The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,603,835 people compared to 18,446,207 in Ecuador.
Population statistics:
- Ecuador's population is 7.08 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
- The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
- Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.6M (38.9% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.4M (31% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 21.7M people in 2063 for Ecuador.
Botswana vs Ecuador: live population counter
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| Current population |
2603835
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18446207
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 71/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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3.38 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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5.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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26.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | -19,704 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +426 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +155,395 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.86% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 110/197 |
Botswana and Ecuador: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 4,590,891 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 4,722,331 | 2.28% | 2.86% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 4,859,269 | 2.32% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 5,001,716 | 2.37% | 2.93% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 5,149,918 | 2.41% | 2.96% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 5,303,963 | 1.48% | 2.99% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 5,463,748 | 0.56% | 3.01% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 5,629,057 | 0.53% | 3.03% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 5,799,680 | 0.52% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 5,975,236 | 0.53% | 3.03% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 6,155,387 | 0.56% | 3.01% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 6,340,052 | 1.72% | 3% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 6,529,034 | 3.65% | 2.98% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 6,722,033 | 4.82% | 2.96% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 6,918,573 | 5.06% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 7,118,251 | 5.1% | 2.89% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 7,320,912 | 5.29% | 2.85% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 7,526,819 | 5.41% | 2.81% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 7,736,167 | 6.21% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 7,948,869 | 6.18% | 2.75% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 8,165,877 | 3.96% | 2.73% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 8,386,910 | 3.47% | 2.71% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 8,611,298 | 4.05% | 2.68% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 8,840,417 | 3.65% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 9,074,782 | 3.59% | 2.65% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 9,311,154 | 3.53% | 2.6% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 9,545,998 | 3.45% | 2.52% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 9,779,290 | 3.32% | 2.44% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 10,010,808 | 3.03% | 2.37% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 10,241,852 | 2.82% | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 10,473,673 | 2.79% | 2.26% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 10,702,380 | 2.76% | 2.18% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 10,930,128 | 2.85% | 2.13% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 11,154,274 | 2.9% | 2.05% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 11,372,197 | 2.81% | 1.95% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 11,590,514 | 2.66% | 1.92% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 11,810,950 | 2.47% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 12,031,127 | 2.33% | 1.86% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 12,251,184 | 2.24% | 1.83% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 12,470,795 | 2.18% | 1.79% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 12,689,206 | 2.15% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 12,910,740 | 2.08% | 1.75% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 13,138,472 | 1.9% | 1.76% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 13,372,306 | 1.78% | 1.78% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 13,608,701 | 1.77% | 1.77% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 13,846,163 | 1.81% | 1.74% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 14,086,131 | 1.88% | 1.73% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 14,328,773 | 1.96% | 1.72% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 14,575,202 | 2.03% | 1.72% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 14,825,954 | 2.09% | 1.72% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 15,076,695 | 2.13% | 1.69% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 15,326,227 | 1.99% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 15,572,194 | 1.69% | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 15,807,128 | 1.52% | 1.51% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 16,035,124 | 1.47% | 1.44% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 16,266,225 | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 16,505,139 | 1.43% | 1.47% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 16,759,519 | 1.43% | 1.54% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 17,049,547 | 1.43% | 1.73% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 17,340,021 | 1.43% | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 17,546,065 | 1.45% | 1.19% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 17,682,454 | 1.5% | 0.78% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 17,823,897 | 1.6% | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 17,980,083 | 1.65% | 0.88% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 18,135,478 | 1.65% | 0.86% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 18,289,898 | 1.63% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 18,444,505 | 1.61% | 0.85% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 18,600,319 | 1.58% | 0.84% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 18,757,228 | 1.55% | 0.84% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 18,914,103 | 1.51% | 0.84% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 19,069,715 | 1.46% | 0.82% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 19,222,817 | 1.41% | 0.8% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 19,372,495 | 1.36% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 19,518,750 | 1.33% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 19,661,347 | 1.28% | 0.73% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 19,800,128 | 1.25% | 0.71% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 19,935,162 | 1.21% | 0.68% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 20,066,382 | 1.17% | 0.66% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 20,193,573 | 1.13% | 0.63% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 20,316,268 | 1.11% | 0.61% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 20,434,223 | 1.08% | 0.58% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 20,547,455 | 1.04% | 0.55% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 20,655,763 | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 20,759,127 | 0.99% | 0.5% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 20,857,468 | 0.98% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 20,950,629 | 0.96% | 0.45% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 21,038,532 | 0.96% | 0.42% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 21,121,169 | 0.95% | 0.39% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 21,198,613 | 0.91% | 0.37% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 21,270,658 | 0.88% | 0.34% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 21,337,231 | 0.84% | 0.31% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,941,068 (a 11.8% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,337,231 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.
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 Ecuador
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 77.9 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 32.4 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 29.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.82 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 189.1 ppl/mi² |
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