Population density in Botswana
Botswana had 4.4 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Botswana, 2024
4.4
Change from 2023
+1.6%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Position in 2024
206th of 214
Population density in Botswana over time
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Botswana
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.4 people per km² |
| 2023 | 4.4 people per km² |
| 2022 | 4.3 people per km² |
| 2021 | 4.2 people per km² |
| 2020 | 4.2 people per km² |
| 2019 | 4.1 people per km² |
| 2018 | 4.1 people per km² |
| 2017 | 4.0 people per km² |
| 2016 | 3.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 3.9 people per km² |
| 2014 | 3.8 people per km² |
| 2013 | 3.8 people per km² |
| 2012 | 3.7 people per km² |
| 2011 | 3.7 people per km² |
| 2010 | 3.6 people per km² |
| 2009 | 3.5 people per km² |
| 2008 | 3.4 people per km² |
| 2007 | 3.4 people per km² |
| 2006 | 3.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 3.2 people per km² |
| 2004 | 3.2 people per km² |
| 2003 | 3.1 people per km² |
| 2002 | 3.1 people per km² |
| 2001 | 3.0 people per km² |
| 2000 | 3.0 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 4.4 people per km² in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.8 people per km², the figure has changed by +16.1%.
- Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 206th highest value.
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All statistics for Botswana
Population
2,562,122 people
2025 · World Bank
Urban population share
68.0%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,480,244 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.73 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.64%
2023 · UN Population Division