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Botswana
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. 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

1.7 M1.3 M878 K447 K15 K196019932025Botswana · 2025: 1.74MBotswana

Analytical takeaways

  • Botswana records 1.74M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #138 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 15,494 in 1960 to 1.74M in 2025, a gain of 1.73M.
  • 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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