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Eswatini vs Switzerland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Eswatini
993,361 people
in 2050
Switzerland
1.03 million people
in 2050
Eswatini rank
121st
Switzerland rank
120th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Eswatini
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.03 million people against 993,361 people in Eswatini, a difference of 32,059 people.

Across all 133 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 121st and Switzerland ranks 120th of 238 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 6,300 people 300,000 people 293,700 people Switzerland
1100s 7,560 people 400,000 people 392,440 people Switzerland
1200s 8,820 people 500,000 people 491,180 people Switzerland
1300s 10,080 people 800,000 people 789,920 people Switzerland
1400s 11,339 people 595,847 people 584,508 people Switzerland
1500s 12,598 people 781,014 people 768,416 people Switzerland
1600s 14,691 people 975,279 people 960,588 people Switzerland
1700s 20,963 people 1.21 million people 1.19 million people Switzerland
1710s 24,404 people 1.24 million people 1.22 million people Switzerland
1720s 26,476 people 1.27 million people 1.24 million people Switzerland
1730s 28,726 people 1.30 million people 1.27 million people Switzerland
1740s 31,168 people 1.33 million people 1.30 million people Switzerland
1750s 33,820 people 1.36 million people 1.33 million people Switzerland
1760s 36,698 people 1.39 million people 1.35 million people Switzerland
1770s 39,823 people 1.42 million people 1.38 million people Switzerland
1780s 43,216 people 1.45 million people 1.41 million people Switzerland
1790s 46,900 people 1.48 million people 1.43 million people Switzerland
1800s 50,898 people 1.51 million people 1.45 million people Switzerland
1810s 55,240 people 1.53 million people 1.48 million people Switzerland
1820s 59,953 people 1.69 million people 1.63 million people Switzerland
1830s 65,069 people 1.80 million people 1.74 million people Switzerland
1840s 70,622 people 1.91 million people 1.84 million people Switzerland
1850s 76,650 people 2.02 million people 1.95 million people Switzerland
1860s 83,193 people 2.08 million people 2.00 million people Switzerland
1870s 90,294 people 2.17 million people 2.08 million people Switzerland
1880s 97,999 people 2.24 million people 2.14 million people Switzerland
1890s 106,360 people 2.25 million people 2.15 million people Switzerland
1900s 115,432 people 2.47 million people 2.36 million people Switzerland
1910s 125,272 people 2.69 million people 2.57 million people Switzerland
1920s 135,945 people 2.66 million people 2.53 million people Switzerland
1930s 147,519 people 2.65 million people 2.51 million people Switzerland
1940s 160,067 people 2.61 million people 2.45 million people Switzerland
1950s 296,863 people 2.62 million people 2.32 million people Switzerland
1960s 360,107 people 2.65 million people 2.29 million people Switzerland
1970s 432,927 people 2.56 million people 2.13 million people Switzerland
1980s 550,143 people 2.30 million people 1.75 million people Switzerland
1990s 745,529 people 2.01 million people 1.27 million people Switzerland
2000s 834,434 people 1.97 million people 1.14 million people Switzerland
2010s 876,537 people 1.97 million people 1.09 million people Switzerland
2020s 918,095 people 1.31 million people 388,675 people Switzerland
2030s 953,089 people 1.13 million people 180,253 people Switzerland
2040s 978,529 people 1.04 million people 63,902 people Switzerland
2050s 993,361 people 1.03 million people 32,059 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Eswatini or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1.03 million people against 993,361 people in Eswatini as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Eswatini and Switzerland?
32,059 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Switzerland?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Eswatini and Switzerland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Eswatini ranks 121st and Switzerland ranks 120th 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
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.