Botswana vs Jordan: Rural population

Botswana
821,007
in 2025
Jordan
782,426
in 2025
Botswana rank
138th
Jordan rank
139th

Rural population over time

  • Botswana
  • Jordan
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 821,007 against 782,426 in Jordan, a difference of 38,581.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 138th and Jordan ranks 139th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.