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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 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,267,161 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 270.9 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 +0.67% in the United States.
  • Since 2005, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
  • Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.54M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Eswatini vs United States: live population counter

Eswatini United States
Current population
1267161
343323530
Population rank 156/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 4.15%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
6.07 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
10.2 seconds
One migration net change every
1.3 hours
24.5 seconds
Annual migration change -6,754 +1,286,132
Daily growth/decline +34 +14,236
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +5,196,093
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 102/197 72/197

Eswatini and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Eswatini
Population

Growth rate
United States
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Eswatini United States Eswatini United States
1900 - 76,094,000 - -
1901 - 77,584,000 - 1.96%
1902 - 79,163,000 - 2.04%
1903 - 80,632,000 - 1.86%
1904 - 82,166,000 - 1.9%
1905 - 83,822,000 - 2.02%
1906 - 85,450,000 - 1.94%
1907 - 87,008,000 - 1.82%
1908 - 88,710,000 - 1.96%
1909 - 90,490,000 - 2.01%
1910 - 92,407,000 - 2.12%
1911 - 93,863,000 - 1.58%
1912 - 95,335,000 - 1.57%
1913 - 97,225,000 - 1.98%
1914 - 99,111,000 - 1.94%
1915 - 100,546,000 - 1.45%
1916 - 101,961,000 - 1.41%
1917 - 103,268,000 - 1.28%
1918 - 103,208,000 - -0.06%
1919 - 104,514,000 - 1.27%
1920 - 106,461,000 - 1.86%
1921 - 108,538,000 - 1.95%
1922 - 110,049,000 - 1.39%
1923 - 111,947,000 - 1.72%
1924 - 114,109,000 - 1.93%
1925 - 115,829,000 - 1.51%
1926 - 117,397,000 - 1.35%
1927 - 119,035,000 - 1.4%
1928 - 120,509,000 - 1.24%
1929 - 121,767,000 - 1.04%
1930 - 123,076,741 - 1.08%
1931 - 124,039,648 - 0.78%
1932 - 124,840,471 - 0.65%
1933 - 125,578,763 - 0.59%
1934 - 126,373,773 - 0.63%
1935 - 127,250,232 - 0.69%
1936 - 128,053,180 - 0.63%
1937 - 128,824,829 - 0.6%
1938 - 129,824,939 - 0.78%
1939 - 130,879,718 - 0.81%
1940 - 132,122,446 - 0.95%
1941 - 133,402,471 - 0.97%
1942 - 134,859,553 - 1.09%
1943 - 136,739,353 - 1.39%
1944 - 138,397,345 - 1.21%
1945 - 139,928,165 - 1.11%
1946 - 141,388,566 - 1.04%
1947 - 144,126,071 - 1.94%
1948 - 146,631,302 - 1.74%
1949 - 149,188,130 - 1.74%
1950 - 152,271,417 - 2.07%
1951 - 154,877,889 - 1.71%
1952 - 157,552,740 - 1.73%
1953 - 160,184,192 - 1.67%
1954 - 163,025,854 - 1.77%
1955 - 165,931,202 - 1.78%
1956 - 168,903,031 - 1.79%
1957 - 171,984,130 - 1.82%
1958 - 174,881,904 - 1.68%
1959 - 177,829,628 - 1.69%
1960 345,337 180,671,158 - 1.6%
1961 353,264 183,691,481 2.3% 1.67%
1962 361,365 186,537,737 2.29% 1.55%
1963 369,759 189,241,798 2.32% 1.45%
1964 378,656 191,888,791 2.41% 1.4%
1965 388,336 194,302,963 2.56% 1.26%
1966 398,766 196,560,338 2.69% 1.16%
1967 409,031 198,712,056 2.57% 1.09%
1968 419,147 200,706,052 2.47% 1%
1969 429,875 202,676,946 2.56% 0.98%
1970 441,216 205,052,174 2.64% 1.17%
1971 453,183 207,660,677 2.71% 1.27%
1972 465,788 209,896,021 2.78% 1.08%
1973 479,038 211,908,788 2.84% 0.96%
1974 492,988 213,853,928 2.91% 0.92%
1975 507,673 215,973,199 2.98% 0.99%
1976 523,330 218,035,164 3.08% 0.95%
1977 540,348 220,239,425 3.25% 1.01%
1978 558,446 222,584,545 3.35% 1.06%
1979 577,199 225,055,487 3.36% 1.11%
1980 596,644 226,542,250 3.37% 0.66%
1981 616,808 229,465,744 3.38% 1.29%
1982 637,652 231,664,432 3.38% 0.96%
1983 658,957 233,792,014 3.34% 0.92%
1984 680,783 235,824,908 3.31% 0.87%
1985 706,196 237,923,734 3.73% 0.89%
1986 734,732 240,132,831 4.04% 0.93%
1987 763,811 242,288,936 3.96% 0.9%
1988 799,798 244,499,004 4.71% 0.91%
1989 837,800 246,819,222 4.75% 0.95%
1990 872,428 250,131,894 4.13% 1.34%
1991 908,189 253,492,503 4.1% 1.34%
1992 943,416 256,894,189 3.88% 1.34%
1993 971,318 260,255,352 2.96% 1.31%
1994 971,212 263,435,673 -0.01% 1.22%
1995 970,433 266,557,091 -0.08% 1.18%
1996 989,841 269,667,391 2% 1.17%
1997 1,006,635 272,911,760 1.7% 1.2%
1998 1,019,653 276,115,288 1.29% 1.17%
1999 1,030,782 279,294,713 1.09% 1.15%
2000 1,041,414 282,162,411 1.03% 1.03%
2001 1,051,064 284,968,955 0.93% 0.99%
2002 1,059,441 287,625,193 0.8% 0.93%
2003 1,066,700 290,107,933 0.69% 0.86%
2004 1,073,159 292,805,298 0.61% 0.93%
2005 1,079,022 295,516,599 0.55% 0.93%
2006 1,084,436 298,379,912 0.5% 0.97%
2007 1,090,705 301,231,207 0.58% 0.96%
2008 1,098,091 304,093,966 0.68% 0.95%
2009 1,105,153 306,771,529 0.64% 0.88%
2010 1,111,650 309,327,143 0.59% 0.83%
2011 1,117,833 311,583,481 0.56% 0.73%
2012 1,123,863 313,877,662 0.54% 0.74%
2013 1,129,990 316,059,947 0.55% 0.7%
2014 1,136,299 318,386,329 0.56% 0.74%
2015 1,142,813 320,738,994 0.57% 0.74%
2016 1,149,507 323,071,755 0.59% 0.73%
2017 1,158,195 325,122,128 0.76% 0.63%
2018 1,168,929 326,838,199 0.93% 0.53%
2019 1,179,874 328,329,953 0.94% 0.46%
2020 1,192,729 331,526,933 1.09% 0.97%
2021 1,206,593 331,893,745 1.16% 0.11%
2022 1,218,917 333,271,411 1.02% 0.42%
2023 1,230,506 334,914,895 0.95% 0.49%
2024 1,242,822 340,110,988 1% 1.55%
2025 1,256,168 341,931,772 1.07% 0.54%
2026 1,269,854 343,664,369 1.09% 0.51%
2027 1,283,222 345,331,185 1.05% 0.49%
2028 1,295,964 346,981,137 0.99% 0.48%
2029 1,308,342 348,601,982 0.96% 0.47%
2030 1,320,904 350,176,974 0.96% 0.45%
2031 1,333,159 351,725,612 0.93% 0.44%
2032 1,344,893 353,249,060 0.88% 0.43%
2033 1,356,736 354,749,644 0.88% 0.42%
2034 1,368,346 356,234,239 0.86% 0.42%
2035 1,379,413 357,694,316 0.81% 0.41%
2036 1,390,148 359,119,002 0.78% 0.4%
2037 1,400,439 360,517,853 0.74% 0.39%
2038 1,410,496 361,895,407 0.72% 0.38%
2039 1,420,444 363,229,908 0.71% 0.37%
2040 1,429,771 364,512,364 0.66% 0.35%
2041 1,439,042 365,753,139 0.65% 0.34%
2042 1,448,106 366,969,419 0.63% 0.33%
2043 1,456,448 368,146,925 0.58% 0.32%
2044 1,464,359 369,258,123 0.54% 0.3%
2045 1,472,135 370,318,770 0.53% 0.29%
2046 1,479,603 371,328,255 0.51% 0.27%
2047 1,486,494 372,299,116 0.47% 0.26%
2048 1,493,017 373,230,539 0.44% 0.25%
2049 1,499,424 374,119,803 0.43% 0.24%
2050 1,505,327 374,986,259 0.39% 0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Eswatini increased by 63,791 people (a 5.91% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Eswatini gained 124,348 (a 10.9% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2005 and is 156th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

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