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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 104,175 people in Tonga in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 103,744 in Tonga.

Population statistics:

  • Eswatini's population is 12.2 times bigger than Tonga's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Tonga is the 183rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.001% for Tonga.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -0.25% in Tonga.
  • Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Tonga has declined from 106K to 104K (1.82% decline).
  • Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2100 for Tonga.

Eswatini vs Tonga: live population counter

Eswatini Tonga
Current population
1267161
103744
Population rank 156/197 183/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.001%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
20.8 hours
One birth every
17.7 minutes
3.62 hours
One death every
55.5 minutes
13 hours
One migration net change every
1.3 hours
4.08 hours
Annual migration change -6,754 -2,149
Daily growth/decline +34 -1
Annual growth/decline +12,316 -422
Annual growth/decline rate +1% -0.4%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 181/197

Eswatini and Tonga: population history and growth rate by year chart

Eswatini
Population

Growth rate
Tonga
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Eswatini Tonga Eswatini Tonga
1960 345,337 66,170 - -
1961 353,264 68,037 2.3% 2.82%
1962 361,365 69,940 2.29% 2.8%
1963 369,759 71,885 2.32% 2.78%
1964 378,656 73,879 2.41% 2.77%
1965 388,336 75,924 2.56% 2.77%
1966 398,766 78,002 2.69% 2.74%
1967 409,031 79,814 2.57% 2.32%
1968 419,147 81,353 2.47% 1.93%
1969 429,875 82,885 2.56% 1.88%
1970 441,216 84,401 2.64% 1.83%
1971 453,183 85,896 2.71% 1.77%
1972 465,788 87,356 2.78% 1.7%
1973 479,038 88,805 2.84% 1.66%
1974 492,988 90,683 2.91% 2.11%
1975 507,673 93,017 2.98% 2.57%
1976 523,330 95,325 3.08% 2.48%
1977 540,348 96,725 3.25% 1.47%
1978 558,446 97,204 3.35% 0.5%
1979 577,199 97,544 3.36% 0.35%
1980 596,644 97,769 3.37% 0.23%
1981 616,808 97,909 3.38% 0.14%
1982 637,652 97,980 3.38% 0.07%
1983 658,957 97,998 3.34% 0.02%
1984 680,783 97,990 3.31% -0.008%
1985 706,196 97,984 3.73% -0.006%
1986 734,732 98,010 4.04% 0.03%
1987 763,811 98,376 3.96% 0.37%
1988 799,798 98,969 4.71% 0.6%
1989 837,800 99,403 4.75% 0.44%
1990 872,428 99,700 4.13% 0.3%
1991 908,189 99,895 4.1% 0.2%
1992 943,416 100,022 3.88% 0.13%
1993 971,318 100,103 2.96% 0.08%
1994 971,212 100,166 -0.01% 0.06%
1995 970,433 100,225 -0.08% 0.06%
1996 989,841 100,275 2% 0.05%
1997 1,006,635 100,674 1.7% 0.4%
1998 1,019,653 101,388 1.29% 0.71%
1999 1,030,782 102,046 1.09% 0.65%
2000 1,041,414 102,677 1.03% 0.62%
2001 1,051,064 103,288 0.93% 0.6%
2002 1,059,441 103,874 0.8% 0.57%
2003 1,066,700 104,464 0.69% 0.57%
2004 1,073,159 105,071 0.61% 0.58%
2005 1,079,022 105,671 0.55% 0.57%
2006 1,084,436 106,253 0.5% 0.55%
2007 1,090,705 106,726 0.58% 0.45%
2008 1,098,091 107,020 0.68% 0.28%
2009 1,105,153 107,203 0.64% 0.17%
2010 1,111,650 107,400 0.59% 0.18%
2011 1,117,833 107,570 0.56% 0.16%
2012 1,123,863 107,460 0.54% -0.1%
2013 1,129,990 107,078 0.55% -0.36%
2014 1,136,299 106,609 0.56% -0.44%
2015 1,142,813 106,095 0.57% -0.48%
2016 1,149,507 105,524 0.59% -0.54%
2017 1,158,195 105,356 0.76% -0.16%
2018 1,168,929 105,567 0.93% 0.2%
2019 1,179,874 105,669 0.94% 0.1%
2020 1,192,729 105,704 1.09% 0.03%
2021 1,206,593 105,490 1.16% -0.2%
2022 1,218,917 105,042 1.02% -0.42%
2023 1,230,506 104,597 0.95% -0.42%
2024 1,242,822 104,175 1% -0.4%
2025 1,256,168 103,744 1.07% -0.41%
2026 1,269,854 103,290 1.09% -0.44%
2027 1,283,222 102,899 1.05% -0.38%
2028 1,295,964 102,568 0.99% -0.32%
2029 1,308,342 102,280 0.96% -0.28%
2030 1,320,904 102,069 0.96% -0.21%
2031 1,333,159 101,927 0.93% -0.14%
2032 1,344,893 101,837 0.88% -0.09%
2033 1,356,736 101,807 0.88% -0.03%
2034 1,368,346 101,806 0.86% -0.001%
2035 1,379,413 101,833 0.81% 0.03%
2036 1,390,148 101,895 0.78% 0.06%
2037 1,400,439 101,993 0.74% 0.1%
2038 1,410,496 102,173 0.72% 0.18%
2039 1,420,444 102,367 0.71% 0.19%
2040 1,429,771 102,568 0.66% 0.2%
2041 1,439,042 102,805 0.65% 0.23%
2042 1,448,106 103,038 0.63% 0.23%
2043 1,456,448 103,306 0.58% 0.26%
2044 1,464,359 103,612 0.54% 0.3%
2045 1,472,135 103,928 0.53% 0.3%
2046 1,479,603 104,232 0.51% 0.29%
2047 1,486,494 104,502 0.47% 0.26%
2048 1,493,017 104,744 0.44% 0.23%
2049 1,499,424 104,975 0.43% 0.22%
2050 1,505,327 105,193 0.39% 0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.8% to 1,505,327 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 60.7K
Tonga
City Population
Nukualofa 23.2K
Mua 5K

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