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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 270.2 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.17% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Eswatini vs United States: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini United States
2100 1,352,404 415,429,771
2099 1,361,498 414,829,167
2098 1,369,861 414,231,720
2097 1,378,017 413,576,381
2096 1,386,191 412,927,393
2095 1,394,405 412,225,379
2094 1,402,538 411,498,749
2093 1,410,423 410,785,729
2092 1,418,137 410,051,921
2091 1,426,097 409,320,183
2090 1,433,623 408,613,732
2089 1,441,192 407,885,645
2088 1,448,332 407,129,733
2087 1,455,333 406,421,298
2086 1,462,398 405,715,343
2085 1,469,660 405,059,379
2084 1,476,745 404,343,130
2083 1,483,271 403,612,785
2082 1,489,551 402,871,293
2081 1,494,969 402,054,554
2080 1,500,315 401,319,194
2079 1,505,309 400,554,914
2078 1,509,779 399,737,968
2077 1,514,574 398,906,565
2076 1,519,452 398,035,750
2075 1,523,845 397,109,170
2074 1,528,267 396,226,412
2073 1,531,967 395,307,725
2072 1,535,206 394,393,561
2071 1,538,333 393,415,363
2070 1,540,715 392,469,727
2069 1,543,234 391,479,981
2068 1,545,288 390,517,695
2067 1,547,029 389,543,856
2066 1,547,862 388,597,719
2065 1,548,678 387,685,327
2064 1,549,121 386,805,026
2063 1,549,274 385,911,917
2062 1,548,873 385,032,627
2061 1,548,072 384,170,837
2060 1,547,285 383,361,269
2059 1,545,426 382,542,030
2058 1,542,799 381,704,804
2057 1,540,085 380,907,023
2056 1,537,270 380,159,777
2055 1,534,161 379,430,756
2054 1,530,631 378,682,851
2053 1,526,357 377,878,421
2052 1,521,506 377,073,303
2051 1,515,982 376,229,840
2050 1,510,547 375,373,155
2049 1,504,126 374,493,150
2048 1,497,656 373,590,762
2047 1,491,001 372,626,259
2046 1,483,817 371,644,809
2045 1,475,974 370,602,914
2044 1,468,200 369,518,897
2043 1,460,050 368,375,680
2042 1,451,433 367,158,772
2041 1,441,822 365,937,822
2040 1,432,811 364,671,837
2039 1,423,063 363,367,337
2038 1,412,806 361,997,023
2037 1,402,845 360,606,236
2036 1,392,117 359,193,245
2035 1,381,258 357,750,686
2034 1,369,883 356,266,726
2033 1,357,906 354,775,032
2032 1,346,063 353,259,037
2031 1,334,330 351,721,511
2030 1,321,430 350,155,042
2029 1,309,060 348,564,667
2028 1,296,535 346,906,294
2027 1,283,434 345,257,605
2026 1,269,667 343,565,426
2025 1,255,921 341,784,857
2024 1,242,822 340,110,988
2023 1,230,506 334,914,895
2022 1,218,917 333,271,411
2021 1,206,593 331,893,745
2020 1,192,729 331,526,933
2019 1,179,874 328,329,953
2018 1,168,929 326,838,199
2017 1,158,195 325,122,128
2016 1,149,507 323,071,755
2015 1,142,813 320,738,994
2014 1,136,299 318,386,329
2013 1,129,990 316,059,947
2012 1,123,863 313,877,662
2011 1,117,833 311,583,481
2010 1,111,650 309,327,143
2009 1,105,153 306,771,529
2008 1,098,091 304,093,966
2007 1,090,705 301,231,207
2006 1,084,436 298,379,912
2005 1,079,022 295,516,599
2004 1,073,159 292,805,298
2003 1,066,700 290,107,933
2002 1,059,441 287,625,193
2001 1,051,064 284,968,955
2000 1,041,414 282,162,411
1999 1,030,782 279,294,713
1998 1,019,653 276,115,288
1997 1,006,635 272,911,760
1996 989,841 269,667,391
1995 970,433 266,557,091
1994 971,212 263,435,673
1993 971,318 260,255,352
1992 943,416 256,894,189
1991 908,189 253,492,503
1990 872,428 250,131,894
1989 837,800 246,819,222
1988 799,798 244,499,004
1987 763,811 242,288,936
1986 734,732 240,132,831
1985 706,196 237,923,734
1984 680,783 235,824,908
1983 658,957 233,792,014
1982 637,652 231,664,432
1981 616,808 229,465,744
1980 596,644 226,542,250
1979 577,199 225,055,487
1978 558,446 222,584,545
1977 540,348 220,239,425
1976 523,330 218,035,164
1975 507,673 215,973,199
1974 492,988 213,853,928
1973 479,038 211,908,788
1972 465,788 209,896,021
1971 453,183 207,660,677
1970 441,216 205,052,174
1969 429,875 202,676,946
1968 419,147 200,706,052
1967 409,031 198,712,056
1966 398,766 196,560,338
1965 388,336 194,302,963
1964 378,656 191,888,791
1963 369,759 189,241,798
1962 361,365 186,537,737
1961 353,264 183,691,481
1960 345,337 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini United States
2100 -0.67% 0.14%
2099 -0.61% 0.14%
2098 -0.59% 0.16%
2097 -0.59% 0.16%
2096 -0.59% 0.17%
2095 -0.58% 0.18%
2094 -0.56% 0.17%
2093 -0.54% 0.18%
2092 -0.56% 0.18%
2091 -0.52% 0.17%
2090 -0.53% 0.18%
2089 -0.49% 0.19%
2088 -0.48% 0.17%
2087 -0.48% 0.17%
2086 -0.49% 0.16%
2085 -0.48% 0.18%
2084 -0.44% 0.18%
2083 -0.42% 0.18%
2082 -0.36% 0.2%
2081 -0.36% 0.18%
2080 -0.33% 0.19%
2079 -0.3% 0.2%
2078 -0.32% 0.21%
2077 -0.32% 0.22%
2076 -0.29% 0.23%
2075 -0.29% 0.22%
2074 -0.24% 0.23%
2073 -0.21% 0.23%
2072 -0.2% 0.25%
2071 -0.15% 0.24%
2070 -0.16% 0.25%
2069 -0.13% 0.25%
2068 -0.11% 0.25%
2067 -0.05% 0.24%
2066 -0.05% 0.24%
2065 -0.03% 0.23%
2064 -0.01% 0.23%
2063 0.03% 0.23%
2062 0.05% 0.22%
2061 0.05% 0.21%
2060 0.12% 0.21%
2059 0.17% 0.22%
2058 0.18% 0.21%
2057 0.18% 0.2%
2056 0.2% 0.19%
2055 0.23% 0.2%
2054 0.28% 0.21%
2053 0.32% 0.21%
2052 0.36% 0.22%
2051 0.36% 0.23%
2050 0.43% 0.23%
2049 0.43% 0.24%
2048 0.45% 0.26%
2047 0.48% 0.26%
2046 0.53% 0.28%
2045 0.53% 0.29%
2044 0.56% 0.31%
2043 0.59% 0.33%
2042 0.67% 0.33%
2041 0.63% 0.35%
2040 0.68% 0.36%
2039 0.73% 0.38%
2038 0.71% 0.39%
2037 0.77% 0.39%
2036 0.79% 0.4%
2035 0.83% 0.42%
2034 0.88% 0.42%
2033 0.88% 0.43%
2032 0.88% 0.44%
2031 0.98% 0.45%
2030 0.94% 0.46%
2029 0.97% 0.48%
2028 1.02% 0.48%
2027 1.08% 0.49%
2026 1.09% 0.52%
2025 1.05% 0.49%
2024 1% 1.55%
2023 0.95% 0.49%
2022 1.02% 0.42%
2021 1.16% 0.11%
2020 1.09% 0.97%
2019 0.94% 0.46%
2018 0.93% 0.53%
2017 0.76% 0.63%
2016 0.59% 0.73%
2015 0.57% 0.74%
2014 0.56% 0.74%
2013 0.55% 0.7%
2012 0.54% 0.74%
2011 0.56% 0.73%
2010 0.59% 0.83%
2009 0.64% 0.88%
2008 0.68% 0.95%
2007 0.58% 0.96%
2006 0.5% 0.97%
2005 0.55% 0.93%
2004 0.61% 0.93%
2003 0.69% 0.86%
2002 0.8% 0.93%
2001 0.93% 0.99%
2000 1.03% 1.03%
1999 1.09% 1.15%
1998 1.29% 1.17%
1997 1.7% 1.2%
1996 2% 1.17%
1995 -0.08% 1.18%
1994 -0.01% 1.22%
1993 2.96% 1.31%
1992 3.88% 1.34%
1991 4.1% 1.34%
1990 4.13% 1.34%
1989 4.75% 0.95%
1988 4.71% 0.91%
1987 3.96% 0.9%
1986 4.04% 0.93%
1985 3.73% 0.89%
1984 3.31% 0.87%
1983 3.34% 0.92%
1982 3.38% 0.96%
1981 3.38% 1.29%
1980 3.37% 0.66%
1979 3.36% 1.11%
1978 3.35% 1.06%
1977 3.25% 1.01%
1976 3.08% 0.95%
1975 2.98% 0.99%
1974 2.91% 0.92%
1973 2.84% 0.96%
1972 2.78% 1.08%
1971 2.71% 1.27%
1970 2.64% 1.17%
1969 2.56% 0.98%
1968 2.47% 1%
1967 2.57% 1.09%
1966 2.69% 1.16%
1965 2.56% 1.26%
1964 2.41% 1.4%
1963 2.32% 1.45%
1962 2.29% 1.55%
1961 2.3% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Eswatini United States
Current population
1273390
344023146
Population rank 156/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 4.15%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -5,775 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 121/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 1,230,663
2024 - -6,754 - 1,286,132
2023 20,147 -8,549 502,372 1,322,668
2022 20,125 -8,549 399,926 1,319,009
2021 17,314 -4,242 199,137 674,787
2020 18,899 -4,242 208,862 329,769
2019 19,488 -8,439 887,476 1,774,500
2018 19,392 -8,546 955,022 1,764,961
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 16,595 -9,271 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 16,133 -10,923 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 15,945 -10,330 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 15,979 -9,863 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 16,396 -9,595 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 16,924 -9,209 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 17,824 -8,788 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 18,830 -8,563 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 19,420 -8,421 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 19,762 -8,505 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 20,686 -5,911 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 21,858 -3,049 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 23,029 -3,023 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 26,703 -48,259 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 28,446 6,011 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 28,497 7,496 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 28,349 7,169 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 28,257 5,477 1,875,826 400,998
1988 27,396 14,879 1,735,943 460,778
1987 27,285 2,417 1,720,252 480,815
1986 27,096 1,353 1,656,917 493,082
1985 26,835 1,792 1,689,258 598,777
1984 26,149 -3,949 1,627,192 622,793
1983 24,883 -3,429 1,636,544 662,840
1982 24,742 -3,574 1,714,317 600,149
1981 23,973 -3,464 1,652,153 583,070
1980 23,153 -3,350 1,608,450 595,916
1979 22,299 -3,210 1,597,894 503,559
1978 21,466 -3,040 1,402,283 556,521
1977 20,609 -2,838 1,431,556 577,060
1976 19,734 -3,469 1,264,604 635,590
1975 18,849 -3,794 1,252,644 655,078
1974 17,971 -3,665 1,218,968 706,978
1973 17,145 -3,555 1,165,499 783,163
1972 16,353 -3,435 1,301,355 833,543
1971 15,615 -3,325 1,640,519 833,549
1970 14,873 -3,230 1,824,965 744,902
1969 14,164 -3,127 1,702,487 523,740
1968 13,449 -3,029 1,565,507 594,514
1967 12,773 -2,964 1,669,181 585,410
1966 12,282 -1,557 1,749,387 637,692
1965 11,719 -1,578 1,943,030 644,902
1964 11,266 -2,049 2,245,099 618,635
1963 10,929 -2,358 2,289,826 639,495
1962 10,601 -2,390 2,406,337 625,617
1961 10,262 -2,270 2,571,681 580,333
1960 9,947 -2,082 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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