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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 42.4 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Eswatini vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Sudan
2100 1,352,676 138,786,562
2099 1,361,771 138,200,726
2098 1,370,136 137,581,716
2097 1,378,294 136,936,850
2096 1,386,470 136,293,310
2095 1,394,685 135,619,411
2094 1,402,820 134,962,748
2093 1,410,707 134,241,761
2092 1,418,422 133,476,598
2091 1,426,384 132,717,036
2090 1,433,911 131,929,843
2089 1,441,481 131,106,299
2088 1,448,623 130,258,636
2087 1,455,625 129,375,710
2086 1,462,692 128,473,461
2085 1,469,955 127,558,118
2084 1,477,042 126,607,392
2083 1,483,569 125,651,327
2082 1,489,850 124,696,076
2081 1,495,270 123,744,490
2080 1,500,616 122,770,063
2079 1,505,611 121,779,815
2078 1,510,082 120,751,900
2077 1,514,879 119,717,424
2076 1,519,757 118,681,140
2075 1,524,151 117,612,837
2074 1,528,574 116,516,833
2073 1,532,275 115,406,797
2072 1,535,515 114,272,123
2071 1,538,642 113,124,997
2070 1,541,025 111,982,729
2069 1,543,544 110,816,409
2068 1,545,599 109,652,769
2067 1,547,340 108,433,341
2066 1,548,173 107,199,808
2065 1,548,989 105,978,161
2064 1,549,433 104,726,820
2063 1,549,585 103,455,672
2062 1,549,184 102,156,918
2061 1,548,383 100,859,967
2060 1,547,596 99,547,905
2059 1,545,737 98,233,054
2058 1,543,109 96,897,205
2057 1,540,394 95,551,255
2056 1,537,579 94,198,924
2055 1,534,469 92,819,157
2054 1,530,939 91,429,774
2053 1,526,664 90,049,799
2052 1,521,811 88,658,871
2051 1,516,286 87,267,085
2050 1,510,851 85,869,620
2049 1,504,429 84,466,974
2048 1,497,956 83,095,662
2047 1,491,300 81,727,967
2046 1,484,115 80,356,627
2045 1,476,270 78,980,614
2044 1,468,495 77,616,012
2043 1,460,344 76,252,103
2042 1,451,725 74,901,092
2041 1,442,112 73,546,861
2040 1,433,098 72,207,474
2039 1,423,349 70,876,908
2038 1,413,090 69,547,797
2037 1,403,127 68,201,884
2036 1,392,397 66,863,109
2035 1,381,536 65,516,233
2034 1,370,158 64,168,801
2033 1,358,179 62,823,562
2032 1,346,333 61,491,227
2031 1,334,598 60,168,709
2030 1,321,695 58,846,984
2029 1,309,323 57,534,918
2028 1,296,796 56,242,802
2027 1,283,692 54,955,096
2026 1,269,922 53,313,722
2025 1,256,174 51,662,147
2024 1,242,822 50,448,963
2023 1,230,506 50,042,791
2022 1,218,917 49,383,346
2021 1,206,593 48,066,924
2020 1,192,729 46,789,231
2019 1,179,874 45,548,175
2018 1,168,929 44,230,596
2017 1,158,195 42,714,306
2016 1,149,507 41,259,892
2015 1,142,813 40,024,431
2014 1,136,299 38,823,318
2013 1,129,990 37,785,849
2012 1,123,863 36,923,178
2011 1,117,833 36,140,806
2010 1,111,650 35,414,399
2009 1,105,153 34,569,113
2008 1,098,091 33,623,980
2007 1,090,705 32,764,135
2006 1,084,436 31,992,435
2005 1,079,022 31,262,444
2004 1,073,159 30,556,637
2003 1,066,700 29,896,035
2002 1,059,441 29,228,727
2001 1,051,064 28,516,770
2000 1,041,414 27,816,745
1999 1,030,782 27,130,613
1998 1,019,653 26,458,999
1997 1,006,635 25,799,821
1996 989,841 25,231,528
1995 970,433 24,672,143
1994 971,212 24,043,948
1993 971,318 23,445,592
1992 943,416 22,927,355
1991 908,189 22,470,676
1990 872,428 22,021,481
1989 837,800 21,578,022
1988 799,798 21,138,431
1987 763,811 20,704,904
1986 734,732 20,288,238
1985 706,196 19,905,872
1984 680,783 19,546,528
1983 658,957 19,109,770
1982 637,652 18,486,645
1981 616,808 17,780,572
1980 596,644 17,058,905
1979 577,199 16,355,352
1978 558,446 15,695,003
1977 540,348 15,086,614
1976 523,330 14,569,716
1975 507,673 14,064,798
1974 492,988 13,580,723
1973 479,038 13,049,315
1972 465,788 12,527,856
1971 453,183 12,105,539
1970 441,216 11,695,771
1969 429,875 11,298,936
1968 419,147 10,917,999
1967 409,031 10,550,597
1966 398,766 10,197,578
1965 388,336 9,858,030
1964 378,656 9,531,109
1963 369,759 9,218,077
1962 361,365 8,919,028
1961 353,264 8,634,941
1960 345,337 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Sudan
2100 -0.67% 0.42%
2099 -0.61% 0.45%
2098 -0.59% 0.47%
2097 -0.59% 0.47%
2096 -0.59% 0.5%
2095 -0.58% 0.49%
2094 -0.56% 0.54%
2093 -0.54% 0.57%
2092 -0.56% 0.57%
2091 -0.52% 0.6%
2090 -0.53% 0.63%
2089 -0.49% 0.65%
2088 -0.48% 0.68%
2087 -0.48% 0.7%
2086 -0.49% 0.72%
2085 -0.48% 0.75%
2084 -0.44% 0.76%
2083 -0.42% 0.77%
2082 -0.36% 0.77%
2081 -0.36% 0.79%
2080 -0.33% 0.81%
2079 -0.3% 0.85%
2078 -0.32% 0.86%
2077 -0.32% 0.87%
2076 -0.29% 0.91%
2075 -0.29% 0.94%
2074 -0.24% 0.96%
2073 -0.21% 0.99%
2072 -0.2% 1.01%
2071 -0.15% 1.02%
2070 -0.16% 1.05%
2069 -0.13% 1.06%
2068 -0.11% 1.12%
2067 -0.05% 1.15%
2066 -0.05% 1.15%
2065 -0.03% 1.19%
2064 -0.01% 1.23%
2063 0.03% 1.27%
2062 0.05% 1.29%
2061 0.05% 1.32%
2060 0.12% 1.34%
2059 0.17% 1.38%
2058 0.18% 1.41%
2057 0.18% 1.44%
2056 0.2% 1.49%
2055 0.23% 1.52%
2054 0.28% 1.53%
2053 0.32% 1.57%
2052 0.36% 1.59%
2051 0.36% 1.63%
2050 0.43% 1.66%
2049 0.43% 1.65%
2048 0.45% 1.67%
2047 0.48% 1.71%
2046 0.53% 1.74%
2045 0.53% 1.76%
2044 0.56% 1.79%
2043 0.59% 1.8%
2042 0.67% 1.84%
2041 0.63% 1.85%
2040 0.68% 1.88%
2039 0.73% 1.91%
2038 0.71% 1.97%
2037 0.77% 2%
2036 0.79% 2.06%
2035 0.83% 2.1%
2034 0.88% 2.14%
2033 0.88% 2.17%
2032 0.88% 2.2%
2031 0.98% 2.25%
2030 0.94% 2.28%
2029 0.97% 2.3%
2028 1.02% 2.34%
2027 1.08% 3.08%
2026 1.09% 3.2%
2025 1.07% 2.4%
2024 1% 0.81%
2023 0.95% 1.34%
2022 1.02% 2.74%
2021 1.16% 2.73%
2020 1.09% 2.72%
2019 0.94% 2.98%
2018 0.93% 3.55%
2017 0.76% 3.53%
2016 0.59% 3.09%
2015 0.57% 3.09%
2014 0.56% 2.75%
2013 0.55% 2.34%
2012 0.54% 2.16%
2011 0.56% 2.05%
2010 0.59% 2.45%
2009 0.64% 2.81%
2008 0.68% 2.62%
2007 0.58% 2.41%
2006 0.5% 2.34%
2005 0.55% 2.31%
2004 0.61% 2.21%
2003 0.69% 2.28%
2002 0.8% 2.5%
2001 0.93% 2.52%
2000 1.03% 2.53%
1999 1.09% 2.54%
1998 1.29% 2.55%
1997 1.7% 2.25%
1996 2% 2.27%
1995 -0.08% 2.61%
1994 -0.01% 2.55%
1993 2.96% 2.26%
1992 3.88% 2.03%
1991 4.1% 2.04%
1990 4.13% 2.06%
1989 4.75% 2.08%
1988 4.71% 2.09%
1987 3.96% 2.05%
1986 4.04% 1.92%
1985 3.73% 1.84%
1984 3.31% 2.29%
1983 3.34% 3.37%
1982 3.38% 3.97%
1981 3.38% 4.23%
1980 3.37% 4.3%
1979 3.36% 4.21%
1978 3.35% 4.03%
1977 3.25% 3.55%
1976 3.08% 3.59%
1975 2.98% 3.56%
1974 2.91% 4.07%
1973 2.84% 4.16%
1972 2.78% 3.49%
1971 2.71% 3.5%
1970 2.64% 3.51%
1969 2.56% 3.49%
1968 2.47% 3.48%
1967 2.57% 3.46%
1966 2.69% 3.44%
1965 2.56% 3.43%
1964 2.41% 3.4%
1963 2.32% 3.35%
1962 2.29% 3.29%
1961 2.3% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Sudan
Current population
1276995
54156832
Population rank 156/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.65%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +291,469
Net migration rank 121/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 291,469
2024 19,782 -6,754 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 17,314 -4,242 1,293,817 31,664
2020 18,899 -4,242 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,257,387 125,499
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,208,046 441,623
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,174,422 84,728
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,145,259 66,476
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,097,962 92,504
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 16,595 -9,271 992,819 -201,769
2006 16,133 -10,923 963,740 -211,387
2005 15,945 -10,330 907,017 -199,378
2004 15,979 -9,863 889,382 -185,392
2003 16,396 -9,595 898,226 -281,001
2002 16,924 -9,209 897,965 -180,603
2001 17,824 -8,788 880,284 -173,745
2000 18,830 -8,563 858,536 -165,030
1999 19,420 -8,421 835,840 -157,090
1998 19,762 -8,505 814,752 -150,271
1997 20,686 -5,911 802,245 -148,368
1996 21,858 -3,049 792,926 -310,221
1995 23,029 -3,023 780,700 -144,670
1994 26,703 -48,259 764,645 -144,324
1993 28,046 -6,692 743,249 -166,861
1992 28,446 6,011 731,177 -271,093
1991 28,497 7,496 714,612 -261,341
1990 28,349 7,169 699,953 -254,825
1989 28,257 5,477 683,743 -241,979
1988 27,396 14,879 672,604 -235,213
1987 27,285 2,417 658,416 -228,756
1986 27,096 1,353 649,649 -245,968
1985 26,835 1,792 583,382 -222,315
1984 26,149 -3,949 577,405 -219,755
1983 24,883 -3,429 570,198 -54,325
1982 24,742 -3,574 606,362 124,007
1981 23,973 -3,464 585,087 96,697
1980 23,153 -3,350 552,930 208,602
1979 22,299 -3,210 524,942 120,613
1978 21,466 -3,040 497,987 177,153
1977 20,609 -2,838 483,089 58,540
1976 19,734 -3,469 470,019 22,147
1975 18,849 -3,794 454,813 62,843
1974 17,971 -3,665 444,456 6,023
1973 17,145 -3,555 439,201 173,143
1972 16,353 -3,435 428,340 2,238
1971 15,615 -3,325 417,641 -3,577
1970 14,873 -3,230 401,013 4,479
1969 14,164 -3,127 385,712 2,476
1968 13,449 -3,029 370,917 2,776
1967 12,773 -2,964 356,599 4,508
1966 12,282 -1,557 342,118 2,813
1965 11,719 -1,578 327,799 6,367
1964 11,266 -2,049 315,166 4,505
1963 10,929 -2,358 302,132 4,263
1962 10,601 -2,390 287,317 4,387
1961 10,262 -2,270 272,562 3,904
1960 9,947 -2,082 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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