Botswana vs Philippines: Rural population growth

Botswana
0.1%
in 2025
Philippines
0.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
108th
Philippines rank
107th

Rural population growth over time

  • Botswana
  • Philippines
-20246196119932025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 108th and Philippines ranks 107th 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.