Rural population, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rural population, per capita was 0.7328 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Eswatini, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Eswatini is 0.7328 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.9594 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7328 units per person, in 2025.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9356 units per person | 0.9075 units per person | 0.9594 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8612 units per person | 0.8219 units per person | 0.8994 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7835 units per person | 0.771 units per person | 0.8121 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7699 units per person | 0.7694 units per person | 0.7707 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7762 units per person | 0.7716 units per person | 0.7786 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7677 units per person | 0.7565 units per person | 0.7767 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7436 units per person | 0.7328 units per person | 0.7533 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 14 Afghanistan 0.7406 units per person compare
- 15 Tajikistan 0.7384 units per person compare
- 16 Guyana 0.7351 units per person compare
- 18 Chad 0.7243 units per person compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 0.7121 units per person compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 0.7108 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.41 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.41 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Eswatini?
- Rural population, per capita in Eswatini was 0.7328 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9594 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7328 units per person in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for rural population, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.