Rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rural population, per square kilometre was 53.08 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini stood at 53.08 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini peaked at 53.08 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.61 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 61st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.12 units per square kilometre | 19.61 units per square kilometre | 22.68 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.17 units per square kilometre | 23.07 units per square kilometre | 27.58 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.99 units per square kilometre | 28.17 units per square kilometre | 37.56 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.34 units per square kilometre | 39.09 units per square kilometre | 46.17 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.51 units per square kilometre | 46.72 units per square kilometre | 49.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.96 units per square kilometre | 50.2 units per square kilometre | 51.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7 units per square kilometre | 52.24 units per square kilometre | 53.08 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 58 Tajikistan 55.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Thailand 54.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Lebanon 53.88 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Slovak Republic 52.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 China (People’s Republic of) 51.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 50.98 units per square kilometre 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Eswatini was 53.08 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 53.08 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.61 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.