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Population in Eswatini

Eswatini: Population was 1.23 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.23 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
159th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.23 million people
in 2023
All-time low
6,300 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Eswatini, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Eswatini is 1.23 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Eswatini peaked at 1.23 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,300 people, in 1000.

Eswatini ranks 159th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 6,300 people 6,300 people 6,300 people 1
1100s 7,560 people 7,560 people 7,560 people 1
1200s 8,820 people 8,820 people 8,820 people 1
1300s 10,080 people 10,080 people 10,080 people 1
1400s 11,340 people 11,340 people 11,340 people 1
1500s 12,600 people 12,600 people 12,600 people 1
1600s 14,700 people 14,700 people 14,700 people 1
1700s 21,000 people 21,000 people 21,000 people 1
1710s 24,452 people 24,452 people 24,452 people 1
1720s 26,533 people 26,533 people 26,533 people 1
1730s 28,794 people 28,794 people 28,794 people 1
1740s 31,249 people 31,249 people 31,249 people 1
1750s 33,915 people 33,915 people 33,915 people 1
1760s 36,812 people 36,812 people 36,812 people 1
1770s 39,959 people 39,959 people 39,959 people 1
1780s 43,377 people 43,377 people 43,377 people 1
1790s 47,091 people 47,091 people 47,091 people 1
1800s 84,003 people 82,034 people 86,000 people 10
1810s 79,713 people 77,844 people 81,607 people 10
1820s 75,639 people 73,866 people 77,437 people 10
1830s 71,774 people 70,092 people 73,480 people 10
1840s 68,126 people 66,713 people 69,725 people 10
1850s 69,297 people 66,771 people 72,349 people 10
1860s 76,439 people 73,070 people 79,897 people 10
1870s 84,414 people 80,694 people 88,233 people 10
1880s 93,221 people 89,113 people 97,439 people 10
1890s 102,961 people 98,411 people 107,743 people 10
1900s 117,086 people 109,096 people 125,718 people 10
1910s 137,016 people 127,720 people 146,801 people 10
1920s 163,905 people 149,409 people 179,570 people 10
1930s 200,937 people 183,282 people 219,455 people 10
1940s 244,293 people 223,795 people 265,978 people 10
1950s 303,987 people 271,670 people 337,521 people 10
1960s 385,360 people 345,339 people 429,884 people 10
1970s 503,927 people 441,223 people 577,208 people 10
1980s 703,324 people 596,657 people 837,810 people 10
1990s 968,398 people 872,436 people 1.03 million people 10
2000s 1.07 million people 1.04 million people 1.11 million people 10
2010s 1.14 million people 1.11 million people 1.18 million people 10
2020s 1.21 million people 1.19 million people 1.23 million people 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 156 Estonia 1.37 million people compare
  2. 157 Cyprus 1.34 million people compare
  3. 158 Mauritius 1.27 million people compare
  4. 160 Djibouti 1.15 million people compare
  5. 161 Fiji 924,150 people compare
  6. 162 Reunion 874,883 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Eswatini?
Population in Eswatini was 1.23 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 6,300 people in 1000.
How does Eswatini rank for population?
Eswatini ranks 159th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.