Which has higher rural population, Eswatini or Norway?

Norway, at 921,833 against 920,507 in Eswatini as of 2025.

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

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 Norway: Rural population

Eswatini

920,507

in 2025

Norway

921,833

in 2025

Eswatini rank

133rd

Norway rank

132nd

Rural population over time

Eswatini
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 921,833 against 920,507 in Eswatini, a difference of 1,326.

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

Eswatini ranks 133rd and Norway ranks 132nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	360,107	1.65 million	1.29 million	Norway
1970s	432,927	1.26 million	827,142	Norway
1980s	550,143	1.19 million	644,580	Norway
1990s	745,529	1.14 million	394,748	Norway
2000s	834,434	1.03 million	200,166	Norway
2010s	876,537	984,534	107,998	Norway
2020s	910,446	928,772	18,326	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Eswatini or Norway?: Norway, at 921,833 against 920,507 in Eswatini as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Eswatini and Norway?: 1,326, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Eswatini and Norway rank globally for rural population?: Eswatini ranks 133rd and Norway ranks 132nd of 215 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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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.