The current population of Botswana is 2,595,266 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 2,521,139 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth in 20 years).
- Botswana accounts for 0.03% of the world's population.
- Botswana is ranked 143/197 by population and was ranked 145th in 2005.
- Botswana is projected to reach 3.89M people in 2088.
- For the last 20 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of 2.05% per year.
Botswana population clock
Botswana
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2595266
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 143/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | N/A |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
37 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -5,778 | N/A |
Botswana population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 516,165 | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 2.37% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 2.41% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 1.48% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 0.56% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 0.53% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 0.52% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 0.53% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 0.56% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 1.72% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 3.65% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 4.82% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 5.06% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 5.1% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 5.29% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 5.41% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 6.21% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 6.18% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 3.96% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 3.47% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 4.05% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 3.65% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 3.59% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 3.53% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 3.45% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 3.32% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 3.03% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 2.82% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 2.79% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 2.76% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 2.66% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 2.47% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 2.33% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 2.24% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 2.18% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 2.15% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 1.81% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 1.96% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 2.03% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 2.09% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 1.99% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 1.69% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 1.52% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 1.47% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 1.43% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 1.43% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 1.43% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 1.45% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 1.65% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 1.65% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 1.63% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 1.61% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 1.58% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 1.55% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 1.51% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 1.46% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 1.41% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 1.36% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 1.25% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 1.21% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 1.17% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 1.11% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 1.08% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 1.04% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 1.01% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 0.99% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 0.98% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 0.96% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 0.95% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 0.88% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 0.84% |
Botswana has a population of 2.6M as of 2025, compared to 2.2M in 2015, 1.84M in 2005, and 1.5M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.78% per year. Botswana is ranked 80th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Botswana will have 3,285,297 people (26.6% growth) with a rank change from 143rd to 138th.
By the year 2100, Botswana's population is projected to grow by 47.8% to 3.84M people.
Largest cities by population
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Botswana
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
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Botswana population statistics
|
Botswana
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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