Rural population in Botswana in 2025 — 821,007 people. Ranked 138 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 64%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 821,007 | +688 | +0.08% |
| 2024 | 820,319 | +2,366 | +0.29% |
| 2023 | 817,953 | +2,760 | +0.34% |
| 2022 | 815,193 | +11,149 | +1.39% |
| 2021 | 804,044 | +10,259 | +1.29% |
| 2020 | 793,785 | +8,507 | +1.08% |
| 2019 | 785,278 | +7,201 | +0.93% |
| 2018 | 778,077 | +6,151 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 771,926 | +5,285 | +0.69% |
| 2016 | 766,641 | +4,537 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 762,104 | +3,985 | +0.53% |
| 2014 | 758,119 | +3,699 | +0.49% |
| 2013 | 754,420 | +3,738 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 750,682 | +4,599 | +0.62% |
| 2011 | 746,083 | +3,888 | +0.52% |
| 2010 | 742,195 | +673 | +0.09% |
| 2009 | 741,522 | −2,739 | −0.37% |
| 2008 | 744,261 | −5,269 | −0.7% |
| 2007 | 749,530 | −6,985 | −0.92% |
| 2006 | 756,515 | −7,888 | −1.03% |
| 2005 | 764,403 | −8,003 | −1.04% |
| 2004 | 772,406 | −7,179 | −0.92% |
| 2003 | 779,585 | −5,309 | −0.68% |
| 2002 | 784,894 | −1,904 | −0.24% |
| 2001 | 786,798 | +1,863 | +0.24% |
| 2000 | 784,935 | +4,092 | +0.52% |
| 1999 | 780,843 | +5,334 | +0.69% |
| 1998 | 775,509 | +6,204 | +0.81% |
| 1997 | 769,305 | +6,788 | +0.89% |
| 1996 | 762,517 | +7,281 | +0.96% |
| 1995 | 755,236 | +7,606 | +1.02% |
| 1994 | 747,630 | +7,271 | +0.98% |
| 1993 | 740,359 | +6,161 | +0.84% |
| 1992 | 734,198 | +3,473 | +0.48% |
| 1991 | 730,725 | −5,093 | −0.69% |
| 1990 | 735,818 | −14,722 | −1.96% |
| 1989 | 750,540 | −20,620 | −2.67% |
| 1988 | 771,160 | −21,900 | −2.76% |
| 1987 | 793,060 | −19,552 | −2.41% |
| 1986 | 812,612 | −15,791 | −1.91% |
| 1985 | 828,403 | −10,164 | −1.21% |
| 1984 | 838,567 | −2,877 | −0.34% |
| 1983 | 841,444 | +6,091 | +0.73% |
| 1982 | 835,353 | +18,751 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 816,602 | +19,178 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 797,424 | +23,757 | +3.07% |
| 1979 | 773,667 | +39,785 | +5.42% |
| 1978 | 733,882 | +38,654 | +5.56% |
| 1977 | 695,228 | +32,074 | +4.84% |
| 1976 | 663,154 | +30,051 | +4.75% |
| 1975 | 633,103 | +27,517 | +4.54% |
| 1974 | 605,586 | +25,901 | +4.47% |
| 1973 | 579,685 | +23,074 | +4.15% |
| 1972 | 556,611 | +15,492 | +2.86% |
| 1971 | 541,119 | +3,916 | +0.73% |
| 1970 | 537,203 | −3,310 | −0.61% |
| 1969 | 540,513 | −3,869 | −0.71% |
| 1968 | 544,382 | −3,753 | −0.68% |
| 1967 | 548,135 | −2,970 | −0.54% |
| 1966 | 551,105 | −1,528 | −0.28% |
| 1965 | 552,633 | +5,473 | +1% |
| 1964 | 547,160 | +12,000 | +2.24% |
| 1963 | 535,160 | +11,938 | +2.28% |
| 1962 | 523,222 | +11,475 | +2.24% |
| 1961 | 511,747 | +11,076 | +2.21% |
| 1960 | 500,671 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
