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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 111.7 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Eswatini vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Russia
2100 1,352,676 125,631,984
2099 1,361,771 125,735,285
2098 1,370,136 125,835,990
2097 1,378,294 125,914,480
2096 1,386,470 126,004,709
2095 1,394,685 126,072,890
2094 1,402,820 126,125,529
2093 1,410,707 126,181,074
2092 1,418,422 126,256,091
2091 1,426,384 126,304,823
2090 1,433,911 126,360,262
2089 1,441,481 126,412,664
2088 1,448,623 126,463,022
2087 1,455,625 126,511,263
2086 1,462,692 126,579,534
2085 1,469,955 126,655,806
2084 1,477,042 126,730,694
2083 1,483,569 126,805,713
2082 1,489,850 126,889,471
2081 1,495,270 126,973,300
2080 1,500,616 127,070,546
2079 1,505,611 127,191,346
2078 1,510,082 127,331,975
2077 1,514,879 127,489,152
2076 1,519,757 127,641,749
2075 1,524,151 127,825,235
2074 1,528,574 128,023,096
2073 1,532,275 128,238,922
2072 1,535,515 128,465,870
2071 1,538,642 128,745,681
2070 1,541,025 129,020,076
2069 1,543,544 129,309,803
2068 1,545,599 129,589,275
2067 1,547,340 129,873,991
2066 1,548,173 130,184,092
2065 1,548,989 130,515,828
2064 1,549,433 130,852,649
2063 1,549,585 131,199,458
2062 1,549,184 131,530,725
2061 1,548,383 131,881,030
2060 1,547,596 132,209,377
2059 1,545,737 132,568,882
2058 1,543,109 132,933,515
2057 1,540,394 133,272,997
2056 1,537,579 133,615,325
2055 1,534,469 133,963,055
2054 1,530,939 134,288,366
2053 1,526,664 134,609,198
2052 1,521,811 134,876,558
2051 1,516,286 135,141,211
2050 1,510,851 135,386,454
2049 1,504,429 135,609,441
2048 1,497,956 135,818,840
2047 1,491,300 136,013,698
2046 1,484,115 136,185,098
2045 1,476,270 136,368,416
2044 1,468,495 136,568,234
2043 1,460,344 136,791,498
2042 1,451,725 137,015,033
2041 1,442,112 137,266,491
2040 1,433,098 137,531,851
2039 1,423,349 137,833,822
2038 1,413,090 138,146,863
2037 1,403,127 138,485,780
2036 1,392,397 138,835,731
2035 1,381,536 139,197,452
2034 1,370,158 139,573,272
2033 1,358,179 139,960,175
2032 1,346,333 140,359,785
2031 1,334,598 140,785,026
2030 1,321,695 141,182,418
2029 1,309,323 141,571,268
2028 1,296,796 141,946,979
2027 1,283,692 142,315,155
2026 1,269,922 142,643,173
2025 1,256,174 143,513,328
2024 1,242,822 143,669,648
2023 1,230,506 143,826,130
2022 1,218,917 144,236,933
2021 1,206,593 144,746,762
2020 1,192,729 145,245,148
2019 1,179,874 145,453,291
2018 1,168,929 145,398,106
2017 1,158,195 145,293,260
2016 1,149,507 145,015,460
2015 1,142,813 144,640,716
2014 1,136,299 144,237,223
2013 1,129,990 143,805,638
2012 1,123,863 143,378,447
2011 1,117,833 143,018,195
2010 1,111,650 142,849,468
2009 1,105,153 142,785,348
2008 1,098,091 142,742,366
2007 1,090,705 142,805,114
2006 1,084,436 143,049,637
2005 1,079,022 143,518,814
2004 1,073,159 144,067,316
2003 1,066,700 144,648,618
2002 1,059,441 145,306,497
2001 1,051,064 145,976,482
2000 1,041,414 146,596,869
1999 1,030,782 147,214,776
1998 1,019,653 147,670,784
1997 1,006,635 147,915,361
1996 989,841 148,160,129
1995 970,433 148,375,787
1994 971,212 148,407,912
1993 971,318 148,458,777
1992 943,416 148,538,197
1991 908,189 148,394,216
1990 872,428 147,969,406
1989 837,800 147,721,000
1988 799,798 146,857,000
1987 763,811 145,908,000
1986 734,732 144,894,000
1985 706,196 143,858,000
1984 680,783 142,745,000
1983 658,957 141,668,000
1982 637,652 140,823,000
1981 616,808 139,941,000
1980 596,644 139,010,000
1979 577,199 138,027,000
1978 558,446 137,060,000
1977 540,348 136,100,000
1976 523,330 135,147,000
1975 507,673 134,200,000
1974 492,988 133,432,000
1973 479,038 132,669,000
1972 465,788 131,909,000
1971 453,183 131,155,000
1970 441,216 130,404,000
1969 429,875 129,664,000
1968 419,147 128,928,000
1967 409,031 128,196,000
1966 398,766 127,468,000
1965 388,336 126,745,000
1964 378,656 125,345,000
1963 369,759 123,960,000
1962 361,365 122,591,000
1961 353,264 121,236,000
1960 345,337 119,897,000

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Russia
2100 -0.67% -0.08%
2099 -0.61% -0.08%
2098 -0.59% -0.06%
2097 -0.59% -0.07%
2096 -0.59% -0.05%
2095 -0.58% -0.04%
2094 -0.56% -0.04%
2093 -0.54% -0.06%
2092 -0.56% -0.04%
2091 -0.52% -0.04%
2090 -0.53% -0.04%
2089 -0.49% -0.04%
2088 -0.48% -0.04%
2087 -0.48% -0.05%
2086 -0.49% -0.06%
2085 -0.48% -0.06%
2084 -0.44% -0.06%
2083 -0.42% -0.07%
2082 -0.36% -0.07%
2081 -0.36% -0.08%
2080 -0.33% -0.09%
2079 -0.3% -0.11%
2078 -0.32% -0.12%
2077 -0.32% -0.12%
2076 -0.29% -0.14%
2075 -0.29% -0.15%
2074 -0.24% -0.17%
2073 -0.21% -0.18%
2072 -0.2% -0.22%
2071 -0.15% -0.21%
2070 -0.16% -0.22%
2069 -0.13% -0.22%
2068 -0.11% -0.22%
2067 -0.05% -0.24%
2066 -0.05% -0.25%
2065 -0.03% -0.26%
2064 -0.01% -0.26%
2063 0.03% -0.25%
2062 0.05% -0.27%
2061 0.05% -0.25%
2060 0.12% -0.27%
2059 0.17% -0.27%
2058 0.18% -0.25%
2057 0.18% -0.26%
2056 0.2% -0.26%
2055 0.23% -0.24%
2054 0.28% -0.24%
2053 0.32% -0.2%
2052 0.36% -0.2%
2051 0.36% -0.18%
2050 0.43% -0.16%
2049 0.43% -0.15%
2048 0.45% -0.14%
2047 0.48% -0.13%
2046 0.53% -0.13%
2045 0.53% -0.15%
2044 0.56% -0.16%
2043 0.59% -0.16%
2042 0.67% -0.18%
2041 0.63% -0.19%
2040 0.68% -0.22%
2039 0.73% -0.23%
2038 0.71% -0.24%
2037 0.77% -0.25%
2036 0.79% -0.26%
2035 0.83% -0.27%
2034 0.88% -0.28%
2033 0.88% -0.28%
2032 0.88% -0.3%
2031 0.98% -0.28%
2030 0.94% -0.27%
2029 0.97% -0.26%
2028 1.02% -0.26%
2027 1.08% -0.23%
2026 1.09% -0.61%
2025 1.07% -0.11%
2024 1% -0.11%
2023 0.95% -0.28%
2022 1.02% -0.35%
2021 1.16% -0.34%
2020 1.09% -0.14%
2019 0.94% 0.04%
2018 0.93% 0.07%
2017 0.76% 0.19%
2016 0.59% 0.26%
2015 0.57% 0.28%
2014 0.56% 0.3%
2013 0.55% 0.3%
2012 0.54% 0.25%
2011 0.56% 0.12%
2010 0.59% 0.04%
2009 0.64% 0.03%
2008 0.68% -0.04%
2007 0.58% -0.17%
2006 0.5% -0.33%
2005 0.55% -0.38%
2004 0.61% -0.4%
2003 0.69% -0.45%
2002 0.8% -0.46%
2001 0.93% -0.42%
2000 1.03% -0.42%
1999 1.09% -0.31%
1998 1.29% -0.17%
1997 1.7% -0.17%
1996 2% -0.15%
1995 -0.08% -0.02%
1994 -0.01% -0.03%
1993 2.96% -0.05%
1992 3.88% 0.1%
1991 4.1% 0.29%
1990 4.13% 0.17%
1989 4.75% 0.59%
1988 4.71% 0.65%
1987 3.96% 0.7%
1986 4.04% 0.72%
1985 3.73% 0.78%
1984 3.31% 0.76%
1983 3.34% 0.6%
1982 3.38% 0.63%
1981 3.38% 0.67%
1980 3.37% 0.71%
1979 3.36% 0.71%
1978 3.35% 0.71%
1977 3.25% 0.71%
1976 3.08% 0.71%
1975 2.98% 0.58%
1974 2.91% 0.58%
1973 2.84% 0.58%
1972 2.78% 0.57%
1971 2.71% 0.58%
1970 2.64% 0.57%
1969 2.56% 0.57%
1968 2.47% 0.57%
1967 2.57% 0.57%
1966 2.69% 0.57%
1965 2.56% 1.12%
1964 2.41% 1.12%
1963 2.32% 1.12%
1962 2.29% 1.12%
1961 2.3% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Russia
Current population
1276995
142643173
Population rank 156/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.72%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +37 -428
Annual growth/decline +13,352 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -251,822
Net migration rank 121/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -251,822
2024 19,782 -6,754 -574,678 -178,042
2023 20,147 -8,549 -503,392 27,807
2022 20,125 -8,549 -576,948 765,629
2021 17,314 -4,242 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 18,899 -4,242 -697,177 334,094
2019 19,488 -8,439 -319,997 336,494
2018 19,392 -8,546 -232,637 339,972
2017 19,278 -8,658 -130,764 396,619
2016 19,233 -12,481 0 447,645
2015 19,223 -12,582 43,392 384,756
2014 19,107 -12,724 28,848 264,698
2013 18,903 -12,664 28,761 289,872
2012 18,308 -12,294 0 285,977
2011 17,645 -11,596 -128,716 309,377
2010 17,652 -11,334 -242,844 307,555
2009 17,656 -10,989 -257,014 350,206
2008 17,275 -9,822 -356,856 360,840
2007 16,595 -9,271 -471,257 365,717
2006 16,133 -10,923 -686,638 308,370
2005 15,945 -10,330 -846,761 263,541
2004 15,979 -9,863 -792,370 261,519
2003 16,396 -9,595 -896,822 256,804
2002 16,924 -9,209 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 17,824 -8,788 -963,445 259,614
2000 18,830 -8,563 -967,540 550,401
1999 19,420 -8,421 -927,453 375,468
1998 19,762 -8,505 -694,053 528,135
1997 20,686 -5,911 -769,159 541,387
1996 21,858 -3,049 -785,248 587,171
1995 23,029 -3,023 -845,742 723,875
1994 26,703 -48,259 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 28,046 -6,692 -757,140 507,229
1992 28,446 6,011 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 28,497 7,496 103,876 125,505
1990 28,349 7,169 325,533 299,863
1989 28,257 5,477 576,112 89,400
1988 27,396 14,879 778,343 269,862
1987 27,285 2,417 977,583 275,611
1986 27,096 1,353 985,279 283,553
1985 26,835 1,792 762,447 280,614
1984 26,149 -3,949 756,548 247,026
1983 24,883 -3,429 906,676 200,159
1982 24,742 -3,574 830,855 107,520
1981 23,973 -3,464 713,700 36,686
1980 23,153 -3,350 681,149 10,440
1979 22,299 -3,210 690,135 -5,791
1978 21,466 -3,040 812,766 108,882
1977 20,609 -2,838 832,932 122,316
1976 19,734 -3,469 852,237 113,851
1975 18,849 -3,794 843,850 80,069
1974 17,971 -3,665 883,186 -51,759
1973 17,145 -3,555 846,561 -107,568
1972 16,353 -3,435 872,050 -111,168
1971 15,615 -3,325 854,999 -134,968
1970 14,873 -3,230 785,554 -264,464
1969 14,164 -3,127 753,088 -64,643
1968 13,449 -3,029 787,621 -83,221
1967 12,773 -2,964 854,554 -116,029
1966 12,282 -1,557 989,279 -111,360
1965 11,719 -1,578 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 11,266 -2,049 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 10,929 -2,358 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 10,601 -2,390 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 10,262 -2,270 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 9,947 -2,082 1,962,834 -234,895

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

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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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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