Population, total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population, total was 1.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.26 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Eswatini peaked at 1.26 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 345,337, in 1960.
Eswatini ranks 157th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 385,354 | 345,337 | 429,875 | 10 |
| 1970s | 503,921 | 441,216 | 577,199 | 10 |
| 1980s | 703,318 | 596,644 | 837,800 | 10 |
| 1990s | 968,391 | 872,428 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 1.04 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million | 1.11 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 1.19 million | 1.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 335,667 (2025)
- Urban population 26.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.07 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 40.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 4.2% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Eswatini?
- Population, total in Eswatini was 1.26 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,337 in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for population, total?
- Eswatini ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.