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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.66 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Eswatini vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Uruguay
2100 1,352,404 2,256,741
2099 1,361,498 2,279,899
2098 1,369,861 2,303,351
2097 1,378,017 2,326,987
2096 1,386,191 2,350,799
2095 1,394,405 2,374,835
2094 1,402,538 2,398,960
2093 1,410,423 2,423,269
2092 1,418,137 2,447,646
2091 1,426,097 2,472,126
2090 1,433,623 2,496,514
2089 1,441,192 2,520,852
2088 1,448,332 2,545,052
2087 1,455,333 2,569,100
2086 1,462,398 2,592,974
2085 1,469,660 2,616,629
2084 1,476,745 2,640,001
2083 1,483,271 2,663,150
2082 1,489,551 2,686,021
2081 1,494,969 2,708,594
2080 1,500,315 2,730,883
2079 1,505,309 2,752,831
2078 1,509,779 2,774,432
2077 1,514,574 2,795,709
2076 1,519,452 2,816,677
2075 1,523,845 2,837,308
2074 1,528,267 2,857,709
2073 1,531,967 2,877,721
2072 1,535,206 2,897,543
2071 1,538,333 2,917,097
2070 1,540,715 2,936,478
2069 1,543,234 2,955,616
2068 1,545,288 2,974,445
2067 1,547,029 2,992,987
2066 1,547,862 3,011,309
2065 1,548,678 3,029,441
2064 1,549,121 3,047,343
2063 1,549,274 3,065,064
2062 1,548,873 3,082,642
2061 1,548,072 3,100,006
2060 1,547,285 3,117,149
2059 1,545,426 3,133,952
2058 1,542,799 3,150,250
2057 1,540,085 3,166,055
2056 1,537,270 3,181,373
2055 1,534,161 3,196,072
2054 1,530,631 3,210,110
2053 1,526,357 3,223,395
2052 1,521,506 3,235,973
2051 1,515,982 3,247,888
2050 1,510,547 3,259,108
2049 1,504,126 3,269,675
2048 1,497,656 3,279,610
2047 1,491,001 3,288,969
2046 1,483,817 3,297,696
2045 1,475,974 3,305,917
2044 1,468,200 3,313,556
2043 1,460,050 3,320,565
2042 1,451,433 3,326,955
2041 1,441,822 3,332,884
2040 1,432,811 3,338,277
2039 1,423,063 3,343,295
2038 1,412,806 3,347,790
2037 1,402,845 3,351,911
2036 1,392,117 3,355,671
2035 1,381,258 3,359,126
2034 1,369,883 3,362,276
2033 1,357,906 3,365,250
2032 1,346,063 3,368,057
2031 1,334,330 3,370,727
2030 1,321,430 3,373,273
2029 1,309,060 3,375,805
2028 1,296,535 3,378,198
2027 1,283,434 3,380,504
2026 1,269,667 3,382,789
2025 1,255,921 3,384,805
2024 1,242,822 3,386,588
2023 1,230,506 3,388,081
2022 1,218,917 3,390,913
2021 1,206,593 3,396,695
2020 1,192,729 3,398,968
2019 1,179,874 3,397,206
2018 1,168,929 3,394,534
2017 1,158,195 3,388,438
2016 1,149,507 3,379,283
2015 1,142,813 3,368,017
2014 1,136,299 3,356,334
2013 1,129,990 3,345,337
2012 1,123,863 3,335,401
2011 1,117,833 3,326,825
2010 1,111,650 3,318,580
2009 1,105,153 3,310,091
2008 1,098,091 3,302,177
2007 1,090,705 3,295,153
2006 1,084,436 3,289,506
2005 1,079,022 3,285,771
2004 1,073,159 3,283,148
2003 1,066,700 3,281,186
2002 1,059,441 3,278,867
2001 1,051,064 3,274,251
2000 1,041,414 3,266,206
1999 1,030,782 3,254,015
1998 1,019,653 3,239,280
1997 1,006,635 3,223,345
1996 989,841 3,206,324
1995 970,433 3,189,440
1994 971,212 3,172,834
1993 971,318 3,156,345
1992 943,416 3,139,702
1991 908,189 3,122,354
1990 872,428 3,104,403
1989 837,800 3,086,255
1988 799,798 3,067,961
1987 763,811 3,049,896
1986 734,732 3,032,845
1985 706,196 3,017,037
1984 680,783 3,002,488
1983 658,957 2,988,778
1982 637,652 2,975,492
1981 616,808 2,963,246
1980 596,644 2,951,953
1979 577,199 2,939,903
1978 558,446 2,925,715
1977 540,348 2,909,461
1976 523,330 2,891,392
1975 507,673 2,872,320
1974 492,988 2,853,944
1973 479,038 2,837,133
1972 465,788 2,821,644
1971 453,183 2,806,462
1970 441,216 2,790,807
1969 429,875 2,773,974
1968 419,147 2,754,606
1967 409,031 2,732,277
1966 398,766 2,707,646
1965 388,336 2,681,169
1964 378,656 2,653,180
1963 369,759 2,623,766
1962 361,365 2,593,298
1961 353,264 2,562,044
1960 345,337 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Uruguay
2100 -0.67% -1.02%
2099 -0.61% -1.02%
2098 -0.59% -1.02%
2097 -0.59% -1.01%
2096 -0.59% -1.01%
2095 -0.58% -1.01%
2094 -0.56% -1%
2093 -0.54% -1%
2092 -0.56% -0.99%
2091 -0.52% -0.98%
2090 -0.53% -0.97%
2089 -0.49% -0.95%
2088 -0.48% -0.94%
2087 -0.48% -0.92%
2086 -0.49% -0.9%
2085 -0.48% -0.89%
2084 -0.44% -0.87%
2083 -0.42% -0.85%
2082 -0.36% -0.83%
2081 -0.36% -0.82%
2080 -0.33% -0.8%
2079 -0.3% -0.78%
2078 -0.32% -0.76%
2077 -0.32% -0.74%
2076 -0.29% -0.73%
2075 -0.29% -0.71%
2074 -0.24% -0.7%
2073 -0.21% -0.68%
2072 -0.2% -0.67%
2071 -0.15% -0.66%
2070 -0.16% -0.65%
2069 -0.13% -0.63%
2068 -0.11% -0.62%
2067 -0.05% -0.61%
2066 -0.05% -0.6%
2065 -0.03% -0.59%
2064 -0.01% -0.58%
2063 0.03% -0.57%
2062 0.05% -0.56%
2061 0.05% -0.55%
2060 0.12% -0.54%
2059 0.17% -0.52%
2058 0.18% -0.5%
2057 0.18% -0.48%
2056 0.2% -0.46%
2055 0.23% -0.44%
2054 0.28% -0.41%
2053 0.32% -0.39%
2052 0.36% -0.37%
2051 0.36% -0.34%
2050 0.43% -0.32%
2049 0.43% -0.3%
2048 0.45% -0.28%
2047 0.48% -0.26%
2046 0.53% -0.25%
2045 0.53% -0.23%
2044 0.56% -0.21%
2043 0.59% -0.19%
2042 0.67% -0.18%
2041 0.63% -0.16%
2040 0.68% -0.15%
2039 0.73% -0.13%
2038 0.71% -0.12%
2037 0.77% -0.11%
2036 0.79% -0.1%
2035 0.83% -0.09%
2034 0.88% -0.09%
2033 0.88% -0.08%
2032 0.88% -0.08%
2031 0.98% -0.08%
2030 0.94% -0.08%
2029 0.97% -0.07%
2028 1.02% -0.07%
2027 1.08% -0.07%
2026 1.09% -0.06%
2025 1.05% -0.05%
2024 1% -0.04%
2023 0.95% -0.08%
2022 1.02% -0.17%
2021 1.16% -0.07%
2020 1.09% 0.05%
2019 0.94% 0.08%
2018 0.93% 0.18%
2017 0.76% 0.27%
2016 0.59% 0.33%
2015 0.57% 0.35%
2014 0.56% 0.33%
2013 0.55% 0.3%
2012 0.54% 0.26%
2011 0.56% 0.25%
2010 0.59% 0.26%
2009 0.64% 0.24%
2008 0.68% 0.21%
2007 0.58% 0.17%
2006 0.5% 0.11%
2005 0.55% 0.08%
2004 0.61% 0.06%
2003 0.69% 0.07%
2002 0.8% 0.14%
2001 0.93% 0.25%
2000 1.03% 0.37%
1999 1.09% 0.45%
1998 1.29% 0.49%
1997 1.7% 0.53%
1996 2% 0.53%
1995 -0.08% 0.52%
1994 -0.01% 0.52%
1993 2.96% 0.53%
1992 3.88% 0.56%
1991 4.1% 0.58%
1990 4.13% 0.59%
1989 4.75% 0.6%
1988 4.71% 0.59%
1987 3.96% 0.56%
1986 4.04% 0.52%
1985 3.73% 0.48%
1984 3.31% 0.46%
1983 3.34% 0.45%
1982 3.38% 0.41%
1981 3.38% 0.38%
1980 3.37% 0.41%
1979 3.36% 0.48%
1978 3.35% 0.56%
1977 3.25% 0.62%
1976 3.08% 0.66%
1975 2.98% 0.64%
1974 2.91% 0.59%
1973 2.84% 0.55%
1972 2.78% 0.54%
1971 2.71% 0.56%
1970 2.64% 0.61%
1969 2.56% 0.7%
1968 2.47% 0.82%
1967 2.57% 0.91%
1966 2.69% 0.99%
1965 2.56% 1.05%
1964 2.41% 1.12%
1963 2.32% 1.17%
1962 2.29% 1.22%
1961 2.3% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Uruguay
Current population
1273390
3382789
Population rank 156/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
17.7 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 -4
Annual growth/decline +12,316 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -1,338
Net migration rank 121/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -1,338
2024 - -6,754 - -1,348
2023 20,147 -8,549 298 -1,501
2022 20,125 -8,549 -2,964 -1,501
2021 17,314 -4,242 -5,621 -1,482
2020 18,899 -4,242 4,048 -1,482
2019 19,488 -8,439 3,873 -2,899
2018 19,392 -8,546 7,322 -2,963
2017 19,278 -8,658 10,907 -3,091
2016 19,233 -12,481 14,008 -3,506
2015 19,223 -12,582 16,194 -4,157
2014 19,107 -12,724 16,238 -4,919
2013 18,903 -12,664 16,318 -5,647
2012 18,308 -12,294 15,520 -6,317
2011 17,645 -11,596 14,934 -6,982
2010 17,652 -11,334 16,231 -7,696
2009 17,656 -10,989 16,947 -8,510
2008 17,275 -9,822 16,838 -9,458
2007 16,595 -9,271 17,422 -10,750
2006 16,133 -10,923 17,783 -13,161
2005 15,945 -10,330 18,926 -16,086
2004 15,979 -9,863 18,067 -15,668
2003 16,396 -9,595 18,628 -17,105
2002 16,924 -9,209 20,073 -16,957
2001 17,824 -8,788 20,729 -14,620
2000 18,830 -8,563 21,060 -11,076
1999 19,420 -8,421 21,844 -7,441
1998 19,762 -8,505 22,114 -7,048
1997 20,686 -5,911 23,737 -6,938
1996 21,858 -3,049 24,635 -7,397
1995 23,029 -3,023 24,872 -8,339
1994 26,703 -48,259 24,637 -7,955
1993 28,046 -6,692 24,212 -7,922
1992 28,446 6,011 24,847 -7,850
1991 28,497 7,496 25,422 -7,714
1990 28,349 7,169 25,699 -7,499
1989 28,257 5,477 25,322 -7,229
1988 27,396 14,879 25,071 -6,582
1987 27,285 2,417 24,469 -6,833
1986 27,096 1,353 24,505 -8,046
1985 26,835 1,792 23,988 -8,832
1984 26,149 -3,949 23,684 -9,730
1983 24,883 -3,429 24,146 -10,671
1982 24,742 -3,574 25,224 -12,131
1981 23,973 -3,464 24,968 -13,577
1980 23,153 -3,350 25,451 -14,252
1979 22,299 -3,210 27,456 -14,552
1978 21,466 -3,040 30,076 -14,611
1977 20,609 -2,838 31,321 -14,280
1976 19,734 -3,469 33,199 -14,096
1975 18,849 -3,794 33,393 -14,350
1974 17,971 -3,665 32,221 -14,512
1973 17,145 -3,555 30,213 -14,312
1972 16,353 -3,435 28,896 -13,817
1971 15,615 -3,325 28,584 -13,288
1970 14,873 -3,230 28,737 -12,727
1969 14,164 -3,127 28,805 -11,149
1968 13,449 -3,029 29,103 -8,028
1967 12,773 -2,964 29,514 -5,938
1966 12,282 -1,557 30,293 -4,599
1965 11,719 -1,578 30,807 -3,542
1964 11,266 -2,049 31,340 -2,623
1963 10,929 -2,358 31,824 -1,707
1962 10,601 -2,390 31,441 -623
1961 10,262 -2,270 30,975 703
1960 9,947 -2,082 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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