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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 57.4 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Tanzania
2100 1,352,404 265,496,854
2099 1,361,498 263,162,785
2098 1,369,861 260,809,535
2097 1,378,017 258,412,520
2096 1,386,191 255,996,677
2095 1,394,405 253,567,416
2094 1,402,538 251,119,386
2093 1,410,423 248,628,881
2092 1,418,137 246,107,108
2091 1,426,097 243,557,182
2090 1,433,623 241,002,065
2089 1,441,192 238,416,591
2088 1,448,332 235,797,530
2087 1,455,333 233,167,455
2086 1,462,398 230,496,041
2085 1,469,660 227,800,292
2084 1,476,745 225,111,530
2083 1,483,271 222,421,279
2082 1,489,551 219,718,263
2081 1,494,969 216,995,478
2080 1,500,315 214,255,926
2079 1,505,309 211,486,253
2078 1,509,779 208,708,063
2077 1,514,574 205,918,120
2076 1,519,452 203,106,125
2075 1,523,845 200,297,474
2074 1,528,267 197,468,017
2073 1,531,967 194,642,633
2072 1,535,206 191,824,103
2071 1,538,333 188,992,017
2070 1,540,715 186,152,377
2069 1,543,234 183,311,218
2068 1,545,288 180,475,586
2067 1,547,029 177,639,469
2066 1,547,862 174,803,090
2065 1,548,678 171,913,445
2064 1,549,121 169,064,549
2063 1,549,274 166,217,933
2062 1,548,873 163,370,044
2061 1,548,072 160,537,159
2060 1,547,285 157,722,273
2059 1,545,426 154,920,005
2058 1,542,799 152,120,539
2057 1,540,085 149,325,489
2056 1,537,270 146,519,472
2055 1,534,161 143,736,540
2054 1,530,631 140,983,905
2053 1,526,357 138,262,668
2052 1,521,506 135,553,723
2051 1,515,982 132,851,383
2050 1,510,547 130,157,751
2049 1,504,126 127,495,278
2048 1,497,656 124,821,109
2047 1,491,001 122,158,290
2046 1,483,817 119,522,516
2045 1,475,974 116,914,785
2044 1,468,200 114,329,740
2043 1,460,050 111,776,234
2042 1,451,433 109,241,835
2041 1,441,822 106,748,632
2040 1,432,811 104,272,418
2039 1,423,063 101,814,304
2038 1,412,806 99,380,232
2037 1,402,845 96,983,729
2036 1,392,117 94,601,865
2035 1,381,258 92,257,269
2034 1,369,883 89,929,444
2033 1,357,906 87,654,982
2032 1,346,063 85,409,993
2031 1,334,330 83,180,507
2030 1,321,430 80,997,163
2029 1,309,060 78,838,461
2028 1,296,535 76,730,649
2027 1,283,434 74,647,063
2026 1,269,667 72,589,279
2025 1,255,921 70,552,589
2024 1,242,822 68,560,157
2023 1,230,506 66,617,606
2022 1,218,917 64,711,821
2021 1,206,593 62,830,412
2020 1,192,729 60,972,798
2019 1,179,874 59,174,891
2018 1,168,929 57,437,145
2017 1,158,195 55,652,890
2016 1,149,507 53,824,013
2015 1,142,813 52,020,962
2014 1,136,299 50,351,512
2013 1,129,990 48,824,128
2012 1,123,863 47,374,260
2011 1,117,833 46,029,367
2010 1,111,650 44,758,488
2009 1,105,153 43,633,982
2008 1,098,091 42,570,728
2007 1,090,705 41,435,512
2006 1,084,436 40,294,902
2005 1,079,022 39,182,076
2004 1,073,159 38,109,668
2003 1,066,700 37,089,555
2002 1,059,441 36,121,304
2001 1,051,064 35,198,299
2000 1,041,414 34,260,139
1999 1,030,782 33,300,330
1998 1,019,653 32,420,458
1997 1,006,635 31,578,089
1996 989,841 30,945,762
1995 970,433 30,383,497
1994 971,212 29,442,356
1993 971,318 28,332,692
1992 943,416 27,457,588
1991 908,189 26,780,436
1990 872,428 26,110,207
1989 837,800 25,438,759
1988 799,798 24,769,686
1987 763,811 24,030,378
1986 734,732 23,258,959
1985 706,196 22,501,693
1984 680,783 21,779,066
1983 658,957 21,079,874
1982 637,652 20,398,571
1981 616,808 19,784,703
1980 596,644 19,189,769
1979 577,199 18,592,038
1978 558,446 17,976,566
1977 540,348 17,352,929
1976 523,330 16,736,211
1975 507,673 16,138,361
1974 492,988 15,561,630
1973 479,038 15,010,101
1972 465,788 14,479,308
1971 453,183 13,971,451
1970 441,216 13,492,677
1969 429,875 13,036,700
1968 419,147 12,602,076
1967 409,031 12,200,109
1966 398,766 11,827,459
1965 388,336 11,470,728
1964 378,656 11,127,826
1963 369,759 10,799,528
1962 361,365 10,487,756
1961 353,264 10,187,886
1960 345,337 9,901,419

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Tanzania
2100 -0.67% 0.89%
2099 -0.61% 0.9%
2098 -0.59% 0.93%
2097 -0.59% 0.94%
2096 -0.59% 0.96%
2095 -0.58% 0.97%
2094 -0.56% 1%
2093 -0.54% 1.02%
2092 -0.56% 1.05%
2091 -0.52% 1.06%
2090 -0.53% 1.08%
2089 -0.49% 1.11%
2088 -0.48% 1.13%
2087 -0.48% 1.16%
2086 -0.49% 1.18%
2085 -0.48% 1.19%
2084 -0.44% 1.21%
2083 -0.42% 1.23%
2082 -0.36% 1.25%
2081 -0.36% 1.28%
2080 -0.33% 1.31%
2079 -0.3% 1.33%
2078 -0.32% 1.35%
2077 -0.32% 1.38%
2076 -0.29% 1.4%
2075 -0.29% 1.43%
2074 -0.24% 1.45%
2073 -0.21% 1.47%
2072 -0.2% 1.5%
2071 -0.15% 1.53%
2070 -0.16% 1.55%
2069 -0.13% 1.57%
2068 -0.11% 1.6%
2067 -0.05% 1.62%
2066 -0.05% 1.68%
2065 -0.03% 1.69%
2064 -0.01% 1.71%
2063 0.03% 1.74%
2062 0.05% 1.76%
2061 0.05% 1.78%
2060 0.12% 1.81%
2059 0.17% 1.84%
2058 0.18% 1.87%
2057 0.18% 1.92%
2056 0.2% 1.94%
2055 0.23% 1.95%
2054 0.28% 1.97%
2053 0.32% 2%
2052 0.36% 2.03%
2051 0.36% 2.07%
2050 0.43% 2.09%
2049 0.43% 2.14%
2048 0.45% 2.18%
2047 0.48% 2.21%
2046 0.53% 2.23%
2045 0.53% 2.26%
2044 0.56% 2.28%
2043 0.59% 2.32%
2042 0.67% 2.34%
2041 0.63% 2.37%
2040 0.68% 2.41%
2039 0.73% 2.45%
2038 0.71% 2.47%
2037 0.77% 2.52%
2036 0.79% 2.54%
2035 0.83% 2.59%
2034 0.88% 2.59%
2033 0.88% 2.63%
2032 0.88% 2.68%
2031 0.98% 2.7%
2030 0.94% 2.74%
2029 0.97% 2.75%
2028 1.02% 2.79%
2027 1.08% 2.83%
2026 1.09% 2.89%
2025 1.05% 2.91%
2024 1% 2.92%
2023 0.95% 2.95%
2022 1.02% 2.99%
2021 1.16% 3.05%
2020 1.09% 3.04%
2019 0.94% 3.03%
2018 0.93% 3.21%
2017 0.76% 3.4%
2016 0.59% 3.47%
2015 0.57% 3.32%
2014 0.56% 3.13%
2013 0.55% 3.06%
2012 0.54% 2.92%
2011 0.56% 2.84%
2010 0.59% 2.58%
2009 0.64% 2.5%
2008 0.68% 2.74%
2007 0.58% 2.83%
2006 0.5% 2.84%
2005 0.55% 2.81%
2004 0.61% 2.75%
2003 0.69% 2.68%
2002 0.8% 2.62%
2001 0.93% 2.74%
2000 1.03% 2.88%
1999 1.09% 2.71%
1998 1.29% 2.67%
1997 1.7% 2.04%
1996 2% 1.85%
1995 -0.08% 3.2%
1994 -0.01% 3.92%
1993 2.96% 3.19%
1992 3.88% 2.53%
1991 4.1% 2.57%
1990 4.13% 2.64%
1989 4.75% 2.7%
1988 4.71% 3.08%
1987 3.96% 3.32%
1986 4.04% 3.37%
1985 3.73% 3.32%
1984 3.31% 3.32%
1983 3.34% 3.34%
1982 3.38% 3.1%
1981 3.38% 3.1%
1980 3.37% 3.21%
1979 3.36% 3.42%
1978 3.35% 3.59%
1977 3.25% 3.68%
1976 3.08% 3.7%
1975 2.98% 3.71%
1974 2.91% 3.67%
1973 2.84% 3.67%
1972 2.78% 3.63%
1971 2.71% 3.55%
1970 2.64% 3.5%
1969 2.56% 3.45%
1968 2.47% 3.29%
1967 2.57% 3.15%
1966 2.69% 3.11%
1965 2.56% 3.08%
1964 2.41% 3.04%
1963 2.32% 2.97%
1962 2.29% 2.94%
1961 2.3% 2.89%

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 Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Tanzania
Current population
1273390
73145892
Population rank 156/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.88%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -12,730
Net migration rank 121/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -12,730
2024 - -6,754 - -29,865
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 17,314 -4,242 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 18,899 -4,242 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,726,909 119,142
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,659,502 152,194
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,592,882 201,495
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,509,008 1,241
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 16,595 -9,271 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 16,133 -10,923 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 15,945 -10,330 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 15,979 -9,863 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 16,396 -9,595 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 16,924 -9,209 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 17,824 -8,788 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 18,830 -8,563 985,185 -9,701
1999 19,420 -8,421 948,659 -4,489
1998 19,762 -8,505 920,806 -105,184
1997 20,686 -5,911 882,544 -13,400
1996 21,858 -3,049 868,524 -473,007
1995 23,029 -3,023 838,980 -109,971
1994 26,703 -48,259 803,953 349,348
1993 28,046 -6,692 778,044 288,004
1992 28,446 6,011 767,961 -83,825
1991 28,497 7,496 762,011 -91,851
1990 28,349 7,169 750,825 -80,529
1989 28,257 5,477 743,854 -71,268
1988 27,396 14,879 736,551 -71,012
1987 27,285 2,417 718,580 94,498
1986 27,096 1,353 705,677 24,101
1985 26,835 1,792 697,867 86,864
1984 26,149 -3,949 687,435 -26,938
1983 24,883 -3,429 679,720 58,161
1982 24,742 -3,574 662,627 -37,883
1981 23,973 -3,464 645,496 -42,485
1980 23,153 -3,350 629,444 -42,588
1979 22,299 -3,210 613,388 -4,792
1978 21,466 -3,040 595,024 27,307
1977 20,609 -2,838 574,938 49,997
1976 19,734 -3,469 553,617 54,875
1975 18,849 -3,794 533,906 53,290
1974 17,971 -3,665 515,152 51,127
1973 17,145 -3,555 488,429 48,363
1972 16,353 -3,435 467,305 57,489
1971 15,615 -3,325 449,014 41,900
1970 14,873 -3,230 427,988 38,635
1969 14,164 -3,127 408,322 37,006
1968 13,449 -3,029 389,467 34,455
1967 12,773 -2,964 374,763 5,265
1966 12,282 -1,557 360,229 5,049
1965 11,719 -1,578 343,456 4,742
1964 11,266 -2,049 328,527 9,090
1963 10,929 -2,358 314,644 4,333
1962 10,601 -2,390 300,663 3,916
1961 10,262 -2,270 286,839 8,338
1960 9,947 -2,082 275,814 1,946

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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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