Urban population growth in Botswana
The urban population of Botswana changed by 2.34% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2011.
Botswana, 2025
2.34%
Change from 2024
+0.05percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
62nd of 217
Urban population growth in Botswana over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.34% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 2.29% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 2.29% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.69% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.60% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.62% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.68% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.74% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.80% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.85% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.91% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.98% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 2.06% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 2.27% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2.79% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.29% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.54% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.72% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.83% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.88% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.86% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.80% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.71% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.65% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.63% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.05 percentage points from 2.29% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.91%, the figure has changed by +0.43 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Botswana has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
68.0%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.61%
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%
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