Which has higher rural population, Eswatini or Libya?

Eswatini, at 920,507 against 901,647 in Libya as of 2025.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eswatini vs Libya: Rural population

Eswatini

920,507

in 2025

Libya

901,647

in 2025

Eswatini rank

133rd

Libya rank

134th

Rural population over time

Eswatini
Libya

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 920,507 against 901,647 in Libya, a difference of 18,860.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Eswatini ranks 133rd and Libya ranks 134th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	360,107	1.26 million	896,952	Libya
1970s	432,927	1.01 million	581,622	Libya
1980s	550,143	943,597	393,454	Libya
1990s	745,529	781,419	35,890	Libya
2000s	834,434	704,789	129,646	Eswatini
2010s	876,537	789,393	87,144	Eswatini
2020s	910,446	880,941	29,504	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Eswatini or Libya?: Eswatini, at 920,507 against 901,647 in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Eswatini and Libya?: 18,860, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and Libya rank globally for rural population?: Eswatini ranks 133rd and Libya ranks 134th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.