The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 3,866,300 people in Croatia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 3,839,202 in Croatia.
Population statistics:
- Croatia's population is 1.48 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Croatia is the 129th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.05% for Croatia.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.82% in Croatia.
- Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Croatia has declined from 4.31M to 3.84M (10.9% decline).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people, while Croatia's population already peaked in 1990 at 4.78M people and is projected to decrease to 2.14M people by 2100.
Botswana vs Croatia: live population counter
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| Current population |
2595266
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3839202
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 129/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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1.32 hours
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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16.4 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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10.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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1.69 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | -5,186 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +18 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +6,614 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 155/197 |
Botswana and Croatia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 4,140,181 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 4,167,292 | 2.28% | 0.65% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 4,196,712 | 2.32% | 0.71% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 4,225,675 | 2.37% | 0.69% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 4,252,876 | 2.41% | 0.64% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 4,280,923 | 1.48% | 0.66% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 4,310,701 | 0.56% | 0.7% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 4,338,683 | 0.53% | 0.65% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 4,365,628 | 0.52% | 0.62% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 4,391,490 | 0.53% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 4,412,252 | 0.56% | 0.47% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 4,431,275 | 1.72% | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 4,450,564 | 3.65% | 0.44% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 4,470,161 | 4.82% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 4,490,660 | 5.06% | 0.46% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 4,512,082 | 5.1% | 0.48% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 4,535,934 | 5.29% | 0.53% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 4,559,571 | 5.41% | 0.52% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 4,581,085 | 6.21% | 0.47% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 4,594,778 | 6.18% | 0.3% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 4,599,782 | 3.96% | 0.11% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 4,611,509 | 3.47% | 0.25% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 4,634,234 | 4.05% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 4,658,254 | 3.65% | 0.52% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 4,680,285 | 3.59% | 0.47% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 4,701,417 | 3.53% | 0.45% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 4,721,446 | 3.45% | 0.43% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 4,739,745 | 3.32% | 0.39% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 4,755,207 | 3.03% | 0.33% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 4,767,260 | 2.82% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 4,777,368 | 2.79% | 0.21% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 4,689,022 | 2.76% | -1.85% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 4,575,818 | 2.85% | -2.41% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 4,600,463 | 2.9% | 0.54% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 4,652,024 | 2.81% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 4,620,030 | 2.66% | -0.69% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 4,557,097 | 2.47% | -1.36% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 4,534,920 | 2.33% | -0.49% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 4,532,135 | 2.24% | -0.06% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 4,512,597 | 2.18% | -0.43% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 4,468,302 | 2.15% | -0.98% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 4,299,642 | 2.08% | -3.77% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 4,302,174 | 1.9% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 4,303,399 | 1.78% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 4,304,600 | 1.77% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 4,310,145 | 1.81% | 0.13% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 4,311,159 | 1.88% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 4,310,217 | 1.96% | -0.02% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 4,309,705 | 2.03% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 4,305,181 | 2.09% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 4,295,427 | 2.13% | -0.23% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 4,280,622 | 1.99% | -0.34% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 4,260,368 | 1.69% | -0.47% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 4,233,922 | 1.52% | -0.62% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 4,201,598 | 1.47% | -0.76% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 4,151,725 | 1.44% | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 4,106,867 | 1.43% | -1.08% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 4,041,407 | 1.43% | -1.59% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 3,988,775 | 1.43% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 3,949,390 | 1.43% | -0.99% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 3,914,206 | 1.45% | -0.89% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 3,878,981 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 3,855,641 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 3,859,686 | 1.65% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 3,866,300 | 1.65% | 0.17% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 3,839,202 | 1.63% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 3,813,444 | 1.61% | -0.67% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 3,788,509 | 1.58% | -0.65% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 3,764,509 | 1.55% | -0.63% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 3,740,864 | 1.51% | -0.63% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 3,717,091 | 1.46% | -0.64% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 3,693,060 | 1.41% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 3,668,891 | 1.36% | -0.65% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 3,645,252 | 1.33% | -0.64% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 3,621,822 | 1.28% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 3,598,817 | 1.25% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 3,576,022 | 1.21% | -0.63% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 3,552,470 | 1.17% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 3,528,382 | 1.13% | -0.68% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 3,504,319 | 1.11% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 3,480,182 | 1.08% | -0.69% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 3,455,709 | 1.04% | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 3,430,926 | 1.01% | -0.72% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 3,406,019 | 0.99% | -0.73% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 3,380,680 | 0.98% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 3,355,131 | 0.96% | -0.76% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 3,329,736 | 0.96% | -0.76% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 3,304,173 | 0.95% | -0.77% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 3,278,352 | 0.91% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 3,252,533 | 0.88% | -0.79% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 3,226,623 | 0.84% | -0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Croatia lost 158,420 people (a 3.68% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Croatia's population decreased by -312,523 (a 7.53% decline).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Croatia was ranked 117th in 2005 and ranked 129th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 143rd to 137th. The population of Croatia will decrease by 16% to 3,226,623 people and rank change from 129th to 139th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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Population differences between Botswana and Croatia
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| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 78.9 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 44.6 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 46 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 48.2:51.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 178.9 ppl/mi² |
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