Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.066 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
42nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.066 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini is 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 42nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0209 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0239 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0244 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0278 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0316 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0325 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0347 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0361 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0375 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0388 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0409 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0416 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0422 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0428 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0434 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0441 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0449 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.046 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0469 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0483 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0488 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0491 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0501 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0509 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0517 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0525 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0534 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0542 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0551 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0579 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0588 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0598 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0607 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0616 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0626 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0643 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0652 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0213 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0229 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0257 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0285 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0335 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0388 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0433 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.04 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0469 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0502 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0477 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0534 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0584 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0542 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0626 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0647 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0635 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 39 Kenya 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 40 Malta 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 41 Kiribati 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 0.0659 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 44 Thailand 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Eswatini
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6722 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.286 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 703.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,378 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 685.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 655.37 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.