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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 211,998,573 people in Brazil in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 213,824,938 in Brazil.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 81.8 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 2.58% for Brazil.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.6% in Brazil.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% 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 3,871,504 164,294,719
2099 3,876,625 165,504,324
2098 3,882,670 166,724,540
2097 3,887,985 167,957,900
2096 3,892,886 169,198,878
2095 3,897,211 170,447,187
2094 3,901,478 171,702,406
2093 3,905,541 172,959,201
2092 3,909,490 174,226,209
2091 3,913,899 175,495,014
2090 3,916,706 176,771,657
2089 3,917,351 178,046,664
2088 3,917,510 179,329,069
2087 3,916,826 180,613,269
2086 3,916,303 181,900,405
2085 3,915,785 183,185,504
2084 3,914,364 184,470,859
2083 3,912,929 185,757,734
2082 3,910,994 187,047,504
2081 3,910,013 188,336,189
2080 3,908,255 189,617,504
2079 3,905,358 190,892,825
2078 3,900,828 192,160,856
2077 3,896,126 193,420,209
2076 3,890,528 194,668,253
2075 3,884,696 195,904,930
2074 3,879,057 197,131,520
2073 3,873,259 198,346,178
2072 3,865,665 199,541,890
2071 3,858,720 200,718,990
2070 3,851,234 201,872,528
2069 3,841,316 203,003,940
2068 3,830,826 204,112,753
2067 3,818,341 205,191,144
2066 3,805,705 206,245,316
2065 3,791,211 207,268,823
2064 3,775,938 208,258,342
2063 3,760,179 209,219,808
2062 3,742,710 210,147,571
2061 3,723,346 211,035,957
2060 3,703,231 211,887,727
2059 3,682,816 212,703,223
2058 3,659,567 213,475,371
2057 3,635,514 214,208,817
2056 3,611,843 214,897,416
2055 3,587,056 215,547,622
2054 3,562,182 216,155,836
2053 3,535,732 216,720,807
2052 3,507,938 217,240,244
2051 3,479,939 217,710,548
2050 3,451,521 218,139,994
2049 3,422,143 218,529,238
2048 3,391,720 218,862,226
2047 3,360,414 219,144,767
2046 3,328,208 219,374,582
2045 3,296,489 219,555,915
2044 3,265,120 219,680,790
2043 3,233,076 219,751,357
2042 3,201,405 219,767,446
2041 3,168,873 219,726,082
2040 3,135,889 219,627,035
2039 3,101,794 219,488,186
2038 3,067,648 219,300,758
2037 3,032,620 219,070,710
2036 2,996,884 218,795,673
2035 2,960,590 218,478,532
2034 2,923,411 218,116,666
2033 2,885,991 217,714,006
2032 2,847,292 217,266,965
2031 2,808,872 216,776,060
2030 2,768,505 216,239,032
2029 2,728,467 215,655,337
2028 2,686,968 215,029,016
2027 2,645,863 214,352,035
2026 2,603,779 213,629,498
2025 2,562,651 212,848,504
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Brazil's population increased by 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% 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 32% to 3,451,521 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Brazil will increase by 2.02% to 218,139,994 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 1.65% 0.4%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Brazil's population grew by 0.41%.

Live population counters

Botswana Brazil
Current population
2615162
213824938
Population rank 142/197 7/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.58%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
36.8 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
12.1 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
21.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,350
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +857,844
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.41%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 141/197
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 - -5,778 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 82.5% of the population change in Botswana is from natural causes (a gain of 436,373 people) and 17.5% is from migration (a loss of 92,293 people). In Brazil 89.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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