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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 80.4 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Eswatini vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Vietnam
2100 1,352,404 92,239,801
2099 1,361,498 92,735,968
2098 1,369,861 93,227,318
2097 1,378,017 93,703,343
2096 1,386,191 94,178,675
2095 1,394,405 94,640,859
2094 1,402,538 95,098,747
2093 1,410,423 95,558,233
2092 1,418,137 96,015,030
2091 1,426,097 96,474,248
2090 1,433,623 96,938,026
2089 1,441,192 97,399,661
2088 1,448,332 97,858,300
2087 1,455,333 98,324,127
2086 1,462,398 98,788,452
2085 1,469,660 99,249,444
2084 1,476,745 99,710,990
2083 1,483,271 100,178,339
2082 1,489,551 100,650,389
2081 1,494,969 101,120,279
2080 1,500,315 101,584,408
2079 1,505,309 102,046,677
2078 1,509,779 102,496,244
2077 1,514,574 102,944,347
2076 1,519,452 103,374,514
2075 1,523,845 103,799,405
2074 1,528,267 104,214,107
2073 1,531,967 104,623,307
2072 1,535,206 105,022,092
2071 1,538,333 105,401,255
2070 1,540,715 105,773,681
2069 1,543,234 106,126,787
2068 1,545,288 106,471,025
2067 1,547,029 106,811,324
2066 1,547,862 107,143,716
2065 1,548,678 107,459,475
2064 1,549,121 107,761,108
2063 1,549,274 108,055,355
2062 1,548,873 108,339,650
2061 1,548,072 108,607,597
2060 1,547,285 108,859,065
2059 1,545,426 109,104,391
2058 1,542,799 109,337,395
2057 1,540,085 109,546,926
2056 1,537,270 109,732,352
2055 1,534,161 109,903,830
2054 1,530,631 110,052,946
2053 1,526,357 110,173,868
2052 1,521,506 110,270,266
2051 1,515,982 110,338,539
2050 1,510,547 110,361,987
2049 1,504,126 110,356,819
2048 1,497,656 110,313,849
2047 1,491,001 110,228,852
2046 1,483,817 110,108,051
2045 1,475,974 109,943,449
2044 1,468,200 109,748,671
2043 1,460,050 109,514,717
2042 1,451,433 109,242,604
2041 1,441,822 108,936,706
2040 1,432,811 108,611,523
2039 1,423,063 108,254,640
2038 1,412,806 107,877,983
2037 1,402,845 107,480,286
2036 1,392,117 107,075,099
2035 1,381,258 106,647,378
2034 1,369,883 106,206,100
2033 1,357,906 105,762,219
2032 1,346,063 105,299,476
2031 1,334,330 104,826,346
2030 1,321,430 104,330,461
2029 1,309,060 103,835,790
2028 1,296,535 103,316,499
2027 1,283,434 102,775,814
2026 1,269,667 102,213,157
2025 1,255,921 101,614,413
2024 1,242,822 100,987,686
2023 1,230,506 100,352,192
2022 1,218,917 99,680,655
2021 1,206,593 98,935,098
2020 1,192,729 98,079,191
2019 1,179,874 97,173,776
2018 1,168,929 96,237,319
2017 1,158,195 95,176,977
2016 1,149,507 94,000,117
2015 1,142,813 92,823,254
2014 1,136,299 91,679,578
2013 1,129,990 90,573,104
2012 1,123,863 89,510,356
2011 1,117,833 88,468,314
2010 1,111,650 87,455,152
2009 1,105,153 86,460,018
2008 1,098,091 85,175,788
2007 1,090,705 83,633,375
2006 1,084,436 82,167,897
2005 1,079,022 81,088,313
2004 1,073,159 80,338,971
2003 1,066,700 79,563,777
2002 1,059,441 78,772,224
2001 1,051,064 77,969,361
2000 1,041,414 77,154,011
1999 1,030,782 76,287,452
1998 1,019,653 75,299,660
1997 1,006,635 74,226,889
1996 989,841 73,156,447
1995 970,433 72,049,940
1994 971,212 70,854,391
1993 971,318 69,586,384
1992 943,416 68,260,337
1991 908,189 66,891,775
1990 872,428 65,504,552
1989 837,800 64,147,348
1988 799,798 62,843,228
1987 763,811 61,584,651
1986 734,732 60,347,048
1985 706,196 59,060,622
1984 680,783 57,706,067
1983 658,957 56,337,921
1982 637,652 55,011,289
1981 616,808 53,738,141
1980 596,644 52,490,101
1979 577,199 51,378,211
1978 558,446 50,249,552
1977 540,348 48,954,872
1976 523,330 47,684,931
1975 507,673 46,482,903
1974 492,988 45,413,537
1973 479,038 44,409,861
1972 465,788 43,429,168
1971 453,183 42,449,276
1970 441,216 41,475,230
1969 429,875 40,582,096
1968 419,147 39,734,609
1967 409,031 38,895,080
1966 398,766 38,024,836
1965 388,336 37,129,656
1964 378,656 36,201,563
1963 369,759 35,249,101
1962 361,365 34,288,560
1961 353,264 33,409,059
1960 345,337 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Vietnam
2100 -0.67% -0.54%
2099 -0.61% -0.53%
2098 -0.59% -0.51%
2097 -0.59% -0.5%
2096 -0.59% -0.49%
2095 -0.58% -0.48%
2094 -0.56% -0.48%
2093 -0.54% -0.48%
2092 -0.56% -0.48%
2091 -0.52% -0.48%
2090 -0.53% -0.47%
2089 -0.49% -0.47%
2088 -0.48% -0.47%
2087 -0.48% -0.47%
2086 -0.49% -0.46%
2085 -0.48% -0.46%
2084 -0.44% -0.47%
2083 -0.42% -0.47%
2082 -0.36% -0.46%
2081 -0.36% -0.46%
2080 -0.33% -0.45%
2079 -0.3% -0.44%
2078 -0.32% -0.44%
2077 -0.32% -0.42%
2076 -0.29% -0.41%
2075 -0.29% -0.4%
2074 -0.24% -0.39%
2073 -0.21% -0.38%
2072 -0.2% -0.36%
2071 -0.15% -0.35%
2070 -0.16% -0.33%
2069 -0.13% -0.32%
2068 -0.11% -0.32%
2067 -0.05% -0.31%
2066 -0.05% -0.29%
2065 -0.03% -0.28%
2064 -0.01% -0.27%
2063 0.03% -0.26%
2062 0.05% -0.25%
2061 0.05% -0.23%
2060 0.12% -0.22%
2059 0.17% -0.21%
2058 0.18% -0.19%
2057 0.18% -0.17%
2056 0.2% -0.16%
2055 0.23% -0.14%
2054 0.28% -0.11%
2053 0.32% -0.09%
2052 0.36% -0.06%
2051 0.36% -0.02%
2050 0.43% 0.005%
2049 0.43% 0.04%
2048 0.45% 0.08%
2047 0.48% 0.11%
2046 0.53% 0.15%
2045 0.53% 0.18%
2044 0.56% 0.21%
2043 0.59% 0.25%
2042 0.67% 0.28%
2041 0.63% 0.3%
2040 0.68% 0.33%
2039 0.73% 0.35%
2038 0.71% 0.37%
2037 0.77% 0.38%
2036 0.79% 0.4%
2035 0.83% 0.42%
2034 0.88% 0.42%
2033 0.88% 0.44%
2032 0.88% 0.45%
2031 0.98% 0.48%
2030 0.94% 0.48%
2029 0.97% 0.5%
2028 1.02% 0.53%
2027 1.08% 0.55%
2026 1.09% 0.59%
2025 1.05% 0.62%
2024 1% 0.63%
2023 0.95% 0.67%
2022 1.02% 0.75%
2021 1.16% 0.87%
2020 1.09% 0.93%
2019 0.94% 0.97%
2018 0.93% 1.11%
2017 0.76% 1.25%
2016 0.59% 1.27%
2015 0.57% 1.25%
2014 0.56% 1.22%
2013 0.55% 1.19%
2012 0.54% 1.18%
2011 0.56% 1.16%
2010 0.59% 1.15%
2009 0.64% 1.51%
2008 0.68% 1.84%
2007 0.58% 1.78%
2006 0.5% 1.33%
2005 0.55% 0.93%
2004 0.61% 0.97%
2003 0.69% 1%
2002 0.8% 1.03%
2001 0.93% 1.06%
2000 1.03% 1.14%
1999 1.09% 1.31%
1998 1.29% 1.45%
1997 1.7% 1.46%
1996 2% 1.54%
1995 -0.08% 1.69%
1994 -0.01% 1.82%
1993 2.96% 1.94%
1992 3.88% 2.05%
1991 4.1% 2.12%
1990 4.13% 2.12%
1989 4.75% 2.08%
1988 4.71% 2.04%
1987 3.96% 2.05%
1986 4.04% 2.18%
1985 3.73% 2.35%
1984 3.31% 2.43%
1983 3.34% 2.41%
1982 3.38% 2.37%
1981 3.38% 2.38%
1980 3.37% 2.16%
1979 3.36% 2.25%
1978 3.35% 2.64%
1977 3.25% 2.66%
1976 3.08% 2.59%
1975 2.98% 2.35%
1974 2.91% 2.26%
1973 2.84% 2.26%
1972 2.78% 2.31%
1971 2.71% 2.35%
1970 2.64% 2.2%
1969 2.56% 2.13%
1968 2.47% 2.16%
1967 2.57% 2.29%
1966 2.69% 2.41%
1965 2.56% 2.56%
1964 2.41% 2.7%
1963 2.32% 2.8%
1962 2.29% 2.63%
1961 2.3% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Vietnam
Current population
1273390
102365351
Population rank 156/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.24%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -48,171
Net migration rank 121/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -48,171
2024 - -6,754 - -59,645
2023 20,147 -8,549 727,955 -81,789
2022 20,125 -8,549 775,914 -78,977
2021 17,314 -4,242 799,593 -5,418
2020 18,899 -4,242 924,004 -6,457
2019 19,488 -8,439 895,262 -2,051
2018 19,392 -8,546 882,977 96,650
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,001,833 139,245
2016 19,233 -12,481 1,045,094 167,652
2015 19,223 -12,582 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 19,107 -12,724 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 18,903 -12,664 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 18,308 -12,294 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 17,645 -11,596 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 17,652 -11,334 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 17,656 -10,989 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 17,275 -9,822 1,008,141 571,113
2007 16,595 -9,271 981,689 523,784
2006 16,133 -10,923 943,041 482,399
2005 15,945 -10,330 942,084 -208,337
2004 15,979 -9,863 985,438 -220,458
2003 16,396 -9,595 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 16,924 -9,209 991,427 -193,766
2001 17,824 -8,788 985,610 -177,586
2000 18,830 -8,563 966,894 -144,298
1999 19,420 -8,421 925,519 -15,010
1998 19,762 -8,505 959,016 106,091
1997 20,686 -5,911 1,028,116 52,382
1996 21,858 -3,049 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 23,029 -3,023 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 26,703 -48,259 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 28,446 6,011 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 28,497 7,496 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 28,349 7,169 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 28,257 5,477 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 27,396 14,879 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 27,285 2,417 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 27,096 1,353 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 26,835 1,792 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 26,149 -3,949 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 24,883 -3,429 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 24,742 -3,574 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 23,973 -3,464 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 23,153 -3,350 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 22,299 -3,210 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 21,466 -3,040 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 20,609 -2,838 1,259,315 49,655
1976 19,734 -3,469 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 18,849 -3,794 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 17,971 -3,665 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 17,145 -3,555 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 16,353 -3,435 921,524 -1,920
1971 15,615 -3,325 963,259 76,961
1970 14,873 -3,230 905,902 1,997
1969 14,164 -3,127 878,359 0
1968 13,449 -3,029 815,116 1,489
1967 12,773 -2,964 862,071 394
1966 12,282 -1,557 876,283 1,769
1965 11,719 -1,578 913,761 -1,438
1964 11,266 -2,049 950,219 -6,328
1963 10,929 -2,358 961,067 0
1962 10,601 -2,390 960,046 0
1961 10,262 -2,270 798,978 0
1960 9,947 -2,082 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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