Population in Eswatini
The population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Eswatini, 2025
1,256,174
Change from 2024
+1.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
158th of 217
Population in Eswatini over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,256,174 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 1,242,822 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 1,230,506 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 1,218,917 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 1,206,593 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 1,192,729 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 1,179,874 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 1,168,929 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 1,158,195 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 1,149,507 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 1,142,813 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 1,136,299 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 1,129,990 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 1,123,863 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 1,117,833 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 1,111,650 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,105,153 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,098,091 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,090,705 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 1,084,436 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 1,079,022 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 1,073,159 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 1,066,700 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 1,059,441 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 1,051,064 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1% from 1,242,822 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1,142,813 people, the figure has changed by +9.9%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Eswatini has the 158th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Population growth
1.07%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,230,506 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.75 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.94%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
4.3%
2025 · World Bank