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

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The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,256,174 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,276,995 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 29.8 times bigger than Eswatini's.
  • Eswatini is ranked the 156th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.02% for Eswatini vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Eswatini has had an average growth rate of +0.92% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.28M (17.8% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Eswatini vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Uzbekistan
2100 1,352,676 74,913,683
2099 1,361,771 74,651,098
2098 1,370,136 74,375,923
2097 1,378,294 74,084,599
2096 1,386,470 73,786,478
2095 1,394,685 73,476,603
2094 1,402,820 73,151,709
2093 1,410,707 72,817,254
2092 1,418,422 72,474,468
2091 1,426,384 72,122,880
2090 1,433,911 71,760,077
2089 1,441,481 71,384,150
2088 1,448,623 71,002,449
2087 1,455,625 70,611,426
2086 1,462,692 70,216,014
2085 1,469,955 69,811,545
2084 1,477,042 69,396,198
2083 1,483,569 68,975,962
2082 1,489,850 68,557,881
2081 1,495,270 68,128,154
2080 1,500,616 67,696,442
2079 1,505,611 67,260,252
2078 1,510,082 66,816,984
2077 1,514,879 66,362,519
2076 1,519,757 65,913,810
2075 1,524,151 65,462,568
2074 1,528,574 65,009,654
2073 1,532,275 64,552,502
2072 1,535,515 64,095,245
2071 1,538,642 63,631,386
2070 1,541,025 63,166,693
2069 1,543,544 62,698,228
2068 1,545,599 62,225,674
2067 1,547,340 61,749,683
2066 1,548,173 61,266,762
2065 1,548,989 60,778,749
2064 1,549,433 60,281,212
2063 1,549,585 59,775,807
2062 1,549,184 59,261,881
2061 1,548,383 58,740,914
2060 1,547,596 58,208,824
2059 1,545,737 57,665,803
2058 1,543,109 57,114,037
2057 1,540,394 56,552,712
2056 1,537,579 55,985,589
2055 1,534,469 55,407,187
2054 1,530,939 54,818,525
2053 1,526,664 54,220,761
2052 1,521,811 53,615,713
2051 1,516,286 53,002,852
2050 1,510,851 52,386,166
2049 1,504,429 51,762,174
2048 1,497,956 51,134,317
2047 1,491,300 50,502,162
2046 1,484,115 49,868,057
2045 1,476,270 49,233,860
2044 1,468,495 48,605,591
2043 1,460,344 47,984,479
2042 1,451,725 47,370,990
2041 1,442,112 46,766,713
2040 1,433,098 46,174,827
2039 1,423,349 45,591,616
2038 1,413,090 45,011,890
2037 1,403,127 44,436,551
2036 1,392,397 43,862,840
2035 1,381,536 43,287,434
2034 1,370,158 42,708,536
2033 1,358,179 42,122,973
2032 1,346,333 41,529,468
2031 1,334,598 40,928,141
2030 1,321,695 40,314,175
2029 1,309,323 39,688,984
2028 1,296,796 39,055,901
2027 1,283,692 38,407,447
2026 1,269,922 37,740,059
2025 1,256,174 37,053,428
2024 1,242,822 36,361,859
2023 1,230,506 35,652,307
2022 1,218,917 34,938,955
2021 1,206,593 34,243,696
2020 1,192,729 33,586,372
2019 1,179,874 32,964,701
2018 1,168,929 32,373,490
2017 1,158,195 31,819,178
2016 1,149,507 31,284,568
2015 1,142,813 30,749,346
2014 1,136,299 30,222,994
2013 1,129,990 29,724,065
2012 1,123,863 29,261,903
2011 1,117,833 28,823,196
2010 1,111,650 28,385,506
2009 1,105,153 27,939,328
2008 1,098,091 27,494,774
2007 1,090,705 27,076,008
2006 1,084,436 26,699,043
2005 1,079,022 26,356,975
2004 1,073,159 26,029,350
2003 1,066,700 25,711,259
2002 1,059,441 25,399,980
2001 1,051,064 25,090,283
2000 1,041,414 24,787,054
1999 1,030,782 24,476,008
1998 1,019,653 24,134,929
1997 1,006,635 23,758,960
1996 989,841 23,351,981
1995 970,433 22,917,589
1994 971,212 22,463,291
1993 971,318 21,987,955
1992 943,416 21,485,090
1991 908,189 20,962,910
1990 872,428 20,464,956
1989 837,800 19,977,183
1988 799,798 19,460,630
1987 763,811 18,930,070
1986 734,732 18,395,621
1985 706,196 17,875,339
1984 680,783 17,378,846
1983 658,957 16,908,400
1982 637,652 16,462,736
1981 616,808 16,035,032
1980 596,644 15,619,936
1979 577,199 15,215,587
1978 558,446 14,816,349
1977 540,348 14,408,822
1976 523,330 13,998,620
1975 507,673 13,598,521
1974 492,988 13,209,011
1973 479,038 12,831,047
1972 465,788 12,465,106
1971 453,183 12,111,511
1970 441,216 11,762,638
1969 429,875 11,403,150
1968 419,147 11,032,155
1967 409,031 10,659,180
1966 398,766 10,289,294
1965 388,336 9,921,681
1964 378,656 9,557,611
1963 369,759 9,202,246
1962 361,365 8,854,368
1961 353,264 8,517,711
1960 345,337 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Eswatini increased by 65,071 people (a 6% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Eswatini gained 127,488 people (a 11.1% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Eswatini was ranked 152nd most populous country in 2006 and is 156th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Eswatini is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 1.55M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Eswatini Uzbekistan
2100 -0.67% 0.35%
2099 -0.61% 0.37%
2098 -0.59% 0.39%
2097 -0.59% 0.4%
2096 -0.59% 0.42%
2095 -0.58% 0.44%
2094 -0.56% 0.46%
2093 -0.54% 0.47%
2092 -0.56% 0.49%
2091 -0.52% 0.51%
2090 -0.53% 0.53%
2089 -0.49% 0.54%
2088 -0.48% 0.55%
2087 -0.48% 0.56%
2086 -0.49% 0.58%
2085 -0.48% 0.6%
2084 -0.44% 0.61%
2083 -0.42% 0.61%
2082 -0.36% 0.63%
2081 -0.36% 0.64%
2080 -0.33% 0.65%
2079 -0.3% 0.66%
2078 -0.32% 0.68%
2077 -0.32% 0.68%
2076 -0.29% 0.69%
2075 -0.29% 0.7%
2074 -0.24% 0.71%
2073 -0.21% 0.71%
2072 -0.2% 0.73%
2071 -0.15% 0.74%
2070 -0.16% 0.75%
2069 -0.13% 0.76%
2068 -0.11% 0.77%
2067 -0.05% 0.79%
2066 -0.05% 0.8%
2065 -0.03% 0.83%
2064 -0.01% 0.85%
2063 0.03% 0.87%
2062 0.05% 0.89%
2061 0.05% 0.91%
2060 0.12% 0.94%
2059 0.17% 0.97%
2058 0.18% 0.99%
2057 0.18% 1.01%
2056 0.2% 1.04%
2055 0.23% 1.07%
2054 0.28% 1.1%
2053 0.32% 1.13%
2052 0.36% 1.16%
2051 0.36% 1.18%
2050 0.43% 1.21%
2049 0.43% 1.23%
2048 0.45% 1.25%
2047 0.48% 1.27%
2046 0.53% 1.29%
2045 0.53% 1.29%
2044 0.56% 1.29%
2043 0.59% 1.3%
2042 0.67% 1.29%
2041 0.63% 1.28%
2040 0.68% 1.28%
2039 0.73% 1.29%
2038 0.71% 1.29%
2037 0.77% 1.31%
2036 0.79% 1.33%
2035 0.83% 1.36%
2034 0.88% 1.39%
2033 0.88% 1.43%
2032 0.88% 1.47%
2031 0.98% 1.52%
2030 0.94% 1.58%
2029 0.97% 1.62%
2028 1.02% 1.69%
2027 1.08% 1.77%
2026 1.09% 1.85%
2025 1.07% 1.9%
2024 1% 1.99%
2023 0.95% 2.04%
2022 1.02% 2.03%
2021 1.16% 1.96%
2020 1.09% 1.89%
2019 0.94% 1.83%
2018 0.93% 1.74%
2017 0.76% 1.71%
2016 0.59% 1.74%
2015 0.57% 1.74%
2014 0.56% 1.68%
2013 0.55% 1.58%
2012 0.54% 1.52%
2011 0.56% 1.54%
2010 0.59% 1.6%
2009 0.64% 1.62%
2008 0.68% 1.55%
2007 0.58% 1.41%
2006 0.5% 1.3%
2005 0.55% 1.26%
2004 0.61% 1.24%
2003 0.69% 1.23%
2002 0.8% 1.23%
2001 0.93% 1.22%
2000 1.03% 1.27%
1999 1.09% 1.41%
1998 1.29% 1.58%
1997 1.7% 1.74%
1996 2% 1.9%
1995 -0.08% 2.02%
1994 -0.01% 2.16%
1993 2.96% 2.34%
1992 3.88% 2.49%
1991 4.1% 2.43%
1990 4.13% 2.44%
1989 4.75% 2.65%
1988 4.71% 2.8%
1987 3.96% 2.91%
1986 4.04% 2.91%
1985 3.73% 2.86%
1984 3.31% 2.78%
1983 3.34% 2.71%
1982 3.38% 2.67%
1981 3.38% 2.66%
1980 3.37% 2.66%
1979 3.36% 2.69%
1978 3.35% 2.83%
1977 3.25% 2.93%
1976 3.08% 2.94%
1975 2.98% 2.95%
1974 2.91% 2.95%
1973 2.84% 2.94%
1972 2.78% 2.92%
1971 2.71% 2.97%
1970 2.64% 3.15%
1969 2.56% 3.36%
1968 2.47% 3.5%
1967 2.57% 3.59%
1966 2.69% 3.71%
1965 2.56% 3.81%
1964 2.41% 3.86%
1963 2.32% 3.93%
1962 2.29% 3.95%
1961 2.3% 3.76%

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 Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Uzbekistan
Current population
1276995
38082870
Population rank 156/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.46%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
17.9 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
54.7 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +37 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +13,352 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +1.07% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 95/197 54/197
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -5,775 -6,987
Net migration rank 121/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 33,268 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 161/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 121/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Eswatini
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Eswatini Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,775 - -6,987
2024 19,782 -6,754 709,893 -7,066
2023 20,147 -8,549 722,280 -6,004
2022 20,125 -8,549 715,410 -5,007
2021 17,314 -4,242 689,325 -9,205
2020 18,899 -4,242 643,750 -9,208
2019 19,488 -8,439 618,154 -9,341
2018 19,392 -8,546 585,119 -11,516
2017 19,278 -8,658 548,372 -13,352
2016 19,233 -12,481 549,045 -14,839
2015 19,223 -12,582 552,781 -16,545
2014 19,107 -12,724 536,881 -20,381
2013 18,903 -12,664 501,742 -20,380
2012 18,308 -12,294 463,333 -20,381
2011 17,645 -11,596 454,858 -20,380
2010 17,652 -11,334 461,293 -20,380
2009 17,656 -10,989 471,839 -20,378
2008 17,275 -9,822 461,665 -24,028
2007 16,595 -9,271 426,880 -27,013
2006 16,133 -10,923 383,265 -29,197
2005 15,945 -10,330 363,462 -33,386
2004 15,979 -9,863 363,994 -38,834
2003 16,396 -9,595 355,098 -44,092
2002 16,924 -9,209 359,231 -47,679
2001 17,824 -8,788 356,483 -48,642
2000 18,830 -8,563 365,138 -66,547
1999 19,420 -8,421 385,448 -61,955
1998 19,762 -8,505 408,532 -49,862
1997 20,686 -5,911 441,631 -48,360
1996 21,858 -3,049 471,010 -50,314
1995 23,029 -3,023 493,966 -45,876
1994 26,703 -48,259 502,279 -41,788
1993 28,046 -6,692 527,557 -37,377
1992 28,446 6,011 548,793 -33,259
1991 28,497 7,496 557,886 -29,064
1990 28,349 7,169 540,581 -73,478
1989 28,257 5,477 522,323 -13,888
1988 27,396 14,879 525,126 -473
1987 27,285 2,417 537,292 -824
1986 27,096 1,353 533,234 -802
1985 26,835 1,792 508,893 -773
1984 26,149 -3,949 485,617 -752
1983 24,883 -3,429 454,464 1,568
1982 24,742 -3,574 431,389 3,897
1981 23,973 -3,464 413,897 6,223
1980 23,153 -3,350 401,557 8,540
1979 22,299 -3,210 387,754 10,864
1978 21,466 -3,040 372,068 27,783
1977 20,609 -2,838 369,572 45,622
1976 19,734 -3,469 363,110 42,094
1975 18,849 -3,794 357,382 37,611
1974 17,971 -3,665 350,422 33,600
1973 17,145 -3,555 341,807 30,094
1972 16,353 -3,435 333,230 26,748
1971 15,615 -3,325 323,171 24,030
1970 14,873 -3,230 313,216 37,324
1969 14,164 -3,127 302,833 65,596
1968 13,449 -3,029 295,651 77,914
1967 12,773 -2,964 298,350 74,030
1966 12,282 -1,557 297,844 69,537
1965 11,719 -1,578 302,264 65,579
1964 11,266 -2,049 298,790 61,512
1963 10,929 -2,358 293,432 57,002
1962 10,601 -2,390 292,788 52,532
1961 10,262 -2,270 279,841 48,168
1960 9,947 -2,082 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 33,268 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Eswatini, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

Biggest cities by population

Eswatini
City Population
Manzini 111K
Mbabane 76.2K
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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