Rural population, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Rural population, female was 40.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Eswatini, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 40.0% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Eswatini peaked at 43.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2015.
Eswatini ranks 13th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Rural population, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.9% | — |
| 1985 | 42.1% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 40.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.0% | 42.1% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.8% | 41.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.1% | 2 |
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More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Eswatini?
- Rural population, female in Eswatini was 40.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2015.
- How does Eswatini rank for rural population, female?
- Eswatini ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.