Botswana vs Rwanda: Population ages 65 and above, female
Botswana
4.5%
in 2025
Rwanda
4.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
168th
Rwanda rank
165th
Population ages 65 and above, female over time
- Botswana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 168th and Rwanda ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 1.0% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, female, Botswana or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, female between Botswana and Rwanda?
- 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for population ages 65 and above, female?
- Botswana ranks 168th and Rwanda ranks 165th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.