Share of the population living in cities in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of the population living in cities was 0 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0
World rank
189th
of 229 countries
All-time high
8.02
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 1950
Years of data
15
1950–2020
Share of the population living in cities in Eswatini, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0 for share of the population living in cities in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living in cities in Eswatini peaked at 8.02 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1950.
That places Eswatini 189th out of 229 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living in cities in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 7.77 | — |
| 2000 | 7.71 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.74 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.9 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.02 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.88 | 0 | 7.77 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.73 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.96 | 7.9 | 8.02 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 186 Papua New Guinea 10.95 compare
- 187 Malawi 10.82 compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.51 compare
- 189 American Samoa 0
- 189 Andorra 0
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 189 Aruba 0
- 189 Bermuda 0
- 189 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0
- 189 Cayman Islands 0
- 189 Dominica 0
- 189 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 0
- 189 Faroe Islands 0
- 189 Greenland 0
- 189 Grenada 0
- 189 Guadeloupe 0 compare
- 189 Guam 0
- 189 Bailiwick of Guernsey 0
- 189 Isle of Man 0
- 189 Kiribati 0
- 189 Liechtenstein 0
- 189 Marshall Islands 0
- 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 0
- 189 Naoero 0
- 189 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 189 Palau 0
- 189 Saint Barthélemy 0
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 189 Saint Lucia 0
- 189 Saint Martin (French part) 0
- 189 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 189 Samoa 0
- 189 San Marino 0
- 189 Seychelles 0
- 189 Sint Maarten 0
- 189 Tonga 0
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 189 Tuvalu 0
- 189 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 189 Vanuatu 0
- 189 Wallis and Futuna 0
More population data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.662 (2100)
- Population density 77.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 74,031 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.662 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 1,295 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living in cities in Eswatini?
- Share of the population living in cities in Eswatini was 0 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living in cities recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population living in cities recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1950.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of the population living in cities?
- Eswatini ranks 189th out of 229 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population living in cities rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living in cities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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