How does Botswana rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?

Botswana ranks 91st out of 211 countries with data for 2025.

Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana

Name: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Botswana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0001 people per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

91st

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0006 people per US$ of GDP

in 1969

All-time low

0.0001 people per US$ of GDP

in 2022

Years of data

1960–2025

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Botswana peaked at 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

That places Botswana 91st out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1960 to 2025.
Year	people per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1962	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1963	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1964	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1965	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1966	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1967	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1968	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1969	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1970	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1971	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1972	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1973	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-25.5%
1974	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1975	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1976	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1977	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1978	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1979	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1980	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1981	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1982	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
1983	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1984	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1985	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+33.3%
1986	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1987	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
1988	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1989	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1990	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1991	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1992	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1993	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1994	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1995	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1996	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1997	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1998	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1999	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2000	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2001	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2002	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2003	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
2004	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2005	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2006	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2007	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2008	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2009	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2010	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-17.3%
2011	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2012	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2013	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2014	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2015	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
2016	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2017	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2018	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2019	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2020	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+13.6%
2021	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
2022	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2023	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2024	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2025	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	-0.9%

Botswana compared with similar countries

Botswana's 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Botswana's 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Botswana

88 Fiji 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
89 Ecuador 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
90 Peru 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
92 Guatemala 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
93 Brazil 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare
94 Azerbaijan 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

More population data for Botswana

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7791 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0624 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 3,679 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.39 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6864 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Population density 6.77 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 208,485 people (2100)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Botswana?: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Botswana was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP in 1969.
What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Botswana rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Botswana ranks 91st out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-people-living-in-urban-and-rural-areas-per-unit-of-gdp/botswana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-people-living-in-urban-and-rural-areas-per-unit-of-gdp/botswana/">Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Botswana</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.