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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 52,886,363 people in Colombia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 54,105,437 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 +1.5% per year vs +1.25% in Colombia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Colombia has grown from 42.7M to 54.1M (26.7% growth).

Botswana vs Colombia: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Colombia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Colombia
2100 3,871,504 47,499,215
2099 3,876,625 47,845,841
2098 3,882,670 48,197,117
2097 3,887,985 48,551,975
2096 3,892,886 48,909,832
2095 3,897,211 49,272,722
2094 3,901,478 49,640,091
2093 3,905,541 50,009,863
2092 3,909,490 50,381,320
2091 3,913,899 50,754,115
2090 3,916,706 51,127,855
2089 3,917,351 51,502,015
2088 3,917,510 51,875,918
2087 3,916,826 52,247,171
2086 3,916,303 52,614,991
2085 3,915,785 52,979,265
2084 3,914,364 53,339,176
2083 3,912,929 53,693,979
2082 3,910,994 54,043,369
2081 3,910,013 54,385,627
2080 3,908,255 54,721,064
2079 3,905,358 55,048,030
2078 3,900,828 55,367,481
2077 3,896,126 55,677,284
2076 3,890,528 55,976,943
2075 3,884,696 56,266,206
2074 3,879,057 56,544,981
2073 3,873,259 56,812,141
2072 3,865,665 57,068,255
2071 3,858,720 57,312,673
2070 3,851,234 57,545,138
2069 3,841,316 57,764,682
2068 3,830,826 57,972,674
2067 3,818,341 58,168,272
2066 3,805,705 58,351,633
2065 3,791,211 58,521,871
2064 3,775,938 58,680,744
2063 3,760,179 58,827,326
2062 3,742,710 58,962,991
2061 3,723,346 59,086,555
2060 3,703,231 59,199,108
2059 3,682,816 59,300,144
2058 3,659,567 59,390,214
2057 3,635,514 59,468,904
2056 3,611,843 59,536,324
2055 3,587,056 59,592,582
2054 3,562,182 59,637,127
2053 3,535,732 59,670,001
2052 3,507,938 59,690,977
2051 3,479,939 59,699,504
2050 3,451,521 59,695,795
2049 3,422,143 59,678,701
2048 3,391,720 59,648,033
2047 3,360,414 59,602,061
2046 3,328,208 59,540,723
2045 3,296,489 59,463,463
2044 3,265,120 59,367,350
2043 3,233,076 59,253,902
2042 3,201,405 59,121,606
2041 3,168,873 58,969,930
2040 3,135,889 58,799,039
2039 3,101,794 58,603,737
2038 3,067,648 58,388,433
2037 3,032,620 58,151,809
2036 2,996,884 57,888,958
2035 2,960,590 57,606,734
2034 2,923,411 57,297,583
2033 2,885,991 56,964,672
2032 2,847,292 56,610,464
2031 2,808,872 56,231,768
2030 2,768,505 55,827,391
2029 2,728,467 55,399,717
2028 2,686,968 54,947,769
2027 2,645,863 54,469,148
2026 2,603,779 53,970,578
2025 2,562,651 53,442,597
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Colombia's population increased by 6,667,925 people (a 14.1% 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 32% to 3,451,521 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Colombia will increase by 10.3% to 59,695,795 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 1.65% 1.05%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Colombia's population grew by 1.08%.

Live population counters

Botswana Colombia
Current population
2615162
54105437
Population rank 142/197 28/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
55.8 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
44.7 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
1.86 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +1,549
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +565,211
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +1.08%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 96/197
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 - -5,778 - 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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/colombia | 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 Colombia 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,162,856 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a gain of 2,083,051 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 (1960–2024, 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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