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Botswana
Rural population

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.

Global rank#138out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

841 K756 K671 K586 K501 K196019932025Botswana · 2025: 821,007Botswana

Analytical takeaways

  • Botswana records 821,007 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #138 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population increased from 500,671 in 1960 to 821,007 in 2025, a gain of 320,336.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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