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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 53,425,635 people in Colombia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 54,209,462 in Colombia.

Population statistics:

  • Colombia's population is 20.7 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Colombia is the 28th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.65% for Colombia.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +1.26% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.2M (27% growth).

Botswana vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Colombia
2100 3,870,704 47,484,139
2099 3,875,823 47,830,655
2098 3,881,867 48,181,819
2097 3,887,181 48,536,565
2096 3,892,081 48,894,308
2095 3,896,405 49,257,082
2094 3,900,671 49,624,336
2093 3,904,733 49,993,990
2092 3,908,682 50,365,329
2091 3,913,090 50,738,006
2090 3,915,896 51,111,627
2089 3,916,540 51,485,668
2088 3,916,700 51,859,452
2087 3,916,016 52,230,587
2086 3,915,493 52,598,291
2085 3,914,975 52,962,450
2084 3,913,555 53,322,246
2083 3,912,119 53,676,937
2082 3,910,185 54,026,216
2081 3,909,204 54,368,364
2080 3,907,447 54,703,696
2079 3,904,550 55,030,557
2078 3,900,021 55,349,907
2077 3,895,321 55,659,611
2076 3,889,723 55,959,176
2075 3,883,893 56,248,347
2074 3,878,255 56,527,033
2073 3,872,458 56,794,109
2072 3,864,865 57,050,141
2071 3,857,922 57,294,481
2070 3,850,437 57,526,873
2069 3,840,521 57,746,348
2068 3,830,034 57,954,274
2067 3,817,551 58,149,809
2066 3,804,918 58,333,112
2065 3,790,427 58,503,296
2064 3,775,157 58,662,119
2063 3,759,402 58,808,654
2062 3,741,936 58,944,276
2061 3,722,576 59,067,801
2060 3,702,465 59,180,318
2059 3,682,055 59,281,322
2058 3,658,810 59,371,363
2057 3,634,762 59,450,029
2056 3,611,096 59,517,427
2055 3,586,314 59,573,668
2054 3,561,446 59,618,199
2053 3,535,001 59,651,062
2052 3,507,213 59,672,031
2051 3,479,219 59,680,555
2050 3,450,807 59,676,848
2049 3,421,435 59,659,759
2048 3,391,019 59,629,100
2047 3,359,719 59,583,143
2046 3,327,520 59,521,825
2045 3,295,807 59,444,589
2044 3,264,444 59,348,507
2043 3,232,407 59,235,094
2042 3,200,743 59,102,840
2041 3,168,217 58,951,213
2040 3,135,241 58,780,376
2039 3,101,153 58,585,136
2038 3,067,014 58,369,901
2037 3,031,993 58,133,352
2036 2,996,265 57,870,584
2035 2,959,978 57,588,449
2034 2,922,807 57,279,396
2033 2,885,394 56,946,591
2032 2,846,703 56,592,496
2031 2,808,291 56,213,920
2030 2,767,933 55,809,671
2029 2,727,903 55,382,133
2028 2,686,412 54,930,329
2027 2,645,316 54,451,860
2026 2,603,241 53,953,448
2025 2,562,122 53,425,635
2024 2,521,139 52,886,363
2023 2,480,244 52,321,152
2022 2,439,892 51,737,944
2021 2,401,441 51,188,173
2020 2,365,894 50,629,997
2019 2,332,083 49,907,985
2018 2,299,141 49,024,465
2017 2,266,747 48,131,078
2016 2,234,776 47,437,512
2015 2,203,273 46,969,940
2014 2,172,044 46,565,429
2013 2,140,682 46,151,584
2012 2,108,617 45,715,810
2011 2,073,535 45,259,614
2010 2,033,111 44,777,319
2009 1,990,673 44,271,541
2008 1,949,970 43,758,808
2007 1,911,201 43,235,374
2006 1,874,516 42,691,084
2005 1,839,877 42,128,977
2004 1,807,146 41,543,171
2003 1,775,736 40,937,429
2002 1,744,763 40,324,680
2001 1,712,254 39,709,262
2000 1,677,382 39,089,934
1999 1,641,997 38,454,863
1998 1,606,899 37,792,165
1997 1,571,691 37,121,149
1996 1,535,914 36,462,745
1995 1,498,836 35,804,662
1994 1,460,023 35,127,410
1993 1,420,115 34,441,473
1992 1,380,033 33,760,571
1991 1,341,756 33,098,372
1990 1,305,696 32,440,069
1989 1,270,274 31,776,279
1988 1,235,476 31,130,524
1987 1,199,167 30,499,467
1986 1,160,650 29,879,112
1985 1,121,945 29,268,470
1984 1,083,660 28,642,690
1983 1,046,137 27,988,173
1982 1,009,269 27,338,331
1981 969,996 26,713,267
1980 937,485 26,104,498
1979 901,742 25,515,626
1978 849,239 24,950,337
1977 799,574 24,393,494
1976 758,508 23,858,810
1975 720,380 23,344,644
1974 685,448 22,833,469
1973 652,408 22,325,374
1972 622,407 21,819,563
1971 600,481 21,319,096
1970 590,334 20,811,782
1969 587,066 20,291,942
1968 583,966 19,766,796
1967 580,933 19,235,618
1966 577,866 18,702,688
1965 574,664 18,169,050
1964 566,266 17,637,411
1963 552,966 17,113,823
1962 540,186 16,599,029
1961 527,942 16,095,203
1960 516,165 15,606,209

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/colombia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Colombia gained 4,746,428 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,771,950 people (a 14.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Colombia was ranked 29th in 2006 and ranked 28th 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 Colombia will increase by 10.1% to 59,676,848 people and rank change from 28th to 34th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 59.7M people in 2051 for Colombia.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Colombia
2100 -0.13% -0.72%
2099 -0.16% -0.73%
2098 -0.14% -0.73%
2097 -0.13% -0.73%
2096 -0.11% -0.74%
2095 -0.11% -0.74%
2094 -0.1% -0.74%
2093 -0.1% -0.74%
2092 -0.11% -0.73%
2091 -0.07% -0.73%
2090 -0.02% -0.73%
2089 -0.004% -0.72%
2088 0.02% -0.71%
2087 0.01% -0.7%
2086 0.01% -0.69%
2085 0.04% -0.67%
2084 0.04% -0.66%
2083 0.05% -0.65%
2082 0.03% -0.63%
2081 0.04% -0.61%
2080 0.07% -0.59%
2079 0.12% -0.58%
2078 0.12% -0.56%
2077 0.14% -0.54%
2076 0.15% -0.51%
2075 0.15% -0.49%
2074 0.15% -0.47%
2073 0.2% -0.45%
2072 0.18% -0.43%
2071 0.19% -0.4%
2070 0.26% -0.38%
2069 0.27% -0.36%
2068 0.33% -0.34%
2067 0.33% -0.31%
2066 0.38% -0.29%
2065 0.4% -0.27%
2064 0.42% -0.25%
2063 0.47% -0.23%
2062 0.52% -0.21%
2061 0.54% -0.19%
2060 0.55% -0.17%
2059 0.64% -0.15%
2058 0.66% -0.13%
2057 0.66% -0.11%
2056 0.69% -0.09%
2055 0.7% -0.07%
2054 0.75% -0.06%
2053 0.79% -0.04%
2052 0.8% -0.01%
2051 0.82% 0.006%
2050 0.86% 0.03%
2049 0.9% 0.05%
2048 0.93% 0.08%
2047 0.97% 0.1%
2046 0.96% 0.13%
2045 0.96% 0.16%
2044 0.99% 0.19%
2043 0.99% 0.22%
2042 1.03% 0.26%
2041 1.05% 0.29%
2040 1.1% 0.33%
2039 1.11% 0.37%
2038 1.16% 0.41%
2037 1.19% 0.45%
2036 1.23% 0.49%
2035 1.27% 0.54%
2034 1.3% 0.58%
2033 1.36% 0.63%
2032 1.37% 0.67%
2031 1.46% 0.72%
2030 1.47% 0.77%
2029 1.54% 0.82%
2028 1.55% 0.88%
2027 1.62% 0.92%
2026 1.6% 0.99%
2025 1.63% 1.02%
2024 1.65% 1.08%
2023 1.65% 1.13%
2022 1.6% 1.07%
2021 1.5% 1.1%
2020 1.45% 1.45%
2019 1.43% 1.8%
2018 1.43% 1.86%
2017 1.43% 1.46%
2016 1.43% 1%
2015 1.44% 0.87%
2014 1.47% 0.9%
2013 1.52% 0.95%
2012 1.69% 1.01%
2011 1.99% 1.08%
2010 2.13% 1.14%
2009 2.09% 1.17%
2008 2.03% 1.21%
2007 1.96% 1.27%
2006 1.88% 1.33%
2005 1.81% 1.41%
2004 1.77% 1.48%
2003 1.78% 1.52%
2002 1.9% 1.55%
2001 2.08% 1.58%
2000 2.15% 1.65%
1999 2.18% 1.75%
1998 2.24% 1.81%
1997 2.33% 1.81%
1996 2.47% 1.84%
1995 2.66% 1.93%
1994 2.81% 1.99%
1993 2.9% 2.02%
1992 2.85% 2%
1991 2.76% 2.03%
1990 2.79% 2.09%
1989 2.82% 2.07%
1988 3.03% 2.07%
1987 3.32% 2.08%
1986 3.45% 2.09%
1985 3.53% 2.18%
1984 3.59% 2.34%
1983 3.65% 2.38%
1982 4.05% 2.34%
1981 3.47% 2.33%
1980 3.96% 2.31%
1979 6.18% 2.27%
1978 6.21% 2.28%
1977 5.41% 2.24%
1976 5.29% 2.2%
1975 5.1% 2.24%
1974 5.06% 2.28%
1973 4.82% 2.32%
1972 3.65% 2.35%
1971 1.72% 2.44%
1970 0.56% 2.56%
1969 0.53% 2.66%
1968 0.52% 2.76%
1967 0.53% 2.85%
1966 0.56% 2.94%
1965 1.48% 3.01%
1964 2.41% 3.06%
1963 2.37% 3.1%
1962 2.32% 3.13%
1961 2.28% 3.13%

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

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In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Colombia's population grew by 1.02%.

Live population counters

Botswana Colombia
Current population
2624853
54209462
Population rank 142/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
58.6 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
45 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
1.82 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +1,477
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +539,272
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +1.02%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
4.08 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 +129,139
Net migration rank 120/196 12/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 3,063,518
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 22/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 5.8%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 89/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Colombia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Colombia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 129,139
2024 46,951 -5,778 411,721 141,643
2023 47,098 -6,487 422,598 154,521
2022 47,400 -7,306 406,143 183,180
2021 40,894 -4,083 311,122 199,070
2020 45,610 -11,330 378,965 227,130
2019 45,110 -11,770 441,087 396,826
2018 44,171 -11,623 433,622 495,524
2017 43,154 -10,916 426,538 431,072
2016 41,993 -10,286 425,087 104,373
2015 40,897 -9,599 446,778 -41,123
2014 40,046 -8,893 470,916 -67,522
2013 39,404 -7,836 489,069 -64,789
2012 39,202 -6,636 503,285 -56,070
2011 38,613 -1,019 511,524 -46,385
2010 38,101 5,151 533,657 -34,220
2009 36,671 4,960 559,017 -46,901
2008 35,433 4,343 576,654 -63,313
2007 33,832 3,926 583,115 -49,634
2006 31,340 4,270 594,388 -39,303
2005 29,385 4,283 610,618 -41,465
2004 27,481 4,314 628,424 -25,949
2003 26,545 4,488 642,144 -33,114
2002 26,163 4,747 640,840 -24,387
2001 26,112 7,991 642,933 -28,582
2000 25,850 9,798 652,176 -27,878
1999 25,358 9,762 668,576 -22,698
1998 25,397 9,685 687,704 -8,186
1997 25,738 9,597 686,073 -23,600
1996 26,847 9,368 682,547 -28,251
1995 28,478 9,464 694,968 -33,097
1994 30,664 9,023 708,660 -16,023
1993 31,691 8,441 709,287 -30,103
1992 31,995 8,026 697,763 -15,147
1991 32,219 4,311 690,266 -48,458
1990 33,015 2,580 682,409 -7,590
1989 33,756 1,495 674,102 -21,329
1988 34,564 -215 663,796 -25,064
1987 35,647 2,624 659,429 -36,040
1986 36,203 2,558 659,701 -42,368
1985 35,966 2,683 625,379 -21,408
1984 35,530 2,393 666,315 -18,692
1983 35,142 1,980 674,767 -13,329
1982 34,859 1,751 675,339 -37,090
1981 34,327 7,610 662,195 -50,351
1980 33,934 -10,849 649,872 -44,203
1979 32,486 15,918 635,747 -63,657
1978 30,596 26,015 626,378 -67,870
1977 29,009 13,708 622,814 -67,638
1976 27,497 11,914 612,265 -98,057
1975 25,762 11,086 598,580 -84,462
1974 24,160 8,854 589,035 -80,816
1973 22,449 10,615 583,608 -75,630
1972 21,004 5,937 581,361 -77,708
1971 19,926 -3,016 582,011 -84,712
1970 19,438 -16,054 583,396 -66,065
1969 19,024 -15,870 586,559 -64,238
1968 18,725 -15,681 589,407 -61,442
1967 18,463 -15,438 591,649 -57,256
1966 18,250 -15,140 590,855 -59,395
1965 18,045 -14,753 587,677 -51,855
1964 17,634 -4,126 581,435 -53,972
1963 17,084 -4,000 572,355 -52,631
1962 16,507 -4,028 559,985 -50,108
1961 16,185 -4,168 545,627 -47,849
1960 15,861 -4,331 529,316 -49,115

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/colombia | 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 Colombia 64.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,103,661 people) and 35.8% is from migration (a gain of 2,292,216 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 3,063,518 people or 5.8% in Colombia.

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
Colombia
City Population
Bogota 8.03M
Medellin 2.53M
Cali 2.47M
Barranquilla 1.33M
Cartagena 915K
Cucuta 806K
Soacha 783K
Soledad 676K
Villavicencio 664K
Bucaramanga 615K

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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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