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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 86,002,379 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 +0.87% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Eswatini vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Turkey
2100 1,352,404 64,274,243
2099 1,361,498 64,924,706
2098 1,369,861 65,567,989
2097 1,378,017 66,219,045
2096 1,386,191 66,865,890
2095 1,394,405 67,516,190
2094 1,402,538 68,169,346
2093 1,410,423 68,835,313
2092 1,418,137 69,496,264
2091 1,426,097 70,159,325
2090 1,433,623 70,828,304
2089 1,441,192 71,490,133
2088 1,448,332 72,146,464
2087 1,455,333 72,792,552
2086 1,462,398 73,439,558
2085 1,469,660 74,085,313
2084 1,476,745 74,713,882
2083 1,483,271 75,342,464
2082 1,489,551 75,969,760
2081 1,494,969 76,583,769
2080 1,500,315 77,195,480
2079 1,505,309 77,793,711
2078 1,509,779 78,386,293
2077 1,514,574 78,973,194
2076 1,519,452 79,556,991
2075 1,523,845 80,128,010
2074 1,528,267 80,697,544
2073 1,531,967 81,244,619
2072 1,535,206 81,785,452
2071 1,538,333 82,311,503
2070 1,540,715 82,827,402
2069 1,543,234 83,324,862
2068 1,545,288 83,806,741
2067 1,547,029 84,270,976
2066 1,547,862 84,728,547
2065 1,548,678 85,177,268
2064 1,549,121 85,611,517
2063 1,549,274 86,026,471
2062 1,548,873 86,425,827
2061 1,548,072 86,800,591
2060 1,547,285 87,156,663
2059 1,545,426 87,500,101
2058 1,542,799 87,809,920
2057 1,540,085 88,100,397
2056 1,537,270 88,369,840
2055 1,534,161 88,598,739
2054 1,530,631 88,806,632
2053 1,526,357 88,985,609
2052 1,521,506 89,144,425
2051 1,515,982 89,270,515
2050 1,510,547 89,374,730
2049 1,504,126 89,447,182
2048 1,497,656 89,484,074
2047 1,491,001 89,492,406
2046 1,483,817 89,467,391
2045 1,475,974 89,441,098
2044 1,468,200 89,390,601
2043 1,460,050 89,326,342
2042 1,451,433 89,237,658
2041 1,441,822 89,137,199
2040 1,432,811 89,021,820
2039 1,423,063 88,885,792
2038 1,412,806 88,736,121
2037 1,402,845 88,562,197
2036 1,392,117 88,373,007
2035 1,381,258 88,178,595
2034 1,369,883 87,975,336
2033 1,357,906 87,754,631
2032 1,346,063 87,524,158
2031 1,334,330 87,274,280
2030 1,321,430 87,004,538
2029 1,309,060 86,741,614
2028 1,296,535 86,466,107
2027 1,283,434 86,189,693
2026 1,269,667 85,932,926
2025 1,255,921 85,718,588
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 (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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 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 89.5M 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 1.05% 0.23%
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 (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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Turkey
Current population
1273390
86002379
Population rank 156/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 1.04%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +34 +528
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 154/197
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 - -6,754 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 (1960–2024, 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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