 0.79% -0.22%
2035 0.83% -0.2%
2034 0.88% -0.19%
2033 0.88% -0.19%
2032 0.88% -0.19%
2031 0.98% -0.17%
2030 0.94% -0.14%
2029 0.97% -0.12%
2028 1.02% -0.1%
2027 1.08% -0.1%
2026 1.09% -0.06%
2025 1.07% 1.04%
2024 1% 1.03%
2023 0.95% 1.19%
2022 1.02% 0.72%
2021 1.16% 0.18%
2020 1.09% 0.51%
2019 0.94% 0.72%
2018 0.93% 0.45%
2017 0.76% 0.24%
2016 0.59% 0.08%
2015 0.57% -0.08%
2014 0.56% -0.31%
2013 0.55% -0.36%
2012 0.54% 0.06%
2011 0.56% 0.36%
2010 0.59% 0.46%
2009 0.64% 0.89%
2008 0.68% 1.61%
2007 0.58% 1.87%
2006 0.5% 1.7%
2005 0.55% 1.7%
2004 0.61% 1.74%
2003 0.69% 1.82%
2002 0.8% 1.42%
2001 0.93% 0.7%
2000 1.03% 0.45%
1999 1.09% 0.41%
1998 1.29% 0.41%
1997 1.7% 0.42%
1996 2% 0.42%
1995 -0.08% 0.44%
1994 -0.01% 0.48%
1993 2.96% 0.52%
1992 3.88% 0.49%
1991 4.1% 0.25%
1990 4.13% 0.1%
1989 4.75% 0.16%
1988 4.71% 0.21%
1987 3.96% 0.26%
1986 4.04% 0.3%
1985 3.73% 0.36%
1984 3.31% 0.42%
1983 3.34% 0.49%
1982 3.38% 0.6%
1981 3.38% 0.71%
1980 3.37% 0.81%
1979 3.36% 0.89%
1978 3.35% 0.97%
1977 3.25% 1.03%
1976 3.08% 1.06%
1975 2.98% 1.09%
1974 2.91% 1.1%
1973 2.84% 1.11%
1972 2.78% 1.11%
1971 2.71% 1.21%
1970 2.64% 1.12%
1969 2.56% 0.99%
1968 2.47% 1.32%
1967 2.57% 1.24%
1966 2.69% 1.03%
1965 2.56% 1.09%
1964 2.41% 1%
1963 2.32% 0.88%
1962 2.29% 0.92%
1961 2.3% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.04%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Spain
Current population
1276995
49323658
Population rank 156/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.59%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.04 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
1.66 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +1,387
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +506,303
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.04%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 98/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +96,630
Net migration rank 121/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 96,630
2024 19,782 -6,754 -117,237 111,674
2023 20,147 -8,549 -116,046 119,099
2022 20,125 -8,549 -133,801 299,779
2021 17,314 -4,242 -113,865 144,385
2020 18,899 -4,242 -151,551 236,854
2019 19,488 -8,439 -56,542 464,783
2018 19,392 -8,546 -56,139 337,467
2017 19,278 -8,658 -32,600 201,135
2016 19,233 -12,481 0 106,474
2015 19,223 -12,582 -4,642 -1,979
2014 19,107 -12,724 32,522 -97,870
2013 18,903 -12,664 37,284 -250,741
2012 18,308 -12,294 51,450 -153,486
2011 17,645 -11,596 84,137 60,761
2010 17,652 -11,334 102,469 69,406
2009 17,656 -10,989 106,635 129,557
2008 17,275 -9,822 133,267 434,135
2007 16,595 -9,271 108,545 772,317
2006 16,133 -10,923 110,994 659,720
2005 15,945 -10,330 78,576 629,803
2004 15,979 -9,863 85,844 661,158
2003 16,396 -9,595 54,844 658,428
2002 16,924 -9,209 53,861 737,880
2001 17,824 -8,788 44,936 181,307
2000 18,830 -8,563 36,512 176,269
1999 19,420 -8,421 8,077 178,559
1998 19,762 -8,505 4,022 182,926
1997 20,686 -5,911 20,028 165,345
1996 21,858 -3,049 11,967 162,704
1995 23,029 -3,023 15,889 162,434
1994 26,703 -48,259 31,639 160,407
1993 28,046 -6,692 47,234 160,907
1992 28,446 6,011 62,652 177,544
1991 28,497 7,496 58,450 122,841
1990 28,349 7,169 66,075 -30,684
1989 28,257 5,477 81,538 -25,892
1988 27,396 14,879 100,794 -17,663
1987 27,285 2,417 116,054 -12,681
1986 27,096 1,353 131,188 -13,540
1985 26,835 1,792 146,184 -589
1984 26,149 -3,949 172,487 2,754
1983 24,883 -3,429 183,223 1,241
1982 24,742 -3,574 231,714 -7,384
1981 23,973 -3,464 237,879 2,563
1980 23,153 -3,350 281,184 20,166
1979 22,299 -3,210 312,407 -5,929
1978 21,466 -3,040 339,157 -2,504
1977 20,609 -2,838 361,465 -1,332
1976 19,734 -3,469 375,834 2,804
1975 18,849 -3,794 371,882 -218
1974 17,971 -3,665 396,182 105,838
1973 17,145 -3,555 374,381 8,624
1972 16,353 -3,435 391,030 7,935
1971 15,615 -3,325 369,625 7,363
1970 14,873 -3,230 378,723 -60,580
1969 14,164 -3,127 367,851 -49,956
1968 13,449 -3,029 387,423 -46,088
1967 12,773 -2,964 402,001 -42,344
1966 12,282 -1,557 397,084 -41,467
1965 11,719 -1,578 405,819 -42,476
1964 11,266 -2,049 429,885 -41,461
1963 10,929 -2,358 394,338 -44,446
1962 10,601 -2,390 384,690 -45,211
1961 10,262 -2,270 396,537 -46,517
1960 9,947 -2,082 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 27.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 782,423 people) and 72.1% is from migration (a gain of 2,019,671 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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