Population of Eswatini
Current Population
1,242,822
10yr Growth Rate
+9.37%
Rank
#155 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Eswatini Population Analysis
Eswatini's population of 1.24 million represents a 9.37% increase over the past decade, positioning it as the 155th most populous nation globally. The country's growth trajectory has decelerated significantly since its peak in the 1980s, when decadal growth rates exceeded 3% annually, reflecting the substantial impact of HIV/AIDS mortality and emigration that reshaped demographic patterns from the 1990s onward. The 64-year dataset (1960–2024) reveals a nation that grew from approximately 375,000 to its current size, indicating structural shifts from high fertility and mortality toward a more constrained
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,242,822 | +1.00% |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 | +0.95% |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 | +1.02% |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 | +1.16% |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 | +1.09% |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 | +0.94% |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 | +0.93% |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 | +0.76% |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 | +0.59% |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 | +0.57% |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 | +0.56% |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 | +0.54% |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 | +0.56% |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 | +0.59% |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 | +0.64% |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 | +0.58% |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 | +0.50% |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 | +0.55% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,073,159 | +0.61% |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 | +0.69% |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 | +0.80% |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 | +0.93% |
| 2000 | 1,041,414 | +1.03% |
| 1999 | 1,030,782 | +1.09% |
| 1998 | 1,019,653 | +1.29% |
| 1997 | 1,006,635 | +1.70% |
| 1996 | 989,841 | +2.00% |
| 1995 | 970,433 | -0.08% |
| 1994 | 971,212 | -0.01% |
| 1993 | 971,318 | +2.96% |
| 1992 | 943,416 | +3.88% |
| 1991 | 908,189 | +4.10% |
| 1990 | 872,428 | +4.13% |
| 1989 | 837,800 | +4.75% |
| 1988 | 799,798 | +4.71% |
| 1987 | 763,811 | +3.96% |
| 1986 | 734,732 | +4.04% |
| 1985 | 706,196 | +3.73% |
| 1984 | 680,783 | +3.31% |
| 1983 | 658,957 | +3.34% |
| 1982 | 637,652 | +3.38% |
| 1981 | 616,808 | +3.38% |
| 1980 | 596,644 | +3.37% |
| 1979 | 577,199 | +3.36% |
| 1978 | 558,446 | +3.35% |
| 1977 | 540,348 | +3.25% |
| 1976 | 523,330 | +3.08% |
| 1975 | 507,673 | +2.98% |
| 1974 | 492,988 | +2.91% |
| 1973 | 479,038 | +2.84% |
| 1972 | 465,788 | +2.78% |
| 1971 | 453,183 | +2.71% |
| 1970 | 441,216 | +2.64% |
| 1969 | 429,875 | +2.56% |
| 1968 | 419,147 | +2.47% |
| 1967 | 409,031 | +2.57% |
| 1966 | 398,766 | +2.69% |
| 1965 | 388,336 | +2.56% |
| 1964 | 378,656 | +2.41% |
| 1963 | 369,759 | +2.32% |
| 1962 | 361,365 | +2.29% |
| 1961 | 353,264 | +2.30% |
| 1960 | 345,337 | — |