https://gospelgo.com/y/eswatini.htm Rank City 1986 1997 2005 est. Region 1. Manzini 18,844 25,571 110,537 Manzini 2. Mbabane 38,290 57,992 76,218 Hhohho 3. Big Bend 9,676 9,374 10,342 Lubombo 4. Malkerns 4,830 7,400 9,724 Manzini 5. Nhlangano 4,107 6,540 9,016 Shiselweni 6. Mhlume 6,509 7,661 8,652 Lubombo 7. Hluti 5,806 6,763 Shiselweni 8. Simunye 8,762 5,633 6,512 Lubombo 9. Siteki 2,271 4,157 6,152 Lubombo 10. Piggs Peak 3,223 4,581 5,750 Hhohho 11. Lobamba 3,625 4,557 Hhohho 12. Ngomane 3,902 4,511 Lubombo 13. Vuvulane 3,594 4,155 Lubombo 14. Mpaka 1,007 2,144 3,586 Lubombo 15. Kwaluseni 2,701 3,395 Manzini 16. Bhunya 3,361 2,650 3,046 Manzini 17. Mhlambanyatsi 2,075 2,553 2,886 Manzini 18. Mondi 2,886 2,703 2,872 Hhohho 19. Tabankulu 4,651 2,551 2,815 Lubombo 20. Hlatikulu 1,276 2,076 2,748 Shiselweni 21. Bulembu 4,850 2,443 2,260 Hhohho 22. Kubuta 1,750 2,038 Shiselweni 23. Tjaneni 3,682 2,250 1,899 Lubombo 24. Sidvokodvo 1,339 1,528 1,746 Manzini 25. Lavumisa 850 1,117 1,300 Shiselweni 26. Ngwenya 445 842 1,281 Hhohho 27. Nsoko 2,868 963 1,175 Lubombo 28. Mankayane 913 1,040 1,144 Manzini Ethnologue sswSwati Joshua Project Afrikaner 15,000 Comorian, Maore 700 Deaf 6,100 Nyanja 6,300 Sotho 6,000 South Asian, general 9,100 Swazi, Tekeza 1,062,000 Tsonga, Shangaan 26,000 Zulu 104,000 Totals: 9 1,236,000 2 ◼︎ (1 ✸︎) Unclassified / Other Individuals 34,000 UN Country Population (2026) 1,270,000 Global Recordings