Eswatini Rural Population 1960-2022
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Eswatini rural population for 2021 was 886,674, a 0.79% increase from 2020.
- Eswatini rural population for 2020 was 879,741, a 0.8% increase from 2019.
- Eswatini rural population for 2019 was 872,799, a 0.8% increase from 2018.
- Eswatini rural population for 2018 was 865,852, a 0.79% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
900,239,774 |
| Pakistan |
140,885,076 |
| Indonesia |
118,034,120 |
| Bangladesh |
101,534,935 |
| Nigeria |
99,895,289 |
| Vietnam |
60,813,626 |
| Egypt |
59,571,123 |
| Philippines |
58,095,301 |
| Kenya |
39,318,626 |
| Myanmar |
37,570,619 |
| Sudan |
28,924,766 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,977,378 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,308,463 |
| Morocco |
13,419,849 |
| Ghana |
13,332,254 |
| Ukraine |
13,250,844 |
| Cambodia |
12,766,097 |
| Cameroon |
11,393,898 |
| Angola |
11,041,997 |
| Zambia |
10,370,034 |
| Papua New Guinea |
7,891,952 |
| Lao PDR |
4,653,497 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,207,572 |
| Honduras |
4,127,639 |
| Tunisia |
3,594,097 |
| Bolivia |
3,493,674 |
| Nicaragua |
2,729,410 |
| Mauritania |
2,094,698 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,794,236 |
| El Salvador |
1,687,118 |
| Lesotho |
1,522,574 |
| Georgia |
1,488,191 |
| Moldova |
1,467,190 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,132,085 |
| Mongolia |
1,039,235 |
| Timor-Leste |
917,934 |
| Eswatini |
886,674 |
| Solomon Islands |
527,095 |
| Bhutan |
444,481 |
| Vanuatu |
233,757 |
| Djibouti |
218,309 |
| Cabo Verde |
184,854 |
| Micronesia |
89,437 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
55,678 |
| Kiribati |
53,004 |
| Eswatini Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
886,674 |
75.63 |
0.79% |
| 2020 |
879,741 |
75.83 |
0.79% |
| 2019 |
872,799 |
76.02 |
0.80% |
| 2018 |
865,852 |
76.20 |
0.79% |
| 2017 |
859,072 |
76.38 |
0.75% |
| 2016 |
852,662 |
76.54 |
0.69% |
| 2015 |
846,797 |
76.70 |
0.62% |
| 2014 |
841,535 |
76.85 |
0.55% |
| 2013 |
836,880 |
77.00 |
0.50% |
| 2012 |
832,679 |
77.15 |
0.48% |
| 2011 |
828,678 |
77.30 |
0.39% |
| 2010 |
825,465 |
77.52 |
0.41% |
| 2009 |
822,050 |
77.74 |
0.43% |
| 2008 |
818,487 |
77.96 |
0.42% |
| 2007 |
815,051 |
78.17 |
0.73% |
| 2006 |
809,087 |
78.09 |
0.70% |
| 2005 |
803,457 |
77.96 |
0.58% |
| 2004 |
798,800 |
77.83 |
0.51% |
| 2003 |
794,753 |
77.70 |
0.53% |
| 2002 |
790,531 |
77.58 |
0.70% |
| 2001 |
784,989 |
77.45 |
0.98% |
| 2000 |
777,340 |
77.31 |
1.30% |
| 1999 |
767,280 |
77.18 |
1.61% |
| 1998 |
755,040 |
77.05 |
1.87% |
| 1997 |
741,050 |
76.92 |
1.41% |
| 1996 |
730,668 |
77.28 |
1.43% |
| 1995 |
720,281 |
77.71 |
1.54% |
| 1994 |
709,243 |
78.14 |
1.68% |
| 1993 |
697,435 |
78.57 |
1.83% |
| 1992 |
684,770 |
78.98 |
2.02% |
| 1991 |
671,083 |
79.39 |
2.23% |
| 1990 |
656,277 |
79.80 |
2.45% |
| 1989 |
640,371 |
80.20 |
2.66% |
| 1988 |
623,584 |
80.59 |
2.82% |
| 1987 |
606,229 |
80.98 |
2.93% |
| 1986 |
588,713 |
81.36 |
2.99% |
| 1985 |
571,384 |
81.73 |
3.02% |
| 1984 |
554,392 |
82.10 |
3.04% |
| 1983 |
537,777 |
82.47 |
3.05% |
| 1982 |
521,635 |
82.82 |
3.04% |
| 1981 |
506,021 |
83.18 |
3.02% |
| 1980 |
490,986 |
83.52 |
2.97% |
| 1979 |
476,607 |
83.86 |
2.92% |
| 1978 |
462,904 |
84.20 |
2.85% |
| 1977 |
449,892 |
84.53 |
2.66% |
| 1976 |
438,071 |
84.96 |
1.91% |
| 1975 |
429,773 |
86.00 |
1.93% |
| 1974 |
421,570 |
86.97 |
1.93% |
| 1973 |
413,529 |
87.88 |
1.95% |
| 1972 |
405,558 |
88.74 |
1.99% |
| 1971 |
397,548 |
89.54 |
2.07% |
| 1970 |
389,398 |
90.30 |
2.17% |
| 1969 |
381,048 |
91.00 |
2.24% |
| 1968 |
372,589 |
91.66 |
2.26% |
| 1967 |
364,249 |
92.27 |
2.19% |
| 1966 |
356,350 |
92.84 |
1.90% |
| 1965 |
349,642 |
93.51 |
1.72% |
| 1964 |
343,666 |
94.12 |
1.57% |
| 1963 |
338,300 |
94.69 |
1.47% |
| 1962 |
333,348 |
95.20 |
1.48% |
| 1961 |
328,462 |
95.67 |
1.55% |
| 1960 |
323,408 |
96.09 |
% |
