The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,133,712 in 2024 vs 2,521,139 people in Botswana in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,074,112 people compared to 2,595,266 in Botswana.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 3.5 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Botswana is the 143rd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.03% for Botswana.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.5% in Botswana.
- Since 2005, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.66M people to 9.07M (6.1% decline), while Botswana has grown from 1.84M to 2.6M (41.1% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Belarus vs Botswana: live population counter
Belarus
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Botswana
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
9074112
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2595266
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| Population rank | 101/197 | 143/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
11.8 minutes
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12.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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8.58 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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37 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
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1.52 hours
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | -5,778 |
| Daily growth/decline | -122 | +112 |
| Annual growth/decline | -44,586 | +40,895 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.49% | +1.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 185/197 | 69/197 |
Belarus and Botswana: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
Botswana
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belarus
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Botswana
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Belarus
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Botswana
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 516,165 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 527,942 | 0.89% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 540,186 | 0.98% | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 552,966 | 1.02% | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 566,266 | 1.03% | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 574,664 | 1.01% | 1.48% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 577,866 | 1% | 0.56% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 580,933 | 1.03% | 0.53% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 583,966 | 1.01% | 0.52% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 587,066 | 0.97% | 0.53% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 590,334 | 0.89% | 0.56% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 600,481 | 0.84% | 1.72% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 622,407 | 0.81% | 3.65% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 652,408 | 0.74% | 4.82% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 685,448 | 0.65% | 5.06% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 720,380 | 0.53% | 5.1% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 758,508 | 0.47% | 5.29% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 799,574 | 0.55% | 5.41% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 849,239 | 0.66% | 6.21% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 901,742 | 0.62% | 6.18% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 937,485 | 0.62% | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 969,996 | 0.69% | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 1,009,269 | 0.68% | 4.05% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 1,046,137 | 0.69% | 3.65% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 1,083,660 | 0.68% | 3.59% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 1,121,945 | 0.66% | 3.53% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 1,160,650 | 0.68% | 3.45% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 1,199,167 | 0.68% | 3.32% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 1,235,476 | 0.29% | 3.03% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 1,270,274 | 0.3% | 2.82% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 1,305,696 | 0.19% | 2.79% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 1,341,756 | 0.05% | 2.76% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 1,380,033 | 0.22% | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 1,420,115 | 0.22% | 2.9% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 1,460,023 | -0.12% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 1,498,836 | -0.32% | 2.66% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 1,535,914 | -0.34% | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 1,571,691 | -0.41% | 2.33% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 1,606,899 | -0.45% | 2.24% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 1,641,997 | -0.45% | 2.18% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 1,677,382 | -0.47% | 2.15% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 1,712,254 | -0.51% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 1,744,763 | -0.63% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 1,775,736 | -0.7% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 1,807,146 | -0.68% | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 1,839,877 | -0.68% | 1.81% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 1,874,516 | -0.61% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 1,911,201 | -0.46% | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 1,949,970 | -0.34% | 2.03% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 1,990,673 | -0.25% | 2.09% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 2,033,111 | -0.22% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 2,073,535 | -0.23% | 1.99% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 2,108,617 | -0.16% | 1.69% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 2,140,682 | -0.04% | 1.52% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 2,172,044 | 0.06% | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 2,203,273 | 0.13% | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 2,234,776 | 0.09% | 1.43% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 2,266,747 | -0.11% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 2,299,141 | -0.21% | 1.43% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 2,332,083 | -0.2% | 1.43% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 2,365,894 | -0.42% | 1.45% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 2,401,441 | -0.82% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 2,439,892 | -0.8% | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 2,480,244 | -0.54% | 1.65% |
| 2024 | 9,133,712 | 2,521,139 | -0.49% | 1.65% |
| 2025 | 9,074,112 | 2,562,118 | -0.65% | 1.63% |
| 2026 | 9,013,013 | 2,603,385 | -0.67% | 1.61% |
| 2027 | 8,951,103 | 2,644,640 | -0.69% | 1.58% |
| 2028 | 8,888,816 | 2,685,602 | -0.7% | 1.55% |
| 2029 | 8,825,470 | 2,726,042 | -0.71% | 1.51% |
| 2030 | 8,761,505 | 2,765,913 | -0.72% | 1.46% |
| 2031 | 8,697,799 | 2,804,987 | -0.73% | 1.41% |
| 2032 | 8,634,092 | 2,843,228 | -0.73% | 1.36% |
| 2033 | 8,570,188 | 2,880,982 | -0.74% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 8,506,564 | 2,917,972 | -0.74% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 8,443,463 | 2,954,411 | -0.74% | 1.25% |
| 2036 | 8,380,891 | 2,990,130 | -0.74% | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 8,318,818 | 3,025,222 | -0.74% | 1.17% |
| 2038 | 8,256,896 | 3,059,525 | -0.74% | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 8,194,864 | 3,093,371 | -0.75% | 1.11% |
| 2040 | 8,133,047 | 3,126,637 | -0.75% | 1.08% |
| 2041 | 8,071,502 | 3,159,130 | -0.76% | 1.04% |
| 2042 | 8,010,552 | 3,190,968 | -0.76% | 1.01% |
| 2043 | 7,950,255 | 3,222,560 | -0.75% | 0.99% |
| 2044 | 7,889,949 | 3,254,012 | -0.76% | 0.98% |
| 2045 | 7,829,484 | 3,285,297 | -0.77% | 0.96% |
| 2046 | 7,768,823 | 3,316,997 | -0.77% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 7,707,590 | 3,348,491 | -0.79% | 0.95% |
| 2048 | 7,645,086 | 3,379,103 | -0.81% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 7,581,407 | 3,408,763 | -0.83% | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 7,516,925 | 3,437,424 | -0.85% | 0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belarus decreased by 202,839 people (a 2.1% decline), while Botswana gained 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belarus lost -386,964 (a 4.09% decline), while Botswana's population increased by 391,993 (a 17.8% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2005 and is 101st in 2025. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2005 and ranked 143rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 17.2% to 7,516,925 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Botswana will increase by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people and rank change from 143rd to 137th.
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Population differences between Belarus and Botswana
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Belarus
|
Botswana
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.8 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 26.7 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 24.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 2.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 11.5 ppl/mi² |
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