Eswatini vs Laos: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Eswatini
1.8%
in 2025
Laos
1.9%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
17th
Laos rank
14th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Eswatini
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 17th and Laos ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.4% | 0.4% | 11.0% | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 9.2% | 1.7% | 7.5% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 2.8% | 3.6% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 3.4% | 3.7% | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Eswatini or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Eswatini and Laos?
- 0.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Laos?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Laos rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Eswatini ranks 17th and Laos ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.