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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Eswatini was 1,242,822 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Eswatini's population is 1,273,390 people compared to 37,939,105 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 +0.87% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Eswatini has increased from 1.08M people to 1.27M (17.4% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Eswatini vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Eswatini
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Eswatini Uzbekistan
2100 1,352,404 74,950,276
2099 1,361,498 74,687,562
2098 1,369,861 74,412,253
2097 1,378,017 74,120,787
2096 1,386,191 73,822,520
2095 1,394,405 73,512,493
2094 1,402,538 73,187,441
2093 1,410,423 72,852,823
2092 1,418,137 72,509,869
2091 1,426,097 72,158,109
2090 1,433,623 71,795,130
2089 1,441,192 71,419,019
2088 1,448,332 71,037,131
2087 1,455,333 70,645,917
2086 1,462,398 70,250,312
2085 1,469,660 69,845,645
2084 1,476,745 69,430,096
2083 1,483,271 69,009,654
2082 1,489,551 68,591,369
2081 1,494,969 68,161,432
2080 1,500,315 67,729,509
2079 1,505,309 67,293,106
2078 1,509,779 66,849,622
2077 1,514,574 66,394,934
2076 1,519,452 65,946,007
2075 1,523,845 65,494,544
2074 1,528,267 65,041,409
2073 1,531,967 64,584,034
2072 1,535,206 64,126,554
2071 1,538,333 63,662,468
2070 1,540,715 63,197,548
2069 1,543,234 62,728,854
2068 1,545,288 62,256,069
2067 1,547,029 61,779,846
2066 1,547,862 61,296,688
2065 1,548,678 60,808,437
2064 1,549,121 60,310,657
2063 1,549,274 59,805,006
2062 1,548,873 59,290,829
2061 1,548,072 58,769,606
2060 1,547,285 58,237,257
2059 1,545,426 57,693,970
2058 1,542,799 57,141,935
2057 1,540,085 56,580,336
2056 1,537,270 56,012,936
2055 1,534,161 55,434,251
2054 1,530,631 54,845,302
2053 1,526,357 54,247,246
2052 1,521,506 53,641,903
2051 1,515,982 53,028,742
2050 1,510,547 52,411,754
2049 1,504,126 51,787,458
2048 1,497,656 51,159,295
2047 1,491,001 50,526,830
2046 1,483,817 49,892,416
2045 1,475,974 49,257,909
2044 1,468,200 48,629,333
2043 1,460,050 48,007,917
2042 1,451,433 47,394,130
2041 1,441,822 46,789,557
2040 1,432,811 46,197,382
2039 1,423,063 45,613,886
2038 1,412,806 45,033,877
2037 1,402,845 44,458,257
2036 1,392,117 43,884,266
2035 1,381,258 43,308,578
2034 1,369,883 42,729,398
2033 1,357,906 42,143,548
2032 1,346,063 41,549,754
2031 1,334,330 40,948,133
2030 1,321,430 40,333,867
2029 1,309,060 39,708,371
2028 1,296,535 39,074,978
2027 1,283,434 38,426,208
2026 1,269,667 37,758,494
2025 1,255,921 37,071,527
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 123,883 people (a 10.8% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% 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 18.6% to 1,510,547 people with a rank change from 156th to 154th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 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 75M 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 1.05% 1.95%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Eswatini grew by 1%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Eswatini Uzbekistan
Current population
1273390
37939105
Population rank 156/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.46%
One net population change
42.7 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
17.7 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
55.5 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +34 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +12,316 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 101/197 52/197
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 - -6,754 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/eswatini/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 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 (1960–2024, 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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