Eswatini Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 910,659, a 0.48% increase from 2022.
  • Eswatini rural population for 2022 was 906,348, a 0.51% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Eswatini Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 910,659 75.21 0.47%
2022 906,348 75.42 0.51%
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 %