Armenia vs Botswana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Armenia
1.95 million people
in 2025
Botswana
1.74 million people
in 2025
Armenia rank
137th
Botswana rank
139th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Armenia
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 1.95 million people against 1.74 million people in Botswana, a difference of 205,350 people.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Armenia has been ahead every year.

Armenia ranks 137th and Botswana ranks 139th of 236 countries.

Armenia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Botswana Difference Ahead
1950s 726,574 people 12,801 people 713,772 people Armenia
1960s 1.19 million people 25,329 people 1.17 million people Armenia
1970s 1.74 million people 86,128 people 1.65 million people Armenia
1980s 2.19 million people 294,889 people 1.89 million people Armenia
1990s 2.25 million people 723,082 people 1.52 million people Armenia
2000s 1.95 million people 1.06 million people 889,293 people Armenia
2010s 1.88 million people 1.42 million people 459,117 people Armenia
2020s 1.91 million people 1.65 million people 264,617 people Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Armenia or Botswana?
Armenia, at 1.95 million people against 1.74 million people in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Armenia and Botswana?
205,350 people, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Botswana?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Botswana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Armenia ranks 137th and Botswana ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.