Swaziland — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Swaziland had an estimated population of 1,121,937 in 2005, with 28 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Eswatini today — population now 1,269,859, against 1,121,937 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 1,121,937 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 1,079,022 | 1,269,859 | +18% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manzini | Manzini | 110,537 | 110,537 now |
| 2 | Mbabane | Hhohho | 76,218 | 76,218 now |
| 3 | Big Bend | Lubombo | 10,342 | 6,433 now |
| 4 | Malkerns | Manzini | 9,724 | 9,724 now |
| 5 | Nhlangano | Shiselweni | 9,016 | 9,016 now |
| 6 | Mhlume | Lubombo | 8,652 | 8,652 now |
| 7 | Hluti | Shiselweni | 6,763 | 6,763 now |
| 8 | Simunye | Lubombo | 6,512 | — |
| 9 | Siteki | Lubombo | 6,152 | 6,152 now |
| 10 | Piggʿs Peak | Hhohho | 5,750 | 5,750 now |
| 11 | Lobamba | Manzini | 4,557 | 4,557 now |
| 12 | Ngomane | Lubombo | 4,511 | — |
| 13 | Vuvulane | Lubombo | 4,155 | 4,155 now |
| 14 | Mpaka | Lubombo | 3,586 | — |
| 15 | Kwaluseni | Manzini | 3,395 | 3,395 now |
| 16 | Bhunya | Manzini | 3,046 | 3,046 now |
| 17 | Mhlambanyatsi | Manzini | 2,886 | 2,886 now |
| 18 | Mondi | Hhohho | 2,872 | — |
| 19 | Tabankulu | Lubombo | 2,815 | — |
| 20 | Hlatikulu | Shiselweni | 2,748 | — |
| 21 | Bulembu | Hhohho | 2,260 | 2,260 now |
| 22 | Kubuta | Shiselweni | 2,038 | 2,038 now |
| 23 | Tjaneni | Lubombo | 1,899 | — |
| 24 | Sidvokodvo | Manzini | 1,746 | 1,746 now |
| 25 | Lavumisa | Shiselweni | 1,300 | 2,000 now |
| 26 | Ngwenya | Hhohho | 1,281 | 842 now |
| 27 | Nsoko | Lubombo | 1,175 | 1,175 now |
| 28 | Mankayane | Manzini | 1,144 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manzini | 354,155 |
| 2 | Hhohho | 308,366 |
| 3 | Shiselweni | 234,981 |
| 4 | Lubombo | 224,435 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.