Population density rose 1.55% to 71.6 km per capita in Swaziland in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Swaziland reached an all time high of 72.6 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 20.8 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, population density in Botswana amounted to 3.54 km per capita, 67.6 km per capita in Lesotho, 32.1 km per capita in Mozambique and 43.2 km per capita in South Africa in 2015.
Swaziland has been ranked 94th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Botswana | km per capita | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | km per capita | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | km per capita | 155 | 159 | 164 | 169 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | km per capita | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | km per capita | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 43.1 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | km per capita | 68.2 | 69.4 | 70.5 | 71.6 | 72.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | km per capita | 49.3 | 50.8 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 55.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | km per capita | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.6 |