Which has higher rural population, Botswana or Jordan?

Botswana, at 821,007 against 782,426 in Jordan as of 2025.

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

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 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

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.

Botswana ranks 138th and Jordan ranks 139th of 218 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	535,473	591,237	55,764	Jordan
1970s	631,924	841,881	209,957	Jordan
1980s	808,516	899,312	90,795	Jordan
1990s	753,214	1.02 million	266,075	Jordan
2000s	766,485	1.29 million	525,428	Jordan
2010s	761,552	1.05 million	285,342	Jordan
2020s	812,050	841,627	29,577	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Botswana or Jordan?: Botswana, at 821,007 against 782,426 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Botswana and Jordan?: 38,581, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jordan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Jordan rank globally for rural population?: Botswana ranks 138th and Jordan ranks 139th of 218 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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Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.