| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 07 Dec 2024 |
The current population of Eswatini is 1,252,129 as of March 18, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Eswatini is projected at 1,242,822, or 1.24 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Eswatini is projected at 1,230,506, or 1.23 million people for the year 2023.
Eswatini ranks 160th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Eswatini is ranked 49th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 1,236,306 | 1,242,822 | 13,031 | 1.049 | 0.0152 |
| 2025 | 1,249,337 | 1,256,174 | 13,674 | 1.089 | 0.0153 |
| 2026 | 1,263,011 | 1,269,859 | 13,695 | 1.078 | 0.0153 |
| 2027 | 1,276,706 | 1,283,222 | 13,032 | 1.016 | 0.0153 |
| 2028 | 1,289,738 | 1,295,967 | 12,459 | 0.961 | 0.0154 |
| 2029 | 1,302,197 | 1,308,350 | 12,305 | 0.941 | 0.0154 |
| 2030 | 1,314,502 | 1,320,918 | 12,833 | 0.972 | 0.0154 |
| 2031 | 1,327,335 | 1,333,170 | 11,671 | 0.875 | 0.0154 |
| 2032 | 1,339,006 | 1,344,897 | 11,781 | 0.876 | 0.0155 |
| 2033 | 1,350,787 | 1,356,744 | 11,914 | 0.878 | 0.0155 |
| 2034 | 1,362,701 | 1,368,359 | 11,316 | 0.827 | 0.0155 |
| 2035 | 1,374,017 | 1,379,418 | 10,802 | 0.783 | 0.0155 |
| 2036 | 1,384,819 | 1,390,155 | 10,672 | 0.768 | 0.0155 |
| 2037 | 1,395,491 | 1,400,445 | 9,908 | 0.707 | 0.0156 |
| 2038 | 1,405,399 | 1,410,501 | 10,204 | 0.723 | 0.0156 |
| 2039 | 1,415,603 | 1,420,451 | 9,696 | 0.683 | 0.0156 |
| 2040 | 1,425,299 | 1,429,781 | 8,964 | 0.627 | 0.0156 |
| 2041 | 1,434,263 | 1,439,043 | 9,561 | 0.664 | 0.0156 |
| 2042 | 1,443,824 | 1,448,110 | 8,572 | 0.592 | 0.0156 |
| 2043 | 1,452,396 | 1,456,449 | 8,107 | 0.557 | 0.0156 |
| 2044 | 1,460,503 | 1,464,370 | 7,733 | 0.528 | 0.0156 |
| 2045 | 1,468,236 | 1,472,137 | 7,802 | 0.530 | 0.0156 |
| 2046 | 1,476,038 | 1,479,611 | 7,146 | 0.483 | 0.0156 |
| 2047 | 1,483,184 | 1,486,494 | 6,620 | 0.445 | 0.0156 |
| 2048 | 1,489,804 | 1,493,023 | 6,437 | 0.431 | 0.0156 |
| 2049 | 1,496,241 | 1,499,435 | 6,387 | 0.426 | 0.0156 |
| 2050 | 1,502,628 | 1,505,331 | 5,406 | 0.359 | 0.0156 |
| 2051 | 1,508,034 | 1,510,782 | 5,495 | 0.364 | 0.0156 |
| 2052 | 1,513,529 | 1,515,942 | 4,826 | 0.318 | 0.0156 |
| 2053 | 1,518,355 | 1,520,481 | 4,252 | 0.280 | 0.0155 |
| 2054 | 1,522,607 | 1,524,362 | 3,511 | 0.230 | 0.0155 |
| 2055 | 1,526,118 | 1,527,665 | 3,093 | 0.202 | 0.0155 |
| 2056 | 1,529,211 | 1,530,611 | 2,800 | 0.183 | 0.0155 |
| 2057 | 1,532,011 | 1,533,361 | 2,700 | 0.176 | 0.0155 |
| 2058 | 1,534,711 | 1,536,017 | 2,613 | 0.170 | 0.0155 |
| 2059 | 1,537,324 | 1,538,248 | 1,849 | 0.120 | 0.0154 |
| 2060 | 1,539,173 | 1,539,564 | 783 | 0.051 | 0.0154 |
| 2061 | 1,539,956 | 1,540,354 | 797 | 0.052 | 0.0154 |
| 2062 | 1,540,753 | 1,540,953 | 399 | 0.026 | 0.0154 |
| 2063 | 1,541,152 | 1,541,076 | -152 | -0.010 | 0.0153 |
| 2064 | 1,541,000 | 1,540,780 | -441 | -0.029 | 0.0153 |
| 2065 | 1,540,559 | 1,540,153 | -812 | -0.053 | 0.0152 |
| 2066 | 1,539,747 | 1,539,333 | -828 | -0.054 | 0.0152 |
| 2067 | 1,538,919 | 1,538,053 | -1,732 | -0.113 | 0.0152 |
| 2068 | 1,537,187 | 1,536,165 | -2,044 | -0.133 | 0.0151 |
| 2069 | 1,535,143 | 1,533,890 | -2,505 | -0.163 | 0.0151 |
| 2070 | 1,532,638 | 1,531,453 | -2,370 | -0.155 | 0.0150 |
| 2071 | 1,530,268 | 1,528,713 | -3,110 | -0.203 | 0.0150 |
| 2072 | 1,527,158 | 1,525,547 | -3,222 | -0.211 | 0.0149 |
| 2073 | 1,523,936 | 1,522,095 | -3,681 | -0.242 | 0.0149 |
| 2074 | 1,520,255 | 1,518,055 | -4,399 | -0.290 | 0.0148 |
| 2075 | 1,515,856 | 1,513,671 | -4,370 | -0.289 | 0.0148 |
| 2076 | 1,511,486 | 1,509,060 | -4,852 | -0.322 | 0.0147 |
| 2077 | 1,506,634 | 1,504,249 | -4,770 | -0.317 | 0.0147 |
| 2078 | 1,501,864 | 1,499,640 | -4,447 | -0.297 | 0.0146 |
| 2079 | 1,497,417 | 1,494,933 | -4,968 | -0.332 | 0.0145 |
| 2080 | 1,492,449 | 1,489,791 | -5,317 | -0.357 | 0.0145 |
| 2081 | 1,487,132 | 1,484,437 | -5,390 | -0.363 | 0.0144 |
| 2082 | 1,481,742 | 1,478,619 | -6,247 | -0.422 | 0.0144 |
| 2083 | 1,475,495 | 1,472,249 | -6,492 | -0.441 | 0.0143 |
| 2084 | 1,469,003 | 1,465,479 | -7,048 | -0.481 | 0.0142 |
| 2085 | 1,461,955 | 1,458,343 | -7,224 | -0.495 | 0.0142 |
| 2086 | 1,454,731 | 1,451,217 | -7,028 | -0.484 | 0.0141 |
| 2087 | 1,447,703 | 1,444,221 | -6,964 | -0.482 | 0.0140 |
| 2088 | 1,440,739 | 1,437,188 | -7,103 | -0.494 | 0.0140 |
| 2089 | 1,433,636 | 1,429,871 | -7,529 | -0.527 | 0.0139 |
| 2090 | 1,426,107 | 1,422,364 | -7,486 | -0.526 | 0.0138 |
| 2091 | 1,418,621 | 1,414,661 | -7,919 | -0.560 | 0.0138 |
| 2092 | 1,410,702 | 1,406,866 | -7,673 | -0.545 | 0.0137 |
| 2093 | 1,403,029 | 1,399,107 | -7,844 | -0.561 | 0.0136 |
| 2094 | 1,395,185 | 1,391,140 | -8,090 | -0.582 | 0.0136 |
| 2095 | 1,387,095 | 1,383,009 | -8,171 | -0.591 | 0.0135 |
| 2096 | 1,378,924 | 1,374,859 | -8,131 | -0.591 | 0.0134 |
| 2097 | 1,370,793 | 1,366,736 | -8,114 | -0.594 | 0.0134 |
| 2098 | 1,362,679 | 1,358,520 | -8,319 | -0.612 | 0.0133 |
| 2099 | 1,354,360 | 1,349,837 | -9,046 | -0.670 | 0.0132 |
| 2100 | 1,345,314 | 1,340,879 | -8,870 | -0.662 | 0.0132 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 268,201 | 271,655 | 6,908 | 2.543 | 0.0109 |
| 1951 | 275,109 | 278,604 | 6,991 | 2.509 | 0.0110 |
| 1952 | 282,100 | 285,630 | 7,060 | 2.472 | 0.0111 |
| 1953 | 289,160 | 292,738 | 7,155 | 2.444 | 0.0111 |
| 1954 | 296,315 | 299,930 | 7,229 | 2.410 | 0.0112 |
| 1955 | 303,544 | 307,217 | 7,347 | 2.392 | 0.0112 |
| 1956 | 310,891 | 314,613 | 7,445 | 2.367 | 0.0113 |
| 1957 | 318,336 | 322,123 | 7,573 | 2.351 | 0.0113 |
| 1958 | 325,909 | 329,760 | 7,703 | 2.336 | 0.0113 |
| 1959 | 333,612 | 337,509 | 7,794 | 2.309 | 0.0114 |
| 1960 | 341,406 | 345,337 | 7,862 | 2.277 | 0.0115 |
| 1961 | 349,268 | 353,264 | 7,992 | 2.262 | 0.0115 |
| 1962 | 357,260 | 361,365 | 8,211 | 2.272 | 0.0116 |
| 1963 | 365,471 | 369,759 | 8,576 | 2.319 | 0.0116 |
| 1964 | 374,047 | 378,656 | 9,217 | 2.434 | 0.0116 |
| 1965 | 383,264 | 388,336 | 10,143 | 2.612 | 0.0116 |
| 1966 | 393,407 | 398,766 | 10,718 | 2.688 | 0.0117 |
| 1967 | 404,125 | 409,031 | 9,811 | 2.399 | 0.0118 |
| 1968 | 413,936 | 419,147 | 10,421 | 2.486 | 0.0118 |
| 1969 | 424,357 | 429,875 | 11,035 | 2.567 | 0.0119 |
| 1970 | 435,392 | 441,216 | 11,647 | 2.640 | 0.0119 |
| 1971 | 447,039 | 453,183 | 12,287 | 2.711 | 0.0120 |
| 1972 | 459,326 | 465,788 | 12,923 | 2.775 | 0.0121 |
| 1973 | 472,249 | 479,038 | 13,578 | 2.835 | 0.0122 |
| 1974 | 485,827 | 492,988 | 14,321 | 2.905 | 0.0123 |
| 1975 | 500,148 | 507,673 | 15,049 | 2.965 | 0.0125 |
| 1976 | 515,197 | 523,330 | 16,266 | 3.108 | 0.0126 |
| 1977 | 531,463 | 540,348 | 17,771 | 3.289 | 0.0128 |
| 1978 | 549,234 | 558,446 | 18,423 | 3.299 | 0.0130 |
| 1979 | 567,657 | 577,199 | 19,084 | 3.307 | 0.0132 |
| 1980 | 586,741 | 596,644 | 19,807 | 3.320 | 0.0134 |
| 1981 | 606,548 | 616,808 | 20,521 | 3.327 | 0.0136 |
| 1982 | 627,069 | 637,652 | 21,166 | 3.320 | 0.0138 |
| 1983 | 648,235 | 658,957 | 21,444 | 3.255 | 0.0140 |
| 1984 | 669,679 | 680,783 | 22,207 | 3.262 | 0.0142 |
| 1985 | 691,886 | 706,196 | 28,620 | 4.053 | 0.0145 |
| 1986 | 720,506 | 734,732 | 28,452 | 3.873 | 0.0148 |
| 1987 | 748,958 | 763,811 | 29,705 | 3.890 | 0.0151 |
| 1988 | 778,663 | 799,798 | 42,270 | 5.286 | 0.0156 |
| 1989 | 820,933 | 837,800 | 33,734 | 4.027 | 0.0160 |
| 1990 | 854,667 | 872,428 | 35,523 | 4.072 | 0.0164 |
| 1991 | 890,190 | 908,189 | 35,999 | 3.964 | 0.0168 |
| 1992 | 926,189 | 943,416 | 34,454 | 3.652 | 0.0171 |
| 1993 | 960,643 | 971,318 | 21,351 | 2.198 | 0.0174 |
| 1994 | 981,994 | 971,212 | -21,563 | -2.220 | 0.0171 |
| 1995 | 960,431 | 970,433 | 20,005 | 2.062 | 0.0169 |
| 1996 | 980,436 | 989,841 | 18,811 | 1.900 | 0.0169 |
| 1997 | 999,247 | 1,006,635 | 14,776 | 1.468 | 0.0170 |
| 1998 | 1,014,023 | 1,019,653 | 11,259 | 1.104 | 0.0170 |
| 1999 | 1,025,282 | 1,030,782 | 11,000 | 1.067 | 0.0169 |
| 2000 | 1,036,282 | 1,041,414 | 10,263 | 0.985 | 0.0169 |
| 2001 | 1,046,545 | 1,051,064 | 9,039 | 0.860 | 0.0168 |
| 2002 | 1,055,584 | 1,059,441 | 7,715 | 0.728 | 0.0167 |
| 2003 | 1,063,299 | 1,066,700 | 6,802 | 0.638 | 0.0166 |
| 2004 | 1,070,101 | 1,073,159 | 6,115 | 0.570 | 0.0165 |
| 2005 | 1,076,216 | 1,079,022 | 5,611 | 0.520 | 0.0164 |
| 2006 | 1,081,827 | 1,084,436 | 5,218 | 0.481 | 0.0163 |
| 2007 | 1,087,045 | 1,090,705 | 7,320 | 0.671 | 0.0161 |
| 2008 | 1,094,365 | 1,098,091 | 7,453 | 0.679 | 0.0160 |
| 2009 | 1,101,818 | 1,105,153 | 6,671 | 0.604 | 0.0159 |
| 2010 | 1,108,489 | 1,111,650 | 6,322 | 0.569 | 0.0158 |
| 2011 | 1,114,811 | 1,117,833 | 6,045 | 0.541 | 0.0157 |
| 2012 | 1,120,856 | 1,123,863 | 6,015 | 0.535 | 0.0156 |
| 2013 | 1,126,871 | 1,129,990 | 6,238 | 0.552 | 0.0155 |
| 2014 | 1,133,109 | 1,136,299 | 6,380 | 0.561 | 0.0154 |
| 2015 | 1,139,489 | 1,142,813 | 6,647 | 0.582 | 0.0153 |
| 2016 | 1,146,136 | 1,149,507 | 6,743 | 0.587 | 0.0152 |
| 2017 | 1,152,879 | 1,158,195 | 10,631 | 0.918 | 0.0151 |
| 2018 | 1,163,510 | 1,168,929 | 10,839 | 0.927 | 0.0151 |
| 2019 | 1,174,349 | 1,179,874 | 11,050 | 0.937 | 0.0151 |
| 2020 | 1,185,399 | 1,192,729 | 14,661 | 1.229 | 0.0151 |
| 2021 | 1,200,060 | 1,206,593 | 13,067 | 1.083 | 0.0152 |
| 2022 | 1,213,127 | 1,218,917 | 11,579 | 0.950 | 0.0152 |
| 2023 | 1,224,706 | 1,230,506 | 11,600 | 0.943 | 0.0152 |