Urban population growth in Eswatini
The urban population of Eswatini changed by 2.85% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1993.
Eswatini, 2025
2.85%
Change from 2024
+0.16percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
50th of 217
Urban population growth in Eswatini over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.85% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.69% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.55% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 2.53% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.57% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.39% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 2.12% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.98% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.92% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.70% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.60% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.49% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.37% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.25% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 1.14% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 1.03% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.93% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 0.81% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 0.53% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 0.23% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 0.11% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 0.05% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 0.07% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 0.17% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 0.35% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.16 percentage points from 2.69% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.60%, the figure has changed by +1.24 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Eswatini has the 50th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Urban population share
26.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.07%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
1,230,506 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.75 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.94%
2023 · UN Population Division