Eswatini - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Eswatini was 280,423 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 280,423 in 2020 and a minimum value of 13,170 in 1960.

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 13,170
1961 14,884
1962 16,807
1963 18,979
1964 21,454
1965 24,283
1966 27,470
1967 30,511
1968 33,919
1969 37,691
1970 41,853
1971 46,431
1972 51,481
1973 57,032
1974 63,177
1975 69,986
1976 77,531
1977 82,361
1978 86,883
1979 91,709
1980 96,866
1981 102,353
1982 108,177
1983 114,335
1984 120,848
1985 127,693
1986 134,886
1987 142,405
1988 150,190
1989 158,127
1990 166,146
1991 174,184
1992 182,225
1993 190,271
1994 198,379
1995 206,555
1996 214,838
1997 222,366
1998 224,882
1999 226,825
2000 228,092
2001 228,619
2002 228,523
2003 228,043
2004 227,487
2005 227,118
2006 227,008
2007 227,600
2008 231,461
2009 235,412
2010 239,376
2011 243,351
2012 246,606
2013 249,963
2014 253,487
2015 257,241
2016 261,332
2017 265,736
2018 270,422
2019 275,334
2020 280,423

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Eswatini was 24.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 24.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.91 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.91
1961 4.34
1962 4.80
1963 5.31
1964 5.88
1965 6.49
1966 7.16
1967 7.73
1968 8.34
1969 9.00
1970 9.71
1971 10.46
1972 11.26
1973 12.12
1974 13.03
1975 14.00
1976 15.04
1977 15.47
1978 15.80
1979 16.14
1980 16.48
1981 16.82
1982 17.18
1983 17.53
1984 17.90
1985 18.27
1986 18.64
1987 19.02
1988 19.41
1989 19.80
1990 20.20
1991 20.61
1992 21.02
1993 21.43
1994 21.86
1995 22.29
1996 22.72
1997 23.08
1998 22.95
1999 22.82
2000 22.69
2001 22.56
2002 22.43
2003 22.30
2004 22.17
2005 22.04
2006 21.91
2007 21.83
2008 22.05
2009 22.26
2010 22.48
2011 22.70
2012 22.85
2013 23.00
2014 23.15
2015 23.30
2016 23.46
2017 23.63
2018 23.80
2019 23.98
2020 24.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization