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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 41.9 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Eswatini vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Uganda
2100 1,352,676 122,461,518
2099 1,361,771 122,400,118
2098 1,370,136 122,328,333
2097 1,378,294 122,230,315
2096 1,386,470 122,110,905
2095 1,394,685 121,940,556
2094 1,402,820 121,763,948
2093 1,410,707 121,549,120
2092 1,418,422 121,301,128
2091 1,426,384 121,034,858
2090 1,433,911 120,731,912
2089 1,441,481 120,392,371
2088 1,448,623 120,029,300
2087 1,455,625 119,633,372
2086 1,462,692 119,221,630
2085 1,469,955 118,780,837
2084 1,477,042 118,304,392
2083 1,483,569 117,787,304
2082 1,489,850 117,240,484
2081 1,495,270 116,673,088
2080 1,500,616 116,061,969
2079 1,505,611 115,440,209
2078 1,510,082 114,771,629
2077 1,514,879 114,085,142
2076 1,519,757 113,356,858
2075 1,524,151 112,604,741
2074 1,528,574 111,830,528
2073 1,532,275 111,038,122
2072 1,535,515 110,208,535
2071 1,538,642 109,360,734
2070 1,541,025 108,473,738
2069 1,543,544 107,576,028
2068 1,545,599 106,646,220
2067 1,547,340 105,691,752
2066 1,548,173 104,708,323
2065 1,548,989 103,707,399
2064 1,549,433 102,671,371
2063 1,549,585 101,616,654
2062 1,549,184 100,532,299
2061 1,548,383 99,421,530
2060 1,547,596 98,305,883
2059 1,545,737 97,158,930
2058 1,543,109 95,986,215
2057 1,540,394 94,793,892
2056 1,537,579 93,585,691
2055 1,534,469 92,357,892
2054 1,530,939 91,106,039
2053 1,526,664 89,831,291
2052 1,521,811 88,542,276
2051 1,516,286 87,244,950
2050 1,510,851 85,932,109
2049 1,504,429 84,607,399
2048 1,497,956 83,260,483
2047 1,491,300 81,904,082
2046 1,484,115 80,545,542
2045 1,476,270 79,185,378
2044 1,468,495 77,812,065
2043 1,460,344 76,431,508
2042 1,451,725 75,053,218
2041 1,442,112 73,680,031
2040 1,433,098 72,312,112
2039 1,423,349 70,942,351
2038 1,413,090 69,559,994
2037 1,403,127 68,166,092
2036 1,392,397 66,785,108
2035 1,381,536 65,392,706
2034 1,370,158 64,004,533
2033 1,358,179 62,616,072
2032 1,346,333 61,217,174
2031 1,334,598 59,807,490
2030 1,321,695 58,398,308
2029 1,309,323 56,989,526
2028 1,296,796 55,580,177
2027 1,283,692 54,175,341
2026 1,269,922 52,777,106
2025 1,256,174 51,384,894
2024 1,242,822 50,015,092
2023 1,230,506 48,656,601
2022 1,218,917 47,312,719
2021 1,206,593 45,910,930
2020 1,192,729 44,457,152
2019 1,179,874 42,999,637
2018 1,168,929 41,565,831
2017 1,158,195 40,177,388
2016 1,149,507 38,799,152
2015 1,142,813 37,531,446
2014 1,136,299 36,395,539
2013 1,129,990 35,337,042
2012 1,123,863 34,337,438
2011 1,117,833 33,354,543
2010 1,111,650 32,390,802
2009 1,105,153 31,451,151
2008 1,098,091 30,539,553
2007 1,090,705 29,653,430
2006 1,084,436 28,794,003
2005 1,079,022 27,963,289
2004 1,073,159 27,154,515
2003 1,066,700 26,352,124
2002 1,059,441 25,532,870
2001 1,051,064 24,745,676
2000 1,041,414 24,000,150
1999 1,030,782 23,257,281
1998 1,019,653 22,515,806
1997 1,006,635 21,856,046
1996 989,841 21,231,550
1995 970,433 20,665,667
1994 971,212 20,108,801
1993 971,318 19,445,161
1992 943,416 18,785,032
1991 908,189 18,155,901
1990 872,428 17,569,897
1989 837,800 17,010,698
1988 799,798 16,470,483
1987 763,811 15,954,170
1986 734,732 15,467,579
1985 706,196 15,023,681
1984 680,783 14,607,677
1983 658,957 14,221,881
1982 637,652 13,873,631
1981 616,808 13,556,452
1980 596,644 13,275,741
1979 577,199 13,002,163
1978 558,446 12,692,113
1977 540,348 12,359,669
1976 523,330 12,037,294
1975 507,673 11,725,240
1974 492,988 11,424,846
1973 479,038 11,144,236
1972 465,788 10,885,796
1971 453,183 10,618,206
1970 441,216 10,321,603
1969 429,875 10,014,858
1968 419,147 9,708,632
1967 409,031 9,408,924
1966 398,766 9,122,864
1965 388,336 8,849,203
1964 378,656 8,586,363
1963 369,759 8,333,663
1962 361,365 8,092,231
1961 353,264 7,862,217
1960 345,337 7,640,973

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Uganda
2100 -0.67% 0.05%
2099 -0.61% 0.06%
2098 -0.59% 0.08%
2097 -0.59% 0.1%
2096 -0.59% 0.14%
2095 -0.58% 0.15%
2094 -0.56% 0.18%
2093 -0.54% 0.2%
2092 -0.56% 0.22%
2091 -0.52% 0.25%
2090 -0.53% 0.28%
2089 -0.49% 0.3%
2088 -0.48% 0.33%
2087 -0.48% 0.35%
2086 -0.49% 0.37%
2085 -0.48% 0.4%
2084 -0.44% 0.44%
2083 -0.42% 0.47%
2082 -0.36% 0.49%
2081 -0.36% 0.53%
2080 -0.33% 0.54%
2079 -0.3% 0.58%
2078 -0.32% 0.6%
2077 -0.32% 0.64%
2076 -0.29% 0.67%
2075 -0.29% 0.69%
2074 -0.24% 0.71%
2073 -0.21% 0.75%
2072 -0.2% 0.78%
2071 -0.15% 0.82%
2070 -0.16% 0.83%
2069 -0.13% 0.87%
2068 -0.11% 0.9%
2067 -0.05% 0.94%
2066 -0.05% 0.97%
2065 -0.03% 1.01%
2064 -0.01% 1.04%
2063 0.03% 1.08%
2062 0.05% 1.12%
2061 0.05% 1.13%
2060 0.12% 1.18%
2059 0.17% 1.22%
2058 0.18% 1.26%
2057 0.18% 1.29%
2056 0.2% 1.33%
2055 0.23% 1.37%
2054 0.28% 1.42%
2053 0.32% 1.46%
2052 0.36% 1.49%
2051 0.36% 1.53%
2050 0.43% 1.57%
2049 0.43% 1.62%
2048 0.45% 1.66%
2047 0.48% 1.69%
2046 0.53% 1.72%
2045 0.53% 1.76%
2044 0.56% 1.81%
2043 0.59% 1.84%
2042 0.67% 1.86%
2041 0.63% 1.89%
2040 0.68% 1.93%
2039 0.73% 1.99%
2038 0.71% 2.04%
2037 0.77% 2.07%
2036 0.79% 2.13%
2035 0.83% 2.17%
2034 0.88% 2.22%
2033 0.88% 2.29%
2032 0.88% 2.36%
2031 0.98% 2.41%
2030 0.94% 2.47%
2029 0.97% 2.54%
2028 1.02% 2.59%
2027 1.08% 2.65%
2026 1.09% 2.71%
2025 1.07% 2.74%
2024 1% 2.79%
2023 0.95% 2.84%
2022 1.02% 3.05%
2021 1.16% 3.27%
2020 1.09% 3.39%
2019 0.94% 3.45%
2018 0.93% 3.46%
2017 0.76% 3.55%
2016 0.59% 3.38%
2015 0.57% 3.12%
2014 0.56% 3%
2013 0.55% 2.91%
2012 0.54% 2.95%
2011 0.56% 2.98%
2010 0.59% 2.99%
2009 0.64% 2.98%
2008 0.68% 2.99%
2007 0.58% 2.98%
2006 0.5% 2.97%
2005 0.55% 2.98%
2004 0.61% 3.04%
2003 0.69% 3.21%
2002 0.8% 3.18%
2001 0.93% 3.11%
2000 1.03% 3.19%
1999 1.09% 3.29%
1998 1.29% 3.02%
1997 1.7% 2.94%
1996 2% 2.74%
1995 -0.08% 2.77%
1994 -0.01% 3.41%
1993 2.96% 3.51%
1992 3.88% 3.47%
1991 4.1% 3.34%
1990 4.13% 3.29%
1989 4.75% 3.28%
1988 4.71% 3.24%
1987 3.96% 3.15%
1986 4.04% 2.95%
1985 3.73% 2.85%
1984 3.31% 2.71%
1983 3.34% 2.51%
1982 3.38% 2.34%
1981 3.38% 2.11%
1980 3.37% 2.1%
1979 3.36% 2.44%
1978 3.35% 2.69%
1977 3.25% 2.68%
1976 3.08% 2.66%
1975 2.98% 2.63%
1974 2.91% 2.52%
1973 2.84% 2.37%
1972 2.78% 2.52%
1971 2.71% 2.87%
1970 2.64% 3.06%
1969 2.56% 3.15%
1968 2.47% 3.19%
1967 2.57% 3.14%
1966 2.69% 3.09%
1965 2.56% 3.06%
1964 2.41% 3.03%
1963 2.32% 2.98%
1962 2.29% 2.93%
1961 2.3% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Uganda
Current population
1276995
53495325
Population rank 156/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.64%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 21/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -119,059
Net migration rank 121/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -119,059
2024 19,782 -6,754 1,483,898 -117,924
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 17,314 -4,242 1,423,377 43,464
2020 18,899 -4,242 1,397,288 43,464
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,367,044 107,210
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,332,600 60,724
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,290,658 92,879
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,249,565 123,379
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 16,595 -9,271 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 16,133 -10,923 999,958 -156,232
2005 15,945 -10,330 969,096 -151,386
2004 15,979 -9,863 938,623 -138,770
2003 16,396 -9,595 901,374 -96,429
2002 16,924 -9,209 868,756 -35,149
2001 17,824 -8,788 836,751 -95,956
2000 18,830 -8,563 803,069 -52,824
1999 19,420 -8,421 775,166 -39,695
1998 19,762 -8,505 741,175 6,277
1997 20,686 -5,911 727,523 -155,461
1996 21,858 -3,049 699,707 -22,795
1995 23,029 -3,023 697,218 -242,378
1994 26,703 -48,259 675,092 -16,198
1993 28,046 -6,692 650,032 18,349
1992 28,446 6,011 627,139 24,723
1991 28,497 7,496 602,740 3,643
1990 28,349 7,169 587,291 -21,688
1989 28,257 5,477 565,367 -12,576
1988 27,396 14,879 547,759 -20,113
1987 27,285 2,417 527,397 -22,415
1986 27,096 1,353 487,693 -19,485
1985 26,835 1,792 462,534 -42,942
1984 26,149 -3,949 421,241 -8,818
1983 24,883 -3,429 404,940 -45,776
1982 24,742 -3,574 390,820 -53,497
1981 23,973 -3,464 380,028 -83,010
1980 23,153 -3,350 370,287 -105,900
1979 22,299 -3,210 381,626 -98,863
1978 21,466 -3,040 371,930 -34,606
1977 20,609 -2,838 365,216 -37,671
1976 19,734 -3,469 359,458 -42,259
1975 18,849 -3,794 354,278 -47,359
1974 17,971 -3,665 345,773 -51,910
1973 17,145 -3,555 340,780 -73,439
1972 16,353 -3,435 335,935 -86,409
1971 15,615 -3,325 328,294 -42,642
1970 14,873 -3,230 333,202 -25,646
1969 14,164 -3,127 320,486 -14,548
1968 13,449 -3,029 309,725 -3,214
1967 12,773 -2,964 296,692 -3,773
1966 12,282 -1,557 282,225 -3,021
1965 11,719 -1,578 271,830 -3,716
1964 11,266 -2,049 260,733 -3,169
1963 10,929 -2,358 250,885 -3,058
1962 10,601 -2,390 241,513 -6,470
1961 10,262 -2,270 232,894 -7,893
1960 9,947 -2,082 225,080 -7,586

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

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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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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