Urban population rose 2.92% to 1.72 mil in Botswana in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Botswana reached an all time high of 1.72 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.015 mil in 1960. When compared to Botswana's main peers, urban population in Namibia amounted to 1.37 mil, 40.7 mil in South Africa, 8.55 mil in Zambia and 4.88 mil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Botswana has been ranked 138th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 33.6 | 35.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.570 | 0.586 | 0.602 | 0.619 | 0.636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 9.23 | 9.67 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 36.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.264 | 0.268 | 0.272 | 0.276 | 0.280 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 4.58 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.95 |
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