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Eswatini
Urban population

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.

Global rank#170out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

336 K255 K175 K94 K14 K196019932025Eswatini · 2025: 335,667Eswatini

Analytical takeaways

  • Eswatini records 335,667 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #170 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 14,007 in 1960 to 335,667 in 2025, a gain of 321,660.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

Comparison

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