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Population in Botswana compared to Ecuador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 18,289,896 people in Ecuador in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 18,524,711 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 7.06 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 +1.51% per year vs +1.2% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.5% growth).

Botswana vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Ecuador
2100 3,870,704 19,228,782
2099 3,875,823 19,340,097
2098 3,881,867 19,450,693
2097 3,887,181 19,560,701
2096 3,892,081 19,669,979
2095 3,896,405 19,778,462
2094 3,900,671 19,886,052
2093 3,904,733 19,992,669
2092 3,908,682 20,098,272
2091 3,913,090 20,202,506
2090 3,915,896 20,305,068
2089 3,916,540 20,405,890
2088 3,916,700 20,504,644
2087 3,916,016 20,601,339
2086 3,915,493 20,695,909
2085 3,914,975 20,787,577
2084 3,913,555 20,876,493
2083 3,912,119 20,962,500
2082 3,910,185 21,045,378
2081 3,909,204 21,125,120
2080 3,907,447 21,201,334
2079 3,904,550 21,274,022
2078 3,900,021 21,342,681
2077 3,895,321 21,407,128
2076 3,889,723 21,467,139
2075 3,883,893 21,522,639
2074 3,878,255 21,574,048
2073 3,872,458 21,620,943
2072 3,864,865 21,663,089
2071 3,857,922 21,700,549
2070 3,850,437 21,733,443
2069 3,840,521 21,761,400
2068 3,830,034 21,784,628
2067 3,817,551 21,803,261
2066 3,804,918 21,817,250
2065 3,790,427 21,827,100
2064 3,775,157 21,832,128
2063 3,759,402 21,832,392
2062 3,741,936 21,827,906
2061 3,722,576 21,818,725
2060 3,702,465 21,804,898
2059 3,682,055 21,786,303
2058 3,658,810 21,762,952
2057 3,634,762 21,734,509
2056 3,611,096 21,701,243
2055 3,586,314 21,663,048
2054 3,561,446 21,619,826
2053 3,535,001 21,571,625
2052 3,507,213 21,518,254
2051 3,479,219 21,459,664
2050 3,450,807 21,395,458
2049 3,421,435 21,325,937
2048 3,391,019 21,250,764
2047 3,359,719 21,170,405
2046 3,327,520 21,084,775
2045 3,295,807 20,993,856
2044 3,264,444 20,897,671
2043 3,232,407 20,796,343
2042 3,200,743 20,690,070
2041 3,168,217 20,578,792
2040 3,135,241 20,462,650
2039 3,101,153 20,341,883
2038 3,067,014 20,216,233
2037 3,031,993 20,086,412
2036 2,996,265 19,952,696
2035 2,959,978 19,815,195
2034 2,922,807 19,673,968
2033 2,885,394 19,528,774
2032 2,846,703 19,380,240
2031 2,808,291 19,228,129
2030 2,767,933 19,072,759
2029 2,727,903 18,915,565
2028 2,686,412 18,757,690
2027 2,645,316 18,600,425
2026 2,603,241 18,444,744
2025 2,562,122 18,289,896
2024 2,521,139 18,135,478
2023 2,480,244 17,980,083
2022 2,439,892 17,823,897
2021 2,401,441 17,682,454
2020 2,365,894 17,546,065
2019 2,332,083 17,340,021
2018 2,299,141 17,049,547
2017 2,266,747 16,759,519
2016 2,234,776 16,505,139
2015 2,203,273 16,266,225
2014 2,172,044 16,035,124
2013 2,140,682 15,807,128
2012 2,108,617 15,572,194
2011 2,073,535 15,326,227
2010 2,033,111 15,076,695
2009 1,990,673 14,825,954
2008 1,949,970 14,575,202
2007 1,911,201 14,328,773
2006 1,874,516 14,086,131
2005 1,839,877 13,846,163
2004 1,807,146 13,608,701
2003 1,775,736 13,372,306
2002 1,744,763 13,138,472
2001 1,712,254 12,910,740
2000 1,677,382 12,689,206
1999 1,641,997 12,470,795
1998 1,606,899 12,251,184
1997 1,571,691 12,031,127
1996 1,535,914 11,810,950
1995 1,498,836 11,590,514
1994 1,460,023 11,372,197
1993 1,420,115 11,154,274
1992 1,380,033 10,930,128
1991 1,341,756 10,702,380
1990 1,305,696 10,473,673
1989 1,270,274 10,241,852
1988 1,235,476 10,010,808
1987 1,199,167 9,779,290
1986 1,160,650 9,545,998
1985 1,121,945 9,311,154
1984 1,083,660 9,074,782
1983 1,046,137 8,840,417
1982 1,009,269 8,611,298
1981 969,996 8,386,910
1980 937,485 8,165,877
1979 901,742 7,948,869
1978 849,239 7,736,167
1977 799,574 7,526,819
1976 758,508 7,320,912
1975 720,380 7,118,251
1974 685,448 6,918,573
1973 652,408 6,722,033
1972 622,407 6,529,034
1971 600,481 6,340,052
1970 590,334 6,155,387
1969 587,066 5,975,236
1968 583,966 5,799,680
1967 580,933 5,629,057
1966 577,866 5,463,748
1965 574,664 5,303,963
1964 566,266 5,149,918
1963 552,966 5,001,716
1962 540,186 4,859,269
1961 527,942 4,722,331
1960 516,165 4,590,891

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/ecuador | CC BY

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 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 2,019,572 people (a 12.2% 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 in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Ecuador will increase by 15.5% to 21,395,458 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 21.8M people in 2063 for Ecuador.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Ecuador
2100 -0.13% -0.58%
2099 -0.16% -0.57%
2098 -0.14% -0.56%
2097 -0.13% -0.56%
2096 -0.11% -0.55%
2095 -0.11% -0.54%
2094 -0.1% -0.53%
2093 -0.1% -0.53%
2092 -0.11% -0.52%
2091 -0.07% -0.51%
2090 -0.02% -0.49%
2089 -0.004% -0.48%
2088 0.02% -0.47%
2087 0.01% -0.46%
2086 0.01% -0.44%
2085 0.04% -0.43%
2084 0.04% -0.41%
2083 0.05% -0.39%
2082 0.03% -0.38%
2081 0.04% -0.36%
2080 0.07% -0.34%
2079 0.12% -0.32%
2078 0.12% -0.3%
2077 0.14% -0.28%
2076 0.15% -0.26%
2075 0.15% -0.24%
2074 0.15% -0.22%
2073 0.2% -0.19%
2072 0.18% -0.17%
2071 0.19% -0.15%
2070 0.26% -0.13%
2069 0.27% -0.11%
2068 0.33% -0.09%
2067 0.33% -0.06%
2066 0.38% -0.05%
2065 0.4% -0.02%
2064 0.42% -0.001%
2063 0.47% 0.02%
2062 0.52% 0.04%
2061 0.54% 0.06%
2060 0.55% 0.09%
2059 0.64% 0.11%
2058 0.66% 0.13%
2057 0.66% 0.15%
2056 0.69% 0.18%
2055 0.7% 0.2%
2054 0.75% 0.22%
2053 0.79% 0.25%
2052 0.8% 0.27%
2051 0.82% 0.3%
2050 0.86% 0.33%
2049 0.9% 0.35%
2048 0.93% 0.38%
2047 0.97% 0.41%
2046 0.96% 0.43%
2045 0.96% 0.46%
2044 0.99% 0.49%
2043 0.99% 0.51%
2042 1.03% 0.54%
2041 1.05% 0.57%
2040 1.1% 0.59%
2039 1.11% 0.62%
2038 1.16% 0.65%
2037 1.19% 0.67%
2036 1.23% 0.69%
2035 1.27% 0.72%
2034 1.3% 0.74%
2033 1.36% 0.77%
2032 1.37% 0.79%
2031 1.46% 0.81%
2030 1.47% 0.83%
2029 1.54% 0.84%
2028 1.55% 0.85%
2027 1.62% 0.84%
2026 1.6% 0.85%
2025 1.63% 0.85%
2024 1.65% 0.86%
2023 1.65% 0.88%
2022 1.6% 0.8%
2021 1.5% 0.78%
2020 1.45% 1.19%
2019 1.43% 1.7%
2018 1.43% 1.73%
2017 1.43% 1.54%
2016 1.43% 1.47%
2015 1.44% 1.44%
2014 1.47% 1.44%
2013 1.52% 1.51%
2012 1.69% 1.6%
2011 1.99% 1.66%
2010 2.13% 1.69%
2009 2.09% 1.72%
2008 2.03% 1.72%
2007 1.96% 1.72%
2006 1.88% 1.73%
2005 1.81% 1.74%
2004 1.77% 1.77%
2003 1.78% 1.78%
2002 1.9% 1.76%
2001 2.08% 1.75%
2000 2.15% 1.75%
1999 2.18% 1.79%
1998 2.24% 1.83%
1997 2.33% 1.86%
1996 2.47% 1.9%
1995 2.66% 1.92%
1994 2.81% 1.95%
1993 2.9% 2.05%
1992 2.85% 2.13%
1991 2.76% 2.18%
1990 2.79% 2.26%
1989 2.82% 2.31%
1988 3.03% 2.37%
1987 3.32% 2.44%
1986 3.45% 2.52%
1985 3.53% 2.6%
1984 3.59% 2.65%
1983 3.65% 2.66%
1982 4.05% 2.68%
1981 3.47% 2.71%
1980 3.96% 2.73%
1979 6.18% 2.75%
1978 6.21% 2.78%
1977 5.41% 2.81%
1976 5.29% 2.85%
1975 5.1% 2.89%
1974 5.06% 2.92%
1973 4.82% 2.96%
1972 3.65% 2.98%
1971 1.72% 3%
1970 0.56% 3.01%
1969 0.53% 3.03%
1968 0.52% 3.03%
1967 0.53% 3.03%
1966 0.56% 3.01%
1965 1.48% 2.99%
1964 2.41% 2.96%
1963 2.37% 2.93%
1962 2.32% 2.9%
1961 2.28% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/ecuador | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Ecuador's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Botswana Ecuador
Current population
2624853
18524711
Population rank 142/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.22%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
3.41 minutes
One birth every
8.56 minutes
1.96 minutes
One death every
36.3 minutes
5.57 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +423
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +154,418
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 108/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -17,219
Net migration rank 120/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -17,219
2024 46,951 -5,778 174,336 -19,704
2023 47,098 -6,487 178,093 -21,948
2022 47,400 -7,306 179,308 -23,090
2021 40,894 -4,083 155,146 -28,503
2020 45,610 -11,330 156,458 -10,320
2019 45,110 -11,770 211,045 54,921
2018 44,171 -11,623 219,513 95,482
2017 43,154 -10,916 211,355 53,707
2016 41,993 -10,286 208,245 35,461
2015 40,897 -9,599 219,399 14,724
2014 40,046 -8,893 225,790 2,273
2013 39,404 -7,836 234,103 -6,182
2012 39,202 -6,636 249,825 -7,883
2011 38,613 -1,019 258,171 -8,167
2010 38,101 5,151 257,404 -8,330
2009 36,671 4,960 260,892 -8,491
2008 35,433 4,343 257,894 -8,799
2007 33,832 3,926 253,419 -9,644
2006 31,340 4,270 254,184 -12,679
2005 29,385 4,283 255,295 -16,855
2004 27,481 4,314 257,436 -20,940
2003 26,545 4,488 258,928 -22,641
2002 26,163 4,747 259,446 -28,090
2001 26,112 7,991 259,376 -35,275
2000 25,850 9,798 259,837 -40,859
1999 25,358 9,762 261,650 -43,813
1998 25,397 9,685 263,927 -42,550
1997 25,738 9,597 266,020 -47,287
1996 26,847 9,368 267,695 -46,082
1995 28,478 9,464 264,449 -45,201
1994 30,664 9,023 261,788 -44,399
1993 31,691 8,441 260,330 -41,867
1992 31,995 8,026 259,787 -29,958
1991 32,219 4,311 257,713 -32,064
1990 33,015 2,580 252,919 -21,164
1989 33,756 1,495 248,129 -16,240
1988 34,564 -215 241,191 -10,977
1987 35,647 2,624 237,724 -4,886
1986 36,203 2,558 237,084 -3,345
1985 35,966 2,683 236,438 -494
1984 35,530 2,393 236,543 249
1983 35,142 1,980 231,336 578
1982 34,859 1,751 227,606 -1,282
1981 34,327 7,610 224,073 -1,605
1980 33,934 -10,849 220,120 -517
1979 32,486 15,918 216,162 -1,749
1978 30,596 26,015 212,497 -1,518
1977 29,009 13,708 209,095 -1,377
1976 27,497 11,914 205,366 -1,264
1975 25,762 11,086 202,407 -1,189
1974 24,160 8,854 199,276 -1,133
1973 22,449 10,615 196,028 -1,090
1972 21,004 5,937 192,136 -1,078
1971 19,926 -3,016 187,995 -1,096
1970 19,438 -16,054 183,517 -1,091
1969 19,024 -15,870 178,403 -518
1968 18,725 -15,681 173,828 -582
1967 18,463 -15,438 168,629 -623
1966 18,250 -15,140 163,317 -710
1965 18,045 -14,753 157,915 -957
1964 17,634 -4,126 152,263 -1,130
1963 17,084 -4,000 146,531 -1,254
1962 16,507 -4,028 140,943 -1,315
1961 16,185 -4,168 135,573 -1,317
1960 15,861 -4,331 130,368 -1,746

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/ecuador | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Botswana is from natural causes (a gain of 443,278 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,178 people). In Ecuador 92.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,912,898 people) and 7.3% is from migration (a gain of 150,730 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

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
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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