Botswana - Urban population growth

Urban population growth (annual %)

The value for Urban population growth (annual %) in Botswana was 3.06 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.78 in 1971 and a minimum value of 2.36 in 2013.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1961 3.16
1962 3.33
1963 3.43
1964 6.78
1965 16.77
1966 16.59
1967 16.49
1968 16.48
1969 16.52
1970 16.66
1971 16.78
1972 10.62
1973 10.20
1974 10.32
1975 10.40
1976 10.47
1977 10.49
1978 10.45
1979 10.31
1980 10.12
1981 9.87
1982 13.90
1983 14.25
1984 14.03
1985 13.80
1986 13.62
1987 13.32
1988 12.88
1989 12.22
1990 11.50
1991 10.73
1992 5.28
1993 4.37
1994 4.24
1995 4.17
1996 4.11
1997 4.03
1998 3.93
1999 3.79
2000 3.64
2001 3.46
2002 2.71
2003 2.57
2004 2.61
2005 2.70
2006 2.84
2007 4.80
2008 4.70
2009 4.44
2010 4.10
2011 3.72
2012 2.59
2013 2.36
2014 2.46
2015 2.70
2016 2.98
2017 3.19
2018 3.28
2019 3.22
2020 3.06

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization