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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 18.2 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Eswatini vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Taiwan
2100 1,352,404 10,150,338
2099 1,361,498 10,273,881
2098 1,369,861 10,399,680
2097 1,378,017 10,527,804
2096 1,386,191 10,657,536
2095 1,394,405 10,789,978
2094 1,402,538 10,925,075
2093 1,410,423 11,062,491
2092 1,418,137 11,202,670
2091 1,426,097 11,346,131
2090 1,433,623 11,494,369
2089 1,441,192 11,644,743
2088 1,448,332 11,799,177
2087 1,455,333 11,956,109
2086 1,462,398 12,116,149
2085 1,469,660 12,281,248
2084 1,476,745 12,451,872
2083 1,483,271 12,625,681
2082 1,489,551 12,803,442
2081 1,494,969 12,986,931
2080 1,500,315 13,174,137
2079 1,505,309 13,366,920
2078 1,509,779 13,564,788
2077 1,514,574 13,765,770
2076 1,519,452 13,969,802
2075 1,523,845 14,178,904
2074 1,528,267 14,391,331
2073 1,531,967 14,606,033
2072 1,535,206 14,824,987
2071 1,538,333 15,045,310
2070 1,540,715 15,266,143
2069 1,543,234 15,488,280
2068 1,545,288 15,714,125
2067 1,547,029 15,940,945
2066 1,547,862 16,167,553
2065 1,548,678 16,396,032
2064 1,549,121 16,625,600
2063 1,549,274 16,854,355
2062 1,548,873 17,084,600
2061 1,548,072 17,314,450
2060 1,547,285 17,541,998
2059 1,545,426 17,767,014
2058 1,542,799 17,988,239
2057 1,540,085 18,208,151
2056 1,537,270 18,423,453
2055 1,534,161 18,639,554
2054 1,530,631 18,853,384
2053 1,526,357 19,063,428
2052 1,521,506 19,270,076
2051 1,515,982 19,474,323
2050 1,510,547 19,677,203
2049 1,504,126 19,878,438
2048 1,497,656 20,073,645
2047 1,491,001 20,267,326
2046 1,483,817 20,454,154
2045 1,475,974 20,640,565
2044 1,468,200 20,819,477
2043 1,460,050 20,995,111
2042 1,451,433 21,166,213
2041 1,441,822 21,331,710
2040 1,432,811 21,491,361
2039 1,423,063 21,645,911
2038 1,412,806 21,794,529
2037 1,402,845 21,939,617
2036 1,392,117 22,077,701
2035 1,381,258 22,211,115
2034 1,369,883 22,340,809
2033 1,357,906 22,463,465
2032 1,346,063 22,582,449
2031 1,334,330 22,698,460
2030 1,321,430 22,809,605
2029 1,309,060 22,916,803
2028 1,296,535 23,022,058
2027 1,283,434 23,127,410
2026 1,269,667 23,229,461
2025 1,255,921 23,331,886
2024 1,242,822 23,410,331
2023 1,230,506 23,342,541
2022 1,218,917 23,319,977
2021 1,206,593 23,468,275
2020 1,192,729 23,582,179
2019 1,179,874 23,596,027
2018 1,168,929 23,580,080
2017 1,158,195 23,555,522
2016 1,149,507 23,515,945
2015 1,142,813 23,462,914
2014 1,136,299 23,403,635
2013 1,129,990 23,344,670
2012 1,123,863 23,270,367
2011 1,117,833 23,193,518
2010 1,111,650 23,140,948
2009 1,105,153 23,078,402
2008 1,098,091 22,997,696
2007 1,090,705 22,917,444
2006 1,084,436 22,823,455
2005 1,079,022 22,729,753
2004 1,073,159 22,646,836
2003 1,066,700 22,562,663
2002 1,059,441 22,463,172
2001 1,051,064 22,341,120
2000 1,041,414 22,184,530
1999 1,030,782 22,010,489
1998 1,019,653 21,835,703
1997 1,006,635 21,634,124
1996 989,841 21,441,432
1995 970,433 21,267,653
1994 971,212 21,086,645
1993 971,318 20,899,019
1992 943,416 20,704,227
1991 908,189 20,503,568
1990 872,428 20,278,946
1989 837,800 20,055,492
1988 799,798 19,839,704
1987 763,811 19,617,046
1986 734,732 19,411,454
1985 706,196 19,191,510
1984 680,783 18,929,866
1983 658,957 18,653,146
1982 637,652 18,354,855
1981 616,808 18,029,982
1980 596,644 17,704,538
1979 577,199 17,372,779
1978 558,446 17,042,272
1977 540,348 16,730,895
1976 523,330 16,401,413
1975 507,673 16,075,128
1974 492,988 15,784,817
1973 479,038 15,505,121
1972 465,788 15,220,495
1971 453,183 14,913,564
1970 441,216 14,582,944
1969 429,875 14,068,984
1968 419,147 13,548,537
1967 409,031 13,210,344
1966 398,766 12,874,153
1965 388,336 12,511,863
1964 378,656 12,137,143
1963 369,759 11,762,101
1962 361,365 11,392,513
1961 353,264 11,030,385
1960 345,337 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Taiwan
2100 -0.67% -1.2%
2099 -0.61% -1.21%
2098 -0.59% -1.22%
2097 -0.59% -1.22%
2096 -0.59% -1.23%
2095 -0.58% -1.24%
2094 -0.56% -1.24%
2093 -0.54% -1.25%
2092 -0.56% -1.26%
2091 -0.52% -1.29%
2090 -0.53% -1.29%
2089 -0.49% -1.31%
2088 -0.48% -1.31%
2087 -0.48% -1.32%
2086 -0.49% -1.34%
2085 -0.48% -1.37%
2084 -0.44% -1.38%
2083 -0.42% -1.39%
2082 -0.36% -1.41%
2081 -0.36% -1.42%
2080 -0.33% -1.44%
2079 -0.3% -1.46%
2078 -0.32% -1.46%
2077 -0.32% -1.46%
2076 -0.29% -1.47%
2075 -0.29% -1.48%
2074 -0.24% -1.47%
2073 -0.21% -1.48%
2072 -0.2% -1.46%
2071 -0.15% -1.45%
2070 -0.16% -1.43%
2069 -0.13% -1.44%
2068 -0.11% -1.42%
2067 -0.05% -1.4%
2066 -0.05% -1.39%
2065 -0.03% -1.38%
2064 -0.01% -1.36%
2063 0.03% -1.35%
2062 0.05% -1.33%
2061 0.05% -1.3%
2060 0.12% -1.27%
2059 0.17% -1.23%
2058 0.18% -1.21%
2057 0.18% -1.17%
2056 0.2% -1.16%
2055 0.23% -1.13%
2054 0.28% -1.1%
2053 0.32% -1.07%
2052 0.36% -1.05%
2051 0.36% -1.03%
2050 0.43% -1.01%
2049 0.43% -0.97%
2048 0.45% -0.96%
2047 0.48% -0.91%
2046 0.53% -0.9%
2045 0.53% -0.86%
2044 0.56% -0.84%
2043 0.59% -0.81%
2042 0.67% -0.78%
2041 0.63% -0.74%
2040 0.68% -0.71%
2039 0.73% -0.68%
2038 0.71% -0.66%
2037 0.77% -0.63%
2036 0.79% -0.6%
2035 0.83% -0.58%
2034 0.88% -0.55%
2033 0.88% -0.53%
2032 0.88% -0.51%
2031 0.98% -0.49%
2030 0.94% -0.47%
2029 0.97% -0.46%
2028 1.02% -0.46%
2027 1.08% -0.44%
2026 1.09% -0.44%
2025 1.05% -0.34%
2024 1% 0.29%
2023 0.95% 0.1%
2022 1.02% -0.63%
2021 1.16% -0.48%
2020 1.09% -0.06%
2019 0.94% 0.07%
2018 0.93% 0.1%
2017 0.76% 0.17%
2016 0.59% 0.23%
2015 0.57% 0.25%
2014 0.56% 0.25%
2013 0.55% 0.32%
2012 0.54% 0.33%
2011 0.56% 0.23%
2010 0.59% 0.27%
2009 0.64% 0.35%
2008 0.68% 0.35%
2007 0.58% 0.41%
2006 0.5% 0.41%
2005 0.55% 0.37%
2004 0.61% 0.37%
2003 0.69% 0.44%
2002 0.8% 0.55%
2001 0.93% 0.71%
2000 1.03% 0.79%
1999 1.09% 0.8%
1998 1.29% 0.93%
1997 1.7% 0.9%
1996 2% 0.82%
1995 -0.08% 0.86%
1994 -0.01% 0.9%
1993 2.96% 0.94%
1992 3.88% 0.98%
1991 4.1% 1.11%
1990 4.13% 1.11%
1989 4.75% 1.09%
1988 4.71% 1.14%
1987 3.96% 1.06%
1986 4.04% 1.15%
1985 3.73% 1.38%
1984 3.31% 1.48%
1983 3.34% 1.63%
1982 3.38% 1.8%
1981 3.38% 1.84%
1980 3.37% 1.91%
1979 3.36% 1.94%
1978 3.35% 1.86%
1977 3.25% 2.01%
1976 3.08% 2.03%
1975 2.98% 1.84%
1974 2.91% 1.8%
1973 2.84% 1.87%
1972 2.78% 2.06%
1971 2.71% 2.27%
1970 2.64% 3.65%
1969 2.56% 3.84%
1968 2.47% 2.56%
1967 2.57% 2.61%
1966 2.69% 2.9%
1965 2.56% 3.09%
1964 2.41% 3.19%
1963 2.32% 3.24%
1962 2.29% 3.28%
1961 2.3% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Taiwan
Current population
1273390
23229461
Population rank 156/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.28%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 -215
Annual growth/decline +12,316 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 180/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +47,029
Net migration rank 121/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 121/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -
2024 - -6,754 -67,188 47,029
2023 20,147 -8,549 -69,794 225,599
2022 20,125 -8,549 -68,327 -42,430
2021 17,314 -4,242 -30,039 -156,010
2020 18,899 -4,242 -7,782 -33,978
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,416 12,718
2018 19,392 -8,546 8,725 8,888
2017 19,278 -8,658 22,613 8,809
2016 19,233 -12,481 35,980 11,707
2015 19,223 -12,582 49,741 8,581
2014 19,107 -12,724 - -
2013 18,903 -12,664 - -
2012 18,308 -12,294 - -
2011 17,645 -11,596 43,836 19,077
2010 17,652 -11,334 - -
2009 17,656 -10,989 - -
2008 17,275 -9,822 - -
2007 16,595 -9,271 - -
2006 16,133 -10,923 - -
2005 15,945 -10,330 - -
2004 15,979 -9,863 - -
2003 16,396 -9,595 - -
2002 16,924 -9,209 - -
2001 17,824 -8,788 132,707 -3,811
2000 18,830 -8,563 - -
1999 19,420 -8,421 - -
1998 19,762 -8,505 - -
1997 20,686 -5,911 - -
1996 21,858 -3,049 - -
1995 23,029 -3,023 - -
1994 26,703 -48,259 - -
1993 28,046 -6,692 - -
1992 28,446 6,011 - -
1991 28,497 7,496 215,698 -12,128
1990 28,349 7,169 - -
1989 28,257 5,477 - -
1988 27,396 14,879 - -
1987 27,285 2,417 - -
1986 27,096 1,353 - -
1985 26,835 1,792 - -
1984 26,149 -3,949 - -
1983 24,883 -3,429 - -
1982 24,742 -3,574 - -
1981 23,973 -3,464 326,883 4,508
1980 23,153 -3,350 - -
1979 22,299 -3,210 - -
1978 21,466 -3,040 - -
1977 20,609 -2,838 - -
1976 19,734 -3,469 - -
1975 18,849 -3,794 - -
1974 17,971 -3,665 - -
1973 17,145 -3,555 - -
1972 16,353 -3,435 - -
1971 15,615 -3,325 - -
1970 14,873 -3,230 - -
1969 14,164 -3,127 - -
1968 13,449 -3,029 - -
1967 12,773 -2,964 - -
1966 12,282 -1,557 346,958 18,774
1965 11,719 -1,578 - -
1964 11,266 -2,049 - -
1963 10,929 -2,358 - -
1962 10,601 -2,390 - -
1961 10,262 -2,270 - -
1960 9,947 -2,082 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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

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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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