Botswana Rural Population 1960-2024
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 2023 was 725,903, a 0.64% decline from 2022.
- Botswana rural population for 2022 was 730,591, a 0.75% decline from 2021.
- 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.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
499,814,553 |
| Russia |
35,480,468 |
| Thailand |
33,310,049 |
| Brazil |
26,429,509 |
| Mexico |
23,658,946 |
| Iran |
20,280,562 |
| Turkey |
19,229,921 |
| South Africa |
18,837,844 |
| Iraq |
12,923,750 |
| Algeria |
11,279,395 |
| Colombia |
9,190,949 |
| Romania |
8,637,756 |
| Kazakhstan |
8,322,453 |
| Guatemala |
8,255,892 |
| Malaysia |
7,302,226 |
| Peru |
7,240,866 |
| Ecuador |
6,404,506 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,290,049 |
| Venezuela |
3,334,307 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,997,211 |
| Serbia |
2,838,273 |
| Paraguay |
2,528,540 |
| Cuba |
2,516,176 |
| Belarus |
1,768,566 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,762,730 |
| Bosnia |
1,596,786 |
| Bulgaria |
1,498,212 |
| Libya |
1,267,050 |
| Jamaica |
1,204,303 |
| Namibia |
1,174,846 |
| Armenia |
1,007,320 |
| Albania |
971,992 |
| Costa Rica |
905,771 |
| Jordan |
904,697 |
| Mauritius |
745,691 |
| North Macedonia |
734,232 |
| Botswana |
725,903 |
| Guyana |
592,780 |
| Lebanon |
565,803 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
438,133 |
| Fiji |
386,601 |
| Maldives |
302,343 |
| Belize |
219,348 |
| Gabon |
218,584 |
| Suriname |
209,339 |
| Montenegro |
194,083 |
| Samoa |
186,169 |
| St. Lucia |
145,693 |
| Tonga |
82,813 |
| Grenada |
79,421 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
47,391 |
| Dominica |
20,447 |
| Marshall Islands |
8,875 |
| American Samoa |
5,606 |
| Tuvalu |
3,847 |
| Botswana Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
725,903 |
27.13 |
-0.64% |
| 2022 |
730,591 |
27.78 |
-0.76% |
| 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 |
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