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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 24,074,580 people in Burkina Faso in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 24,880,655 in Burkina Faso.

Population statistics:

  • Burkina Faso's population is 9.48 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 +1.51% per year vs +2.56% in Burkina Faso.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Burkina Faso has grown from 14.4M to 24.9M (73.1% growth).

Botswana vs Burkina Faso: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Burkina Faso
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Burkina Faso
2100 3,870,704 50,396,049
2099 3,875,823 50,371,646
2098 3,881,867 50,340,708
2097 3,887,181 50,301,449
2096 3,892,081 50,254,384
2095 3,896,405 50,206,715
2094 3,900,671 50,149,903
2093 3,904,733 50,085,053
2092 3,908,682 50,008,681
2091 3,913,090 49,929,664
2090 3,915,896 49,837,226
2089 3,916,540 49,734,724
2088 3,916,700 49,620,919
2087 3,916,016 49,494,737
2086 3,915,493 49,362,187
2085 3,914,975 49,219,467
2084 3,913,555 49,066,778
2083 3,912,119 48,900,924
2082 3,910,185 48,726,216
2081 3,909,204 48,538,535
2080 3,907,447 48,338,979
2079 3,904,550 48,127,894
2078 3,900,021 47,903,951
2077 3,895,321 47,663,056
2076 3,889,723 47,409,997
2075 3,883,893 47,149,765
2074 3,878,255 46,875,743
2073 3,872,458 46,585,405
2072 3,864,865 46,285,042
2071 3,857,922 45,976,704
2070 3,850,437 45,658,250
2069 3,840,521 45,328,458
2068 3,830,034 44,989,376
2067 3,817,551 44,641,084
2066 3,804,918 44,284,227
2065 3,790,427 43,921,189
2064 3,775,157 43,544,203
2063 3,759,402 43,161,275
2062 3,741,936 42,771,313
2061 3,722,576 42,367,805
2060 3,702,465 41,959,718
2059 3,682,055 41,546,100
2058 3,658,810 41,122,194
2057 3,634,762 40,690,044
2056 3,611,096 40,253,866
2055 3,586,314 39,809,697
2054 3,561,446 39,359,338
2053 3,535,001 38,898,535
2052 3,507,213 38,431,175
2051 3,479,219 37,957,565
2050 3,450,807 37,475,049
2049 3,421,435 36,985,041
2048 3,391,019 36,490,848
2047 3,359,719 35,985,064
2046 3,327,520 35,474,395
2045 3,295,807 34,954,181
2044 3,264,444 34,427,047
2043 3,232,407 33,896,351
2042 3,200,743 33,360,095
2041 3,168,217 32,820,380
2040 3,135,241 32,277,889
2039 3,101,153 31,730,935
2038 3,067,014 31,181,218
2037 3,031,993 30,628,970
2036 2,996,265 30,073,757
2035 2,959,978 29,516,558
2034 2,922,807 28,955,953
2033 2,885,394 28,398,148
2032 2,846,703 27,846,475
2031 2,808,291 27,297,514
2030 2,767,933 26,753,459
2029 2,727,903 26,214,248
2028 2,686,412 25,676,364
2027 2,645,316 25,140,461
2026 2,603,241 24,606,254
2025 2,562,122 24,074,580
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Burkina Faso's population increased by 5,545,799 people (a 28.7% 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 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Burkina Faso will increase by 50.6% to 37,475,049 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 1.63% 2.23%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/burkina-faso | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Burkina Faso's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Botswana Burkina Faso
Current population
2624853
24880655
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
8.56 minutes
42.7 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
2.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +1,441
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +525,799
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 38/197
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 46,951 -5,778 551,536 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/burkina-faso | 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 Burkina Faso 96.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,495,278 people) and 3.27% is from migration (a loss of 185,746 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 (1960–2025, 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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