Botswana vs China: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Botswana
68.0%
in 2025
China
66.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
114th
China rank
117th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 68.0% against 66.3% in China, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.
Botswana ranks 114th and China ranks 117th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and China in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | China |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | China |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | China |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | China |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | China |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% | China |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 7.0% | 6.9% | China |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 6.0% | 5.7% | China |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 6.0% | 5.7% | China |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 6.0% | 5.7% | China |
| 1730s | 0.4% | 6.0% | 5.6% | China |
| 1740s | 0.4% | 6.0% | 5.6% | China |
| 1750s | 0.4% | 6.0% | 5.6% | China |
| 1760s | 0.5% | 6.0% | 5.5% | China |
| 1770s | 0.5% | 6.0% | 5.5% | China |
| 1780s | 0.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% | China |
| 1790s | 0.6% | 6.0% | 5.4% | China |
| 1800s | 0.7% | 6.0% | 5.3% | China |
| 1810s | 0.8% | 6.0% | 5.2% | China |
| 1820s | 0.8% | 6.0% | 5.2% | China |
| 1830s | 0.9% | 6.1% | 5.1% | China |
| 1840s | 1.0% | 6.1% | 5.1% | China |
| 1850s | 1.1% | 6.2% | 5.1% | China |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 6.2% | 5.0% | China |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 6.3% | 5.0% | China |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 6.4% | 4.9% | China |
| 1890s | 1.6% | 6.4% | 4.9% | China |
| 1900s | 1.7% | 6.5% | 4.8% | China |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 6.6% | 4.7% | China |
| 1920s | 2.1% | 6.6% | 4.6% | China |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 7.0% | 4.7% | China |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 8.0% | 5.5% | China |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 14.0% | 11.2% | China |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 18.0% | 13.6% | China |
| 1970s | 11.8% | 17.5% | 5.8% | China |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 23.0% | 2.8% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 29.7% | 19.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 42.4% | 15.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 56.5% | 8.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.2% | 1.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Botswana or China?
- Botswana, at 68.0% against 66.3% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Botswana and China?
- 1.7%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Botswana ranks 114th and China ranks 117th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.