Which has higher rural population, Eswatini or IDA blend?

Eswatini, at 73.3% against 50.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and IDA blend?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs IDA blend: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Eswatini

73.3%

in 2025

IDA blend

50.8%

in 2025

Eswatini rank

17th

IDA blend rank

16th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Eswatini
IDA blend

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 73.3% against 50.8% in IDA blend, a difference of 22.5%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 17th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 218 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1960s	93.6%	79.7%	13.9%	Eswatini
1970s	86.1%	74.8%	11.3%	Eswatini
1980s	78.4%	69.8%	8.6%	Eswatini
1990s	77.0%	65.4%	11.6%	Eswatini
2000s	77.6%	60.5%	17.1%	Eswatini
2010s	76.8%	56.0%	20.8%	Eswatini
2020s	74.4%	52.1%	22.3%	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Eswatini or IDA blend?: Eswatini, at 73.3% against 50.8% in IDA blend as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Eswatini and IDA blend?: 22.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and IDA blend?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and IDA blend rank globally for rural population?: Eswatini ranks 17th and IDA blend ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.