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Population in Eswatini compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 17.4 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Eswatini vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Sri Lanka
2100 1,352,404 20,270,496
2099 1,361,498 20,383,669
2098 1,369,861 20,498,567
2097 1,378,017 20,611,123
2096 1,386,191 20,723,560
2095 1,394,405 20,834,629
2094 1,402,538 20,943,809
2093 1,410,423 21,052,131
2092 1,418,137 21,158,833
2091 1,426,097 21,263,961
2090 1,433,623 21,371,263
2089 1,441,192 21,475,426
2088 1,448,332 21,577,177
2087 1,455,333 21,677,510
2086 1,462,398 21,777,420
2085 1,469,660 21,876,464
2084 1,476,745 21,970,336
2083 1,483,271 22,062,801
2082 1,489,551 22,151,745
2081 1,494,969 22,240,834
2080 1,500,315 22,326,555
2079 1,505,309 22,411,438
2078 1,509,779 22,489,772
2077 1,514,574 22,565,028
2076 1,519,452 22,637,463
2075 1,523,845 22,707,112
2074 1,528,267 22,778,489
2073 1,531,967 22,844,703
2072 1,535,206 22,905,707
2071 1,538,333 22,964,866
2070 1,540,715 23,022,515
2069 1,543,234 23,076,310
2068 1,545,288 23,129,541
2067 1,547,029 23,184,596
2066 1,547,862 23,234,419
2065 1,548,678 23,285,901
2064 1,549,121 23,331,390
2063 1,549,274 23,372,184
2062 1,548,873 23,409,522
2061 1,548,072 23,441,893
2060 1,547,285 23,474,032
2059 1,545,426 23,502,132
2058 1,542,799 23,528,076
2057 1,540,085 23,550,580
2056 1,537,270 23,570,923
2055 1,534,161 23,582,432
2054 1,530,631 23,591,414
2053 1,526,357 23,601,371
2052 1,521,506 23,605,361
2051 1,515,982 23,606,194
2050 1,510,547 23,603,330
2049 1,504,126 23,597,604
2048 1,497,656 23,587,307
2047 1,491,001 23,570,881
2046 1,483,817 23,547,409
2045 1,475,974 23,515,133
2044 1,468,200 23,483,546
2043 1,460,050 23,446,242
2042 1,451,433 23,404,983
2041 1,441,822 23,357,358
2040 1,432,811 23,306,148
2039 1,423,063 23,248,341
2038 1,412,806 23,187,512
2037 1,402,845 23,120,775
2036 1,392,117 23,053,427
2035 1,381,258 22,981,808
2034 1,369,883 22,906,587
2033 1,357,906 22,826,414
2032 1,346,063 22,742,267
2031 1,334,330 22,655,907
2030 1,321,430 22,564,038
2029 1,309,060 22,470,759
2028 1,296,535 22,370,999
2027 1,283,434 22,266,017
2026 1,269,667 22,155,543
2025 1,255,921 22,039,908
2024 1,242,822 21,916,000
2023 1,230,506 22,037,000
2022 1,218,917 22,181,000
2021 1,206,593 22,156,000
2020 1,192,729 21,919,000
2019 1,179,874 21,803,000
2018 1,168,929 21,670,000
2017 1,158,195 21,453,000
2016 1,149,507 21,209,000
2015 1,142,813 20,970,000
2014 1,136,299 20,778,000
2013 1,129,990 20,585,000
2012 1,123,863 21,169,458
2011 1,117,833 21,009,048
2010 1,111,650 20,879,089
2009 1,105,153 20,756,435
2008 1,098,091 20,629,378
2007 1,090,705 20,492,545
2006 1,084,436 20,352,411
2005 1,079,022 20,216,524
2004 1,073,159 20,087,605
2003 1,066,700 19,951,521
2002 1,059,441 19,805,752
2001 1,051,064 19,600,362
2000 1,041,414 19,293,054
1999 1,030,782 18,944,731
1998 1,019,653 18,596,003
1997 1,006,635 18,248,200
1996 989,841 17,905,018
1995 970,433 17,564,068
1994 971,212 17,275,773
1993 971,318 17,025,918
1992 943,416 16,739,284
1991 908,189 16,475,354
1990 872,428 16,352,458
1989 837,800 16,248,557
1988 799,798 16,078,621
1987 763,811 15,916,576
1986 734,732 15,731,256
1985 706,196 15,544,154
1984 680,783 15,441,860
1983 658,957 15,388,794
1982 637,652 15,286,567
1981 616,808 15,099,414
1980 596,644 14,847,974
1979 577,199 14,579,614
1978 558,446 14,310,128
1977 540,348 14,049,371
1976 523,330 13,796,770
1975 507,673 13,548,984
1974 492,988 13,305,693
1973 479,038 13,060,916
1972 465,788 12,809,205
1971 453,183 12,551,910
1970 441,216 12,287,110
1969 429,875 12,013,858
1968 419,147 11,736,088
1967 409,031 11,457,328
1966 398,766 11,183,928
1965 388,336 10,916,965
1964 378,656 10,653,397
1963 369,759 10,395,040
1962 361,365 10,143,754
1961 353,264 9,899,372
1960 345,337 9,661,389

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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Sri Lanka
2100 -0.67% -0.56%
2099 -0.61% -0.56%
2098 -0.59% -0.55%
2097 -0.59% -0.54%
2096 -0.59% -0.53%
2095 -0.58% -0.52%
2094 -0.56% -0.51%
2093 -0.54% -0.5%
2092 -0.56% -0.49%
2091 -0.52% -0.5%
2090 -0.53% -0.49%
2089 -0.49% -0.47%
2088 -0.48% -0.46%
2087 -0.48% -0.46%
2086 -0.49% -0.45%
2085 -0.48% -0.43%
2084 -0.44% -0.42%
2083 -0.42% -0.4%
2082 -0.36% -0.4%
2081 -0.36% -0.38%
2080 -0.33% -0.38%
2079 -0.3% -0.35%
2078 -0.32% -0.33%
2077 -0.32% -0.32%
2076 -0.29% -0.31%
2075 -0.29% -0.31%
2074 -0.24% -0.29%
2073 -0.21% -0.27%
2072 -0.2% -0.26%
2071 -0.15% -0.25%
2070 -0.16% -0.23%
2069 -0.13% -0.23%
2068 -0.11% -0.24%
2067 -0.05% -0.21%
2066 -0.05% -0.22%
2065 -0.03% -0.19%
2064 -0.01% -0.17%
2063 0.03% -0.16%
2062 0.05% -0.14%
2061 0.05% -0.14%
2060 0.12% -0.12%
2059 0.17% -0.11%
2058 0.18% -0.1%
2057 0.18% -0.09%
2056 0.2% -0.05%
2055 0.23% -0.04%
2054 0.28% -0.04%
2053 0.32% -0.02%
2052 0.36% -0.004%
2051 0.36% 0.01%
2050 0.43% 0.02%
2049 0.43% 0.04%
2048 0.45% 0.07%
2047 0.48% 0.1%
2046 0.53% 0.14%
2045 0.53% 0.13%
2044 0.56% 0.16%
2043 0.59% 0.18%
2042 0.67% 0.2%
2041 0.63% 0.22%
2040 0.68% 0.25%
2039 0.73% 0.26%
2038 0.71% 0.29%
2037 0.77% 0.29%
2036 0.79% 0.31%
2035 0.83% 0.33%
2034 0.88% 0.35%
2033 0.88% 0.37%
2032 0.88% 0.38%
2031 0.98% 0.41%
2030 0.94% 0.42%
2029 0.97% 0.45%
2028 1.02% 0.47%
2027 1.08% 0.5%
2026 1.09% 0.52%
2025 1.05% 0.57%
2024 1% -0.55%
2023 0.95% -0.65%
2022 1.02% 0.11%
2021 1.16% 1.08%
2020 1.09% 0.53%
2019 0.94% 0.61%
2018 0.93% 1.01%
2017 0.76% 1.15%
2016 0.59% 1.14%
2015 0.57% 0.92%
2014 0.56% 0.94%
2013 0.55% -2.76%
2012 0.54% 0.76%
2011 0.56% 0.62%
2010 0.59% 0.59%
2009 0.64% 0.62%
2008 0.68% 0.67%
2007 0.58% 0.69%
2006 0.5% 0.67%
2005 0.55% 0.64%
2004 0.61% 0.68%
2003 0.69% 0.74%
2002 0.8% 1.05%
2001 0.93% 1.59%
2000 1.03% 1.84%
1999 1.09% 1.88%
1998 1.29% 1.91%
1997 1.7% 1.92%
1996 2% 1.94%
1995 -0.08% 1.67%
1994 -0.01% 1.47%
1993 2.96% 1.71%
1992 3.88% 1.6%
1991 4.1% 0.75%
1990 4.13% 0.64%
1989 4.75% 1.06%
1988 4.71% 1.02%
1987 3.96% 1.18%
1986 4.04% 1.2%
1985 3.73% 0.66%
1984 3.31% 0.34%
1983 3.34% 0.67%
1982 3.38% 1.24%
1981 3.38% 1.69%
1980 3.37% 1.84%
1979 3.36% 1.88%
1978 3.35% 1.86%
1977 3.25% 1.83%
1976 3.08% 1.83%
1975 2.98% 1.83%
1974 2.91% 1.87%
1973 2.84% 1.97%
1972 2.78% 2.05%
1971 2.71% 2.16%
1970 2.64% 2.27%
1969 2.56% 2.37%
1968 2.47% 2.43%
1967 2.57% 2.44%
1966 2.69% 2.45%
1965 2.56% 2.47%
1964 2.41% 2.49%
1963 2.32% 2.48%
1962 2.29% 2.47%
1961 2.3% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Sri Lanka
Current population
1273390
22185425
Population rank 156/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.27%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 -332
Annual growth/decline +12,316 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -30,724
Net migration rank 121/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -30,724
2024 - -6,754 - -27,245
2023 20,147 -8,549 66,111 -28,011
2022 20,125 -8,549 95,378 -27,435
2021 17,314 -4,242 121,858 -29,586
2020 18,899 -4,242 170,968 -29,875
2019 19,488 -8,439 172,243 -28,426
2018 19,392 -8,546 183,610 -28,607
2017 19,278 -8,658 187,993 -22,324
2016 19,233 -12,481 194,232 -18,388
2015 19,223 -12,582 201,815 -29,797
2014 19,107 -12,724 211,541 -33,672
2013 18,903 -12,664 221,021 -37,754
2012 18,308 -12,294 229,138 -41,955
2011 17,645 -11,596 224,461 -90,839
2010 17,652 -11,334 224,325 -98,060
2009 17,656 -10,989 200,175 -81,130
2008 17,275 -9,822 232,225 -97,144
2007 16,595 -9,271 248,287 -109,695
2006 16,133 -10,923 248,706 -107,045
2005 15,945 -10,330 248,683 -118,594
2004 15,979 -9,863 212,527 -84,795
2003 16,396 -9,595 252,008 -107,573
2002 16,924 -9,209 252,840 -105,718
2001 17,824 -8,788 244,377 19,273
2000 18,830 -8,563 227,060 123,894
1999 19,420 -8,421 206,876 138,799
1998 19,762 -8,505 201,059 150,724
1997 20,686 -5,911 208,193 135,636
1996 21,858 -3,049 215,290 127,236
1995 23,029 -3,023 221,957 117,416
1994 26,703 -48,259 228,904 8,323
1993 28,046 -6,692 226,257 36,232
1992 28,446 6,011 222,230 88,542
1991 28,497 7,496 218,117 -1,047
1990 28,349 7,169 224,454 -195,736
1989 28,257 5,477 212,401 -33,305
1988 27,396 14,879 219,184 -58,415
1987 27,285 2,417 226,414 -63,105
1986 27,096 1,353 233,782 -26,460
1985 26,835 1,792 247,836 -80,950
1984 26,149 -3,949 263,175 -225,450
1983 24,883 -3,429 277,768 -209,362
1982 24,742 -3,574 300,030 -163,987
1981 23,973 -3,464 328,096 -89,824
1980 23,153 -3,350 328,155 -63,541
1979 22,299 -3,210 329,791 -57,683
1978 21,466 -3,040 317,055 -50,189
1977 20,609 -2,838 300,038 -45,383
1976 19,734 -3,469 291,816 -41,258
1975 18,849 -3,794 282,496 -37,475
1974 17,971 -3,665 275,521 -33,979
1973 17,145 -3,555 278,577 -30,582
1972 16,353 -3,435 282,494 -27,071
1971 15,615 -3,325 281,200 -22,021
1970 14,873 -3,230 286,719 -16,299
1969 14,164 -3,127 286,218 -10,152
1968 13,449 -3,029 286,642 -7,163
1967 12,773 -2,964 284,738 -6,696
1966 12,282 -1,557 275,549 -6,794
1965 11,719 -1,578 272,422 -7,249
1964 11,266 -2,049 269,584 -7,614
1963 10,929 -2,358 262,880 -8,118
1962 10,601 -2,390 256,719 -8,909
1961 10,262 -2,270 251,087 -10,144
1960 9,947 -2,082 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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