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Population in Botswana compared to Brazil: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 212,812,405 people in Brazil in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 213,964,342 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 81.5 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Brazil is the 7th.
  • The countries together account for 2.61% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 2.57% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.56% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Brazil has grown from 187M to 214M (14.6% growth).

Botswana vs Brazil: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Brazil
2100 3,870,704 164,266,855
2099 3,875,823 165,476,254
2098 3,881,867 166,696,264
2097 3,887,181 167,929,414
2096 3,892,081 169,170,182
2095 3,896,405 170,418,279
2094 3,900,671 171,673,285
2093 3,904,733 172,929,867
2092 3,908,682 174,196,660
2091 3,913,090 175,465,250
2090 3,915,896 176,741,676
2089 3,916,540 178,016,467
2088 3,916,700 179,298,655
2087 3,916,016 180,582,637
2086 3,915,493 181,869,555
2085 3,914,975 183,154,436
2084 3,913,555 184,439,572
2083 3,912,119 185,726,230
2082 3,910,185 187,015,781
2081 3,909,204 188,304,247
2080 3,907,447 189,585,345
2079 3,904,550 190,860,450
2078 3,900,021 192,128,265
2077 3,895,321 193,387,405
2076 3,889,723 194,635,237
2075 3,883,893 195,871,705
2074 3,878,255 197,098,086
2073 3,872,458 198,312,538
2072 3,864,865 199,508,048
2071 3,857,922 200,684,948
2070 3,850,437 201,838,290
2069 3,840,521 202,969,511
2068 3,830,034 204,078,136
2067 3,817,551 205,156,343
2066 3,804,918 206,210,336
2065 3,790,427 207,233,670
2064 3,775,157 208,223,021
2063 3,759,402 209,184,325
2062 3,741,936 210,111,930
2061 3,722,576 211,000,165
2060 3,702,465 211,851,790
2059 3,682,055 212,667,148
2058 3,658,810 213,439,165
2057 3,634,762 214,172,487
2056 3,611,096 214,860,969
2055 3,586,314 215,511,064
2054 3,561,446 216,119,176
2053 3,535,001 216,684,051
2052 3,507,213 217,203,400
2051 3,479,219 217,673,624
2050 3,450,807 218,102,997
2049 3,421,435 218,492,176
2048 3,391,019 218,825,106
2047 3,359,719 219,107,600
2046 3,327,520 219,337,375
2045 3,295,807 219,518,678
2044 3,264,444 219,643,532
2043 3,232,407 219,714,087
2042 3,200,743 219,730,173
2041 3,168,217 219,688,816
2040 3,135,241 219,589,786
2039 3,101,153 219,450,960
2038 3,067,014 219,263,564
2037 3,031,993 219,033,555
2036 2,996,265 218,758,565
2035 2,959,978 218,441,478
2034 2,922,807 218,079,673
2033 2,885,394 217,677,081
2032 2,846,703 217,230,117
2031 2,808,291 216,739,295
2030 2,767,933 216,202,357
2029 2,727,903 215,618,762
2028 2,686,412 214,992,547
2027 2,645,316 214,315,680
2026 2,603,241 213,593,266
2025 2,562,122 212,812,405
2024 2,521,139 211,998,573
2023 2,480,244 211,140,729
2022 2,439,892 210,306,415
2021 2,401,441 209,550,294
2020 2,365,894 208,660,842
2019 2,332,083 207,455,459
2018 2,299,141 206,107,261
2017 2,266,747 204,703,445
2016 2,234,776 203,218,114
2015 2,203,273 201,675,532
2014 2,172,044 200,085,127
2013 2,140,682 198,478,299
2012 2,108,617 196,876,111
2011 2,073,535 195,284,734
2010 2,033,111 193,701,929
2009 1,990,673 192,079,951
2008 1,949,970 190,367,302
2007 1,911,201 188,552,320
2006 1,874,516 186,653,106
2005 1,839,877 184,688,101
2004 1,807,146 182,675,143
2003 1,775,736 180,622,688
2002 1,744,763 178,503,484
2001 1,712,254 176,301,203
2000 1,677,382 174,018,282
1999 1,641,997 171,641,543
1998 1,606,899 169,159,655
1997 1,571,691 166,661,659
1996 1,535,914 164,202,549
1995 1,498,836 161,735,073
1994 1,460,023 159,265,006
1993 1,420,115 156,794,577
1992 1,380,033 154,275,079
1991 1,341,756 151,724,256
1990 1,305,696 149,143,223
1989 1,270,274 146,502,972
1988 1,235,476 143,826,357
1987 1,199,167 141,104,944
1986 1,160,650 138,336,370
1985 1,121,945 135,515,595
1984 1,083,660 132,658,864
1983 1,046,137 129,790,077
1982 1,009,269 126,923,155
1981 969,996 124,063,109
1980 937,485 121,207,461
1979 901,742 118,380,821
1978 849,239 115,600,942
1977 799,574 112,875,292
1976 758,508 110,213,349
1975 720,380 107,619,565
1974 685,448 105,089,675
1973 652,408 102,600,976
1972 622,407 100,146,797
1971 600,481 97,739,273
1970 590,334 95,375,651
1969 587,066 93,045,777
1968 583,966 90,741,240
1967 580,933 88,446,124
1966 577,866 86,139,359
1965 574,664 83,817,583
1964 566,266 81,488,595
1963 552,966 79,164,235
1962 540,186 76,865,323
1961 527,942 74,605,447
1960 516,165 72,388,126

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/brazil | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Brazil gained 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,746,228 people (a 5.29% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Brazil was ranked 5th in 2006 and ranked 7th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Brazil will increase by 1.93% to 218,102,997 people and rank change from 7th to 9th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 220M people in 2042 for Brazil.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Brazil
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Brazil
2100 -0.13% -0.73%
2099 -0.16% -0.73%
2098 -0.14% -0.73%
2097 -0.13% -0.73%
2096 -0.11% -0.73%
2095 -0.11% -0.73%
2094 -0.1% -0.73%
2093 -0.1% -0.73%
2092 -0.11% -0.72%
2091 -0.07% -0.72%
2090 -0.02% -0.72%
2089 -0.004% -0.72%
2088 0.02% -0.71%
2087 0.01% -0.71%
2086 0.01% -0.7%
2085 0.04% -0.7%
2084 0.04% -0.69%
2083 0.05% -0.69%
2082 0.03% -0.68%
2081 0.04% -0.68%
2080 0.07% -0.67%
2079 0.12% -0.66%
2078 0.12% -0.65%
2077 0.14% -0.64%
2076 0.15% -0.63%
2075 0.15% -0.62%
2074 0.15% -0.61%
2073 0.2% -0.6%
2072 0.18% -0.59%
2071 0.19% -0.57%
2070 0.26% -0.56%
2069 0.27% -0.54%
2068 0.33% -0.53%
2067 0.33% -0.51%
2066 0.38% -0.49%
2065 0.4% -0.48%
2064 0.42% -0.46%
2063 0.47% -0.44%
2062 0.52% -0.42%
2061 0.54% -0.4%
2060 0.55% -0.38%
2059 0.64% -0.36%
2058 0.66% -0.34%
2057 0.66% -0.32%
2056 0.69% -0.3%
2055 0.7% -0.28%
2054 0.75% -0.26%
2053 0.79% -0.24%
2052 0.8% -0.22%
2051 0.82% -0.2%
2050 0.86% -0.18%
2049 0.9% -0.15%
2048 0.93% -0.13%
2047 0.97% -0.1%
2046 0.96% -0.08%
2045 0.96% -0.06%
2044 0.99% -0.03%
2043 0.99% -0.007%
2042 1.03% 0.02%
2041 1.05% 0.05%
2040 1.1% 0.06%
2039 1.11% 0.09%
2038 1.16% 0.11%
2037 1.19% 0.13%
2036 1.23% 0.15%
2035 1.27% 0.17%
2034 1.3% 0.18%
2033 1.36% 0.21%
2032 1.37% 0.23%
2031 1.46% 0.25%
2030 1.47% 0.27%
2029 1.54% 0.29%
2028 1.55% 0.32%
2027 1.62% 0.34%
2026 1.6% 0.37%
2025 1.63% 0.38%
2024 1.65% 0.41%
2023 1.65% 0.4%
2022 1.6% 0.36%
2021 1.5% 0.43%
2020 1.45% 0.58%
2019 1.43% 0.65%
2018 1.43% 0.69%
2017 1.43% 0.73%
2016 1.43% 0.76%
2015 1.44% 0.79%
2014 1.47% 0.81%
2013 1.52% 0.81%
2012 1.69% 0.81%
2011 1.99% 0.82%
2010 2.13% 0.84%
2009 2.09% 0.9%
2008 2.03% 0.96%
2007 1.96% 1.02%
2006 1.88% 1.06%
2005 1.81% 1.1%
2004 1.77% 1.14%
2003 1.78% 1.19%
2002 1.9% 1.25%
2001 2.08% 1.31%
2000 2.15% 1.38%
1999 2.18% 1.47%
1998 2.24% 1.5%
1997 2.33% 1.5%
1996 2.47% 1.53%
1995 2.66% 1.55%
1994 2.81% 1.58%
1993 2.9% 1.63%
1992 2.85% 1.68%
1991 2.76% 1.73%
1990 2.79% 1.8%
1989 2.82% 1.86%
1988 3.03% 1.93%
1987 3.32% 2%
1986 3.45% 2.08%
1985 3.53% 2.15%
1984 3.59% 2.21%
1983 3.65% 2.26%
1982 4.05% 2.31%
1981 3.47% 2.36%
1980 3.96% 2.39%
1979 6.18% 2.4%
1978 6.21% 2.41%
1977 5.41% 2.42%
1976 5.29% 2.41%
1975 5.1% 2.41%
1974 5.06% 2.43%
1973 4.82% 2.45%
1972 3.65% 2.46%
1971 1.72% 2.48%
1970 0.56% 2.5%
1969 0.53% 2.54%
1968 0.52% 2.59%
1967 0.53% 2.68%
1966 0.56% 2.77%
1965 1.48% 2.86%
1964 2.41% 2.94%
1963 2.37% 2.99%
1962 2.32% 3.03%
1961 2.28% 3.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/brazil | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Botswana Brazil
Current population
2624853
213964342
Population rank 142/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.57%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
38.9 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
12.3 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
21 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,230
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +813,832
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 141/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
2.43 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -217,283
Net migration rank 120/196 186/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 1,406,299
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 48/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 163/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Brazil
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Brazil
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -217,283
2024 46,951 -5,778 1,073,773 -225,510
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,107,434 -240,059
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,054,897 -253,639
2021 40,894 -4,083 919,507 -208,581
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,146,174 -78,437
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,472,104 -129,216
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,583,935 -230,334
2017 43,154 -10,916 1,610,402 -156,296
2016 41,993 -10,286 1,609,488 -92,989
2015 40,897 -9,599 1,742,275 -173,611
2014 40,046 -8,893 1,757,948 -145,732
2013 39,404 -7,836 1,758,716 -157,228
2012 39,202 -6,636 1,782,516 -179,707
2011 38,613 -1,019 1,815,758 -235,860
2010 38,101 5,151 1,847,336 -261,539
2009 36,671 4,960 1,878,542 -220,207
2008 35,433 4,343 1,908,051 -141,056
2007 33,832 3,926 1,970,372 -107,481
2006 31,340 4,270 2,026,119 -90,634
2005 29,385 4,283 2,083,281 -88,868
2004 27,481 4,314 2,108,072 -76,661
2003 26,545 4,488 2,128,819 -55,350
2002 26,163 4,747 2,207,017 -42,008
2001 26,112 7,991 2,291,210 -51,600
2000 25,850 9,798 2,372,043 -45,800
1999 25,358 9,762 2,450,869 -23,497
1998 25,397 9,685 2,514,728 21,666
1997 25,738 9,597 2,531,758 -72,392
1996 26,847 9,368 2,530,690 -71,943
1995 28,478 9,464 2,546,195 -69,963
1994 30,664 9,023 2,532,951 -68,961
1993 31,691 8,441 2,545,874 -69,070
1992 31,995 8,026 2,547,698 14,394
1991 32,219 4,311 2,606,167 -66,600
1990 33,015 2,580 2,652,959 -30,555
1989 33,756 1,495 2,717,923 -60,023
1988 34,564 -215 2,768,082 -72,825
1987 35,647 2,624 2,825,485 -77,800
1986 36,203 2,558 2,880,440 -90,973
1985 35,966 2,683 2,912,908 -60,879
1984 35,530 2,393 2,931,496 -70,035
1983 35,142 1,980 2,952,335 -76,322
1982 34,859 1,751 2,948,552 -90,766
1981 34,327 7,610 2,928,262 -65,971
1980 33,934 -10,849 2,887,768 -38,918
1979 32,486 15,918 2,836,759 -32,503
1978 30,596 26,015 2,778,815 -23,416
1977 29,009 13,708 2,715,328 -19,478
1976 27,497 11,914 2,648,647 -20,612
1975 25,762 11,086 2,585,130 -25,499
1974 24,160 8,854 2,524,254 -24,093
1973 22,449 10,615 2,501,309 -24,071
1972 21,004 5,937 2,454,698 -23,584
1971 19,926 -3,016 2,407,319 -23,421
1970 19,438 -16,054 2,362,073 -18,779
1969 19,024 -15,870 2,324,190 -7,763
1968 18,725 -15,681 2,301,561 -8,856
1967 18,463 -15,438 2,307,560 -10,033
1966 18,250 -15,140 2,325,332 -9,317
1965 18,045 -14,753 2,336,415 -8,824
1964 17,634 -4,126 2,338,478 -8,146
1963 17,084 -4,000 2,326,400 -8,136
1962 16,507 -4,028 2,286,666 -7,171
1961 16,185 -4,168 2,240,178 75
1960 15,861 -4,331 2,190,392 4,066

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/brazil | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Botswana is from natural causes (a gain of 443,278 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,178 people). In Brazil 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,319,989 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,788,672 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 1,406,299 people or 0.7% in Brazil.

Biggest cities by population

Botswana
City Population
Gaborone 236K
Francistown 103K
Molepolole 67.6K
Kanye 48K
Serowe 47.4K
Mahalapye 41.3K
Palapye 36.2K
Lobatse 26.9K
Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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