The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,603,835 people compared to 1,382,451 in Cyprus.
Population statistics:
- Botswana's population is 1.88 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
- Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.6M (38.9% growth), while Cyprus has grown from 1.05M to 1.38M (31.1% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 1.51M people in 2052 for Cyprus.
Botswana vs Cyprus: live population counter
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| Current population |
2603835
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1382451
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 153/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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39.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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55.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +8,138 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +36 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +13,306 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 104/197 |
Botswana and Cyprus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 586,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 595,514 | 2.28% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 601,466 | 2.32% | 1% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 607,252 | 2.37% | 0.96% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 612,521 | 2.41% | 0.87% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 617,736 | 1.48% | 0.85% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 623,390 | 0.56% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 629,251 | 0.53% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 635,157 | 0.52% | 0.94% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 641,189 | 0.53% | 0.95% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 647,446 | 0.56% | 0.98% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 654,050 | 1.72% | 1.02% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 661,063 | 3.65% | 1.07% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 665,937 | 4.82% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 663,254 | 5.06% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 659,405 | 5.1% | -0.58% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 662,032 | 5.29% | 0.4% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 667,101 | 5.41% | 0.77% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 672,249 | 6.21% | 0.77% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 677,549 | 6.18% | 0.79% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 683,076 | 3.96% | 0.82% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 688,893 | 3.47% | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 696,497 | 4.05% | 1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 707,225 | 3.65% | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 719,334 | 3.59% | 1.71% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 731,277 | 3.53% | 1.66% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 743,105 | 3.45% | 1.62% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 754,785 | 3.32% | 1.57% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 766,235 | 3.03% | 1.52% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 777,420 | 2.82% | 1.46% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 788,351 | 2.79% | 1.41% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 798,944 | 2.76% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 810,341 | 2.85% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 826,034 | 2.9% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 844,667 | 2.81% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 862,695 | 2.66% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 880,290 | 2.47% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 897,568 | 2.33% | 1.96% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 914,548 | 2.24% | 1.89% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 931,234 | 2.18% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 947,667 | 2.15% | 1.76% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 964,127 | 2.08% | 1.74% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 981,440 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 999,590 | 1.78% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 1,017,875 | 1.77% | 1.83% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 1,036,151 | 1.81% | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 1,054,418 | 1.88% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 1,072,714 | 1.96% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 1,091,026 | 2.03% | 1.71% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 1,109,371 | 2.09% | 1.68% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 1,127,816 | 2.13% | 1.66% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 1,146,493 | 1.99% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 1,165,397 | 1.69% | 1.65% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 1,183,895 | 1.52% | 1.59% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 1,201,801 | 1.47% | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 1,219,502 | 1.44% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 1,237,112 | 1.43% | 1.44% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 1,254,275 | 1.43% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 1,270,737 | 1.43% | 1.31% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 1,286,671 | 1.43% | 1.25% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 1,302,247 | 1.45% | 1.21% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 1,317,309 | 1.5% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 1,331,370 | 1.6% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 1,344,976 | 1.65% | 1.02% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 1,358,282 | 1.65% | 0.99% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 1,370,750 | 1.63% | 0.92% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 1,382,331 | 1.61% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 1,393,332 | 1.58% | 0.8% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 1,403,777 | 1.55% | 0.75% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 1,413,339 | 1.51% | 0.68% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 1,422,317 | 1.46% | 0.64% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 1,430,677 | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 1,438,502 | 1.36% | 0.55% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 1,445,956 | 1.33% | 0.52% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 1,452,842 | 1.28% | 0.48% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 1,459,190 | 1.25% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 1,465,171 | 1.21% | 0.41% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 1,470,712 | 1.17% | 0.38% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 1,475,792 | 1.13% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 1,480,540 | 1.11% | 0.32% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 1,484,845 | 1.08% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 1,488,688 | 1.04% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 1,492,043 | 1.01% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 1,494,983 | 0.99% | 0.2% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 1,497,653 | 0.98% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 1,500,062 | 0.96% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 1,502,255 | 0.96% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 1,504,222 | 0.95% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 1,505,909 | 0.91% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 1,507,311 | 0.88% | 0.09% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 1,508,478 | 0.84% | 0.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Cyprus gained 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Cyprus' population increased by 145,339 (a 11.7% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2006 and still ranked 153rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Cyprus will increase by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people and rank change from 153rd to 154th.
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 Cyprus
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 82.2 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 381 ppl/mi² |
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