Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2672 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini is 0.2672 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2672 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0406 people per person, in 1960.
That places Eswatini 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0406 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0451 people per person | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0499 people per person | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 0.055 people per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0603 people per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0659 people per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0716 people per person | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0779 people per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0849 people per person | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0925 people per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1006 people per person | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1089 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1175 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1262 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1431 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1511 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1593 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1684 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1781 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1879 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1975 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2064 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2143 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2207 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2252 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2274 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.228 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2285 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.229 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2293 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2297 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.23 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2302 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2304 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2305 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2306 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2306 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2303 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2295 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2284 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2271 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2257 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2243 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2231 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2221 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2215 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2214 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2217 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2223 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2233 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2246 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2262 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2281 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2303 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2327 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2353 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2381 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2406 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2435 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2467 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2502 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.254 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2581 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2625 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2672 people per person | +1.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2672 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2672 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0644 people per person | 0.0406 people per person | 0.0925 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1388 people per person | 0.1006 people per person | 0.1781 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2165 people per person | 0.1879 people per person | 0.229 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2301 people per person | 0.2293 people per person | 0.2306 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2238 people per person | 0.2214 people per person | 0.2284 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2323 people per person | 0.2233 people per person | 0.2435 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2564 people per person | 0.2467 people per person | 0.2672 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 196 Burkina Faso 0.2892 people per person compare
- 197 Timor-Leste 0.2879 people per person compare
- 198 Chad 0.2757 people per person compare
- 200 Guyana 0.2649 people per person compare
- 201 Tajikistan 0.2616 people per person compare
- 202 Afghanistan 0.2594 people per person compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Eswatini was 0.2672 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2672 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 people per person in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 199th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.