Botswana Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Botswana rural population for 2021 was 736,148, a 0.73% decline from 2020.
  • Botswana rural population for 2020 was 741,589, a 0.54% decline from 2019.
  • Botswana rural population for 2019 was 745,611, a 0.45% decline from 2018.
  • Botswana rural population for 2018 was 749,004, a 0.37% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Botswana Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 736,148 28.44 -0.74%
2020 741,589 29.12 -0.54%
2019 745,611 29.83 -0.45%
2018 749,004 30.55 -0.37%
2017 751,776 31.30 -0.34%
2016 754,349 32.07 -0.37%
2015 757,133 32.85 -0.41%
2014 760,210 33.63 -0.41%
2013 763,364 34.43 -0.40%
2012 766,446 35.23 -0.61%
2011 771,134 36.14 -1.94%
2010 786,215 37.59 -1.79%
2009 800,400 39.06 -1.70%
2008 814,089 40.56 -1.64%
2007 827,547 42.07 -1.60%
2006 840,915 43.60 0.84%
2005 833,895 44.06 0.77%
2004 827,516 44.51 0.72%
2003 821,559 44.97 0.74%
2002 815,528 45.43 0.75%
2001 809,395 45.94 0.18%
2000 807,901 46.78 0.28%
1999 805,655 47.63 0.38%
1998 802,600 48.48 0.49%
1997 798,714 49.32 0.62%
1996 793,774 50.17 0.79%
1995 787,547 51.02 0.98%
1994 779,843 51.87 1.16%
1993 770,817 52.71 1.30%
1992 760,882 53.56 0.74%
1991 755,290 54.71 -3.09%
1990 778,954 58.07 -2.49%
1989 798,601 61.35 -1.90%
1988 813,937 64.53 -1.34%
1987 824,952 67.60 -0.80%
1986 831,581 70.52 -0.34%
1985 834,397 73.28 0.07%
1984 833,841 75.86 0.43%
1983 830,297 78.28 0.81%
1982 823,635 80.51 1.64%
1981 810,255 82.45 3.31%
1980 783,910 83.52 3.71%
1979 755,392 84.54 3.92%
1978 726,325 85.51 4.06%
1977 697,446 86.43 4.16%
1976 669,050 87.30 4.22%
1975 641,423 88.12 4.25%
1974 614,736 88.89 4.27%
1973 589,017 89.62 4.01%
1972 565,852 90.31 2.88%
1971 549,779 91.00 0.72%
1970 545,848 92.17 -0.17%
1969 546,780 93.19 -0.26%
1968 548,208 94.09 -0.16%
1967 549,069 94.88 -0.05%
1966 549,349 95.56 0.05%
1965 549,055 96.16 1.00%
1964 543,618 96.68 2.23%
1963 531,631 96.83 2.29%
1962 519,616 96.87 2.23%
1961 508,162 96.90 2.19%
1960 497,171 96.94 %