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Population in Botswana compared to Burkina Faso: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 23,548,781 people in Burkina Faso in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 24,756,783 in Burkina Faso.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 9.47 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Burkina Faso is the 59th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.3% for Burkina Faso.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.63% in Burkina Faso.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Burkina Faso has grown from 14.4M to 24.8M (72.2% growth).

Botswana vs Burkina Faso: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Burkina Faso
2100 3,871,504 50,408,328
2099 3,876,625 50,383,919
2098 3,882,670 50,352,973
2097 3,887,985 50,313,705
2096 3,892,886 50,266,628
2095 3,897,211 50,218,948
2094 3,901,478 50,162,122
2093 3,905,541 50,097,256
2092 3,909,490 50,020,865
2091 3,913,899 49,941,829
2090 3,916,706 49,849,369
2089 3,917,351 49,746,842
2088 3,917,510 49,633,009
2087 3,916,826 49,506,797
2086 3,916,303 49,374,214
2085 3,915,785 49,231,459
2084 3,914,364 49,078,733
2083 3,912,929 48,912,839
2082 3,910,994 48,738,088
2081 3,910,013 48,550,361
2080 3,908,255 48,350,756
2079 3,905,358 48,139,621
2078 3,900,828 47,915,623
2077 3,896,126 47,674,670
2076 3,890,528 47,421,548
2075 3,884,696 47,161,253
2074 3,879,057 46,887,164
2073 3,873,259 46,596,755
2072 3,865,665 46,296,320
2071 3,858,720 45,987,906
2070 3,851,234 45,669,374
2069 3,841,316 45,339,502
2068 3,830,826 45,000,338
2067 3,818,341 44,651,960
2066 3,805,705 44,295,017
2065 3,791,211 43,931,890
2064 3,775,938 43,554,812
2063 3,760,179 43,171,791
2062 3,742,710 42,781,734
2061 3,723,346 42,378,127
2060 3,703,231 41,969,941
2059 3,682,816 41,556,223
2058 3,659,567 41,132,214
2057 3,635,514 40,699,958
2056 3,611,843 40,263,674
2055 3,587,056 39,819,396
2054 3,562,182 39,368,928
2053 3,535,732 38,908,013
2052 3,507,938 38,440,539
2051 3,479,939 37,966,813
2050 3,451,521 37,484,179
2049 3,422,143 36,994,052
2048 3,391,720 36,499,739
2047 3,360,414 35,993,831
2046 3,328,208 35,483,039
2045 3,296,489 34,962,697
2044 3,265,120 34,435,436
2043 3,233,076 33,904,610
2042 3,201,405 33,368,223
2041 3,168,873 32,828,377
2040 3,135,889 32,285,754
2039 3,101,794 31,738,667
2038 3,067,648 31,188,815
2037 3,032,620 30,636,433
2036 2,996,884 30,081,085
2035 2,960,590 29,523,750
2034 2,923,411 28,963,008
2033 2,885,991 28,405,067
2032 2,847,292 27,853,260
2031 2,808,872 27,304,165
2030 2,768,505 26,759,978
2029 2,728,467 26,220,635
2028 2,686,968 25,682,620
2027 2,645,863 25,146,586
2026 2,603,779 24,612,250
2025 2,562,651 24,080,445
2024 2,521,139 23,548,781
2023 2,480,244 23,025,776
2022 2,439,892 22,509,038
2021 2,401,441 21,995,243
2020 2,365,894 21,478,690
2019 2,332,083 20,961,952
2018 2,299,141 20,438,288
2017 2,266,747 19,894,407
2016 2,234,776 19,334,856
2015 2,203,273 18,777,487
2014 2,172,044 18,229,461
2013 2,140,682 17,695,409
2012 2,108,617 17,172,287
2011 2,073,535 16,661,908
2010 2,033,111 16,176,498
2009 1,990,673 15,710,066
2008 1,949,970 15,258,093
2007 1,911,201 14,816,307
2006 1,874,516 14,373,707
2005 1,839,877 13,932,123
2004 1,807,146 13,500,533
2003 1,775,736 13,082,532
2002 1,744,763 12,680,897
2001 1,712,254 12,295,001
2000 1,677,382 11,925,546
1999 1,641,997 11,574,928
1998 1,606,899 11,240,664
1997 1,571,691 10,934,223
1996 1,535,914 10,655,942
1995 1,498,836 10,386,722
1994 1,460,023 10,123,798
1993 1,420,115 9,871,713
1992 1,380,033 9,629,275
1991 1,341,756 9,394,632
1990 1,305,696 9,159,356
1989 1,270,274 8,921,175
1988 1,235,476 8,687,435
1987 1,199,167 8,457,109
1986 1,160,650 8,228,847
1985 1,121,945 7,999,935
1984 1,083,660 7,772,256
1983 1,046,137 7,551,129
1982 1,009,269 7,340,197
1981 969,996 7,140,271
1980 937,485 6,947,900
1979 901,742 6,763,903
1978 849,239 6,590,984
1977 799,574 6,428,734
1976 758,508 6,280,635
1975 720,380 6,147,569
1974 685,448 6,024,904
1973 652,408 5,911,927
1972 622,407 5,807,234
1971 600,481 5,707,999
1970 590,334 5,610,304
1969 587,066 5,513,177
1968 583,966 5,418,644
1967 580,933 5,326,348
1966 577,866 5,237,933
1965 574,664 5,152,833
1964 566,266 5,071,034
1963 552,966 4,993,623
1962 540,186 4,919,672
1961 527,942 4,848,224
1960 516,165 4,778,621

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/burkina-faso | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Burkina Faso gained 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Burkina Faso's population increased by 5,421,927 people (a 28% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd in 2006 and ranked 59th 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 Burkina Faso will increase by 51.4% to 37,484,179 people and rank change from 59th to 56th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 50.4M people in 2100 for Burkina Faso.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Burkina Faso
2100 -0.13% 0.05%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.14% 0.08%
2097 -0.13% 0.09%
2096 -0.11% 0.09%
2095 -0.11% 0.11%
2094 -0.1% 0.13%
2093 -0.1% 0.15%
2092 -0.11% 0.16%
2091 -0.07% 0.19%
2090 -0.02% 0.21%
2089 -0.004% 0.23%
2088 0.02% 0.25%
2087 0.01% 0.27%
2086 0.01% 0.29%
2085 0.04% 0.31%
2084 0.04% 0.34%
2083 0.05% 0.36%
2082 0.03% 0.39%
2081 0.04% 0.41%
2080 0.07% 0.44%
2079 0.12% 0.47%
2078 0.12% 0.51%
2077 0.14% 0.53%
2076 0.15% 0.55%
2075 0.15% 0.58%
2074 0.15% 0.62%
2073 0.2% 0.65%
2072 0.18% 0.67%
2071 0.19% 0.7%
2070 0.26% 0.73%
2069 0.27% 0.75%
2068 0.33% 0.78%
2067 0.33% 0.81%
2066 0.38% 0.83%
2065 0.4% 0.87%
2064 0.42% 0.89%
2063 0.47% 0.91%
2062 0.52% 0.95%
2061 0.54% 0.97%
2060 0.55% 1%
2059 0.64% 1.03%
2058 0.66% 1.06%
2057 0.66% 1.08%
2056 0.69% 1.12%
2055 0.7% 1.14%
2054 0.75% 1.18%
2053 0.79% 1.22%
2052 0.8% 1.25%
2051 0.82% 1.29%
2050 0.86% 1.32%
2049 0.9% 1.35%
2048 0.93% 1.41%
2047 0.97% 1.44%
2046 0.96% 1.49%
2045 0.96% 1.53%
2044 0.99% 1.57%
2043 0.99% 1.61%
2042 1.03% 1.64%
2041 1.05% 1.68%
2040 1.1% 1.72%
2039 1.11% 1.76%
2038 1.16% 1.8%
2037 1.19% 1.85%
2036 1.23% 1.89%
2035 1.27% 1.94%
2034 1.3% 1.96%
2033 1.36% 1.98%
2032 1.37% 2.01%
2031 1.46% 2.03%
2030 1.47% 2.06%
2029 1.54% 2.09%
2028 1.55% 2.13%
2027 1.62% 2.17%
2026 1.6% 2.21%
2025 1.65% 2.26%
2024 1.65% 2.27%
2023 1.65% 2.3%
2022 1.6% 2.34%
2021 1.5% 2.4%
2020 1.45% 2.47%
2019 1.43% 2.56%
2018 1.43% 2.73%
2017 1.43% 2.89%
2016 1.43% 2.97%
2015 1.44% 3.01%
2014 1.47% 3.02%
2013 1.52% 3.05%
2012 1.69% 3.06%
2011 1.99% 3%
2010 2.13% 2.97%
2009 2.09% 2.96%
2008 2.03% 2.98%
2007 1.96% 3.08%
2006 1.88% 3.17%
2005 1.81% 3.2%
2004 1.77% 3.2%
2003 1.78% 3.17%
2002 1.9% 3.14%
2001 2.08% 3.1%
2000 2.15% 3.03%
1999 2.18% 2.97%
1998 2.24% 2.8%
1997 2.33% 2.61%
1996 2.47% 2.59%
1995 2.66% 2.6%
1994 2.81% 2.55%
1993 2.9% 2.52%
1992 2.85% 2.5%
1991 2.76% 2.57%
1990 2.79% 2.67%
1989 2.82% 2.69%
1988 3.03% 2.72%
1987 3.32% 2.77%
1986 3.45% 2.86%
1985 3.53% 2.93%
1984 3.59% 2.93%
1983 3.65% 2.87%
1982 4.05% 2.8%
1981 3.47% 2.77%
1980 3.96% 2.72%
1979 6.18% 2.62%
1978 6.21% 2.52%
1977 5.41% 2.36%
1976 5.29% 2.16%
1975 5.1% 2.04%
1974 5.06% 1.91%
1973 4.82% 1.8%
1972 3.65% 1.74%
1971 1.72% 1.74%
1970 0.56% 1.76%
1969 0.53% 1.74%
1968 0.52% 1.73%
1967 0.53% 1.69%
1966 0.56% 1.65%
1965 1.48% 1.61%
1964 2.41% 1.55%
1963 2.37% 1.5%
1962 2.32% 1.47%
1961 2.28% 1.46%

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/burkina-faso | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Burkina Faso's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Botswana Burkina Faso
Current population
2615162
24756783
Population rank 142/197 59/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.3%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
1 minute
One birth every
8.58 minutes
43.3 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +1,433
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +523,005
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 39/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
19.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -27,130
Net migration rank 120/196 158/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 739,820
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 68/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 3.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 115/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Burkina Faso
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Burkina Faso
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -27,130
2024 - -5,778 - -25,807
2023 47,098 -6,487 545,227 -24,957
2022 47,400 -7,306 538,146 -24,960
2021 40,894 -4,083 527,468 -13,079
2020 45,610 -11,330 524,359 -5,661
2019 45,110 -11,770 540,001 -25,240
2018 44,171 -11,623 556,493 -23,938
2017 43,154 -10,916 569,975 -14,780
2016 41,993 -10,286 571,519 -7,598
2015 40,897 -9,599 570,554 -19,726
2014 40,046 -8,893 563,218 -17,984
2013 39,404 -7,836 556,096 -33,212
2012 39,202 -6,636 544,293 -20,930
2011 38,613 -1,019 530,765 -33,391
2010 38,101 5,151 515,480 -42,055
2009 36,671 4,960 499,596 -40,148
2008 35,433 4,343 485,223 -40,725
2007 33,832 3,926 467,277 -28,202
2006 31,340 4,270 450,357 -4,218
2005 29,385 4,283 427,243 9,795
2004 27,481 4,314 408,567 17,570
2003 26,545 4,488 394,516 15,359
2002 26,163 4,747 377,333 16,076
2001 26,112 7,991 367,731 10,654
2000 25,850 9,798 356,657 3,877
1999 25,358 9,762 342,630 -1,922
1998 25,397 9,685 333,196 -5,367
1997 25,738 9,597 322,253 -37,200
1996 26,847 9,368 315,820 -44,314
1995 28,478 9,464 305,878 -38,943
1994 30,664 9,023 296,465 -37,554
1993 31,691 8,441 289,044 -43,784
1992 31,995 8,026 284,622 -45,003
1991 32,219 4,311 280,111 -50,451
1990 33,015 2,580 273,846 -32,970
1989 33,756 1,495 267,314 -31,843
1988 34,564 -215 262,065 -30,068
1987 35,647 2,624 257,730 -29,081
1986 36,203 2,558 252,922 -25,051
1985 35,966 2,683 246,574 -16,623
1984 35,530 2,393 237,838 -12,445
1983 35,142 1,980 228,467 -11,618
1982 34,859 1,751 220,896 -15,879
1981 34,327 7,610 212,623 -17,797
1980 33,934 -10,849 205,248 -15,345
1979 32,486 15,918 196,647 -18,559
1978 30,596 26,015 187,019 -19,274
1977 29,009 13,708 175,672 -18,914
1976 27,497 11,914 165,224 -25,786
1975 25,762 11,086 157,174 -30,484
1974 24,160 8,854 149,231 -30,599
1973 22,449 10,615 141,751 -34,452
1972 21,004 5,937 135,756 -33,679
1971 19,926 -3,016 130,924 -34,524
1970 19,438 -16,054 127,814 -28,832
1969 19,024 -15,870 123,666 -28,406
1968 18,725 -15,681 121,264 -27,461
1967 18,463 -15,438 117,223 -26,444
1966 18,250 -15,140 113,344 -27,301
1965 18,045 -14,753 109,544 -25,398
1964 17,634 -4,126 105,741 -26,307
1963 17,084 -4,000 101,760 -26,382
1962 16,507 -4,028 98,561 -26,040
1961 16,185 -4,168 95,059 -24,687
1960 15,861 -4,331 92,055 -23,220

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/burkina-faso | 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 Burkina Faso 96.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,506,960 people) and 3.13% is from migration (a loss of 177,923 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 739,820 people or 3.1% in Burkina Faso.

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
Burkina Faso
City Population
Ouagadougou 2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso 904K
Koudougou 160K
Ouahigouya 125K
Fada N'gourma 73.2K
Dedougou 63.6K
Leo 51.7K
Dori 46.5K
Nouna 32.4K
Manga 28.6K

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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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