Eswatini Urban Population 1960-2024
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Eswatini urban population for 2022 was 295,322, a 1.64% increase from 2021.
- Eswatini urban population for 2021 was 290,545, a 1.81% increase from 2020.
- Eswatini urban population for 2020 was 285,376, a 1.74% increase from 2019.
- Eswatini urban population for 2019 was 280,485, a 1.56% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| India |
508,368,361 |
| Indonesia |
159,608,946 |
| Nigeria |
116,965,442 |
| Pakistan |
88,979,079 |
| Bangladesh |
67,979,820 |
| Philippines |
55,441,746 |
| Egypt |
47,689,118 |
| Vietnam |
38,063,117 |
| Ukraine |
26,569,220 |
| Angola |
24,229,338 |
| Morocco |
24,196,351 |
| Ghana |
19,621,881 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,990,170 |
| Myanmar |
17,213,307 |
| Sudan |
16,854,089 |
| Cameroon |
16,395,044 |
| Kenya |
15,669,052 |
| Zambia |
9,160,288 |
| Tunisia |
8,675,724 |
| Bolivia |
8,658,337 |
| Honduras |
6,217,985 |
| El Salvador |
4,737,530 |
| Sri Lanka |
4,220,157 |
| Cambodia |
4,211,076 |
| Nicaragua |
4,138,184 |
| Republic of Congo |
4,103,831 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
3,898,258 |
| Lao PDR |
2,830,480 |
| Mauritania |
2,695,952 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
2,548,584 |
| Mongolia |
2,342,494 |
| Georgia |
2,238,527 |
| Papua New Guinea |
1,377,571 |
| Moldova |
1,119,250 |
| Djibouti |
878,521 |
| Lesotho |
690,433 |
| Timor-Leste |
430,207 |
| Cabo Verde |
400,642 |
| Bhutan |
341,823 |
| Eswatini |
295,322 |
| Solomon Islands |
185,298 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
172,252 |
| Vanuatu |
84,351 |
| Kiribati |
74,878 |
| Micronesia |
26,505 |
| Eswatini Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
295,322 |
24.58 |
1.63% |
| 2021 |
290,545 |
24.37 |
1.80% |
| 2020 |
285,376 |
24.17 |
1.73% |
| 2019 |
280,485 |
23.98 |
1.55% |
| 2018 |
276,170 |
23.80 |
1.52% |
| 2017 |
272,016 |
23.63 |
1.48% |
| 2016 |
268,025 |
23.46 |
1.43% |
| 2015 |
264,207 |
23.30 |
1.36% |
| 2014 |
260,626 |
23.15 |
1.32% |
| 2013 |
257,202 |
23.00 |
1.27% |
| 2012 |
253,954 |
22.85 |
1.20% |
| 2011 |
250,919 |
22.70 |
1.47% |
| 2010 |
247,262 |
22.48 |
1.43% |
| 2009 |
243,744 |
22.26 |
1.44% |
| 2008 |
240,262 |
22.05 |
1.52% |
| 2007 |
236,628 |
21.83 |
0.21% |
| 2006 |
236,132 |
21.91 |
-0.04% |
| 2005 |
236,222 |
22.04 |
-0.01% |
| 2004 |
236,237 |
22.17 |
0.07% |
| 2003 |
236,069 |
22.30 |
0.18% |
| 2002 |
235,644 |
22.43 |
0.32% |
| 2001 |
234,887 |
22.56 |
0.47% |
| 2000 |
233,778 |
22.69 |
0.61% |
| 1999 |
232,361 |
22.82 |
0.73% |
| 1998 |
230,674 |
22.95 |
0.87% |
| 1997 |
228,671 |
23.08 |
3.31% |
| 1996 |
221,218 |
22.72 |
4.01% |
| 1995 |
212,513 |
22.29 |
1.93% |
| 1994 |
208,458 |
21.86 |
1.98% |
| 1993 |
204,363 |
21.43 |
4.97% |
| 1992 |
194,451 |
21.02 |
5.88% |
| 1991 |
183,343 |
20.61 |
6.08% |
| 1990 |
172,527 |
20.20 |
5.34% |
| 1989 |
163,563 |
19.80 |
5.89% |
| 1988 |
154,200 |
19.41 |
6.63% |
| 1987 |
144,314 |
19.02 |
5.86% |
| 1986 |
136,107 |
18.64 |
5.91% |
| 1985 |
128,300 |
18.27 |
5.68% |
| 1984 |
121,217 |
17.90 |
5.33% |
| 1983 |
114,930 |
17.53 |
5.32% |
| 1982 |
108,971 |
17.18 |
4.99% |
| 1981 |
103,671 |
16.82 |
4.98% |
| 1980 |
98,631 |
16.48 |
5.40% |
| 1979 |
93,448 |
16.14 |
5.40% |
| 1978 |
88,534 |
15.80 |
5.35% |
| 1977 |
83,920 |
15.47 |
6.03% |
| 1976 |
79,013 |
15.04 |
10.19% |
| 1975 |
71,355 |
14.00 |
10.16% |
| 1974 |
64,464 |
13.03 |
10.12% |
| 1973 |
58,257 |
12.12 |
10.10% |
| 1972 |
52,661 |
11.26 |
10.16% |
| 1971 |
47,575 |
10.46 |
10.16% |
| 1970 |
42,980 |
9.71 |
10.16% |
| 1969 |
38,827 |
9.00 |
10.16% |
| 1968 |
35,076 |
8.34 |
10.24% |
| 1967 |
31,661 |
7.73 |
10.36% |
| 1966 |
28,546 |
7.16 |
12.40% |
| 1965 |
25,217 |
6.49 |
12.55% |
| 1964 |
22,242 |
5.88 |
12.50% |
| 1963 |
19,629 |
5.31 |
12.45% |
| 1962 |
17,331 |
4.80 |
12.46% |
| 1961 |
15,301 |
4.34 |
12.51% |
| 1960 |
13,502 |
3.91 |
% |
