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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 7,776,557 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 +0.87% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Eswatini vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Turkmenistan
2100 1,352,404 10,046,945
2099 1,361,498 10,075,740
2098 1,369,861 10,103,319
2097 1,378,017 10,129,577
2096 1,386,191 10,154,338
2095 1,394,405 10,178,163
2094 1,402,538 10,200,371
2093 1,410,423 10,221,349
2092 1,418,137 10,240,959
2091 1,426,097 10,259,026
2090 1,433,623 10,276,261
2089 1,441,192 10,291,819
2088 1,448,332 10,306,303
2087 1,455,333 10,319,501
2086 1,462,398 10,331,090
2085 1,469,660 10,341,183
2084 1,476,745 10,349,710
2083 1,483,271 10,356,602
2082 1,489,551 10,362,422
2081 1,494,969 10,366,587
2080 1,500,315 10,369,293
2079 1,505,309 10,370,130
2078 1,509,779 10,369,013
2077 1,514,574 10,366,366
2076 1,519,452 10,361,975
2075 1,523,845 10,355,755
2074 1,528,267 10,348,384
2073 1,531,967 10,339,415
2072 1,535,206 10,328,653
2071 1,538,333 10,316,618
2070 1,540,715 10,303,565
2069 1,543,234 10,289,578
2068 1,545,288 10,274,625
2067 1,547,029 10,258,518
2066 1,547,862 10,241,362
2065 1,548,678 10,223,420
2064 1,549,121 10,204,034
2063 1,549,274 10,183,241
2062 1,548,873 10,160,903
2061 1,548,072 10,136,928
2060 1,547,285 10,111,369
2059 1,545,426 10,083,631
2058 1,542,799 10,052,905
2057 1,540,085 10,019,547
2056 1,537,270 9,983,379
2055 1,534,161 9,943,931
2054 1,530,631 9,901,473
2053 1,526,357 9,854,931
2052 1,521,506 9,804,909
2051 1,515,982 9,751,221
2050 1,510,547 9,693,713
2049 1,504,126 9,632,600
2048 1,497,656 9,567,946
2047 1,491,001 9,500,139
2046 1,483,817 9,429,355
2045 1,475,974 9,356,194
2044 1,468,200 9,280,988
2043 1,460,050 9,204,466
2042 1,451,433 9,126,898
2041 1,441,822 9,048,356
2040 1,432,811 8,969,478
2039 1,423,063 8,890,225
2038 1,412,806 8,810,850
2037 1,402,845 8,731,367
2036 1,392,117 8,651,719
2035 1,381,258 8,572,231
2034 1,369,883 8,492,483
2033 1,357,906 8,412,113
2032 1,346,063 8,330,912
2031 1,334,330 8,248,129
2030 1,321,430 8,163,024
2029 1,309,060 8,070,023
2028 1,296,535 7,969,080
2027 1,283,434 7,860,774
2026 1,269,667 7,745,331
2025 1,255,921 7,623,184
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% 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 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 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 1.05% 1.72%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Turkmenistan
Current population
1273390
7776557
Population rank 156/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
17.7 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
55.5 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +356
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 61/197
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 - -6,754 - 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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 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 (1960–2024, 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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