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Population in Eswatini compared to Kazakhstan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 16.6 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Eswatini vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Kazakhstan
2100 1,352,676 33,837,050
2099 1,361,771 33,761,154
2098 1,370,136 33,683,919
2097 1,378,294 33,603,915
2096 1,386,470 33,512,477
2095 1,394,685 33,413,253
2094 1,402,820 33,314,594
2093 1,410,707 33,213,155
2092 1,418,422 33,116,688
2091 1,426,384 33,013,240
2090 1,433,911 32,907,211
2089 1,441,481 32,798,108
2088 1,448,623 32,686,460
2087 1,455,625 32,563,627
2086 1,462,692 32,439,780
2085 1,469,955 32,315,125
2084 1,477,042 32,187,026
2083 1,483,569 32,051,485
2082 1,489,850 31,925,242
2081 1,495,270 31,787,284
2080 1,500,616 31,648,962
2079 1,505,611 31,514,214
2078 1,510,082 31,366,796
2077 1,514,879 31,219,906
2076 1,519,757 31,072,192
2075 1,524,151 30,923,546
2074 1,528,574 30,771,280
2073 1,532,275 30,625,478
2072 1,535,515 30,477,563
2071 1,538,642 30,326,181
2070 1,541,025 30,173,109
2069 1,543,544 30,013,948
2068 1,545,599 29,862,364
2067 1,547,340 29,712,186
2066 1,548,173 29,557,994
2065 1,548,989 29,396,139
2064 1,549,433 29,235,466
2063 1,549,585 29,071,908
2062 1,549,184 28,907,357
2061 1,548,383 28,738,535
2060 1,547,596 28,568,026
2059 1,545,737 28,391,809
2058 1,543,109 28,215,085
2057 1,540,394 28,037,220
2056 1,537,579 27,842,554
2055 1,534,469 27,643,057
2054 1,530,939 27,444,561
2053 1,526,664 27,234,548
2052 1,521,811 27,022,716
2051 1,516,286 26,809,526
2050 1,510,851 26,593,675
2049 1,504,429 26,376,242
2048 1,497,956 26,146,925
2047 1,491,300 25,911,330
2046 1,484,115 25,678,409
2045 1,476,270 25,442,326
2044 1,468,495 25,206,576
2043 1,460,344 24,971,131
2042 1,451,725 24,737,722
2041 1,442,112 24,507,695
2040 1,433,098 24,273,388
2039 1,423,349 24,047,108
2038 1,413,090 23,821,741
2037 1,403,127 23,600,163
2036 1,392,397 23,374,793
2035 1,381,536 23,151,259
2034 1,370,158 22,926,675
2033 1,358,179 22,700,937
2032 1,346,333 22,470,522
2031 1,334,598 22,247,053
2030 1,321,695 22,020,172
2029 1,309,323 21,792,016
2028 1,296,796 21,558,709
2027 1,283,692 21,326,341
2026 1,269,922 21,090,850
2025 1,256,174 20,843,754
2024 1,242,822 20,592,571
2023 1,230,506 20,330,104
2022 1,218,917 20,034,609
2021 1,206,593 19,743,603
2020 1,192,729 19,482,117
2019 1,179,874 19,209,555
2018 1,168,929 18,932,727
2017 1,158,195 18,651,931
2016 1,149,507 18,363,600
2015 1,142,813 18,084,169
2014 1,136,299 17,816,285
2013 1,129,990 17,556,502
2012 1,123,863 17,306,106
2011 1,117,833 17,066,002
2010 1,111,650 16,836,810
2009 1,105,153 16,619,846
2008 1,098,091 16,426,525
2007 1,090,705 16,257,214
2006 1,084,436 16,103,716
2005 1,079,022 15,968,117
2004 1,073,159 15,850,159
2003 1,066,700 15,747,380
2002 1,059,441 15,656,677
2001 1,051,064 15,575,550
2000 1,041,414 15,501,103
1999 1,030,782 15,455,874
1998 1,019,653 15,647,785
1997 1,006,635 16,043,251
1996 989,841 16,416,027
1995 970,433 16,730,536
1994 971,212 17,043,771
1993 971,318 17,274,487
1992 943,416 17,332,625
1991 908,189 17,278,600
1990 872,428 17,154,054
1989 837,800 16,997,013
1988 799,798 16,781,168
1987 763,811 16,527,715
1986 734,732 16,262,702
1985 706,196 16,031,090
1984 680,783 15,844,621
1983 658,957 15,665,551
1982 637,652 15,492,595
1981 616,808 15,323,082
1980 596,644 15,152,949
1979 577,199 14,978,696
1978 558,446 14,711,497
1977 540,348 14,353,265
1976 523,330 13,998,738
1975 507,673 13,700,843
1974 492,988 13,454,570
1973 479,038 13,208,121
1972 465,788 12,951,798
1971 453,183 12,684,813
1970 441,216 12,419,057
1969 429,875 12,156,212
1968 419,147 11,879,182
1967 409,031 11,584,428
1966 398,766 11,288,989
1965 388,336 10,993,183
1964 378,656 10,690,309
1963 369,759 10,377,466
1962 361,365 10,058,928
1961 353,264 9,742,085
1960 345,337 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.3% to 1,510,851 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Kazakhstan
2100 -0.67% 0.22%
2099 -0.61% 0.23%
2098 -0.59% 0.24%
2097 -0.59% 0.27%
2096 -0.59% 0.3%
2095 -0.58% 0.3%
2094 -0.56% 0.31%
2093 -0.54% 0.29%
2092 -0.56% 0.31%
2091 -0.52% 0.32%
2090 -0.53% 0.33%
2089 -0.49% 0.34%
2088 -0.48% 0.38%
2087 -0.48% 0.38%
2086 -0.49% 0.39%
2085 -0.48% 0.4%
2084 -0.44% 0.42%
2083 -0.42% 0.4%
2082 -0.36% 0.43%
2081 -0.36% 0.44%
2080 -0.33% 0.43%
2079 -0.3% 0.47%
2078 -0.32% 0.47%
2077 -0.32% 0.48%
2076 -0.29% 0.48%
2075 -0.29% 0.49%
2074 -0.24% 0.48%
2073 -0.21% 0.49%
2072 -0.2% 0.5%
2071 -0.15% 0.51%
2070 -0.16% 0.53%
2069 -0.13% 0.51%
2068 -0.11% 0.51%
2067 -0.05% 0.52%
2066 -0.05% 0.55%
2065 -0.03% 0.55%
2064 -0.01% 0.56%
2063 0.03% 0.57%
2062 0.05% 0.59%
2061 0.05% 0.6%
2060 0.12% 0.62%
2059 0.17% 0.63%
2058 0.18% 0.63%
2057 0.18% 0.7%
2056 0.2% 0.72%
2055 0.23% 0.72%
2054 0.28% 0.77%
2053 0.32% 0.78%
2052 0.36% 0.8%
2051 0.36% 0.81%
2050 0.43% 0.82%
2049 0.43% 0.88%
2048 0.45% 0.91%
2047 0.48% 0.91%
2046 0.53% 0.93%
2045 0.53% 0.94%
2044 0.56% 0.94%
2043 0.59% 0.94%
2042 0.67% 0.94%
2041 0.63% 0.97%
2040 0.68% 0.94%
2039 0.73% 0.95%
2038 0.71% 0.94%
2037 0.77% 0.96%
2036 0.79% 0.97%
2035 0.83% 0.98%
2034 0.88% 0.99%
2033 0.88% 1.03%
2032 0.88% 1%
2031 0.98% 1.03%
2030 0.94% 1.05%
2029 0.97% 1.08%
2028 1.02% 1.09%
2027 1.08% 1.12%
2026 1.09% 1.19%
2025 1.07% 1.22%
2024 1% 1.29%
2023 0.95% 1.47%
2022 1.02% 1.47%
2021 1.16% 1.34%
2020 1.09% 1.42%
2019 0.94% 1.46%
2018 0.93% 1.51%
2017 0.76% 1.57%
2016 0.59% 1.55%
2015 0.57% 1.5%
2014 0.56% 1.48%
2013 0.55% 1.45%
2012 0.54% 1.41%
2011 0.56% 1.36%
2010 0.59% 1.31%
2009 0.64% 1.18%
2008 0.68% 1.04%
2007 0.58% 0.95%
2006 0.5% 0.85%
2005 0.55% 0.74%
2004 0.61% 0.65%
2003 0.69% 0.58%
2002 0.8% 0.52%
2001 0.93% 0.48%
2000 1.03% 0.29%
1999 1.09% -1.23%
1998 1.29% -2.46%
1997 1.7% -2.27%
1996 2% -1.88%
1995 -0.08% -1.84%
1994 -0.01% -1.34%
1993 2.96% -0.34%
1992 3.88% 0.31%
1991 4.1% 0.73%
1990 4.13% 0.92%
1989 4.75% 1.29%
1988 4.71% 1.53%
1987 3.96% 1.63%
1986 4.04% 1.44%
1985 3.73% 1.18%
1984 3.31% 1.14%
1983 3.34% 1.12%
1982 3.38% 1.11%
1981 3.38% 1.12%
1980 3.37% 1.16%
1979 3.36% 1.82%
1978 3.35% 2.5%
1977 3.25% 2.53%
1976 3.08% 2.17%
1975 2.98% 1.83%
1974 2.91% 1.87%
1973 2.84% 1.98%
1972 2.78% 2.1%
1971 2.71% 2.14%
1970 2.64% 2.16%
1969 2.56% 2.33%
1968 2.47% 2.54%
1967 2.57% 2.62%
1966 2.69% 2.69%
1965 2.56% 2.83%
1964 2.41% 3.01%
1963 2.32% 3.17%
1962 2.29% 3.25%
1961 2.3% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Kazakhstan
Current population
1276995
21211812
Population rank 156/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.26%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +688
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 85/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -8,834
Net migration rank 121/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -8,834
2024 19,782 -6,754 264,079 -7,368
2023 20,147 -8,549 273,013 -4,822
2022 20,125 -8,549 277,019 45,755
2021 17,314 -4,242 269,026 -9,804
2020 18,899 -4,242 272,458 -8,716
2019 19,488 -8,439 278,788 2,594
2018 19,392 -8,546 278,917 -6,644
2017 19,278 -8,658 268,066 21,248
2016 19,233 -12,481 277,878 9,478
2015 19,223 -12,582 273,523 -2,011
2014 19,107 -12,724 274,406 -10,170
2013 18,903 -12,664 259,239 -3,925
2012 18,308 -12,294 249,987 -4,512
2011 17,645 -11,596 237,883 -3,160
2010 17,652 -11,334 230,479 -6,840
2009 17,656 -10,989 218,036 -7,758
2008 17,275 -9,822 214,169 -37,796
2007 16,595 -9,271 188,486 -26,237
2006 16,133 -10,923 166,480 -21,728
2005 15,945 -10,330 146,619 -20,171
2004 15,979 -9,863 132,286 -22,841
2003 16,396 -9,595 112,137 -16,027
2002 16,924 -9,209 93,564 -8,272
2001 17,824 -8,788 84,279 -7,333
2000 18,830 -8,563 80,699 -8,754
1999 19,420 -8,421 79,536 -61,031
1998 19,762 -8,505 85,735 -488,075
1997 20,686 -5,911 92,778 -481,380
1996 21,858 -3,049 112,384 -469,331
1995 23,029 -3,023 140,721 -412,775
1994 26,703 -48,259 165,631 -520,028
1993 28,046 -6,692 185,649 -292,682
1992 28,446 6,011 204,785 -214,015
1991 28,497 7,496 221,581 -104,271
1990 28,349 7,169 235,113 -103,336
1989 28,257 5,477 254,394 -72,096
1988 27,396 14,879 275,278 -25,892
1987 27,285 2,417 290,227 -32,724
1986 27,096 1,353 295,818 -23,297
1985 26,835 1,792 293,834 -103,115
1984 26,149 -3,949 278,485 -96,266
1983 24,883 -3,429 260,471 -84,566
1982 24,742 -3,574 246,983 -76,976
1981 23,973 -3,464 243,652 -74,624
1980 23,153 -3,350 238,977 -67,731
1979 22,299 -3,210 237,442 -60,198
1978 21,466 -3,040 225,895 131,248
1977 20,609 -2,838 224,284 135,047
1976 19,734 -3,469 221,992 127,735
1975 18,849 -3,794 219,748 26,332
1974 17,971 -3,665 217,668 28,807
1973 17,145 -3,555 215,940 30,467
1972 16,353 -3,435 212,319 53,914
1971 15,615 -3,325 202,450 65,291
1970 14,873 -3,230 191,775 72,000
1969 14,164 -3,127 184,118 77,805
1968 13,449 -3,029 186,254 105,890
1967 12,773 -2,964 191,536 105,830
1966 12,282 -1,557 191,506 101,999
1965 11,719 -1,578 194,470 103,626
1964 11,266 -2,049 208,899 98,761
1963 10,929 -2,358 223,105 94,932
1962 10,601 -2,390 228,177 90,842
1961 10,262 -2,270 228,686 85,981
1960 9,947 -2,082 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/kazakhstan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 69.9% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,881 people) and 30.1% is from migration (a loss of 83,042 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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