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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 31.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Eswatini vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Ukraine
2100 1,352,404 15,493,960
2099 1,361,498 15,751,557
2098 1,369,861 16,012,938
2097 1,378,017 16,278,602
2096 1,386,191 16,547,938
2095 1,394,405 16,820,897
2094 1,402,538 17,098,910
2093 1,410,423 17,381,822
2092 1,418,137 17,669,049
2091 1,426,097 17,960,681
2090 1,433,623 18,257,867
2089 1,441,192 18,559,027
2088 1,448,332 18,865,031
2087 1,455,333 19,176,483
2086 1,462,398 19,492,606
2085 1,469,660 19,812,584
2084 1,476,745 20,138,855
2083 1,483,271 20,468,747
2082 1,489,551 20,803,241
2081 1,494,969 21,140,953
2080 1,500,315 21,482,498
2079 1,505,309 21,827,152
2078 1,509,779 22,175,099
2077 1,514,574 22,525,846
2076 1,519,452 22,879,896
2075 1,523,845 23,236,521
2074 1,528,267 23,596,095
2073 1,531,967 23,957,807
2072 1,535,206 24,319,928
2071 1,538,333 24,685,370
2070 1,540,715 25,053,352
2069 1,543,234 25,423,272
2068 1,545,288 25,794,560
2067 1,547,029 26,168,072
2066 1,547,862 26,543,206
2065 1,548,678 26,920,121
2064 1,549,121 27,298,592
2063 1,549,274 27,677,528
2062 1,548,873 28,056,960
2061 1,548,072 28,437,884
2060 1,547,285 28,818,343
2059 1,545,426 29,198,891
2058 1,542,799 29,580,044
2057 1,540,085 29,958,884
2056 1,537,270 30,335,136
2055 1,534,161 30,710,041
2054 1,530,631 31,080,334
2053 1,526,357 31,447,868
2052 1,521,506 31,811,171
2051 1,515,982 32,170,929
2050 1,510,547 32,525,262
2049 1,504,126 32,875,483
2048 1,497,656 33,217,836
2047 1,491,001 33,556,749
2046 1,483,817 33,892,646
2045 1,475,974 34,221,999
2044 1,468,200 34,547,153
2043 1,460,050 34,869,270
2042 1,451,433 35,189,550
2041 1,441,822 35,507,946
2040 1,432,811 35,823,225
2039 1,423,063 36,141,658
2038 1,412,806 36,457,134
2037 1,402,845 36,772,578
2036 1,392,117 37,084,252
2035 1,381,258 37,396,243
2034 1,369,883 37,706,533
2033 1,357,906 38,015,585
2032 1,346,063 38,322,554
2031 1,334,330 38,630,259
2030 1,321,430 38,935,791
2029 1,309,060 39,238,099
2028 1,296,535 39,537,815
2027 1,283,434 39,830,895
2026 1,269,667 40,125,599
2025 1,255,921 38,707,520
2024 1,242,822 37,860,221
2023 1,230,506 37,732,836
2022 1,218,917 41,048,766
2021 1,206,593 44,298,640
2020 1,192,729 44,680,014
2019 1,179,874 44,957,458
2018 1,168,929 45,208,907
2017 1,158,195 45,436,041
2016 1,149,507 45,616,832
2015 1,142,813 45,784,896
2014 1,136,299 45,972,380
2013 1,129,990 46,126,770
2012 1,123,863 46,210,056
2011 1,117,833 46,307,853
2010 1,111,650 46,456,003
2009 1,105,153 46,623,731
2008 1,098,091 46,819,175
2007 1,090,705 47,062,798
2006 1,084,436 47,278,694
2005 1,079,022 47,585,556
2004 1,073,159 47,979,507
2003 1,066,700 48,315,136
2002 1,059,441 48,677,281
2001 1,051,064 49,106,855
2000 1,041,414 49,556,660
1999 1,030,782 49,976,446
1998 1,019,653 50,379,731
1997 1,006,635 50,786,885
1996 989,841 51,226,109
1995 970,433 51,665,539
1994 971,212 52,075,998
1993 971,318 52,350,126
1992 943,416 52,323,671
1991 908,189 52,170,961
1990 872,428 52,054,092
1989 837,800 51,917,817
1988 799,798 51,724,853
1987 763,811 51,515,732
1986 734,732 51,318,745
1985 706,196 51,108,770
1984 680,783 50,887,599
1983 658,957 50,637,029
1982 637,652 50,402,724
1981 616,808 50,189,281
1980 596,644 49,955,152
1979 577,199 49,721,381
1978 558,446 49,521,243
1977 540,348 49,336,481
1976 523,330 49,120,842
1975 507,673 48,865,229
1974 492,988 48,576,570
1973 479,038 48,277,121
1972 465,788 47,946,893
1971 453,183 47,573,287
1970 441,216 47,261,306
1969 429,875 46,976,256
1968 419,147 46,614,325
1967 409,031 46,215,988
1966 398,766 45,802,519
1965 388,336 45,386,892
1964 378,656 44,951,156
1963 369,759 44,462,372
1962 361,365 43,943,674
1961 353,264 43,399,766
1960 345,337 42,824,093

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Ukraine
2100 -0.67% -1.64%
2099 -0.61% -1.63%
2098 -0.59% -1.63%
2097 -0.59% -1.63%
2096 -0.59% -1.62%
2095 -0.58% -1.63%
2094 -0.56% -1.63%
2093 -0.54% -1.63%
2092 -0.56% -1.62%
2091 -0.52% -1.63%
2090 -0.53% -1.62%
2089 -0.49% -1.62%
2088 -0.48% -1.62%
2087 -0.48% -1.62%
2086 -0.49% -1.62%
2085 -0.48% -1.62%
2084 -0.44% -1.61%
2083 -0.42% -1.61%
2082 -0.36% -1.6%
2081 -0.36% -1.59%
2080 -0.33% -1.58%
2079 -0.3% -1.57%
2078 -0.32% -1.56%
2077 -0.32% -1.55%
2076 -0.29% -1.53%
2075 -0.29% -1.52%
2074 -0.24% -1.51%
2073 -0.21% -1.49%
2072 -0.2% -1.48%
2071 -0.15% -1.47%
2070 -0.16% -1.46%
2069 -0.13% -1.44%
2068 -0.11% -1.43%
2067 -0.05% -1.41%
2066 -0.05% -1.4%
2065 -0.03% -1.39%
2064 -0.01% -1.37%
2063 0.03% -1.35%
2062 0.05% -1.34%
2061 0.05% -1.32%
2060 0.12% -1.3%
2059 0.17% -1.29%
2058 0.18% -1.26%
2057 0.18% -1.24%
2056 0.2% -1.22%
2055 0.23% -1.19%
2054 0.28% -1.17%
2053 0.32% -1.14%
2052 0.36% -1.12%
2051 0.36% -1.09%
2050 0.43% -1.07%
2049 0.43% -1.03%
2048 0.45% -1.01%
2047 0.48% -0.99%
2046 0.53% -0.96%
2045 0.53% -0.94%
2044 0.56% -0.92%
2043 0.59% -0.91%
2042 0.67% -0.9%
2041 0.63% -0.88%
2040 0.68% -0.88%
2039 0.73% -0.87%
2038 0.71% -0.86%
2037 0.77% -0.84%
2036 0.79% -0.83%
2035 0.83% -0.82%
2034 0.88% -0.81%
2033 0.88% -0.8%
2032 0.88% -0.8%
2031 0.98% -0.78%
2030 0.94% -0.77%
2029 0.97% -0.76%
2028 1.02% -0.74%
2027 1.08% -0.73%
2026 1.09% 3.66%
2025 1.05% 2.24%
2024 1% 0.34%
2023 0.95% -8.08%
2022 1.02% -7.34%
2021 1.16% -0.85%
2020 1.09% -0.62%
2019 0.94% -0.56%
2018 0.93% -0.5%
2017 0.76% -0.4%
2016 0.59% -0.37%
2015 0.57% -0.41%
2014 0.56% -0.33%
2013 0.55% -0.18%
2012 0.54% -0.21%
2011 0.56% -0.32%
2010 0.59% -0.36%
2009 0.64% -0.42%
2008 0.68% -0.52%
2007 0.58% -0.46%
2006 0.5% -0.64%
2005 0.55% -0.82%
2004 0.61% -0.69%
2003 0.69% -0.74%
2002 0.8% -0.87%
2001 0.93% -0.91%
2000 1.03% -0.84%
1999 1.09% -0.8%
1998 1.29% -0.8%
1997 1.7% -0.86%
1996 2% -0.85%
1995 -0.08% -0.79%
1994 -0.01% -0.52%
1993 2.96% 0.05%
1992 3.88% 0.29%
1991 4.1% 0.22%
1990 4.13% 0.26%
1989 4.75% 0.37%
1988 4.71% 0.41%
1987 3.96% 0.38%
1986 4.04% 0.41%
1985 3.73% 0.43%
1984 3.31% 0.49%
1983 3.34% 0.46%
1982 3.38% 0.43%
1981 3.38% 0.47%
1980 3.37% 0.47%
1979 3.36% 0.4%
1978 3.35% 0.37%
1977 3.25% 0.44%
1976 3.08% 0.52%
1975 2.98% 0.59%
1974 2.91% 0.62%
1973 2.84% 0.69%
1972 2.78% 0.79%
1971 2.71% 0.66%
1970 2.64% 0.61%
1969 2.56% 0.78%
1968 2.47% 0.86%
1967 2.57% 0.9%
1966 2.69% 0.92%
1965 2.56% 0.97%
1964 2.41% 1.1%
1963 2.32% 1.18%
1962 2.29% 1.25%
1961 2.3% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Ukraine
Current population
1273390
40125599
Population rank 156/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.48%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +349
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 147/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,775 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 121/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 1,702,358
2024 - -6,754 - 1,146,012
2023 20,147 -8,549 -283,185 -299,961
2022 20,125 -8,549 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 17,314 -4,242 -449,941 -1,129
2020 18,899 -4,242 -307,533 -4,167
2019 19,488 -8,439 -236,296 -6,908
2018 19,392 -8,546 -227,491 -32,220
2017 19,278 -8,658 -158,390 -36,155
2016 19,233 -12,481 -135,710 -31,340
2015 19,223 -12,582 -147,107 -21,992
2014 19,107 -12,724 -140,216 -65,678
2013 18,903 -12,664 -129,662 26,781
2012 18,308 -12,294 -130,451 66,768
2011 17,645 -11,596 -158,372 26,457
2010 17,652 -11,334 -180,388 16,030
2009 17,656 -10,989 -197,918 26,796
2008 17,275 -9,822 -229,086 9,312
2007 16,595 -9,271 -282,659 15,237
2006 16,133 -10,923 -300,787 136,442
2005 15,945 -10,330 -337,857 -111,493
2004 15,979 -9,863 -344,157 5,644
2003 16,396 -9,595 -351,299 18,540
2002 16,924 -9,209 -364,544 -26,991
2001 17,824 -8,788 -374,734 -92,847
2000 18,830 -8,563 -364,143 -67,865
1999 19,420 -8,421 -348,286 -59,247
1998 19,762 -8,505 -318,299 -80,684
1997 20,686 -5,911 -306,549 -108,735
1996 21,858 -3,049 -305,154 -158,008
1995 23,029 -3,023 -281,629 -134,053
1994 26,703 -48,259 -238,820 -166,380
1993 28,046 -6,692 -169,405 26,357
1992 28,446 6,011 -95,857 291,788
1991 28,497 7,496 -16,486 125,962
1990 28,349 7,169 48,463 75,760
1989 28,257 5,477 106,431 36,978
1988 27,396 14,879 162,002 75,637
1987 27,285 2,417 198,850 -18,275
1986 27,096 1,353 225,751 -12,369
1985 26,835 1,792 201,011 5,546
1984 26,149 -3,949 222,430 13,340
1983 24,883 -3,429 241,741 23,608
1982 24,742 -3,574 194,101 9,096
1981 23,973 -3,464 182,839 40,807
1980 23,153 -3,350 197,223 47,406
1979 22,299 -3,210 197,294 25,635
1978 21,466 -3,040 206,554 -29,180
1977 20,609 -2,838 216,932 -24,745
1976 19,734 -3,469 247,323 -8,219
1975 18,849 -3,794 256,787 15,336
1974 17,971 -3,665 273,486 31,725
1973 17,145 -3,555 274,938 18,777
1972 16,353 -3,435 309,785 56,928
1971 15,615 -3,325 305,849 74,604
1970 14,873 -3,230 291,839 -48,335
1969 14,164 -3,127 274,858 51,763
1968 13,449 -3,029 295,162 102,096
1967 12,773 -2,964 313,899 85,527
1966 12,282 -1,557 337,794 89,737
1965 11,719 -1,578 334,365 69,354
1964 11,266 -2,049 391,120 76,650
1963 10,929 -2,358 449,648 60,178
1962 10,601 -2,390 481,887 45,712
1961 10,262 -2,270 508,602 51,625
1960 9,947 -2,082 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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