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Population in Eswatini compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 54.9 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Eswatini vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini United Kingdom
2100 1,352,676 74,517,005
2099 1,361,771 74,647,273
2098 1,370,136 74,766,073
2097 1,378,294 74,879,923
2096 1,386,470 74,991,940
2095 1,394,685 75,102,041
2094 1,402,820 75,198,597
2093 1,410,707 75,296,704
2092 1,418,422 75,390,038
2091 1,426,384 75,480,137
2090 1,433,911 75,566,962
2089 1,441,481 75,649,353
2088 1,448,623 75,721,067
2087 1,455,625 75,791,990
2086 1,462,692 75,859,854
2085 1,469,955 75,918,647
2084 1,477,042 75,969,065
2083 1,483,569 76,018,614
2082 1,489,850 76,059,464
2081 1,495,270 76,086,593
2080 1,500,616 76,118,679
2079 1,505,611 76,147,352
2078 1,510,082 76,165,841
2077 1,514,879 76,183,437
2076 1,519,757 76,185,828
2075 1,524,151 76,198,349
2074 1,528,574 76,209,676
2073 1,532,275 76,218,781
2072 1,535,515 76,211,187
2071 1,538,642 76,200,495
2070 1,541,025 76,190,801
2069 1,543,544 76,184,140
2068 1,545,599 76,183,288
2067 1,547,340 76,175,881
2066 1,548,173 76,168,987
2065 1,548,989 76,168,193
2064 1,549,433 76,165,129
2063 1,549,585 76,165,534
2062 1,549,184 76,158,910
2061 1,548,383 76,156,587
2060 1,547,596 76,157,104
2059 1,545,737 76,157,593
2058 1,543,109 76,139,384
2057 1,540,394 76,119,478
2056 1,537,579 76,086,799
2055 1,534,469 76,047,952
2054 1,530,939 75,980,524
2053 1,526,664 75,907,047
2052 1,521,811 75,815,200
2051 1,516,286 75,709,173
2050 1,510,851 75,591,218
2049 1,504,429 75,460,140
2048 1,497,956 75,313,837
2047 1,491,300 75,153,802
2046 1,484,115 74,986,563
2045 1,476,270 74,808,886
2044 1,468,495 74,623,687
2043 1,460,344 74,424,133
2042 1,451,725 74,224,922
2041 1,442,112 74,020,934
2040 1,433,098 73,812,680
2039 1,423,349 73,600,788
2038 1,413,090 73,378,310
2037 1,403,127 73,155,497
2036 1,392,397 72,921,995
2035 1,381,536 72,671,687
2034 1,370,158 72,418,766
2033 1,358,179 72,145,065
2032 1,346,333 71,869,259
2031 1,334,598 71,581,519
2030 1,321,695 71,267,237
2029 1,309,323 70,948,992
2028 1,296,796 70,609,246
2027 1,283,692 70,248,858
2026 1,269,922 69,883,746
2025 1,256,174 69,487,000
2024 1,242,822 69,281,000
2023 1,230,506 68,526,000
2022 1,218,917 67,636,000
2021 1,206,593 66,978,000
2020 1,192,729 66,740,000
2019 1,179,874 66,628,000
2018 1,168,929 66,287,000
2017 1,158,195 65,964,000
2016 1,149,507 65,606,000
2015 1,142,813 65,087,000
2014 1,136,299 64,619,000
2013 1,129,990 64,138,000
2012 1,123,863 63,711,000
2011 1,117,833 63,258,810
2010 1,111,650 62,766,365
2009 1,105,153 62,276,270
2008 1,098,091 61,806,995
2007 1,090,705 61,322,463
2006 1,084,436 60,846,820
2005 1,079,022 60,401,206
2004 1,073,159 59,987,905
2003 1,066,700 59,647,577
2002 1,059,441 59,370,479
2001 1,051,064 59,119,673
2000 1,041,414 58,892,514
1999 1,030,782 58,682,466
1998 1,019,653 58,487,141
1997 1,006,635 58,316,954
1996 989,841 58,166,950
1995 970,433 58,019,030
1994 971,212 57,865,745
1993 971,318 57,718,614
1992 943,416 57,580,402
1991 908,189 57,424,897
1990 872,428 57,247,586
1989 837,800 57,076,711
1988 799,798 56,928,327
1987 763,811 56,802,050
1986 734,732 56,681,396
1985 706,196 56,550,268
1984 680,783 56,422,072
1983 658,957 56,332,848
1982 637,652 56,313,641
1981 616,808 56,333,829
1980 596,644 56,314,216
1979 577,199 56,246,951
1978 558,446 56,196,504
1977 540,348 56,193,492
1976 523,330 56,211,968
1975 507,673 56,225,800
1974 492,988 56,229,974
1973 479,038 56,194,527
1972 465,788 56,086,065
1971 453,183 55,896,223
1970 441,216 55,663,250
1969 429,875 55,441,750
1968 419,147 55,211,700
1967 409,031 54,943,600
1966 398,766 54,648,500
1965 388,336 54,348,050
1964 378,656 54,000,000
1963 369,759 53,650,000
1962 361,365 53,250,000
1961 353,264 52,800,000
1960 345,337 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini United Kingdom
2100 -0.67% -0.17%
2099 -0.61% -0.16%
2098 -0.59% -0.15%
2097 -0.59% -0.15%
2096 -0.59% -0.15%
2095 -0.58% -0.13%
2094 -0.56% -0.13%
2093 -0.54% -0.12%
2092 -0.56% -0.12%
2091 -0.52% -0.11%
2090 -0.53% -0.11%
2089 -0.49% -0.09%
2088 -0.48% -0.09%
2087 -0.48% -0.09%
2086 -0.49% -0.08%
2085 -0.48% -0.07%
2084 -0.44% -0.07%
2083 -0.42% -0.05%
2082 -0.36% -0.04%
2081 -0.36% -0.04%
2080 -0.33% -0.04%
2079 -0.3% -0.02%
2078 -0.32% -0.02%
2077 -0.32% -0.003%
2076 -0.29% -0.02%
2075 -0.29% -0.01%
2074 -0.24% -0.01%
2073 -0.21% 0.01%
2072 -0.2% 0.01%
2071 -0.15% 0.01%
2070 -0.16% 0.009%
2069 -0.13% 0.001%
2068 -0.11% 0.01%
2067 -0.05% 0.009%
2066 -0.05% 0.001%
2065 -0.03% 0.004%
2064 -0.01% -0%
2063 0.03% 0.009%
2062 0.05% 0.003%
2061 0.05% -0.001%
2060 0.12% -0.001%
2059 0.17% 0.02%
2058 0.18% 0.03%
2057 0.18% 0.04%
2056 0.2% 0.05%
2055 0.23% 0.09%
2054 0.28% 0.1%
2053 0.32% 0.12%
2052 0.36% 0.14%
2051 0.36% 0.16%
2050 0.43% 0.17%
2049 0.43% 0.19%
2048 0.45% 0.21%
2047 0.48% 0.22%
2046 0.53% 0.24%
2045 0.53% 0.25%
2044 0.56% 0.27%
2043 0.59% 0.27%
2042 0.67% 0.28%
2041 0.63% 0.28%
2040 0.68% 0.29%
2039 0.73% 0.3%
2038 0.71% 0.3%
2037 0.77% 0.32%
2036 0.79% 0.34%
2035 0.83% 0.35%
2034 0.88% 0.38%
2033 0.88% 0.38%
2032 0.88% 0.4%
2031 0.98% 0.44%
2030 0.94% 0.45%
2029 0.97% 0.48%
2028 1.02% 0.51%
2027 1.08% 0.52%
2026 1.09% 0.57%
2025 1.07% 0.3%
2024 1% 1.1%
2023 0.95% 1.32%
2022 1.02% 0.98%
2021 1.16% 0.36%
2020 1.09% 0.17%
2019 0.94% 0.51%
2018 0.93% 0.49%
2017 0.76% 0.55%
2016 0.59% 0.8%
2015 0.57% 0.72%
2014 0.56% 0.75%
2013 0.55% 0.67%
2012 0.54% 0.71%
2011 0.56% 0.78%
2010 0.59% 0.79%
2009 0.64% 0.76%
2008 0.68% 0.79%
2007 0.58% 0.78%
2006 0.5% 0.74%
2005 0.55% 0.69%
2004 0.61% 0.57%
2003 0.69% 0.47%
2002 0.8% 0.42%
2001 0.93% 0.39%
2000 1.03% 0.36%
1999 1.09% 0.33%
1998 1.29% 0.29%
1997 1.7% 0.26%
1996 2% 0.25%
1995 -0.08% 0.26%
1994 -0.01% 0.25%
1993 2.96% 0.24%
1992 3.88% 0.27%
1991 4.1% 0.31%
1990 4.13% 0.3%
1989 4.75% 0.26%
1988 4.71% 0.22%
1987 3.96% 0.21%
1986 4.04% 0.23%
1985 3.73% 0.23%
1984 3.31% 0.16%
1983 3.34% 0.03%
1982 3.38% -0.04%
1981 3.38% 0.03%
1980 3.37% 0.12%
1979 3.36% 0.09%
1978 3.35% 0.005%
1977 3.25% -0.03%
1976 3.08% -0.02%
1975 2.98% -0.007%
1974 2.91% 0.06%
1973 2.84% 0.19%
1972 2.78% 0.34%
1971 2.71% 0.42%
1970 2.64% 0.4%
1969 2.56% 0.42%
1968 2.47% 0.49%
1967 2.57% 0.54%
1966 2.69% 0.55%
1965 2.56% 0.64%
1964 2.41% 0.65%
1963 2.32% 0.75%
1962 2.29% 0.85%
1961 2.3% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Eswatini United Kingdom
Current population
1276995
70071289
Population rank 156/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.84%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +37 +564
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 145/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +389,911
Net migration rank 121/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 389,911
2024 19,782 -6,754 13,233 417,114
2023 20,147 -8,549 34,606 445,523
2022 20,125 -8,549 39,770 487,029
2021 17,314 -4,242 30,609 462,967
2020 18,899 -4,242 -4,272 144,221
2019 19,488 -8,439 108,338 232,727
2018 19,392 -8,546 119,317 259,744
2017 19,278 -8,658 145,121 272,311
2016 19,233 -12,481 177,136 324,649
2015 19,223 -12,582 175,735 347,839
2014 19,107 -12,724 206,781 306,091
2013 18,903 -12,664 198,827 237,272
2012 18,308 -12,294 248,473 172,088
2011 17,645 -11,596 259,361 228,773
2010 17,652 -11,334 251,066 274,811
2009 17,656 -10,989 230,422 249,639
2008 17,275 -9,822 216,325 263,390
2007 16,595 -9,271 196,232 309,385
2006 16,133 -10,923 176,455 288,923
2005 15,945 -10,330 144,963 308,279
2004 15,979 -9,863 131,974 276,077
2003 16,396 -9,595 89,471 211,846
2002 16,924 -9,209 65,308 203,577
2001 17,824 -8,788 65,032 175,133
2000 18,830 -8,563 70,671 153,917
1999 19,420 -8,421 64,551 152,653
1998 19,762 -8,505 87,730 125,541
1997 20,686 -5,911 99,138 59,723
1996 21,858 -3,049 98,884 54,964
1995 23,029 -3,023 87,028 61,385
1994 26,703 -48,259 127,304 45,339
1993 28,046 -6,692 103,893 27,403
1992 28,446 6,011 149,709 17,846
1991 28,497 7,496 143,562 27,601
1990 28,349 7,169 154,569 57,132
1989 28,257 5,477 119,861 49,586
1988 27,396 14,879 136,628 13,952
1987 27,285 2,417 136,325 8,266
1986 27,096 1,353 90,690 41,836
1985 26,835 1,792 79,170 83,164
1984 26,149 -3,949 84,633 71,107
1983 24,883 -3,429 61,966 27,063
1982 24,742 -3,574 56,314 -61,152
1981 23,973 -3,464 73,234 -83,876
1980 23,153 -3,350 95,734 -25,187
1979 22,299 -3,210 61,872 11,255
1978 21,466 -3,040 16,859 3,783
1977 20,609 -2,838 0 -21,636
1976 19,734 -3,469 -5,621 -19,135
1975 18,849 -3,794 33,735 -40,241
1974 17,971 -3,665 67,476 -65,710
1973 17,145 -3,555 112,389 -33,840
1972 16,353 -3,435 162,650 -1,406
1971 15,615 -3,325 257,123 1,175
1970 14,873 -3,230 244,918 -15,254
1969 14,164 -3,127 260,577 -60,655
1968 13,449 -3,029 292,622 -38,852
1967 12,773 -2,964 346,145 -39,659
1966 12,282 -1,557 333,356 -27,935
1965 11,719 -1,578 364,132 -24,955
1964 11,266 -2,049 405,000 -23,885
1963 10,929 -2,358 337,995 8,271
1962 10,601 -2,390 340,800 76,443
1961 10,262 -2,270 311,519 52,295
1960 9,947 -2,082 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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