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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 22.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Eswatini vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Venezuela
2100 1,352,404 28,408,393
2099 1,361,498 28,554,225
2098 1,369,861 28,705,786
2097 1,378,017 28,850,257
2096 1,386,191 28,995,972
2095 1,394,405 29,132,759
2094 1,402,538 29,262,925
2093 1,410,423 29,392,244
2092 1,418,137 29,508,795
2091 1,426,097 29,621,832
2090 1,433,623 29,732,297
2089 1,441,192 29,838,428
2088 1,448,332 29,934,468
2087 1,455,333 30,028,670
2086 1,462,398 30,118,600
2085 1,469,660 30,199,220
2084 1,476,745 30,274,712
2083 1,483,271 30,346,195
2082 1,489,551 30,416,426
2081 1,494,969 30,482,094
2080 1,500,315 30,547,260
2079 1,505,309 30,610,834
2078 1,509,779 30,672,514
2077 1,514,574 30,728,816
2076 1,519,452 30,777,988
2075 1,523,845 30,827,559
2074 1,528,267 30,866,891
2073 1,531,967 30,911,390
2072 1,535,206 30,954,923
2071 1,538,333 30,997,109
2070 1,540,715 31,037,381
2069 1,543,234 31,075,808
2068 1,545,288 31,109,149
2067 1,547,029 31,145,122
2066 1,547,862 31,175,867
2065 1,548,678 31,200,466
2064 1,549,121 31,215,062
2063 1,549,274 31,230,451
2062 1,548,873 31,243,713
2061 1,548,072 31,253,501
2060 1,547,285 31,262,578
2059 1,545,426 31,270,532
2058 1,542,799 31,271,671
2057 1,540,085 31,274,675
2056 1,537,270 31,266,571
2055 1,534,161 31,250,513
2054 1,530,631 31,236,686
2053 1,526,357 31,220,143
2052 1,521,506 31,192,608
2051 1,515,982 31,172,098
2050 1,510,547 31,137,475
2049 1,504,126 31,102,109
2048 1,497,656 31,060,623
2047 1,491,001 31,007,458
2046 1,483,817 30,958,617
2045 1,475,974 30,903,304
2044 1,468,200 30,843,044
2043 1,460,050 30,774,770
2042 1,451,433 30,692,483
2041 1,441,822 30,605,785
2040 1,432,811 30,502,599
2039 1,423,063 30,387,061
2038 1,412,806 30,266,220
2037 1,402,845 30,143,030
2036 1,392,117 30,012,966
2035 1,381,258 29,868,832
2034 1,369,883 29,716,052
2033 1,357,906 29,572,150
2032 1,346,063 29,426,362
2031 1,334,330 29,278,011
2030 1,321,430 29,137,930
2029 1,309,060 29,002,751
2028 1,296,535 28,878,872
2027 1,283,434 28,749,068
2026 1,269,667 28,628,678
2025 1,255,921 28,514,989
2024 1,242,822 28,405,543
2023 1,230,506 28,300,854
2022 1,218,917 28,213,017
2021 1,206,593 28,237,826
2020 1,192,729 28,444,077
2019 1,179,874 28,938,098
2018 1,168,929 29,807,592
2017 1,158,195 30,565,323
2016 1,149,507 30,765,720
2015 1,142,813 30,573,972
2014 1,136,299 30,254,079
2013 1,129,990 29,912,198
2012 1,123,863 29,553,826
2011 1,117,833 29,185,212
2010 1,111,650 28,813,101
2009 1,105,153 28,438,298
2008 1,098,091 28,053,696
2007 1,090,705 27,649,363
2006 1,084,436 27,224,686
2005 1,079,022 26,785,804
2004 1,073,159 26,340,838
2003 1,066,700 25,892,703
2002 1,059,441 25,435,671
2001 1,051,064 24,979,922
2000 1,041,414 24,526,708
1999 1,030,782 24,066,593
1998 1,019,653 23,601,337
1997 1,006,635 23,131,685
1996 989,841 22,662,113
1995 970,433 22,193,821
1994 971,212 21,725,188
1993 971,318 21,254,520
1992 943,416 20,780,948
1991 908,189 20,304,896
1990 872,428 19,827,010
1989 837,800 19,348,921
1988 799,798 18,871,020
1987 763,811 18,394,963
1986 734,732 17,923,536
1985 706,196 17,461,434
1984 680,783 17,008,841
1983 658,957 16,562,205
1982 637,652 16,121,874
1981 616,808 15,687,297
1980 596,644 15,258,218
1979 577,199 14,834,552
1978 558,446 14,416,684
1977 540,348 14,006,812
1976 523,330 13,606,284
1975 507,673 13,215,892
1974 492,988 12,835,351
1973 479,038 12,463,537
1972 465,788 12,099,180
1971 453,183 11,741,008
1970 441,216 11,387,790
1969 429,875 11,040,280
1968 419,147 10,697,530
1967 409,031 10,358,513
1966 398,766 10,024,854
1965 388,336 9,697,790
1964 378,656 9,377,712
1963 369,759 9,064,021
1962 361,365 8,756,870
1961 353,264 8,455,915
1960 345,337 8,160,090

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Venezuela
2100 -0.67% -0.51%
2099 -0.61% -0.53%
2098 -0.59% -0.5%
2097 -0.59% -0.5%
2096 -0.59% -0.47%
2095 -0.58% -0.44%
2094 -0.56% -0.44%
2093 -0.54% -0.39%
2092 -0.56% -0.38%
2091 -0.52% -0.37%
2090 -0.53% -0.36%
2089 -0.49% -0.32%
2088 -0.48% -0.31%
2087 -0.48% -0.3%
2086 -0.49% -0.27%
2085 -0.48% -0.25%
2084 -0.44% -0.24%
2083 -0.42% -0.23%
2082 -0.36% -0.22%
2081 -0.36% -0.21%
2080 -0.33% -0.21%
2079 -0.3% -0.2%
2078 -0.32% -0.18%
2077 -0.32% -0.16%
2076 -0.29% -0.16%
2075 -0.29% -0.13%
2074 -0.24% -0.14%
2073 -0.21% -0.14%
2072 -0.2% -0.14%
2071 -0.15% -0.13%
2070 -0.16% -0.12%
2069 -0.13% -0.11%
2068 -0.11% -0.12%
2067 -0.05% -0.1%
2066 -0.05% -0.08%
2065 -0.03% -0.05%
2064 -0.01% -0.05%
2063 0.03% -0.04%
2062 0.05% -0.03%
2061 0.05% -0.03%
2060 0.12% -0.03%
2059 0.17% -0.004%
2058 0.18% -0.01%
2057 0.18% 0.03%
2056 0.2% 0.05%
2055 0.23% 0.04%
2054 0.28% 0.05%
2053 0.32% 0.09%
2052 0.36% 0.07%
2051 0.36% 0.11%
2050 0.43% 0.11%
2049 0.43% 0.13%
2048 0.45% 0.17%
2047 0.48% 0.16%
2046 0.53% 0.18%
2045 0.53% 0.2%
2044 0.56% 0.22%
2043 0.59% 0.27%
2042 0.67% 0.28%
2041 0.63% 0.34%
2040 0.68% 0.38%
2039 0.73% 0.4%
2038 0.71% 0.41%
2037 0.77% 0.43%
2036 0.79% 0.48%
2035 0.83% 0.51%
2034 0.88% 0.49%
2033 0.88% 0.5%
2032 0.88% 0.51%
2031 0.98% 0.48%
2030 0.94% 0.47%
2029 0.97% 0.43%
2028 1.02% 0.45%
2027 1.08% 0.42%
2026 1.09% 0.4%
2025 1.05% 0.39%
2024 1% 0.37%
2023 0.95% 0.31%
2022 1.02% -0.09%
2021 1.16% -0.73%
2020 1.09% -1.71%
2019 0.94% -2.92%
2018 0.93% -2.48%
2017 0.76% -0.65%
2016 0.59% 0.63%
2015 0.57% 1.06%
2014 0.56% 1.14%
2013 0.55% 1.21%
2012 0.54% 1.26%
2011 0.56% 1.29%
2010 0.59% 1.32%
2009 0.64% 1.37%
2008 0.68% 1.46%
2007 0.58% 1.56%
2006 0.5% 1.64%
2005 0.55% 1.69%
2004 0.61% 1.73%
2003 0.69% 1.8%
2002 0.8% 1.82%
2001 0.93% 1.85%
2000 1.03% 1.91%
1999 1.09% 1.97%
1998 1.29% 2.03%
1997 1.7% 2.07%
1996 2% 2.11%
1995 -0.08% 2.16%
1994 -0.01% 2.21%
1993 2.96% 2.28%
1992 3.88% 2.34%
1991 4.1% 2.41%
1990 4.13% 2.47%
1989 4.75% 2.53%
1988 4.71% 2.59%
1987 3.96% 2.63%
1986 4.04% 2.65%
1985 3.73% 2.66%
1984 3.31% 2.7%
1983 3.34% 2.73%
1982 3.38% 2.77%
1981 3.38% 2.81%
1980 3.37% 2.86%
1979 3.36% 2.9%
1978 3.35% 2.93%
1977 3.25% 2.94%
1976 3.08% 2.95%
1975 2.98% 2.96%
1974 2.91% 2.98%
1973 2.84% 3.01%
1972 2.78% 3.05%
1971 2.71% 3.1%
1970 2.64% 3.15%
1969 2.56% 3.2%
1968 2.47% 3.27%
1967 2.57% 3.33%
1966 2.69% 3.37%
1965 2.56% 3.41%
1964 2.41% 3.46%
1963 2.32% 3.51%
1962 2.29% 3.56%
1961 2.3% 3.63%

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Venezuela
Current population
1273390
28661242
Population rank 156/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.35%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +287
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 143/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -100,467
Net migration rank 121/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -100,467
2024 - -6,754 - -105,297
2023 20,147 -8,549 213,020 -112,899
2022 20,125 -8,549 216,619 -141,107
2021 17,314 -4,242 207,746 -332,936
2020 18,899 -4,242 237,223 -524,649
2019 19,488 -8,439 274,826 -975,534
2018 19,392 -8,546 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 19,278 -8,658 340,222 -817,376
2016 19,233 -12,481 359,651 -283,270
2015 19,223 -12,582 384,560 -77,417
2014 19,107 -12,724 395,088 -62,437
2013 18,903 -12,664 408,930 -57,818
2012 18,308 -12,294 420,758 -55,131
2011 17,645 -11,596 425,958 -54,384
2010 17,652 -11,334 425,397 -52,781
2009 17,656 -10,989 427,257 -50,286
2008 17,275 -9,822 435,870 -43,636
2007 16,595 -9,271 452,482 -36,060
2006 16,133 -10,923 460,152 -27,240
2005 15,945 -10,330 463,260 -18,407
2004 15,979 -9,863 455,881 -10,798
2003 16,396 -9,595 456,902 -5,729
2002 16,924 -9,209 466,821 -3,944
2001 17,824 -8,788 451,487 -2,856
2000 18,830 -8,563 459,802 -1,999
1999 19,420 -8,421 463,787 -1,376
1998 19,762 -8,505 469,123 -1,010
1997 20,686 -5,911 472,002 -816
1996 21,858 -3,049 468,653 -708
1995 23,029 -3,023 469,267 -622
1994 26,703 -48,259 469,178 -559
1993 28,046 -6,692 473,189 -477
1992 28,446 6,011 474,824 -381
1991 28,497 7,496 477,917 -236
1990 28,349 7,169 478,168 -69
1989 28,257 5,477 478,053 32
1988 27,396 14,879 477,569 137
1987 27,285 2,417 474,204 182
1986 27,096 1,353 468,252 201
1985 26,835 1,792 455,517 237
1984 26,149 -3,949 449,186 247
1983 24,883 -3,429 443,569 260
1982 24,742 -3,574 436,564 260
1981 23,973 -3,464 432,059 251
1980 23,153 -3,350 425,613 237
1979 22,299 -3,210 421,256 228
1978 21,466 -3,040 414,032 205
1977 20,609 -2,838 405,315 196
1976 19,734 -3,469 395,344 190
1975 18,849 -3,794 385,045 186
1974 17,971 -3,665 375,678 173
1973 17,145 -3,555 367,612 171
1972 16,353 -3,435 360,749 173
1971 15,615 -3,325 355,212 215
1970 14,873 -3,230 350,709 305
1969 14,164 -3,127 343,596 403
1968 13,449 -3,029 340,973 532
1967 12,773 -2,964 335,813 717
1966 12,282 -1,557 329,697 1,087
1965 11,719 -1,578 321,695 1,656
1964 11,266 -2,049 314,397 2,410
1963 10,929 -2,358 307,279 3,296
1962 10,601 -2,390 299,345 4,386
1961 10,262 -2,270 292,109 6,069
1960 9,947 -2,082 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/venezuela | CC BY

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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