The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 10,882,164 people in the Czech Republic in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 10,753,822 in the Czech Republic.
Population statistics:
- The Czech Republic's population is 4.14 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while the Czech Republic is the 91st.
- 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 +0.32% in the Czech Republic.
- Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while the Czech Republic has grown from 10.2M to 10.8M (5.31% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people, while the Czech Republic's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.9M people and is projected to decrease to 8.34M people by 2100.
Botswana vs Czech Republic: live population counter
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| Current population |
2595266
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10753822
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 91/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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29 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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5.76 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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4.65 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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6.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | -86,169 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +50 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +18,122 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 156/197 |
Botswana and the Czech Republic: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 9,602,006 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 9,586,651 | 2.28% | -0.16% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 9,624,660 | 2.32% | 0.4% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 9,670,685 | 2.37% | 0.48% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 9,727,804 | 2.41% | 0.59% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 9,779,358 | 1.48% | 0.53% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 9,821,040 | 0.56% | 0.43% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 9,852,899 | 0.53% | 0.32% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 9,876,346 | 0.52% | 0.24% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 9,896,580 | 0.53% | 0.2% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 9,858,071 | 0.56% | -0.39% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 9,826,815 | 1.72% | -0.32% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 9,867,632 | 3.65% | 0.42% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 9,922,266 | 4.82% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 9,988,459 | 5.06% | 0.67% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 10,058,620 | 5.1% | 0.7% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 10,125,939 | 5.29% | 0.67% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 10,186,755 | 5.41% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 10,242,098 | 6.21% | 0.54% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 10,292,341 | 6.18% | 0.49% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 10,304,193 | 3.96% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 10,300,591 | 3.47% | -0.03% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 10,314,826 | 4.05% | 0.14% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 10,323,856 | 3.65% | 0.09% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 10,330,213 | 3.59% | 0.06% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 10,337,118 | 3.53% | 0.07% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 10,342,227 | 3.45% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 10,347,318 | 3.32% | 0.05% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 10,355,276 | 3.03% | 0.08% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 10,361,068 | 2.82% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 10,333,355 | 2.79% | -0.27% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 10,308,578 | 2.76% | -0.24% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 10,319,123 | 2.85% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 10,329,855 | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 10,333,587 | 2.81% | 0.04% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 10,327,253 | 2.66% | -0.06% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 10,315,241 | 2.47% | -0.12% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 10,304,131 | 2.33% | -0.11% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 10,294,373 | 2.24% | -0.09% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 10,283,860 | 2.18% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 10,255,063 | 2.15% | -0.28% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 10,216,605 | 2.08% | -0.38% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 10,196,916 | 1.9% | -0.19% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 10,193,998 | 1.78% | -0.03% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 10,197,101 | 1.77% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 10,211,216 | 1.81% | 0.14% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 10,238,905 | 1.88% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 10,298,828 | 1.96% | 0.59% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 10,384,603 | 2.03% | 0.83% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 10,443,936 | 2.09% | 0.57% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 10,474,410 | 2.13% | 0.29% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 10,496,088 | 1.99% | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 10,510,785 | 1.69% | 0.14% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 10,514,272 | 1.52% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 10,525,347 | 1.47% | 0.11% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 10,546,059 | 1.44% | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 10,566,332 | 1.43% | 0.19% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 10,594,438 | 1.43% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 10,629,928 | 1.43% | 0.33% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 10,671,870 | 1.43% | 0.39% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 10,697,858 | 1.45% | 0.24% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 10,505,772 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 10,672,118 | 1.6% | 1.58% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 10,864,042 | 1.65% | 1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 10,882,164 | 1.65% | 0.17% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 10,753,822 | 1.63% | -1.18% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 10,671,254 | 1.61% | -0.77% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 10,648,879 | 1.58% | -0.21% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 10,623,904 | 1.55% | -0.23% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 10,596,362 | 1.51% | -0.26% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 10,567,167 | 1.46% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 10,536,602 | 1.41% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 10,504,828 | 1.36% | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 10,472,203 | 1.33% | -0.31% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 10,439,141 | 1.28% | -0.32% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 10,405,856 | 1.25% | -0.32% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 10,372,835 | 1.21% | -0.32% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 10,339,980 | 1.17% | -0.32% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 10,307,577 | 1.13% | -0.31% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 10,275,882 | 1.11% | -0.31% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 10,244,966 | 1.08% | -0.3% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 10,214,805 | 1.04% | -0.29% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 10,185,286 | 1.01% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 10,156,643 | 0.99% | -0.28% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 10,128,611 | 0.98% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 10,100,890 | 0.96% | -0.27% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 10,073,030 | 0.96% | -0.28% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 10,045,121 | 0.95% | -0.28% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 10,017,123 | 0.91% | -0.28% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 9,988,795 | 0.88% | -0.28% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 9,959,445 | 0.84% | -0.29% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while the Czech Republic gained 334,843 people (a 3.28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while the Czech Republic's population increased by 207,763 (a 1.97% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. The Czech Republic was ranked 80th in 2005 and ranked 91st 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 the Czech Republic will decrease by 7.39% to 9,959,445 people and rank change from 91st to 98th.
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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| City | Population |
| Prague | 1.4M |
| Brno | 403K |
| Liberec | 108K |
| Zlin | 74.7K |
| Most | 63.5K |
| Opava | 55.1K |
| Jihlava | 54.6K |
| Frydek-Mistek | 53.6K |
| Teplice | 50.9K |
| Karlovy Vary | 49.1K |
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Population differences between Botswana and the Czech Republic
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| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 80.1 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 44.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 365 ppl/mi² |
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