Eswatini Rural Population 1960-2023

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 901,726, a 0.72% increase from 2020.
  • Eswatini rural population for 2020 was 895,279, a 0.69% increase from 2019.
  • Eswatini rural population for 2019 was 889,128, a 0.55% increase from 2018.
  • Eswatini rural population for 2018 was 884,258, a 0.56% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Eswatini Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 901,726 75.63 0.72%
2020 895,279 75.83 0.69%
2019 889,128 76.02 0.55%
2018 884,258 76.20 0.55%
2017 879,374 76.38 0.56%
2016 874,499 76.54 0.55%
2015 869,729 76.70 0.52%
2014 865,239 76.85 0.48%
2013 861,117 77.00 0.42%
2012 857,490 77.15 0.35%
2011 854,452 77.30 0.21%
2010 852,658 77.52 0.18%
2009 851,142 77.74 0.18%
2008 849,608 77.96 0.26%
2007 847,380 78.17 0.68%
2006 841,603 78.09 0.71%
2005 835,664 77.96 0.74%
2004 829,527 77.83 0.82%
2003 822,728 77.70 0.92%
2002 815,165 77.58 1.07%
2001 806,509 77.45 1.22%
2000 796,718 77.31 1.35%
1999 786,009 77.18 1.48%
1998 774,484 77.05 1.62%
1997 762,063 76.92 1.28%
1996 752,369 77.28 1.51%
1995 741,060 77.71 -0.57%
1994 745,279 78.14 -0.51%
1993 749,088 78.57 2.48%
1992 730,714 78.98 3.39%
1991 706,369 79.39 3.59%
1990 681,484 79.80 2.84%
1989 662,389 80.20 3.40%
1988 640,234 80.59 4.13%
1987 614,355 80.98 3.36%
1986 594,043 81.36 3.41%
1985 574,100 81.73 3.19%
1984 556,086 82.10 2.83%
1983 540,575 82.47 2.83%
1982 525,468 82.82 2.49%
1981 512,539 83.18 2.49%
1980 499,933 83.52 2.90%
1979 485,643 83.86 2.91%
1978 471,702 84.20 2.86%
1977 458,408 84.53 2.64%
1976 446,444 84.96 1.87%
1975 438,180 86.00 1.85%
1974 430,160 86.97 1.82%
1973 422,411 87.88 1.81%
1972 414,851 88.74 1.83%
1971 407,338 89.54 1.85%
1970 399,885 90.30 1.85%
1969 392,539 91.00 1.86%
1968 385,297 91.66 1.92%
1967 377,977 92.27 2.05%
1966 370,315 92.84 1.97%
1965 363,100 93.51 1.89%
1964 356,289 94.12 1.81%
1963 349,898 94.69 1.78%
1962 343,739 95.20 1.78%
1961 337,670 95.67 1.83%
1960 331,563 96.09 %