China has a population density of 389 people per square mile compared to 187.1 people in Eswatini. China has 73,316 sq ft of land per person vs 150,387 sq ft in Eswatini. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, China and Eswatini are ranked 64th and 119th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. China has 17.3% of the world's population and 6.3% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.02% of the population and 0.01% of the land area for Eswatini, hence the population density in China is 107.7% higher than in Eswatini.
Population density comparison
China
|
Eswatini
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 389 ppl/mi² | 187.1 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 64/197 | 119/197 |
| Population |
1405773318
|
1267161
|
| Land area | 3,624,808 sq mi | 6,641 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 71,722 sq ft | 148,967 sq ft |
| Rural population | 34.5% | 75% |
| Urban population | 65.5% | 25% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 95.3% | 0% |
China vs Eswatini:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in China increased by 8.71%, compared to a 15.8% growth in Eswatini.
In 2004, China ranked 55th for population density and is in 64th place now. Eswatini was 110th in 2004 and ranks 119th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Eswatini
|
|
| 2024 | 389 | 187.1 |
| 2023 | 389 | 185.3 |
| 2022 | 390 | 183.5 |
| 2021 | 390 | 181.7 |
| 2020 | 389 | 179.6 |
| 2019 | 388 | 177.7 |
| 2018 | 387 | 176 |
| 2017 | 385 | 174.4 |
| 2016 | 383 | 173.1 |
| 2015 | 381 | 172.1 |
| 2014 | 378 | 171.1 |
| 2013 | 376 | 170.2 |
| 2012 | 374 | 169.2 |
| 2011 | 371 | 168.3 |
| 2010 | 369 | 167.4 |
| 2009 | 367 | 166.4 |
| 2008 | 365 | 165.4 |
| 2007 | 364 | 164.2 |
| 2006 | 362 | 163.3 |
| 2005 | 360 | 162.5 |
| 2004 | 358 | 161.6 |
| 2003 | 355 | 160.6 |
| 2002 | 353 | 159.5 |
| 2001 | 351 | 158.3 |
| 2000 | 348 | 156.8 |
| 1999 | 346 | 155.2 |
| 1998 | 343 | 153.5 |
| 1997 | 339 | 151.6 |
| 1996 | 336 | 149.1 |
| 1995 | 332 | 146.1 |
| 1994 | 329 | 146.2 |
| 1993 | 325 | 146.3 |
| 1992 | 321 | 142.1 |
| 1991 | 317 | 136.8 |
| 1990 | 313 | 131.4 |
| 1989 | 309 | 126.2 |
| 1988 | 304 | 120.4 |
| 1987 | 299.1 | 115 |
| 1986 | 294.3 | 110.6 |
| 1985 | 290 | 106.3 |
| 1984 | 286 | 102.5 |
| 1983 | 282.3 | 99.2 |
| 1982 | 278.3 | 96 |
| 1981 | 274.2 | 92.9 |
| 1980 | 270.7 | 89.8 |
| 1979 | 267.3 | 86.9 |
| 1978 | 263.8 | 84.1 |
| 1977 | 260.3 | 81.4 |
| 1976 | 256.8 | 78.8 |
| 1975 | 252.8 | 76.4 |
| 1974 | 248.4 | 74.2 |
| 1973 | 243.3 | 72.1 |
| 1972 | 237.8 | 70.1 |
| 1971 | 232 | 68.2 |
| 1970 | 225.8 | 66.4 |
| 1969 | 219.6 | 64.7 |
| 1968 | 213.7 | 63.1 |
| 1967 | 208.2 | 61.6 |
| 1966 | 202.9 | 60 |
| 1965 | 197.3 | 58.5 |
| 1964 | 192.7 | 57 |
| 1963 | 188.2 | 55.7 |
| 1962 | 183.7 | 54.4 |
| 1961 | 182.2 | 53.2 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
China
|
Eswatini
|
|
| 2024 | 65.5% | 25% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | 24.8% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | 24.4% |
| 2020 | 61.4% | 24.2% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | 24% |
| 2018 | 59.2% | 23.8% |
| 2017 | 58% | 23.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | 23.5% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | 23.1% |
| 2013 | 53% | 23% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | 22.8% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | 22.7% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | 22.5% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | 22.3% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | 22% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | 21.8% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | 22% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | 22.2% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | 22.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | 22.4% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 22.6% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | 22.7% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | 22.8% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | 22.9% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | 23.1% |
| 1996 | 31.9% | 22.7% |
| 1995 | 31% | 22.3% |
| 1994 | 30% | 21.9% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | 21.4% |
| 1992 | 28.2% | 21% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | 20.6% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | 20.2% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | 19.8% |
| 1988 | 25% | 19.4% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | 19% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | 18.6% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | 18.3% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | 17.9% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | 17.5% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | 17.2% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | 16.8% |
| 1980 | 19.4% | 16.5% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | 16.1% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | 15.8% |
| 1977 | 17.5% | 15.5% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | 15% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | 14% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | 13% |
| 1973 | 17.2% | 12.1% |
| 1972 | 17.2% | 11.3% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | 10.5% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | 9.7% |
| 1969 | 17.5% | 9% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | 8.34% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | 7.73% |
| 1966 | 17.9% | 7.16% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 6.49% |
| 1964 | 18.3% | 5.88% |
| 1963 | 17.8% | 5.31% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 4.8% |
| 1961 | 16.7% | 4.34% |
| 1960 | 16.2% | 3.91% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 41.1% to 65.5% in China and from 22.2% to 25% in Eswatini.
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