The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 1,433,311 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- Botswana's population is 1.81 times bigger than East Timor's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while East Timor has grown from 948K to 1.43M (51.1% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.
Botswana vs East Timor: live population counter
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| Current population |
2595266
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1433311
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 93/197 |
Botswana and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 475,291 | 2.28% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 482,774 | 2.32% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 490,564 | 2.37% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 498,659 | 2.41% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 507,034 | 1.48% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 515,696 | 0.56% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 524,648 | 0.53% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 533,875 | 0.52% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 543,356 | 0.53% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 553,069 | 0.56% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 562,966 | 1.72% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 572,962 | 3.65% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 582,855 | 4.82% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 590,827 | 5.06% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 598,158 | 5.1% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 607,620 | 5.29% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 618,315 | 5.41% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 628,775 | 6.21% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 638,719 | 6.18% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 649,871 | 3.96% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 660,493 | 3.47% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 669,149 | 4.05% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 677,707 | 3.65% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 686,777 | 3.59% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 696,665 | 3.53% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 707,185 | 3.45% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 718,476 | 3.32% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 730,745 | 3.03% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 744,856 | 2.82% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 760,345 | 2.79% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 778,278 | 2.76% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 799,318 | 2.85% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 821,437 | 2.9% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 844,493 | 2.81% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 868,146 | 2.66% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 892,282 | 2.47% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 917,184 | 2.33% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 942,530 | 2.24% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 834,697 | 2.18% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 745,088 | 2.15% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 812,249 | 2.08% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 879,159 | 1.9% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 916,878 | 1.78% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 929,074 | 1.77% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 948,311 | 1.81% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 976,597 | 1.88% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 1,004,889 | 1.96% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 1,032,429 | 2.03% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 1,058,782 | 2.09% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 1,084,679 | 2.13% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 1,110,207 | 1.99% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 1,134,885 | 1.69% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 1,158,695 | 1.52% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 1,181,903 | 1.47% | 2% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 1,205,131 | 1.44% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 1,228,312 | 1.43% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 1,251,703 | 1.43% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 1,275,959 | 1.43% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 1,300,945 | 1.43% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 1,326,053 | 1.45% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 1,350,139 | 1.5% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 1,369,295 | 1.6% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 1,384,286 | 1.65% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 1,400,638 | 1.65% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 1,418,519 | 1.63% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 1,436,934 | 1.61% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 1,456,334 | 1.58% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 1,476,850 | 1.55% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 1,498,119 | 1.51% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 1,519,802 | 1.46% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 1,540,659 | 1.41% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 1,559,710 | 1.36% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 1,578,114 | 1.33% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 1,597,444 | 1.28% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 1,618,799 | 1.25% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 1,639,721 | 1.21% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 1,659,327 | 1.17% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 1,678,953 | 1.13% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 1,698,891 | 1.11% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 1,718,249 | 1.08% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 1,736,476 | 1.04% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 1,755,847 | 1.01% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 1,776,066 | 0.99% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 1,793,758 | 0.98% | 1% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 1,809,637 | 0.96% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 1,825,551 | 0.96% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 1,841,558 | 0.95% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 1,858,311 | 0.91% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 1,873,846 | 0.88% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 1,889,246 | 0.84% | 0.82% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while East Timor gained 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 228,180 (a 18.9% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. East Timor was ranked 154th in 2005 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
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 |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Botswana and East Timor
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| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 68.1 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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