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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 6.11 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Eswatini vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Turkmenistan
2100 1,352,676 10,041,228
2099 1,361,771 10,070,007
2098 1,370,136 10,097,571
2097 1,378,294 10,123,813
2096 1,386,470 10,148,560
2095 1,394,685 10,172,371
2094 1,402,820 10,194,567
2093 1,410,707 10,215,533
2092 1,418,422 10,235,132
2091 1,426,384 10,253,189
2090 1,433,911 10,270,414
2089 1,441,481 10,285,963
2088 1,448,623 10,300,439
2087 1,455,625 10,313,629
2086 1,462,692 10,325,212
2085 1,469,955 10,335,299
2084 1,477,042 10,343,821
2083 1,483,569 10,350,710
2082 1,489,850 10,356,526
2081 1,495,270 10,360,689
2080 1,500,616 10,363,394
2079 1,505,611 10,364,229
2078 1,510,082 10,363,113
2077 1,514,879 10,360,467
2076 1,519,757 10,356,079
2075 1,524,151 10,349,863
2074 1,528,574 10,342,496
2073 1,532,275 10,333,532
2072 1,535,515 10,322,776
2071 1,538,642 10,310,748
2070 1,541,025 10,297,702
2069 1,543,544 10,283,723
2068 1,545,599 10,268,779
2067 1,547,340 10,252,681
2066 1,548,173 10,235,535
2065 1,548,989 10,217,603
2064 1,549,433 10,198,228
2063 1,549,585 10,177,447
2062 1,549,184 10,155,121
2061 1,548,383 10,131,160
2060 1,547,596 10,105,616
2059 1,545,737 10,077,893
2058 1,543,109 10,047,185
2057 1,540,394 10,013,846
2056 1,537,579 9,977,699
2055 1,534,469 9,938,273
2054 1,530,939 9,895,840
2053 1,526,664 9,849,324
2052 1,521,811 9,799,331
2051 1,516,286 9,745,673
2050 1,510,851 9,688,197
2049 1,504,429 9,627,119
2048 1,497,956 9,562,502
2047 1,491,300 9,494,734
2046 1,484,115 9,423,990
2045 1,476,270 9,350,870
2044 1,468,495 9,275,707
2043 1,460,344 9,199,229
2042 1,451,725 9,121,705
2041 1,442,112 9,043,208
2040 1,433,098 8,964,374
2039 1,423,349 8,885,167
2038 1,413,090 8,805,836
2037 1,403,127 8,726,399
2036 1,392,397 8,646,796
2035 1,381,536 8,567,354
2034 1,370,158 8,487,651
2033 1,358,179 8,407,327
2032 1,346,333 8,326,172
2031 1,334,598 8,243,436
2030 1,321,695 8,158,380
2029 1,309,323 8,065,431
2028 1,296,796 7,964,546
2027 1,283,692 7,856,302
2026 1,269,922 7,740,924
2025 1,256,174 7,618,847
2024 1,242,822 7,494,498
2023 1,230,506 7,364,438
2022 1,218,917 7,230,193
2021 1,206,593 7,092,043
2020 1,192,729 6,949,912
2019 1,179,874 6,803,944
2018 1,168,929 6,655,524
2017 1,158,195 6,507,061
2016 1,149,507 6,360,041
2015 1,142,813 6,215,770
2014 1,136,299 6,075,283
2013 1,129,990 5,939,341
2012 1,123,863 5,808,546
2011 1,117,833 5,683,417
2010 1,111,650 5,564,356
2009 1,105,153 5,451,592
2008 1,098,091 5,345,029
2007 1,090,705 5,244,046
2006 1,084,436 5,147,105
2005 1,079,022 5,052,257
2004 1,073,159 4,958,093
2003 1,066,700 4,863,865
2002 1,059,441 4,769,465
2001 1,051,064 4,675,409
2000 1,041,414 4,582,677
1999 1,030,782 4,492,170
1998 1,019,653 4,410,507
1997 1,006,635 4,336,730
1996 989,841 4,263,819
1995 970,433 4,191,203
1994 971,212 4,116,662
1993 971,318 4,032,407
1992 943,416 3,944,689
1991 908,189 3,855,894
1990 872,428 3,760,562
1989 837,800 3,662,459
1988 799,798 3,559,363
1987 763,811 3,452,731
1986 734,732 3,347,809
1985 706,196 3,247,534
1984 680,783 3,154,079
1983 658,957 3,067,534
1982 637,652 2,985,557
1981 616,808 2,907,187
1980 596,644 2,832,203
1979 577,199 2,760,358
1978 558,446 2,691,088
1977 540,348 2,623,948
1976 523,330 2,558,521
1975 507,673 2,494,570
1974 492,988 2,432,028
1973 479,038 2,370,919
1972 465,788 2,311,430
1971 453,183 2,253,119
1970 441,216 2,195,616
1969 429,875 2,139,024
1968 419,147 2,083,069
1967 409,031 2,027,403
1966 398,766 1,971,737
1965 388,336 1,915,916
1964 378,656 1,859,997
1963 369,759 1,804,272
1962 361,365 1,749,214
1961 353,264 1,695,400
1960 345,337 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Turkmenistan
2100 -0.67% -0.29%
2099 -0.61% -0.27%
2098 -0.59% -0.26%
2097 -0.59% -0.24%
2096 -0.59% -0.23%
2095 -0.58% -0.22%
2094 -0.56% -0.21%
2093 -0.54% -0.19%
2092 -0.56% -0.18%
2091 -0.52% -0.17%
2090 -0.53% -0.15%
2089 -0.49% -0.14%
2088 -0.48% -0.13%
2087 -0.48% -0.11%
2086 -0.49% -0.1%
2085 -0.48% -0.08%
2084 -0.44% -0.07%
2083 -0.42% -0.06%
2082 -0.36% -0.04%
2081 -0.36% -0.03%
2080 -0.33% -0.008%
2079 -0.3% 0.01%
2078 -0.32% 0.03%
2077 -0.32% 0.04%
2076 -0.29% 0.06%
2075 -0.29% 0.07%
2074 -0.24% 0.09%
2073 -0.21% 0.1%
2072 -0.2% 0.12%
2071 -0.15% 0.13%
2070 -0.16% 0.14%
2069 -0.13% 0.15%
2068 -0.11% 0.16%
2067 -0.05% 0.17%
2066 -0.05% 0.18%
2065 -0.03% 0.19%
2064 -0.01% 0.2%
2063 0.03% 0.22%
2062 0.05% 0.24%
2061 0.05% 0.25%
2060 0.12% 0.28%
2059 0.17% 0.31%
2058 0.18% 0.33%
2057 0.18% 0.36%
2056 0.2% 0.4%
2055 0.23% 0.43%
2054 0.28% 0.47%
2053 0.32% 0.51%
2052 0.36% 0.55%
2051 0.36% 0.59%
2050 0.43% 0.63%
2049 0.43% 0.68%
2048 0.45% 0.71%
2047 0.48% 0.75%
2046 0.53% 0.78%
2045 0.53% 0.81%
2044 0.56% 0.83%
2043 0.59% 0.85%
2042 0.67% 0.87%
2041 0.63% 0.88%
2040 0.68% 0.89%
2039 0.73% 0.9%
2038 0.71% 0.91%
2037 0.77% 0.92%
2036 0.79% 0.93%
2035 0.83% 0.94%
2034 0.88% 0.96%
2033 0.88% 0.97%
2032 0.88% 1%
2031 0.98% 1.04%
2030 0.94% 1.15%
2029 0.97% 1.27%
2028 1.02% 1.38%
2027 1.08% 1.49%
2026 1.09% 1.6%
2025 1.07% 1.66%
2024 1% 1.77%
2023 0.95% 1.86%
2022 1.02% 1.95%
2021 1.16% 2.05%
2020 1.09% 2.15%
2019 0.94% 2.23%
2018 0.93% 2.28%
2017 0.76% 2.31%
2016 0.59% 2.32%
2015 0.57% 2.31%
2014 0.56% 2.29%
2013 0.55% 2.25%
2012 0.54% 2.2%
2011 0.56% 2.14%
2010 0.59% 2.07%
2009 0.64% 1.99%
2008 0.68% 1.93%
2007 0.58% 1.88%
2006 0.5% 1.88%
2005 0.55% 1.9%
2004 0.61% 1.94%
2003 0.69% 1.98%
2002 0.8% 2.01%
2001 0.93% 2.02%
2000 1.03% 2.01%
1999 1.09% 1.85%
1998 1.29% 1.7%
1997 1.7% 1.71%
1996 2% 1.73%
1995 -0.08% 1.81%
1994 -0.01% 2.09%
1993 2.96% 2.22%
1992 3.88% 2.3%
1991 4.1% 2.54%
1990 4.13% 2.68%
1989 4.75% 2.9%
1988 4.71% 3.09%
1987 3.96% 3.13%
1986 4.04% 3.09%
1985 3.73% 2.96%
1984 3.31% 2.82%
1983 3.34% 2.75%
1982 3.38% 2.7%
1981 3.38% 2.65%
1980 3.37% 2.6%
1979 3.36% 2.57%
1978 3.35% 2.56%
1977 3.25% 2.56%
1976 3.08% 2.56%
1975 2.98% 2.57%
1974 2.91% 2.58%
1973 2.84% 2.57%
1972 2.78% 2.59%
1971 2.71% 2.62%
1970 2.64% 2.65%
1969 2.56% 2.69%
1968 2.47% 2.75%
1967 2.57% 2.82%
1966 2.69% 2.91%
1965 2.56% 3.01%
1964 2.41% 3.09%
1963 2.32% 3.15%
1962 2.29% 3.17%
1961 2.3% 3.16%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Eswatini grew by 1.07%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Turkmenistan
Current population
1276995
7800189
Population rank 156/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
17.9 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
54.7 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +341
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 63/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,775 +13,268
Net migration rank 121/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - 13,268
2024 19,782 -6,754 112,942 14,646
2023 20,147 -8,549 117,529 15,005
2022 20,125 -8,549 121,814 14,141
2021 17,314 -4,242 122,721 17,617
2020 18,899 -4,242 124,014 19,913
2019 19,488 -8,439 128,275 19,735
2018 19,392 -8,546 129,537 19,293
2017 19,278 -8,658 131,417 16,678
2016 19,233 -12,481 132,581 13,365
2015 19,223 -12,582 132,663 9,936
2014 19,107 -12,724 129,677 8,696
2013 18,903 -12,664 126,217 7,287
2012 18,308 -12,294 120,957 7,125
2011 17,645 -11,596 115,197 6,992
2010 17,652 -11,334 109,318 6,621
2009 17,656 -10,989 102,931 6,656
2008 17,275 -9,822 96,815 6,734
2007 16,595 -9,271 92,038 6,388
2006 16,133 -10,923 87,840 7,613
2005 15,945 -10,330 83,968 10,263
2004 15,979 -9,863 79,850 14,242
2003 16,396 -9,595 76,737 17,625
2002 16,924 -9,209 75,639 18,803
2001 17,824 -8,788 76,682 16,982
2000 18,830 -8,563 76,875 14,925
1999 19,420 -8,421 76,362 12,859
1998 19,762 -8,505 77,342 -3,239
1997 20,686 -5,911 79,045 -5,600
1996 21,858 -3,049 80,996 -8,627
1995 23,029 -3,023 86,289 -13,423
1994 26,703 -48,259 89,319 -13,094
1993 28,046 -6,692 92,596 -312
1992 28,446 6,011 96,668 -13,517
1991 28,497 7,496 99,297 -4,864
1990 28,349 7,169 101,099 -4,864
1989 28,257 5,477 103,553 -3,576
1988 27,396 14,879 104,802 1,408
1987 27,285 2,417 103,885 3,161
1986 27,096 1,353 100,930 1,878
1985 26,835 1,792 95,890 1,861
1984 26,149 -3,949 90,591 -1,427
1983 24,883 -3,429 85,183 -1,264
1982 24,742 -3,574 80,989 -961
1981 23,973 -3,464 77,829 -1,102
1980 23,153 -3,350 74,394 -1,152
1979 22,299 -3,210 71,135 -677
1978 21,466 -3,040 68,437 -350
1977 20,609 -2,838 66,318 -132
1976 19,734 -3,469 64,513 160
1975 18,849 -3,794 62,681 550
1974 17,971 -3,665 60,925 924
1973 17,145 -3,555 59,169 1,194
1972 16,353 -3,435 57,326 1,293
1971 15,615 -3,325 56,666 1,348
1970 14,873 -3,230 55,617 1,376
1969 14,164 -3,127 54,791 1,397
1968 13,449 -3,029 54,324 1,401
1967 12,773 -2,964 54,209 1,397
1966 12,282 -1,557 54,353 1,377
1965 11,719 -1,578 54,558 1,366
1964 11,266 -2,049 54,574 1,340
1963 10,929 -2,358 54,203 1,332
1962 10,601 -2,390 53,248 1,337
1961 10,262 -2,270 51,659 1,372
1960 9,947 -2,082 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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