Botswana vs French Polynesia: Rural population growth

Botswana
0.1%
in 2025
French Polynesia
0.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
108th
French Polynesia rank
105th

Rural population growth over time

  • Botswana
  • French Polynesia
-20246196119932025

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 108th and French Polynesia ranks 105th of 207 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 16,517 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.