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Population in Botswana compared to the Czech Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 10,905,028 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 10,649,126 in the Czech Republic.

Population statistics:

  • The Czech Republic's population is 4.07 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.13% for the Czech Republic.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.34% in the Czech Republic.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.6M (4.01% growth).

Botswana vs Czech Republic: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Czech Republic
2100 3,871,504 8,325,870
2099 3,876,625 8,347,035
2098 3,882,670 8,367,582
2097 3,887,985 8,387,141
2096 3,892,886 8,407,012
2095 3,897,211 8,425,776
2094 3,901,478 8,444,415
2093 3,905,541 8,462,470
2092 3,909,490 8,480,332
2091 3,913,899 8,497,856
2090 3,916,706 8,516,149
2089 3,917,351 8,534,417
2088 3,917,510 8,552,792
2087 3,916,826 8,572,217
2086 3,916,303 8,592,607
2085 3,915,785 8,613,126
2084 3,914,364 8,634,563
2083 3,912,929 8,656,688
2082 3,910,994 8,680,346
2081 3,910,013 8,705,288
2080 3,908,255 8,731,611
2079 3,905,358 8,759,446
2078 3,900,828 8,788,719
2077 3,896,126 8,819,271
2076 3,890,528 8,851,532
2075 3,884,696 8,886,209
2074 3,879,057 8,922,752
2073 3,873,259 8,961,377
2072 3,865,665 9,002,196
2071 3,858,720 9,044,814
2070 3,851,234 9,089,338
2069 3,841,316 9,135,444
2068 3,830,826 9,182,610
2067 3,818,341 9,231,075
2066 3,805,705 9,280,641
2065 3,791,211 9,331,222
2064 3,775,938 9,381,077
2063 3,760,179 9,430,947
2062 3,742,710 9,479,782
2061 3,723,346 9,527,543
2060 3,703,231 9,573,715
2059 3,682,816 9,618,240
2058 3,659,567 9,661,212
2057 3,635,514 9,702,890
2056 3,611,843 9,742,619
2055 3,587,056 9,780,337
2054 3,562,182 9,816,525
2053 3,535,732 9,850,555
2052 3,507,938 9,882,803
2051 3,479,939 9,913,797
2050 3,451,521 9,943,922
2049 3,422,143 9,972,314
2048 3,391,720 10,000,421
2047 3,360,414 10,028,123
2046 3,328,208 10,056,076
2045 3,296,489 10,083,671
2044 3,265,120 10,111,346
2043 3,233,076 10,139,564
2042 3,201,405 10,168,461
2041 3,168,873 10,198,407
2040 3,135,889 10,228,600
2039 3,101,794 10,260,066
2038 3,067,648 10,291,775
2037 3,032,620 10,324,680
2036 2,996,884 10,357,281
2035 2,960,590 10,390,525
2034 2,923,411 10,423,635
2033 2,885,991 10,456,466
2032 2,847,292 10,488,669
2031 2,808,872 10,519,813
2030 2,768,505 10,549,605
2029 2,728,467 10,578,033
2028 2,686,968 10,604,523
2027 2,645,863 10,627,835
2026 2,603,779 10,649,126
2025 2,562,651 10,792,466
2024 2,521,139 10,905,028
2023 2,480,244 10,864,042
2022 2,439,892 10,672,118
2021 2,401,441 10,505,772
2020 2,365,894 10,697,858
2019 2,332,083 10,671,870
2018 2,299,141 10,629,928
2017 2,266,747 10,594,438
2016 2,234,776 10,566,332
2015 2,203,273 10,546,059
2014 2,172,044 10,525,347
2013 2,140,682 10,514,272
2012 2,108,617 10,510,785
2011 2,073,535 10,496,088
2010 2,033,111 10,474,410
2009 1,990,673 10,443,936
2008 1,949,970 10,384,603
2007 1,911,201 10,298,828
2006 1,874,516 10,238,905
2005 1,839,877 10,211,216
2004 1,807,146 10,197,101
2003 1,775,736 10,193,998
2002 1,744,763 10,196,916
2001 1,712,254 10,216,605
2000 1,677,382 10,255,063
1999 1,641,997 10,283,860
1998 1,606,899 10,294,373
1997 1,571,691 10,304,131
1996 1,535,914 10,315,241
1995 1,498,836 10,327,253
1994 1,460,023 10,333,587
1993 1,420,115 10,329,855
1992 1,380,033 10,319,123
1991 1,341,756 10,308,578
1990 1,305,696 10,333,355
1989 1,270,274 10,361,068
1988 1,235,476 10,355,276
1987 1,199,167 10,347,318
1986 1,160,650 10,342,227
1985 1,121,945 10,337,118
1984 1,083,660 10,330,213
1983 1,046,137 10,323,856
1982 1,009,269 10,314,826
1981 969,996 10,300,591
1980 937,485 10,304,193
1979 901,742 10,292,341
1978 849,239 10,242,098
1977 799,574 10,186,755
1976 758,508 10,125,939
1975 720,380 10,058,620
1974 685,448 9,988,459
1973 652,408 9,922,266
1972 622,407 9,867,632
1971 600,481 9,826,815
1970 590,334 9,858,071
1969 587,066 9,896,580
1968 583,966 9,876,346
1967 580,933 9,852,899
1966 577,866 9,821,040
1965 574,664 9,779,358
1964 566,266 9,727,804
1963 552,966 9,670,685
1962 540,186 9,624,660
1961 527,942 9,586,651
1960 516,165 9,602,006

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/czech-republic | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Czech Republic gained 327,427 people (a 3.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 82,794 people (a 0.78% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 the Czech Republic will decrease by 6.62% to 9,943,922 people and rank change from 93rd to 98th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.33M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Czech Republic
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Czech Republic
2100 -0.13% -0.25%
2099 -0.16% -0.25%
2098 -0.14% -0.23%
2097 -0.13% -0.24%
2096 -0.11% -0.22%
2095 -0.11% -0.22%
2094 -0.1% -0.21%
2093 -0.1% -0.21%
2092 -0.11% -0.21%
2091 -0.07% -0.21%
2090 -0.02% -0.21%
2089 -0.004% -0.21%
2088 0.02% -0.23%
2087 0.01% -0.24%
2086 0.01% -0.24%
2085 0.04% -0.25%
2084 0.04% -0.26%
2083 0.05% -0.27%
2082 0.03% -0.29%
2081 0.04% -0.3%
2080 0.07% -0.32%
2079 0.12% -0.33%
2078 0.12% -0.35%
2077 0.14% -0.36%
2076 0.15% -0.39%
2075 0.15% -0.41%
2074 0.15% -0.43%
2073 0.2% -0.45%
2072 0.18% -0.47%
2071 0.19% -0.49%
2070 0.26% -0.5%
2069 0.27% -0.51%
2068 0.33% -0.53%
2067 0.33% -0.53%
2066 0.38% -0.54%
2065 0.4% -0.53%
2064 0.42% -0.53%
2063 0.47% -0.52%
2062 0.52% -0.5%
2061 0.54% -0.48%
2060 0.55% -0.46%
2059 0.64% -0.44%
2058 0.66% -0.43%
2057 0.66% -0.41%
2056 0.69% -0.39%
2055 0.7% -0.37%
2054 0.75% -0.35%
2053 0.79% -0.33%
2052 0.8% -0.31%
2051 0.82% -0.3%
2050 0.86% -0.28%
2049 0.9% -0.28%
2048 0.93% -0.28%
2047 0.97% -0.28%
2046 0.96% -0.27%
2045 0.96% -0.27%
2044 0.99% -0.28%
2043 0.99% -0.28%
2042 1.03% -0.29%
2041 1.05% -0.3%
2040 1.1% -0.31%
2039 1.11% -0.31%
2038 1.16% -0.32%
2037 1.19% -0.31%
2036 1.23% -0.32%
2035 1.27% -0.32%
2034 1.3% -0.31%
2033 1.36% -0.31%
2032 1.37% -0.3%
2031 1.46% -0.28%
2030 1.47% -0.27%
2029 1.54% -0.25%
2028 1.55% -0.22%
2027 1.62% -0.2%
2026 1.6% -1.33%
2025 1.65% -1.03%
2024 1.65% 0.38%
2023 1.65% 1.8%
2022 1.6% 1.58%
2021 1.5% -1.8%
2020 1.45% 0.24%
2019 1.43% 0.39%
2018 1.43% 0.33%
2017 1.43% 0.27%
2016 1.43% 0.19%
2015 1.44% 0.2%
2014 1.47% 0.11%
2013 1.52% 0.03%
2012 1.69% 0.14%
2011 1.99% 0.21%
2010 2.13% 0.29%
2009 2.09% 0.57%
2008 2.03% 0.83%
2007 1.96% 0.59%
2006 1.88% 0.27%
2005 1.81% 0.14%
2004 1.77% 0.03%
2003 1.78% -0.03%
2002 1.9% -0.19%
2001 2.08% -0.38%
2000 2.15% -0.28%
1999 2.18% -0.1%
1998 2.24% -0.09%
1997 2.33% -0.11%
1996 2.47% -0.12%
1995 2.66% -0.06%
1994 2.81% 0.04%
1993 2.9% 0.1%
1992 2.85% 0.1%
1991 2.76% -0.24%
1990 2.79% -0.27%
1989 2.82% 0.06%
1988 3.03% 0.08%
1987 3.32% 0.05%
1986 3.45% 0.05%
1985 3.53% 0.07%
1984 3.59% 0.06%
1983 3.65% 0.09%
1982 4.05% 0.14%
1981 3.47% -0.03%
1980 3.96% 0.12%
1979 6.18% 0.49%
1978 6.21% 0.54%
1977 5.41% 0.6%
1976 5.29% 0.67%
1975 5.1% 0.7%
1974 5.06% 0.67%
1973 4.82% 0.55%
1972 3.65% 0.42%
1971 1.72% -0.32%
1970 0.56% -0.39%
1969 0.53% 0.2%
1968 0.52% 0.24%
1967 0.53% 0.32%
1966 0.56% 0.43%
1965 1.48% 0.53%
1964 2.41% 0.59%
1963 2.37% 0.48%
1962 2.32% 0.4%
1961 2.28% -0.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while the Czech Republic's population grew by 0.38%.

Live population counters

Botswana Czech Republic
Current population
2615162
10649126
Population rank 142/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
12.8 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
5.76 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
4.65 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +112
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +40,986
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.38%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 142/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
4.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -112,188
Net migration rank 120/196 182/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 1,025,199
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 59/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 9.5%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 67/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Czech Republic
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Czech Republic
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -112,188
2024 - -5,778 - -86,169
2023 47,098 -6,487 -21,729 -14,638
2022 47,400 -7,306 -19,209 329,739
2021 40,894 -4,083 -28,365 4,111
2020 45,610 -11,330 -19,257 4,336
2019 45,110 -11,770 0 5,553
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,063 5,849
2017 43,154 -10,916 3,178 5,747
2016 41,993 -10,286 5,283 5,465
2015 40,897 -9,599 0 5,037
2014 40,046 -8,893 4,210 6,303
2013 39,404 -7,836 -2,103 5,427
2012 39,202 -6,636 0 5,347
2011 38,613 -1,019 2,099 16,841
2010 38,101 5,151 10,475 34,927
2009 36,671 4,960 10,444 31,270
2008 35,433 4,343 14,538 29,813
2007 33,832 3,926 9,268 27,887
2006 31,340 4,270 1,024 26,259
2005 29,385 4,283 -6,126 26,203
2004 27,481 4,314 -9,177 26,030
2003 26,545 4,488 -17,330 25,997
2002 26,163 4,747 -15,296 26,089
2001 26,112 7,991 -16,347 21,749
2000 25,850 9,798 -17,433 4,420
1999 25,358 9,762 -20,568 5,965
1998 25,397 9,685 -18,530 6,374
1997 25,738 9,597 -21,639 6,664
1996 26,847 9,368 -21,662 6,539
1995 28,478 9,464 -21,687 6,459
1994 30,664 9,023 -11,367 6,401
1993 31,691 8,441 3,099 7,197
1992 31,995 8,026 1,032 6,718
1991 32,219 4,311 4,124 5,568
1990 33,015 2,580 1,034 -3,529
1989 33,756 1,495 1,036 -2,175
1988 34,564 -215 7,249 -1,359
1987 35,647 2,624 4,138 -1,514
1986 36,203 2,558 1,034 -771
1985 35,966 2,683 4,135 -1,173
1984 35,530 2,393 5,165 -1,481
1983 35,142 1,980 3,097 -1,971
1982 34,859 1,751 10,315 -1,018
1981 34,327 7,610 13,391 -372
1980 33,934 -10,849 17,517 1,738
1979 32,486 15,918 44,257 -13
1978 30,596 26,015 52,234 -795
1977 29,009 13,708 55,009 -1,968
1976 27,497 11,914 61,768 -2,727
1975 25,762 11,086 67,393 -3,057
1974 24,160 8,854 66,923 -2,919
1973 22,449 10,615 57,549 -2,625
1972 21,004 5,937 44,404 -2,755
1971 19,926 -3,016 31,445 -2,598
1970 19,438 -16,054 24,646 -9,353
1969 19,024 -15,870 22,762 -8,133
1968 18,725 -15,681 21,728 -8,111
1967 18,463 -15,438 29,558 -8,137
1966 18,250 -15,140 35,355 -8,675
1965 18,045 -14,753 43,029 -7,545
1964 17,634 -4,126 52,531 -6,122
1963 17,084 -4,000 48,353 -5,753
1962 16,507 -4,028 29,836 -6,886
1961 16,185 -4,168 36,430 -5,712
1960 15,861 -4,331 34,567 2,748

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/czech-republic | 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 the Czech Republic 17.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 74,826 people) and 82.7% is from migration (a gain of 357,502 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 1,025,199 people or 9.5% in the Czech Republic.

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
Czech Republic
City Population
Prague 1.4M
Brno 403K
Ostrava 283K
Plzen 188K
Liberec 108K
Olomouc 103K
Ceske Budejovice 97.2K
Hradec Kralove 94.3K
Pardubice 92.3K
Usti nad Labem 90.9K

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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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