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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 8.67 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.87% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Eswatini vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Tajikistan
2100 1,352,404 20,390,053
2099 1,361,498 20,381,074
2098 1,369,861 20,367,161
2097 1,378,017 20,348,897
2096 1,386,191 20,324,869
2095 1,394,405 20,297,885
2094 1,402,538 20,265,966
2093 1,410,423 20,234,160
2092 1,418,137 20,192,937
2091 1,426,097 20,148,873
2090 1,433,623 20,103,798
2089 1,441,192 20,056,079
2088 1,448,332 20,005,521
2087 1,455,333 19,950,317
2086 1,462,398 19,895,606
2085 1,469,660 19,836,988
2084 1,476,745 19,773,272
2083 1,483,271 19,706,082
2082 1,489,551 19,639,516
2081 1,494,969 19,572,596
2080 1,500,315 19,499,390
2079 1,505,309 19,425,502
2078 1,509,779 19,347,261
2077 1,514,574 19,265,447
2076 1,519,452 19,175,355
2075 1,523,845 19,083,859
2074 1,528,267 18,988,290
2073 1,531,967 18,889,470
2072 1,535,206 18,785,103
2071 1,538,333 18,674,697
2070 1,540,715 18,559,138
2069 1,543,234 18,437,873
2068 1,545,288 18,315,011
2067 1,547,029 18,187,508
2066 1,547,862 18,054,404
2065 1,548,678 17,921,674
2064 1,549,121 17,783,801
2063 1,549,274 17,641,066
2062 1,548,873 17,498,306
2061 1,548,072 17,356,130
2060 1,547,285 17,206,922
2059 1,545,426 17,056,085
2058 1,542,799 16,903,532
2057 1,540,085 16,749,284
2056 1,537,270 16,595,691
2055 1,534,161 16,441,650
2054 1,530,631 16,285,520
2053 1,526,357 16,130,235
2052 1,521,506 15,967,770
2051 1,515,982 15,805,253
2050 1,510,547 15,638,613
2049 1,504,126 15,468,883
2048 1,497,656 15,292,499
2047 1,491,001 15,112,083
2046 1,483,817 14,928,123
2045 1,475,974 14,739,540
2044 1,468,200 14,544,544
2043 1,460,050 14,349,357
2042 1,451,433 14,147,892
2041 1,441,822 13,945,694
2040 1,432,811 13,741,587
2039 1,423,063 13,536,704
2038 1,412,806 13,331,490
2037 1,402,845 13,125,051
2036 1,392,117 12,917,110
2035 1,381,258 12,714,184
2034 1,369,883 12,515,962
2033 1,357,906 12,321,294
2032 1,346,063 12,128,060
2031 1,334,330 11,938,351
2030 1,321,430 11,749,706
2029 1,309,060 11,559,235
2028 1,296,535 11,369,414
2027 1,283,434 11,178,605
2026 1,269,667 10,986,242
2025 1,255,921 10,791,246
2024 1,242,822 10,590,927
2023 1,230,506 10,389,799
2022 1,218,917 10,182,222
2021 1,206,593 9,966,908
2020 1,192,729 9,749,310
2019 1,179,874 9,529,966
2018 1,168,929 9,307,333
2017 1,158,195 9,085,946
2016 1,149,507 8,865,631
2015 1,142,813 8,643,840
2014 1,136,299 8,425,552
2013 1,129,990 8,216,724
2012 1,123,863 8,014,084
2011 1,117,833 7,824,785
2010 1,111,650 7,652,141
2009 1,105,153 7,490,230
2008 1,098,091 7,338,403
2007 1,090,705 7,194,477
2006 1,084,436 7,057,566
2005 1,079,022 6,924,720
2004 1,073,159 6,790,547
2003 1,066,700 6,658,575
2002 1,059,441 6,531,669
2001 1,051,064 6,407,377
2000 1,041,414 6,284,735
1999 1,030,782 6,208,370
1998 1,019,653 6,176,397
1997 1,006,635 6,139,829
1996 989,841 6,066,523
1995 970,433 5,948,584
1994 971,212 5,825,368
1993 971,318 5,724,993
1992 943,416 5,649,400
1991 908,189 5,541,205
1990 872,428 5,398,768
1989 837,800 5,267,249
1988 799,798 5,114,989
1987 763,811 4,939,059
1986 734,732 4,772,139
1985 706,196 4,619,003
1984 680,783 4,480,026
1983 658,957 4,350,874
1982 637,652 4,227,171
1981 616,808 4,109,022
1980 596,644 3,995,256
1979 577,199 3,882,691
1978 558,446 3,768,508
1977 540,348 3,653,265
1976 523,330 3,540,076
1975 507,673 3,430,425
1974 492,988 3,324,499
1973 479,038 3,222,290
1972 465,788 3,123,691
1971 453,183 3,028,837
1970 441,216 2,936,779
1969 429,875 2,845,273
1968 419,147 2,753,848
1967 409,031 2,664,130
1966 398,766 2,577,184
1965 388,336 2,492,998
1964 378,656 2,411,260
1963 369,759 2,331,736
1962 361,365 2,255,026
1961 353,264 2,181,805
1960 345,337 2,112,131

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Eswatini's population will grow by 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Tajikistan
2100 -0.67% 0.04%
2099 -0.61% 0.07%
2098 -0.59% 0.09%
2097 -0.59% 0.12%
2096 -0.59% 0.13%
2095 -0.58% 0.16%
2094 -0.56% 0.16%
2093 -0.54% 0.2%
2092 -0.56% 0.22%
2091 -0.52% 0.22%
2090 -0.53% 0.24%
2089 -0.49% 0.25%
2088 -0.48% 0.28%
2087 -0.48% 0.27%
2086 -0.49% 0.3%
2085 -0.48% 0.32%
2084 -0.44% 0.34%
2083 -0.42% 0.34%
2082 -0.36% 0.34%
2081 -0.36% 0.38%
2080 -0.33% 0.38%
2079 -0.3% 0.4%
2078 -0.32% 0.42%
2077 -0.32% 0.47%
2076 -0.29% 0.48%
2075 -0.29% 0.5%
2074 -0.24% 0.52%
2073 -0.21% 0.56%
2072 -0.2% 0.59%
2071 -0.15% 0.62%
2070 -0.16% 0.66%
2069 -0.13% 0.67%
2068 -0.11% 0.7%
2067 -0.05% 0.74%
2066 -0.05% 0.74%
2065 -0.03% 0.78%
2064 -0.01% 0.81%
2063 0.03% 0.82%
2062 0.05% 0.82%
2061 0.05% 0.87%
2060 0.12% 0.88%
2059 0.17% 0.9%
2058 0.18% 0.92%
2057 0.18% 0.93%
2056 0.2% 0.94%
2055 0.23% 0.96%
2054 0.28% 0.96%
2053 0.32% 1.02%
2052 0.36% 1.03%
2051 0.36% 1.07%
2050 0.43% 1.1%
2049 0.43% 1.15%
2048 0.45% 1.19%
2047 0.48% 1.23%
2046 0.53% 1.28%
2045 0.53% 1.34%
2044 0.56% 1.36%
2043 0.59% 1.42%
2042 0.67% 1.45%
2041 0.63% 1.49%
2040 0.68% 1.51%
2039 0.73% 1.54%
2038 0.71% 1.57%
2037 0.77% 1.61%
2036 0.79% 1.6%
2035 0.83% 1.58%
2034 0.88% 1.58%
2033 0.88% 1.59%
2032 0.88% 1.59%
2031 0.98% 1.61%
2030 0.94% 1.65%
2029 0.97% 1.67%
2028 1.02% 1.71%
2027 1.08% 1.75%
2026 1.09% 1.81%
2025 1.05% 1.89%
2024 1% 1.94%
2023 0.95% 2.04%
2022 1.02% 2.16%
2021 1.16% 2.23%
2020 1.09% 2.3%
2019 0.94% 2.39%
2018 0.93% 2.44%
2017 0.76% 2.49%
2016 0.59% 2.57%
2015 0.57% 2.59%
2014 0.56% 2.54%
2013 0.55% 2.53%
2012 0.54% 2.42%
2011 0.56% 2.26%
2010 0.59% 2.16%
2009 0.64% 2.07%
2008 0.68% 2%
2007 0.58% 1.94%
2006 0.5% 1.92%
2005 0.55% 1.98%
2004 0.61% 1.98%
2003 0.69% 1.94%
2002 0.8% 1.94%
2001 0.93% 1.95%
2000 1.03% 1.23%
1999 1.09% 0.52%
1998 1.29% 0.6%
1997 1.7% 1.21%
1996 2% 1.98%
1995 -0.08% 2.12%
1994 -0.01% 1.75%
1993 2.96% 1.34%
1992 3.88% 1.95%
1991 4.1% 2.64%
1990 4.13% 2.5%
1989 4.75% 2.98%
1988 4.71% 3.56%
1987 3.96% 3.5%
1986 4.04% 3.32%
1985 3.73% 3.1%
1984 3.31% 2.97%
1983 3.34% 2.93%
1982 3.38% 2.88%
1981 3.38% 2.85%
1980 3.37% 2.9%
1979 3.36% 3.03%
1978 3.35% 3.15%
1977 3.25% 3.2%
1976 3.08% 3.2%
1975 2.98% 3.19%
1974 2.91% 3.17%
1973 2.84% 3.16%
1972 2.78% 3.13%
1971 2.71% 3.13%
1970 2.64% 3.22%
1969 2.56% 3.32%
1968 2.47% 3.37%
1967 2.57% 3.37%
1966 2.69% 3.38%
1965 2.56% 3.39%
1964 2.41% 3.41%
1963 2.32% 3.4%
1962 2.29% 3.36%
1961 2.3% 3.3%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Tajikistan
Current population
1273390
11038274
Population rank 156/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.13%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +551
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -21,606
Net migration rank 121/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -21,606
2024 - -6,754 - -21,236
2023 20,147 -8,549 223,828 -19,999
2022 20,125 -8,549 228,336 -17,001
2021 17,314 -4,242 222,850 -3,564
2020 18,899 -4,242 219,467 -3,564
2019 19,488 -8,439 231,817 -9,041
2018 19,392 -8,546 228,597 -6,111
2017 19,278 -8,658 224,396 -4,093
2016 19,233 -12,481 228,547 -8,210
2015 19,223 -12,582 230,903 -7,660
2014 19,107 -12,724 227,304 -13,962
2013 18,903 -12,664 220,693 -16,362
2012 18,308 -12,294 213,078 -12,132
2011 17,645 -11,596 208,429 -30,783
2010 17,652 -11,334 201,389 -33,733
2009 17,656 -10,989 192,851 -36,677
2008 17,275 -9,822 182,337 -34,855
2007 16,595 -9,271 173,200 -32,831
2006 16,133 -10,923 164,046 -30,591
2005 15,945 -10,330 160,189 -27,954
2004 15,979 -9,863 161,201 -25,082
2003 16,396 -9,595 150,391 -22,562
2002 16,924 -9,209 146,492 -20,526
2001 17,824 -8,788 142,276 -19,657
2000 18,830 -8,563 136,549 -13,871
1999 19,420 -8,421 147,622 -117,571
1998 19,762 -8,505 153,508 -119,621
1997 20,686 -5,911 149,825 -110,572
1996 21,858 -3,049 138,287 -30,922
1995 23,029 -3,023 168,934 -40,418
1994 26,703 -48,259 167,590 -49,668
1993 28,046 -6,692 157,975 -75,147
1992 28,446 6,011 163,652 -95,280
1991 28,497 7,496 177,585 -29,553
1990 28,349 7,169 178,429 -41,596
1989 28,257 5,477 179,212 -53,020
1988 27,396 14,879 172,805 5,523
1987 27,285 2,417 163,611 9,923
1986 27,096 1,353 155,987 4,321
1985 26,835 1,792 145,720 247
1984 26,149 -3,949 139,145 -7,152
1983 24,883 -3,429 133,280 -6,972
1982 24,742 -3,574 127,838 -6,730
1981 23,973 -3,464 121,418 -6,221
1980 23,153 -3,350 117,888 -5,557
1979 22,299 -3,210 114,496 -1,703
1978 21,466 -3,040 110,564 5,006
1977 20,609 -2,838 106,920 7,999
1976 19,734 -3,469 103,777 7,679
1975 18,849 -3,794 100,604 7,237
1974 17,971 -3,665 97,481 6,531
1973 17,145 -3,555 94,523 5,876
1972 16,353 -3,435 91,677 5,123
1971 15,615 -3,325 88,618 4,293
1970 14,873 -3,230 85,645 5,559
1969 14,164 -3,127 82,931 8,886
1968 13,449 -3,029 80,698 10,323
1967 12,773 -2,964 78,733 9,670
1966 12,282 -1,557 76,702 8,796
1965 11,719 -1,578 75,139 7,744
1964 11,266 -2,049 74,030 6,568
1963 10,929 -2,358 73,065 5,379
1962 10,601 -2,390 70,700 4,270
1961 10,262 -2,270 68,182 3,291
1960 9,947 -2,082 65,415 2,457

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 68.3% of the population change in Eswatini is from natural causes (a gain of 192,206 people) and 31.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,012 people). In Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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