Urban population, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Urban population, per capita was 0.2672 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Eswatini, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.2672 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.2672 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0406 units per person, in 1960.
Eswatini ranks 202nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0406 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0451 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0499 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 0.055 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0603 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0659 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0716 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0779 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0849 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0925 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1006 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1089 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1175 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1262 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1431 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1511 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1593 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1684 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1781 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1879 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1975 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2064 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2143 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2207 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2252 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2274 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.228 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2285 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.229 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2293 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2297 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.23 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2302 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2304 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2305 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2306 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2306 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2303 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2295 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2284 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2271 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2257 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2243 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2231 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2221 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2215 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2214 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2217 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2223 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2233 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2246 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2262 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2281 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2303 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2327 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2353 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2381 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2406 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2435 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2467 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2502 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.254 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2581 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2625 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2672 units per person | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0644 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | 0.0925 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1388 units per person | 0.1006 units per person | 0.1781 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2165 units per person | 0.1879 units per person | 0.229 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2301 units per person | 0.2293 units per person | 0.2306 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2238 units per person | 0.2214 units per person | 0.2284 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2323 units per person | 0.2233 units per person | 0.2435 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2564 units per person | 0.2467 units per person | 0.2672 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 199 Burkina Faso 0.2892 units per person compare
- 200 Timor-Leste 0.2879 units per person compare
- 201 Chad 0.2757 units per person compare
- 203 Guyana 0.2649 units per person compare
- 204 Tajikistan 0.2616 units per person compare
- 205 Afghanistan 0.2594 units per person compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Eswatini?
- Urban population, per capita in Eswatini was 0.2672 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2672 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0406 units per person in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for urban population, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 202nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.