Which has higher rural population, Botswana or Israel?

Israel, at 852,511 against 821,007 in Botswana as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Israel: Rural population

Botswana

821,007

in 2025

Israel

852,511

in 2025

Botswana rank

138th

Israel rank

136th

Rural population over time

Botswana
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 852,511 against 821,007 in Botswana, a difference of 31,504.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 138th and Israel ranks 136th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	535,473	480,157	55,316	Botswana
1970s	631,924	454,544	177,380	Botswana
1980s	808,516	430,600	377,916	Botswana
1990s	753,214	500,157	253,057	Botswana
2000s	766,485	579,152	187,332	Botswana
2010s	761,552	690,715	70,838	Botswana
2020s	812,050	819,536	7,486	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Botswana or Israel?: Israel, at 852,511 against 821,007 in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Botswana and Israel?: 31,504, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for rural population?: Botswana ranks 138th and Israel ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.