Botswana - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Botswana was 1,666,761 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,666,761 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15,384 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 15,384
1961 15,878
1962 16,415
1963 16,987
1964 18,178
1965 21,498
1966 25,378
1967 29,929
1968 35,291
1969 41,629
1970 49,175
1971 58,159
1972 64,675
1973 71,619
1974 79,403
1975 88,102
1976 97,826
1977 108,648
1978 120,616
1979 133,714
1980 147,958
1981 163,306
1982 187,652
1983 216,388
1984 248,979
1985 285,836
1986 327,541
1987 374,200
1988 425,630
1989 480,968
1990 539,575
1991 600,717
1992 633,269
1993 661,583
1994 690,257
1995 719,616
1996 749,804
1997 780,641
1998 811,945
1999 843,325
2000 874,565
2001 905,362
2002 930,220
2003 954,416
2004 979,659
2005 1,006,476
2006 1,035,454
2007 1,086,415
2008 1,138,731
2009 1,190,401
2010 1,240,193
2011 1,287,139
2012 1,320,976
2013 1,352,456
2014 1,386,175
2015 1,424,167
2016 1,467,302
2017 1,514,887
2018 1,565,359
2019 1,616,554
2020 1,666,761

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Botswana was 70.88 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 70.88 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.06 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.06
1961 3.10
1962 3.13
1963 3.17
1964 3.32
1965 3.84
1966 4.44
1967 5.12
1968 5.91
1969 6.81
1970 7.83
1971 9.00
1972 9.70
1973 10.38
1974 11.11
1975 11.88
1976 12.71
1977 13.57
1978 14.49
1979 15.46
1980 16.48
1981 17.55
1982 19.49
1983 21.72
1984 24.14
1985 26.72
1986 29.48
1987 32.40
1988 35.47
1989 38.65
1990 41.93
1991 45.29
1992 46.44
1993 47.29
1994 48.13
1995 48.98
1996 49.83
1997 50.68
1998 51.53
1999 52.37
2000 53.22
2001 54.06
2002 54.57
2003 55.03
2004 55.49
2005 55.94
2006 56.40
2007 57.93
2008 59.44
2009 60.94
2010 62.41
2011 63.87
2012 64.77
2013 65.57
2014 66.37
2015 67.16
2016 67.93
2017 68.70
2018 69.45
2019 70.17
2020 70.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization