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Population density in Botswana

Botswana: Population density was 6.77 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
6.77
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
225th
of 235 countries
All-time high
6.86
in 2088
All-time low
0.107
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Botswana, 1000–2100

0246100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 6.77 for population density in 2100.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Botswana peaked at 6.86 in 2088 and was at its lowest, 0.107, in 1000.

That places Botswana 225th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Population density in Botswana, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.107 —
1100 0.1149 +7.4%
1200 0.1234 +7.4%
1300 0.1326 +7.4%
1400 0.1424 +7.4%
1500 0.153 +7.4%
1600 0.1643 +7.4%
1700 0.1765 +7.4%
1710 0.18 +2.0%
1720 0.1826 +1.4%
1730 0.1853 +1.5%
1740 0.1882 +1.6%
1750 0.1913 +1.6%
1760 0.1946 +1.7%
1770 0.1982 +1.8%
1780 0.202 +1.9%
1790 0.2061 +2.0%
1800 0.2135 +3.6%
1801 0.2127 -0.4%
1802 0.2119 -0.4%
1803 0.2111 -0.4%
1804 0.2103 -0.4%
1805 0.2095 -0.4%
1806 0.2087 -0.4%
1807 0.2079 -0.4%
1808 0.2071 -0.4%
1809 0.2063 -0.4%
1810 0.2055 -0.4%
1811 0.2048 -0.4%
1812 0.204 -0.4%
1813 0.2032 -0.4%
1814 0.2024 -0.4%
1815 0.2017 -0.4%
1816 0.2009 -0.4%
1817 0.2001 -0.4%
1818 0.1994 -0.4%
1819 0.1986 -0.4%
1820 0.1979 -0.4%
1821 0.1971 -0.4%
1822 0.1964 -0.4%
1823 0.1956 -0.4%
1824 0.1949 -0.4%
1825 0.1941 -0.4%
1826 0.1934 -0.4%
1827 0.1927 -0.4%
1828 0.1919 -0.4%
1829 0.1912 -0.4%
1830 0.1905 -0.4%
1831 0.1898 -0.4%
1832 0.189 -0.4%
1833 0.1883 -0.4%
1834 0.1876 -0.4%
1835 0.1869 -0.4%
1836 0.1862 -0.4%
1837 0.1855 -0.4%
1838 0.1848 -0.4%
1839 0.1841 -0.4%
1840 0.1834 -0.4%
1841 0.1827 -0.4%
1842 0.182 -0.4%
1843 0.1813 -0.4%
1844 0.1806 -0.4%
1845 0.1799 -0.4%
1846 0.1792 -0.4%
1847 0.1786 -0.4%
1848 0.1779 -0.4%
1849 0.1777 -0.1%
1850 0.178 +0.2%
1851 0.1788 +0.5%
1852 0.1801 +0.7%
1853 0.1819 +1.0%
1854 0.1838 +1.0%
1855 0.1856 +1.0%
1856 0.1875 +1.0%
1857 0.1894 +1.0%
1858 0.1913 +1.0%
1859 0.1932 +1.0%
1860 0.1951 +1.0%
1861 0.1971 +1.0%
1862 0.1991 +1.0%
1863 0.2011 +1.0%
1864 0.2031 +1.0%
1865 0.2052 +1.0%
1866 0.2072 +1.0%
1867 0.2093 +1.0%
1868 0.2114 +1.0%
1869 0.2136 +1.0%
1870 0.2157 +1.0%
1871 0.2179 +1.0%
1872 0.2201 +1.0%
1873 0.2223 +1.0%
1874 0.2245 +1.0%
1875 0.2268 +1.0%
1876 0.2291 +1.0%
1877 0.2314 +1.0%
1878 0.2337 +1.0%
1879 0.2361 +1.0%
1880 0.2384 +1.0%
1881 0.2408 +1.0%
1882 0.2432 +1.0%
1883 0.2457 +1.0%
1884 0.2482 +1.0%
1885 0.2507 +1.0%
1886 0.2532 +1.0%
1887 0.2557 +1.0%
1888 0.2583 +1.0%
1889 0.2609 +1.0%
1890 0.2635 +1.0%
1891 0.2662 +1.0%
1892 0.2689 +1.0%
1893 0.2716 +1.0%
1894 0.2743 +1.0%
1895 0.2771 +1.0%
1896 0.2799 +1.0%
1897 0.2827 +1.0%
1898 0.2855 +1.0%
1899 0.2888 +1.1%
1900 0.2924 +1.3%
1901 0.2965 +1.4%
1902 0.301 +1.5%
1903 0.3059 +1.6%
1904 0.311 +1.6%
1905 0.3161 +1.6%
1906 0.3212 +1.6%
1907 0.3265 +1.6%
1908 0.3319 +1.6%
1909 0.3373 +1.6%
1910 0.3427 +1.6%
1911 0.3481 +1.6%
1912 0.3535 +1.6%
1913 0.359 +1.5%
1914 0.3646 +1.5%
1915 0.3702 +1.5%
1916 0.3759 +1.5%
1917 0.3817 +1.5%
1918 0.3877 +1.6%
1919 0.3941 +1.7%
1920 0.4011 +1.8%
1921 0.4087 +1.9%
1922 0.4168 +2.0%
1923 0.4256 +2.1%
1924 0.4345 +2.1%
1925 0.4437 +2.1%
1926 0.453 +2.1%
1927 0.4625 +2.1%
1928 0.4722 +2.1%
1929 0.4821 +2.1%
1930 0.492 +2.1%
1931 0.5021 +2.1%
1932 0.5123 +2.0%
1933 0.5227 +2.0%
1934 0.5332 +2.0%
1935 0.544 +2.0%
1936 0.555 +2.0%
1937 0.5662 +2.0%
1938 0.5776 +2.0%
1939 0.5891 +2.0%
1940 0.6008 +2.0%
1941 0.6126 +2.0%
1942 0.6244 +1.9%
1943 0.6364 +1.9%
1944 0.6486 +1.9%
1945 0.6611 +1.9%
1946 0.6738 +1.9%
1947 0.6867 +1.9%
1948 0.6999 +1.9%
1949 0.7142 +2.0%
1950 0.73 +2.2%
1951 0.7474 +2.4%
1952 0.7653 +2.4%
1953 0.7834 +2.4%
1954 0.8012 +2.3%
1955 0.8186 +2.2%
1956 0.836 +2.1%
1957 0.8537 +2.1%
1958 0.8719 +2.1%
1959 0.8909 +2.2%
1960 0.9108 +2.2%
1961 0.9316 +2.3%
1962 0.9532 +2.3%
1963 0.9757 +2.4%
1964 0.9992 +2.4%
1965 1.01 +1.5%
1966 1.02 +0.6%
1967 1.03 +0.5%
1968 1.03 +0.5%
1969 1.04 +0.5%
1970 1.04 +0.6%
1971 1.06 +1.7%
1972 1.1 +3.7%
1973 1.15 +4.8%
1974 1.21 +5.1%
1975 1.27 +5.1%
1976 1.34 +5.3%
1977 1.41 +5.4%
1978 1.5 +6.2%
1979 1.59 +6.2%
1980 1.65 +4.0%
1981 1.71 +3.5%
1982 1.78 +4.0%
1983 1.85 +3.7%
1984 1.91 +3.6%
1985 1.98 +3.5%
1986 2.05 +3.4%
1987 2.12 +3.3%
1988 2.18 +3.0%
1989 2.24 +2.8%
1990 2.3 +2.8%
1991 2.37 +2.8%
1992 2.44 +2.9%
1993 2.51 +2.9%
1994 2.58 +2.8%
1995 2.64 +2.7%
1996 2.71 +2.5%
1997 2.77 +2.3%
1998 2.84 +2.2%
1999 2.9 +2.2%
2000 2.96 +2.2%
2001 3.02 +2.1%
2002 3.08 +1.9%
2003 3.13 +1.8%
2004 3.19 +1.8%
2005 3.25 +1.8%
2006 3.31 +1.9%
2007 3.37 +2.0%
2008 3.44 +2.0%
2009 3.51 +2.1%
2010 3.59 +2.1%
2011 3.66 +2.0%
2012 3.72 +1.7%
2013 3.78 +1.5%
2014 3.83 +1.5%
2015 3.89 +1.4%
2016 3.94 +1.4%
2017 4 +1.4%
2018 4.06 +1.4%
2019 4.11 +1.4%
2020 4.17 +1.4%
2021 4.24 +1.5%
2022 4.31 +1.6%
2023 4.38 +1.7%
2024 4.45 +1.6%
2025 4.52 +1.6%
2026 4.59 +1.6%
2027 4.67 +1.6%
2028 4.74 +1.5%
2029 4.81 +1.5%
2030 4.88 +1.5%
2031 4.95 +1.4%
2032 5.02 +1.4%
2033 5.08 +1.3%
2034 5.15 +1.3%
2035 5.21 +1.2%
2036 5.28 +1.2%
2037 5.34 +1.2%
2038 5.4 +1.1%
2039 5.46 +1.1%
2040 5.52 +1.1%
2041 5.57 +1.0%
2042 5.63 +1.0%
2043 5.69 +1.0%
2044 5.74 +1.0%
2045 5.8 +1.0%
2046 5.85 +1.0%
2047 5.91 +0.9%
2048 5.96 +0.9%
2049 6.01 +0.9%
2050 6.07 +0.8%
2051 6.11 +0.8%
2052 6.16 +0.8%
2053 6.21 +0.8%
2054 6.26 +0.7%
2055 6.3 +0.7%
2056 6.34 +0.7%
2057 6.38 +0.7%
2058 6.42 +0.6%
2059 6.46 +0.6%
2060 6.5 +0.5%
2061 6.53 +0.5%
2062 6.57 +0.5%
2063 6.59 +0.4%
2064 6.62 +0.4%
2065 6.65 +0.4%
2066 6.67 +0.4%
2067 6.69 +0.3%
2068 6.71 +0.3%
2069 6.73 +0.3%
2070 6.75 +0.2%
2071 6.76 +0.2%
2072 6.77 +0.2%
2073 6.78 +0.2%
2074 6.79 +0.1%
2075 6.8 +0.1%
2076 6.81 +0.1%
2077 6.82 +0.1%
2078 6.83 +0.1%
2079 6.84 +0.1%
2080 6.84 +0.1%
2081 6.84 +0.0%
2082 6.85 +0.0%
2083 6.85 +0.0%
2084 6.85 +0.0%
2085 6.85 +0.0%
2086 6.85 +0.0%
2087 6.86 +0.0%
2088 6.86 +0.0%
2089 6.86 -0.0%
2090 6.85 -0.0%
2091 6.85 -0.1%
2092 6.84 -0.1%
2093 6.83 -0.1%
2094 6.82 -0.1%
2095 6.82 -0.1%
2096 6.81 -0.1%
2097 6.8 -0.1%
2098 6.79 -0.1%
2099 6.78 -0.1%
2100 6.77 -0.1%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 6.77 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 6.77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.107 0.107 0.107 1
1100s 0.1149 0.1149 0.1149 1
1200s 0.1234 0.1234 0.1234 1
1300s 0.1326 0.1326 0.1326 1
1400s 0.1424 0.1424 0.1424 1
1500s 0.153 0.153 0.153 1
1600s 0.1643 0.1643 0.1643 1
1700s 0.1765 0.1765 0.1765 1
1710s 0.18 0.18 0.18 1
1720s 0.1826 0.1826 0.1826 1
1730s 0.1853 0.1853 0.1853 1
1740s 0.1882 0.1882 0.1882 1
1750s 0.1913 0.1913 0.1913 1
1760s 0.1946 0.1946 0.1946 1
1770s 0.1982 0.1982 0.1982 1
1780s 0.202 0.202 0.202 1
1790s 0.2061 0.2061 0.2061 1
1800s 0.2099 0.2063 0.2135 10
1810s 0.2021 0.1986 0.2055 10
1820s 0.1945 0.1912 0.1979 10
1830s 0.1873 0.1841 0.1905 10
1840s 0.1803 0.1777 0.1834 10
1850s 0.185 0.178 0.1932 10
1860s 0.2042 0.1951 0.2136 10
1870s 0.2257 0.2157 0.2361 10
1880s 0.2495 0.2384 0.2609 10
1890s 0.2758 0.2635 0.2888 10
1900s 0.314 0.2924 0.3373 10
1910s 0.3677 0.3427 0.3941 10
1920s 0.44 0.4011 0.4821 10
1930s 0.5394 0.492 0.5891 10
1940s 0.6558 0.6008 0.7142 10
1950s 0.8098 0.73 0.8909 10
1960s 0.9896 0.9108 1.04 10
1970s 1.27 1.04 1.59 10
1980s 1.95 1.65 2.24 10
1990s 2.6 2.3 2.9 10
2000s 3.23 2.96 3.51 10
2010s 3.86 3.59 4.11 10
2020s 4.49 4.17 4.81 10
2030s 5.18 4.88 5.46 10
2040s 5.77 5.52 6.01 10
2050s 6.27 6.07 6.46 10
2060s 6.63 6.5 6.73 10
2070s 6.8 6.75 6.84 10
2080s 6.85 6.84 6.86 10
2090s 6.82 6.78 6.85 10
2100s 6.77 6.77 6.77 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Botswana?
Population density in Botswana was 6.77 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2088.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.107 in 1000.
How does Botswana rank for population density?
Botswana ranks 225th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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