Swaziland - Urban population growth

Urban population growth (annual %)

The value for Urban population growth (annual %) in Swaziland was 2.61 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14.86 in 1961 and a minimum value of 1.22 in 2003.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.45
1961 14.86
1962 13.39
1963 12.24
1964 11.36
1965 10.68
1966 11.82
1967 11.09
1968 10.49
1969 10.00
1970 9.59
1971 11.34
1972 10.76
1973 10.25
1974 9.80
1975 9.39
1976 8.37
1977 8.14
1978 7.90
1979 7.65
1980 7.40
1981 7.33
1982 7.07
1983 7.00
1984 7.14
1985 7.38
1986 5.08
1987 5.34
1988 5.31
1989 4.94
1990 4.38
1991 2.89
1992 2.39
1993 2.08
1994 2.01
1995 2.10
1996 2.42
1997 2.49
1998 2.41
1999 2.13
2000 1.74
2001 1.74
2002 1.39
2003 1.22
2004 1.29
2005 1.52
2006 2.30
2007 2.51
2008 2.65
2009 2.67
2010 2.61

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization