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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 34.1 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Eswatini vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Yemen
2100 1,352,676 111,481,288
2099 1,361,771 111,166,365
2098 1,370,136 110,823,878
2097 1,378,294 110,463,393
2096 1,386,470 110,075,677
2095 1,394,685 109,669,492
2094 1,402,820 109,238,445
2093 1,410,707 108,785,158
2092 1,418,422 108,301,955
2091 1,426,384 107,796,487
2090 1,433,911 107,270,820
2089 1,441,481 106,721,736
2088 1,448,623 106,150,572
2087 1,455,625 105,558,607
2086 1,462,692 104,947,326
2085 1,469,955 104,309,237
2084 1,477,042 103,657,284
2083 1,483,569 102,986,631
2082 1,489,850 102,302,622
2081 1,495,270 101,596,159
2080 1,500,616 100,875,201
2079 1,505,611 100,134,051
2078 1,510,082 99,378,110
2077 1,514,879 98,609,975
2076 1,519,757 97,818,664
2075 1,524,151 97,013,320
2074 1,528,574 96,187,203
2073 1,532,275 95,346,716
2072 1,535,515 94,485,874
2071 1,538,642 93,603,848
2070 1,541,025 92,709,049
2069 1,543,544 91,795,290
2068 1,545,599 90,865,447
2067 1,547,340 89,921,194
2066 1,548,173 88,958,695
2065 1,548,989 87,982,501
2064 1,549,433 86,994,159
2063 1,549,585 85,982,061
2062 1,549,184 84,947,120
2061 1,548,383 83,896,256
2060 1,547,596 82,829,722
2059 1,545,737 81,744,993
2058 1,543,109 80,641,636
2057 1,540,394 79,527,942
2056 1,537,579 78,400,761
2055 1,534,469 77,261,521
2054 1,530,939 76,109,237
2053 1,526,664 74,951,358
2052 1,521,811 73,780,088
2051 1,516,286 72,598,574
2050 1,510,851 71,404,664
2049 1,504,429 70,211,386
2048 1,497,956 69,012,729
2047 1,491,300 67,813,135
2046 1,484,115 66,608,054
2045 1,476,270 65,404,355
2044 1,468,495 64,201,447
2043 1,460,344 63,002,861
2042 1,451,725 61,810,280
2041 1,442,112 60,624,401
2040 1,433,098 59,448,342
2039 1,423,349 58,277,392
2038 1,413,090 57,109,914
2037 1,403,127 55,948,438
2036 1,392,397 54,784,372
2035 1,381,536 53,617,795
2034 1,370,158 52,452,522
2033 1,358,179 51,284,323
2032 1,346,333 50,117,732
2031 1,334,598 48,947,870
2030 1,321,695 47,764,521
2029 1,309,323 46,573,906
2028 1,296,796 45,382,831
2027 1,283,692 44,183,742
2026 1,269,922 42,980,680
2025 1,256,174 41,773,878
2024 1,242,822 40,583,164
2023 1,230,506 39,390,799
2022 1,218,917 38,222,876
2021 1,206,593 37,140,230
2020 1,192,729 36,134,863
2019 1,179,874 35,111,408
2018 1,168,929 34,085,182
2017 1,158,195 33,090,921
2016 1,149,507 32,109,010
2015 1,142,813 31,159,379
2014 1,136,299 30,226,309
2013 1,129,990 29,312,952
2012 1,123,863 28,433,647
2011 1,117,833 27,582,897
2010 1,111,650 26,754,387
2009 1,105,153 25,927,724
2008 1,098,091 25,111,941
2007 1,090,705 24,318,082
2006 1,084,436 23,543,083
2005 1,079,022 22,790,085
2004 1,073,159 22,095,167
2003 1,066,700 21,456,379
2002 1,059,441 20,835,086
2001 1,051,064 20,226,147
2000 1,041,414 19,624,141
1999 1,030,782 19,029,420
1998 1,019,653 18,446,013
1997 1,006,635 17,873,936
1996 989,841 17,313,177
1995 970,433 16,740,058
1994 971,212 16,149,147
1993 971,318 15,563,914
1992 943,416 14,989,494
1991 908,189 14,430,201
1990 872,428 13,887,862
1989 837,800 13,364,174
1988 799,798 12,859,708
1987 763,811 12,369,912
1986 734,732 11,901,040
1985 706,196 11,453,825
1984 680,783 11,025,597
1983 658,957 10,621,499
1982 637,652 10,241,006
1981 616,808 9,882,362
1980 596,644 9,543,358
1979 577,199 9,224,194
1978 558,446 8,926,586
1977 540,348 8,648,222
1976 523,330 8,384,113
1975 507,673 8,133,598
1974 492,988 7,896,783
1973 479,038 7,672,796
1972 465,788 7,460,068
1971 453,183 7,257,462
1970 441,216 7,065,279
1969 429,875 6,875,859
1968 419,147 6,690,524
1967 409,031 6,516,444
1966 398,766 6,351,494
1965 388,336 6,195,593
1964 378,656 6,048,006
1963 369,759 5,911,135
1962 361,365 5,782,221
1961 353,264 5,655,232
1960 345,337 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Yemen
2100 -0.67% 0.28%
2099 -0.61% 0.31%
2098 -0.59% 0.33%
2097 -0.59% 0.35%
2096 -0.59% 0.37%
2095 -0.58% 0.39%
2094 -0.56% 0.42%
2093 -0.54% 0.45%
2092 -0.56% 0.47%
2091 -0.52% 0.49%
2090 -0.53% 0.51%
2089 -0.49% 0.54%
2088 -0.48% 0.56%
2087 -0.48% 0.58%
2086 -0.49% 0.61%
2085 -0.48% 0.63%
2084 -0.44% 0.65%
2083 -0.42% 0.67%
2082 -0.36% 0.7%
2081 -0.36% 0.71%
2080 -0.33% 0.74%
2079 -0.3% 0.76%
2078 -0.32% 0.78%
2077 -0.32% 0.81%
2076 -0.29% 0.83%
2075 -0.29% 0.86%
2074 -0.24% 0.88%
2073 -0.21% 0.91%
2072 -0.2% 0.94%
2071 -0.15% 0.97%
2070 -0.16% 1%
2069 -0.13% 1.02%
2068 -0.11% 1.05%
2067 -0.05% 1.08%
2066 -0.05% 1.11%
2065 -0.03% 1.14%
2064 -0.01% 1.18%
2063 0.03% 1.22%
2062 0.05% 1.25%
2061 0.05% 1.29%
2060 0.12% 1.33%
2059 0.17% 1.37%
2058 0.18% 1.4%
2057 0.18% 1.44%
2056 0.2% 1.47%
2055 0.23% 1.51%
2054 0.28% 1.54%
2053 0.32% 1.59%
2052 0.36% 1.63%
2051 0.36% 1.67%
2050 0.43% 1.7%
2049 0.43% 1.74%
2048 0.45% 1.77%
2047 0.48% 1.81%
2046 0.53% 1.84%
2045 0.53% 1.87%
2044 0.56% 1.9%
2043 0.59% 1.93%
2042 0.67% 1.96%
2041 0.63% 1.98%
2040 0.68% 2.01%
2039 0.73% 2.04%
2038 0.71% 2.08%
2037 0.77% 2.12%
2036 0.79% 2.18%
2035 0.83% 2.22%
2034 0.88% 2.28%
2033 0.88% 2.33%
2032 0.88% 2.39%
2031 0.98% 2.48%
2030 0.94% 2.56%
2029 0.97% 2.62%
2028 1.02% 2.71%
2027 1.08% 2.8%
2026 1.09% 2.89%
2025 1.07% 2.93%
2024 1% 3.03%
2023 0.95% 3.06%
2022 1.02% 2.92%
2021 1.16% 2.78%
2020 1.09% 2.91%
2019 0.94% 3.01%
2018 0.93% 3%
2017 0.76% 3.06%
2016 0.59% 3.05%
2015 0.57% 3.09%
2014 0.56% 3.12%
2013 0.55% 3.09%
2012 0.54% 3.08%
2011 0.56% 3.1%
2010 0.59% 3.19%
2009 0.64% 3.25%
2008 0.68% 3.26%
2007 0.58% 3.29%
2006 0.5% 3.3%
2005 0.55% 3.15%
2004 0.61% 2.98%
2003 0.69% 2.98%
2002 0.8% 3.01%
2001 0.93% 3.07%
2000 1.03% 3.13%
1999 1.09% 3.16%
1998 1.29% 3.2%
1997 1.7% 3.24%
1996 2% 3.42%
1995 -0.08% 3.66%
1994 -0.01% 3.76%
1993 2.96% 3.83%
1992 3.88% 3.88%
1991 4.1% 3.91%
1990 4.13% 3.92%
1989 4.75% 3.92%
1988 4.71% 3.96%
1987 3.96% 3.94%
1986 4.04% 3.9%
1985 3.73% 3.88%
1984 3.31% 3.8%
1983 3.34% 3.72%
1982 3.38% 3.63%
1981 3.38% 3.55%
1980 3.37% 3.46%
1979 3.36% 3.33%
1978 3.35% 3.22%
1977 3.25% 3.15%
1976 3.08% 3.08%
1975 2.98% 3%
1974 2.91% 2.92%
1973 2.84% 2.85%
1972 2.78% 2.79%
1971 2.71% 2.72%
1970 2.64% 2.75%
1969 2.56% 2.77%
1968 2.47% 2.67%
1967 2.57% 2.6%
1966 2.69% 2.52%
1965 2.56% 2.44%
1964 2.41% 2.32%
1963 2.32% 2.23%
1962 2.29% 2.25%
1961 2.3% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Yemen
Current population
1276995
43598646
Population rank 156/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.52%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 15/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -16,291
Net migration rank 121/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -16,291
2024 19,782 -6,754 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 20,147 -8,549 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 20,125 -8,549 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 17,314 -4,242 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 18,899 -4,242 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 19,488 -8,439 1,056,432 2,129
2018 19,392 -8,546 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 19,278 -8,658 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 19,233 -12,481 975,697 -6,492
2015 19,223 -12,582 939,922 -9,883
2014 19,107 -12,724 920,330 15,764
2013 18,903 -12,664 884,929 5,697
2012 18,308 -12,294 845,645 22,349
2011 17,645 -11,596 806,359 27,184
2010 17,652 -11,334 803,246 20,269
2009 17,656 -10,989 798,911 30,919
2008 17,275 -9,822 779,123 22,621
2007 16,595 -9,271 764,780 21,210
2006 16,133 -10,923 750,082 13,940
2005 15,945 -10,330 726,708 15,283
2004 15,979 -9,863 710,493 -62,641
2003 16,396 -9,595 694,457 -64,737
2002 16,924 -9,209 672,494 -59,648
2001 17,824 -8,788 658,704 -53,698
2000 18,830 -8,563 646,694 -47,713
1999 19,420 -8,421 633,166 -42,731
1998 19,762 -8,505 615,488 -39,096
1997 20,686 -5,911 604,443 -36,694
1996 21,858 -3,049 588,786 -35,043
1995 23,029 -3,023 607,966 -15,485
1994 26,703 -48,259 602,363 -13,040
1993 28,046 -6,692 595,459 -14,332
1992 28,446 6,011 582,072 -14,372
1991 28,497 7,496 565,837 -14,964
1990 28,349 7,169 549,654 -15,847
1989 28,257 5,477 530,464 -16,876
1988 27,396 14,879 513,296 -17,952
1987 27,285 2,417 493,337 -9,097
1986 27,096 1,353 464,665 -11,151
1985 26,835 1,792 455,576 -14,660
1984 26,149 -3,949 434,674 -19,143
1983 24,883 -3,429 414,823 -22,152
1982 24,742 -3,574 392,302 -23,981
1981 23,973 -3,464 374,482 -25,499
1980 23,153 -3,350 355,767 -26,740
1979 22,299 -3,210 336,378 -27,090
1978 21,466 -3,040 312,439 -26,524
1977 20,609 -2,838 296,115 -25,305
1976 19,734 -3,469 281,078 -23,669
1975 18,849 -3,794 266,815 -23,192
1974 17,971 -3,665 252,737 -22,726
1973 17,145 -3,555 240,235 -22,282
1972 16,353 -3,435 229,322 -21,826
1971 15,615 -3,325 219,095 -21,386
1970 14,873 -3,230 207,613 -20,966
1969 14,164 -3,127 196,305 -4,121
1968 13,449 -3,029 182,518 -4,031
1967 12,773 -2,964 173,637 -3,959
1966 12,282 -1,557 164,091 -3,874
1965 11,719 -1,578 155,398 -3,797
1964 11,266 -2,049 147,299 -3,712
1963 10,929 -2,358 133,781 -3,640
1962 10,601 -2,390 131,262 -3,572
1961 10,262 -2,270 129,787 -3,503
1960 9,947 -2,082 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 69.9% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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