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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 67.5 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Eswatini vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Turkey
2100 1,352,676 64,394,191
2099 1,361,771 65,045,868
2098 1,370,136 65,690,351
2097 1,378,294 66,342,622
2096 1,386,470 66,990,674
2095 1,394,685 67,642,188
2094 1,402,820 68,296,562
2093 1,410,707 68,963,773
2092 1,418,422 69,625,957
2091 1,426,384 70,290,255
2090 1,433,911 70,960,483
2089 1,441,481 71,623,547
2088 1,448,623 72,281,102
2087 1,455,625 72,928,397
2086 1,462,692 73,576,610
2085 1,469,955 74,223,570
2084 1,477,042 74,853,312
2083 1,483,569 75,483,067
2082 1,489,850 76,111,533
2081 1,495,270 76,726,689
2080 1,500,616 77,339,541
2079 1,505,611 77,938,889
2078 1,510,082 78,532,577
2077 1,514,879 79,120,573
2076 1,519,757 79,705,459
2075 1,524,151 80,277,544
2074 1,528,574 80,848,141
2073 1,532,275 81,396,237
2072 1,535,515 81,938,080
2071 1,538,642 82,465,112
2070 1,541,025 82,981,973
2069 1,543,544 83,480,362
2068 1,545,599 83,963,140
2067 1,547,340 84,428,242
2066 1,548,173 84,886,666
2065 1,548,989 85,336,225
2064 1,549,433 85,771,285
2063 1,549,585 86,187,013
2062 1,549,184 86,587,114
2061 1,548,383 86,962,577
2060 1,547,596 87,319,314
2059 1,545,737 87,663,392
2058 1,543,109 87,973,789
2057 1,540,394 88,264,809
2056 1,537,579 88,534,755
2055 1,534,469 88,764,080
2054 1,530,939 88,972,362
2053 1,526,664 89,151,673
2052 1,521,811 89,310,785
2051 1,516,286 89,437,110
2050 1,510,851 89,541,520
2049 1,504,429 89,614,107
2048 1,497,956 89,651,068
2047 1,491,300 89,659,415
2046 1,484,115 89,634,354
2045 1,476,270 89,608,012
2044 1,468,495 89,557,421
2043 1,460,344 89,493,042
2042 1,451,725 89,404,193
2041 1,442,112 89,303,546
2040 1,433,098 89,187,952
2039 1,423,349 89,051,669
2038 1,413,090 88,901,719
2037 1,403,127 88,727,471
2036 1,392,397 88,537,927
2035 1,381,536 88,343,153
2034 1,370,158 88,139,515
2033 1,358,179 87,918,397
2032 1,346,333 87,687,495
2031 1,334,598 87,437,150
2030 1,321,695 87,166,904
2029 1,309,323 86,903,490
2028 1,296,796 86,627,469
2027 1,283,692 86,350,539
2026 1,269,922 86,093,293
2025 1,256,174 85,878,556
2024 1,242,822 85,518,661
2023 1,230,506 85,325,965
2022 1,218,917 84,979,913
2021 1,206,593 84,147,318
2020 1,192,729 83,384,680
2019 1,179,874 82,579,440
2018 1,168,929 81,407,204
2017 1,158,195 80,312,698
2016 1,149,507 79,277,962
2015 1,142,813 78,218,479
2014 1,136,299 77,181,884
2013 1,129,990 76,147,624
2012 1,123,863 75,175,827
2011 1,117,833 74,223,629
2010 1,111,650 73,142,150
2009 1,105,153 72,039,206
2008 1,098,091 71,051,678
2007 1,090,705 70,158,112
2006 1,084,436 70,045,349
2005 1,079,022 69,329,557
2004 1,073,159 68,592,617
2003 1,066,700 67,831,730
2002 1,059,441 67,048,795
2001 1,051,064 66,245,128
2000 1,041,414 65,425,961
1999 1,030,782 64,591,923
1998 1,019,653 63,734,383
1997 1,006,635 62,852,966
1996 989,841 61,951,134
1995 970,433 61,024,503
1994 971,212 60,033,836
1993 971,318 58,999,167
1992 943,416 57,990,118
1991 908,189 57,009,887
1990 872,428 56,015,628
1989 837,800 54,976,723
1988 799,798 53,909,626
1987 763,811 52,843,670
1986 734,732 51,777,772
1985 706,196 50,687,115
1984 680,783 49,574,069
1983 658,957 48,447,410
1982 637,652 47,322,096
1981 616,808 46,321,190
1980 596,644 45,408,815
1979 577,199 44,510,429
1978 558,446 43,645,306
1977 540,348 42,773,298
1976 523,330 41,899,984
1975 507,673 41,053,126
1974 492,988 40,210,234
1973 479,038 39,329,533
1972 465,788 38,430,221
1971 453,183 37,518,611
1970 441,216 36,638,465
1969 429,875 35,787,774
1968 419,147 34,921,684
1967 409,031 34,050,421
1966 398,766 33,177,672
1965 388,336 32,345,220
1964 378,656 31,543,072
1963 369,759 30,726,841
1962 361,365 29,916,147
1961 353,264 29,119,238
1960 345,337 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Turkey
2100 -0.67% -1%
2099 -0.61% -0.98%
2098 -0.59% -0.98%
2097 -0.59% -0.97%
2096 -0.59% -0.96%
2095 -0.58% -0.96%
2094 -0.56% -0.97%
2093 -0.54% -0.95%
2092 -0.56% -0.95%
2091 -0.52% -0.94%
2090 -0.53% -0.93%
2089 -0.49% -0.91%
2088 -0.48% -0.89%
2087 -0.48% -0.88%
2086 -0.49% -0.87%
2085 -0.48% -0.84%
2084 -0.44% -0.83%
2083 -0.42% -0.83%
2082 -0.36% -0.8%
2081 -0.36% -0.79%
2080 -0.33% -0.77%
2079 -0.3% -0.76%
2078 -0.32% -0.74%
2077 -0.32% -0.73%
2076 -0.29% -0.71%
2075 -0.29% -0.71%
2074 -0.24% -0.67%
2073 -0.21% -0.66%
2072 -0.2% -0.64%
2071 -0.15% -0.62%
2070 -0.16% -0.6%
2069 -0.13% -0.57%
2068 -0.11% -0.55%
2067 -0.05% -0.54%
2066 -0.05% -0.53%
2065 -0.03% -0.51%
2064 -0.01% -0.48%
2063 0.03% -0.46%
2062 0.05% -0.43%
2061 0.05% -0.41%
2060 0.12% -0.39%
2059 0.17% -0.35%
2058 0.18% -0.33%
2057 0.18% -0.3%
2056 0.2% -0.26%
2055 0.23% -0.23%
2054 0.28% -0.2%
2053 0.32% -0.18%
2052 0.36% -0.14%
2051 0.36% -0.12%
2050 0.43% -0.08%
2049 0.43% -0.04%
2048 0.45% -0.009%
2047 0.48% 0.03%
2046 0.53% 0.03%
2045 0.53% 0.06%
2044 0.56% 0.07%
2043 0.59% 0.1%
2042 0.67% 0.11%
2041 0.63% 0.13%
2040 0.68% 0.15%
2039 0.73% 0.17%
2038 0.71% 0.2%
2037 0.77% 0.21%
2036 0.79% 0.22%
2035 0.83% 0.23%
2034 0.88% 0.25%
2033 0.88% 0.26%
2032 0.88% 0.29%
2031 0.98% 0.31%
2030 0.94% 0.3%
2029 0.97% 0.32%
2028 1.02% 0.32%
2027 1.08% 0.3%
2026 1.09% 0.25%
2025 1.07% 0.42%
2024 1% 0.23%
2023 0.95% 0.41%
2022 1.02% 0.99%
2021 1.16% 0.91%
2020 1.09% 0.98%
2019 0.94% 1.44%
2018 0.93% 1.36%
2017 0.76% 1.31%
2016 0.59% 1.35%
2015 0.57% 1.34%
2014 0.56% 1.36%
2013 0.55% 1.29%
2012 0.54% 1.28%
2011 0.56% 1.48%
2010 0.59% 1.53%
2009 0.64% 1.39%
2008 0.68% 1.27%
2007 0.58% 0.16%
2006 0.5% 1.03%
2005 0.55% 1.07%
2004 0.61% 1.12%
2003 0.69% 1.17%
2002 0.8% 1.21%
2001 0.93% 1.25%
2000 1.03% 1.29%
1999 1.09% 1.35%
1998 1.29% 1.4%
1997 1.7% 1.46%
1996 2% 1.52%
1995 -0.08% 1.65%
1994 -0.01% 1.75%
1993 2.96% 1.74%
1992 3.88% 1.72%
1991 4.1% 1.77%
1990 4.13% 1.89%
1989 4.75% 1.98%
1988 4.71% 2.02%
1987 3.96% 2.06%
1986 4.04% 2.15%
1985 3.73% 2.25%
1984 3.31% 2.33%
1983 3.34% 2.38%
1982 3.38% 2.16%
1981 3.38% 2.01%
1980 3.37% 2.02%
1979 3.36% 1.98%
1978 3.35% 2.04%
1977 3.25% 2.08%
1976 3.08% 2.06%
1975 2.98% 2.1%
1974 2.91% 2.24%
1973 2.84% 2.34%
1972 2.78% 2.43%
1971 2.71% 2.4%
1970 2.64% 2.38%
1969 2.56% 2.48%
1968 2.47% 2.56%
1967 2.57% 2.63%
1966 2.69% 2.57%
1965 2.56% 2.54%
1964 2.41% 2.66%
1963 2.32% 2.71%
1962 2.29% 2.74%
1961 2.3% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Turkey
Current population
1276995
86225430
Population rank 156/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +986
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 138/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 -258,205
Net migration rank 121/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -258,205
2024 19,782 -6,754 453,249 -275,952
2023 20,147 -8,549 426,630 -318,070
2022 20,125 -8,549 535,373 -301,544
2021 17,314 -4,242 521,713 20,283
2020 18,899 -4,242 608,708 37,934
2019 19,488 -8,439 751,472 -15,690
2018 19,392 -8,546 830,353 187,570
2017 19,278 -8,658 875,408 659,846
2016 19,233 -12,481 895,841 352,063
2015 19,223 -12,582 930,799 1,063,140
2014 19,107 -12,724 957,055 1,033,384
2013 18,903 -12,664 921,386 438,618
2012 18,308 -12,294 917,145 258,623
2011 17,645 -11,596 875,839 68,849
2010 17,652 -11,334 892,334 55,532
2009 17,656 -10,989 900,491 24,276
2008 17,275 -9,822 868,749 47,915
2007 16,595 -9,271 876,626 -186,402
2006 16,133 -10,923 897,351 -190,194
2005 15,945 -10,330 898,650 -174,177
2004 15,979 -9,863 896,025 -146,574
2003 16,396 -9,595 893,683 -121,383
2002 16,924 -9,209 922,927 -129,444
2001 17,824 -8,788 980,560 -166,759
2000 18,830 -8,563 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 19,420 -8,421 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 19,762 -8,505 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 20,686 -5,911 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 21,858 -3,049 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 23,029 -3,023 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 26,703 -48,259 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 28,046 -6,692 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 28,446 6,011 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 28,497 7,496 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 28,349 7,169 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 28,257 5,477 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 27,396 14,879 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 27,285 2,417 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 27,096 1,353 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 26,835 1,792 1,098,846 8,960
1984 26,149 -3,949 1,096,529 21,787
1983 24,883 -3,429 1,095,106 39,871
1982 24,742 -3,574 1,091,863 23,728
1981 23,973 -3,464 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 23,153 -3,350 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 22,299 -3,210 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 21,466 -3,040 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 20,609 -2,838 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 19,734 -3,469 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 18,849 -3,794 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 17,971 -3,665 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 17,145 -3,555 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 16,353 -3,435 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 15,615 -3,325 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 14,873 -3,230 991,950 -150,924
1969 14,164 -3,127 970,958 -110,578
1968 13,449 -3,029 950,778 -78,973
1967 12,773 -2,964 936,727 -65,993
1966 12,282 -1,557 925,790 -50,999
1965 11,719 -1,578 904,016 -113,911
1964 11,266 -2,049 884,152 -69,978
1963 10,929 -2,358 862,626 -44,317
1962 10,601 -2,390 837,473 -34,353
1961 10,262 -2,270 816,911 -26,187
1960 9,947 -2,082 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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