Eswatini Population Density 1950-2023

Chart and table of Eswatini population density from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Eswatini in 2023 is 69.75 people per square kilometer, a 0.76% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Eswatini in 2022 was 69.22 people per square kilometer, a 0.79% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Eswatini in 2021 was 68.68 people per square kilometer, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
  • The population density of Eswatini in 2020 was 68.01 people per square kilometer, a 0.94% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2023 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,168.79
Micronesia 777.60
India 434.60
Philippines 391.12
Sri Lanka 333.69
El Salvador 302.52
Pakistan 302.08
Vietnam 298.46
Nigeria 242.27
Sao Tome and Principe 241.52
Kiribati 164.83
Cabo Verde 148.56
Indonesia 144.79
Ghana 143.05
Egypt 112.55
Moldova 101.50
Kenya 94.94
Honduras 94.18
Cambodia 93.60
Timor-Leste 91.50
Morocco 84.74
Myanmar 80.67
Uzbekistan 78.33
Lesotho 76.76
Tunisia 76.15
Eswatini 69.75
Ukraine 60.88
Cameroon 60.25
Nicaragua 54.05
Georgia 53.49
Djibouti 48.99
Angola 29.43
Vanuatu 27.44
Zambia 27.33
Solomon Islands 25.62
Sudan 25.62
Papua New Guinea 22.32
Bhutan 20.51
Republic of Congo 17.86
Bolivia 11.28
Mauritania 4.72
Mongolia 2.20
Eswatini - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2023 69.75 0.76%
2022 69.22 0.79%
2021 68.68 0.98%
2020 68.01 0.94%
2019 67.37 0.79%
2018 66.84 0.78%
2017 66.32 0.78%
2016 65.81 0.76%
2015 65.32 0.72%
2014 64.85 0.67%
2013 64.42 0.62%
2012 64.02 0.55%
2011 63.67 0.50%
2010 63.36 0.46%
2009 63.07 0.46%
2008 62.78 0.54%
2007 62.44 0.58%
2006 62.08 0.55%
2005 61.74 0.57%
2004 61.39 0.66%
2003 60.99 0.76%
2002 60.53 0.90%
2001 59.99 1.06%
2000 59.36 1.19%
1999 58.66 1.31%
1998 57.90 1.46%
1997 57.07 1.76%
1996 56.08 2.10%
1995 54.93 -0.02%
1994 54.94 0.03%
1993 54.92 3.06%
1992 53.29 3.98%
1991 51.25 4.18%
1990 49.19 3.40%
1989 47.58 3.97%
1988 45.76 4.71%
1987 43.70 3.91%
1986 42.06 3.95%
1985 40.46 3.71%
1984 39.02 3.33%
1983 37.76 3.32%
1982 36.55 2.96%
1981 35.50 2.95%
1980 34.48 3.36%
1979 33.36 3.37%
1978 32.27 3.30%
1977 31.24 3.21%
1976 30.27 3.12%
1975 29.35 3.01%
1974 28.49 2.90%
1973 27.69 2.81%
1972 26.93 2.77%
1971 26.20 2.72%
1970 25.51 2.67%
1969 24.85 2.62%
1968 24.22 2.62%
1967 23.60 2.70%
1966 22.98 2.72%
1965 22.37 2.59%
1964 21.80 2.44%
1963 21.29 2.34%
1962 20.80 2.29%
1961 20.33 2.29%
1960 19.88 2.31%
1959 19.43 2.34%
1958 18.98 2.36%
1957 18.54 2.38%
1956 18.11 2.40%
1955 17.69 2.43%
1954 17.27 2.45%
1953 16.86 2.48%
1952 16.45 2.51%
1951 16.05 2.55%
1950 15.65 0.00%