What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Eswatini and Gambia?

50,012 people, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Gambia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Eswatini

993,361 people

in 2050

Gambia

943,349 people

in 2050

Eswatini rank

121st

Gambia rank

123rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Eswatini
Gambia

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 993,361 people against 943,349 people in Gambia, a difference of 50,012 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 121st and Gambia ranks 123rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 35 and Gambia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	6,300 people	1,798 people	4,502 people	Eswatini
1100s	7,560 people	2,055 people	5,505 people	Eswatini
1200s	8,820 people	2,349 people	6,471 people	Eswatini
1300s	10,080 people	2,684 people	7,396 people	Eswatini
1400s	11,339 people	3,067 people	8,272 people	Eswatini
1500s	12,598 people	3,503 people	9,095 people	Eswatini
1600s	14,691 people	3,995 people	10,696 people	Eswatini
1700s	20,963 people	4,540 people	16,423 people	Eswatini
1710s	24,404 people	4,095 people	20,309 people	Eswatini
1720s	26,476 people	3,694 people	22,783 people	Eswatini
1730s	28,726 people	3,332 people	25,394 people	Eswatini
1740s	31,168 people	3,005 people	28,163 people	Eswatini
1750s	33,820 people	2,710 people	31,110 people	Eswatini
1760s	36,698 people	2,443 people	34,255 people	Eswatini
1770s	39,823 people	2,203 people	37,620 people	Eswatini
1780s	43,216 people	1,986 people	41,230 people	Eswatini
1790s	46,900 people	1,790 people	45,110 people	Eswatini
1800s	50,898 people	1,613 people	49,286 people	Eswatini
1810s	55,240 people	1,453 people	53,787 people	Eswatini
1820s	59,953 people	2,175 people	57,778 people	Eswatini
1830s	65,069 people	3,254 people	61,815 people	Eswatini
1840s	70,622 people	4,867 people	65,755 people	Eswatini
1850s	76,650 people	7,278 people	69,372 people	Eswatini
1860s	83,193 people	10,880 people	72,313 people	Eswatini
1870s	90,294 people	16,258 people	74,035 people	Eswatini
1880s	97,999 people	24,287 people	73,712 people	Eswatini
1890s	106,360 people	36,265 people	70,095 people	Eswatini
1900s	115,432 people	54,127 people	61,305 people	Eswatini
1910s	125,272 people	80,745 people	44,527 people	Eswatini
1920s	135,945 people	107,010 people	28,935 people	Eswatini
1930s	147,519 people	141,731 people	5,788 people	Eswatini
1940s	160,067 people	187,588 people	27,521 people	Gambia
1950s	296,863 people	310,799 people	13,936 people	Gambia
1960s	360,107 people	406,789 people	46,682 people	Gambia
1970s	432,927 people	487,357 people	54,430 people	Gambia
1980s	550,143 people	579,161 people	29,018 people	Gambia
1990s	745,529 people	746,599 people	1,070 people	Gambia
2000s	834,434 people	795,539 people	38,895 people	Eswatini
2010s	876,537 people	898,477 people	21,940 people	Gambia
2020s	918,095 people	978,013 people	59,918 people	Gambia
2030s	953,089 people	935,499 people	17,590 people	Eswatini
2040s	978,529 people	897,727 people	80,802 people	Eswatini
2050s	993,361 people	943,349 people	50,012 people	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Eswatini or Gambia?: Eswatini, at 993,361 people against 943,349 people in Gambia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Eswatini and Gambia?: 50,012 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Eswatini ranks 121st and Gambia ranks 123rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.