Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 26.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Eswatini, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Eswatini is 26.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 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, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Eswatini peaked at 26.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Eswatini ranks 219th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 18.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 216 Burkina Faso 28.9% compare
- 217 East Timor 28.8% compare
- 218 Chad 27.6% compare
- 220 Guyana 26.5% compare
- 221 Tajikistan 26.2% compare
- 222 Afghanistan 25.9% compare
More population data for Eswatini
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 74,031 people (2100)
- Population density 77.96 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 1,295 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.72 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Eswatini?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Eswatini was 26.7% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Eswatini ranks 219th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.