Rural population in Eswatini in 2025 — 920,507 people. Ranked 133 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 177.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 920,507 | +3,924 | +0.43% |
| 2024 | 916,583 | +3,648 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 912,935 | +3,582 | +0.39% |
| 2022 | 909,353 | +4,597 | +0.51% |
| 2021 | 904,756 | +6,217 | +0.69% |
| 2020 | 898,539 | +5,917 | +0.66% |
| 2019 | 892,622 | +4,913 | +0.55% |
| 2018 | 887,709 | +5,225 | +0.59% |
| 2017 | 882,484 | +3,432 | +0.39% |
| 2016 | 879,052 | +2,126 | +0.24% |
| 2015 | 876,926 | +2,281 | +0.26% |
| 2014 | 874,645 | +2,430 | +0.28% |
| 2013 | 872,215 | +2,612 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 869,603 | +2,874 | +0.33% |
| 2011 | 866,729 | +3,345 | +0.39% |
| 2010 | 863,384 | +3,955 | +0.46% |
| 2009 | 859,429 | +4,776 | +0.56% |
| 2008 | 854,653 | +5,430 | +0.64% |
| 2007 | 849,223 | +4,996 | +0.59% |
| 2006 | 844,227 | +4,858 | +0.58% |
| 2005 | 839,369 | +5,607 | +0.67% |
| 2004 | 833,762 | +6,336 | +0.77% |
| 2003 | 827,426 | +7,091 | +0.86% |
| 2002 | 820,335 | +7,963 | +0.98% |
| 2001 | 812,372 | +8,827 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 803,545 | +9,343 | +1.18% |
| 1999 | 794,202 | +9,370 | +1.19% |
| 1998 | 784,832 | +10,358 | +1.34% |
| 1997 | 774,474 | +12,907 | +1.69% |
| 1996 | 761,567 | +14,858 | +1.99% |
| 1995 | 746,709 | −727 | −0.1% |
| 1994 | 747,436 | −262 | −0.04% |
| 1993 | 747,698 | +21,252 | +2.93% |
| 1992 | 726,446 | +26,861 | +3.84% |
| 1991 | 699,585 | +27,247 | +4.05% |
| 1990 | 672,338 | +26,355 | +4.08% |
| 1989 | 645,983 | +28,945 | +4.69% |
| 1988 | 617,038 | +27,386 | +4.64% |
| 1987 | 589,652 | +21,996 | +3.87% |
| 1986 | 567,656 | +20,487 | +3.74% |
| 1985 | 547,169 | +16,607 | +3.13% |
| 1984 | 530,562 | +12,792 | +2.47% |
| 1983 | 517,770 | +11,724 | +2.32% |
| 1982 | 506,046 | +11,035 | +2.23% |
| 1981 | 495,011 | +10,466 | +2.16% |
| 1980 | 484,545 | +10,118 | +2.13% |
| 1979 | 474,427 | +10,013 | +2.16% |
| 1978 | 464,414 | +10,130 | +2.23% |
| 1977 | 454,284 | +10,015 | +2.25% |
| 1976 | 444,269 | +9,247 | +2.13% |
| 1975 | 435,022 | +8,463 | +1.98% |
| 1974 | 426,559 | +7,965 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 418,594 | +7,552 | +1.84% |
| 1972 | 411,042 | +7,232 | +1.79% |
| 1971 | 403,810 | +6,960 | +1.75% |
| 1970 | 396,850 | +6,732 | +1.73% |
| 1969 | 390,118 | +6,548 | +1.71% |
| 1968 | 383,570 | +6,389 | +1.69% |
| 1967 | 377,181 | +6,966 | +1.88% |
| 1966 | 370,215 | +7,456 | +2.06% |
| 1965 | 362,759 | +6,946 | +1.95% |
| 1964 | 355,813 | +6,392 | +1.83% |
| 1963 | 349,421 | +6,094 | +1.77% |
| 1962 | 343,327 | +5,993 | +1.78% |
| 1961 | 337,334 | +6,004 | +1.81% |
| 1960 | 331,330 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
