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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 46.2 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Botswana vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Egypt
2100 3,871,504 203,522,884
2099 3,876,625 203,403,368
2098 3,882,670 203,247,703
2097 3,887,985 203,074,807
2096 3,892,886 202,870,003
2095 3,897,211 202,625,820
2094 3,901,478 202,350,087
2093 3,905,541 202,040,251
2092 3,909,490 201,709,051
2091 3,913,899 201,347,225
2090 3,916,706 200,966,749
2089 3,917,351 200,561,011
2088 3,917,510 200,123,182
2087 3,916,826 199,650,440
2086 3,916,303 199,156,169
2085 3,915,785 198,637,936
2084 3,914,364 198,084,947
2083 3,912,929 197,501,965
2082 3,910,994 196,891,089
2081 3,910,013 196,242,522
2080 3,908,255 195,570,383
2079 3,905,358 194,850,670
2078 3,900,828 194,103,613
2077 3,896,126 193,324,592
2076 3,890,528 192,507,892
2075 3,884,696 191,661,705
2074 3,879,057 190,786,862
2073 3,873,259 189,886,620
2072 3,865,665 188,947,991
2071 3,858,720 187,981,245
2070 3,851,234 186,988,514
2069 3,841,316 185,965,572
2068 3,830,826 184,912,088
2067 3,818,341 183,835,428
2066 3,805,705 182,734,967
2065 3,791,211 181,620,901
2064 3,775,938 180,467,102
2063 3,760,179 179,293,260
2062 3,742,710 178,110,375
2061 3,723,346 176,907,621
2060 3,703,231 175,686,879
2059 3,682,816 174,441,815
2058 3,659,567 173,179,511
2057 3,635,514 171,897,733
2056 3,611,843 170,593,445
2055 3,587,056 169,269,144
2054 3,562,182 167,915,661
2053 3,535,732 166,538,943
2052 3,507,938 165,130,747
2051 3,479,939 163,704,732
2050 3,451,521 162,240,246
2049 3,422,143 160,743,182
2048 3,391,720 159,206,813
2047 3,360,414 157,631,586
2046 3,328,208 156,023,680
2045 3,296,489 154,371,216
2044 3,265,120 152,668,334
2043 3,233,076 150,927,496
2042 3,201,405 149,145,569
2041 3,168,873 147,333,445
2040 3,135,889 145,505,786
2039 3,101,794 143,662,428
2038 3,067,648 141,820,567
2037 3,032,620 139,977,812
2036 2,996,884 138,139,382
2035 2,960,590 136,315,557
2034 2,923,411 134,490,574
2033 2,885,991 132,681,153
2032 2,847,292 130,879,780
2031 2,808,872 129,085,888
2030 2,768,505 127,304,473
2029 2,728,467 125,524,007
2028 2,686,968 123,745,979
2027 2,645,863 121,973,080
2026 2,603,779 120,224,089
2025 2,562,651 118,473,897
2024 2,521,139 116,538,258
2023 2,480,244 114,535,772
2022 2,439,892 112,618,250
2021 2,401,441 110,957,008
2020 2,365,894 109,315,124
2019 2,332,083 107,553,158
2018 2,299,141 105,682,094
2017 2,266,747 103,696,057
2016 2,234,776 101,644,589
2015 2,203,273 99,597,342
2014 2,172,044 97,528,654
2013 2,140,682 95,333,553
2012 2,108,617 93,161,001
2011 2,073,535 91,093,059
2010 2,033,111 89,196,072
2009 1,990,673 87,501,636
2008 1,949,970 85,864,789
2007 1,911,201 84,276,225
2006 1,874,516 82,700,403
2005 1,839,877 81,101,004
2004 1,807,146 79,477,443
2003 1,775,736 77,853,548
2002 1,744,763 76,239,137
2001 1,712,254 74,652,029
2000 1,677,382 73,083,284
1999 1,641,997 71,520,954
1998 1,606,899 69,943,294
1997 1,571,691 68,431,740
1996 1,535,914 67,028,048
1995 1,498,836 65,652,622
1994 1,460,023 64,285,589
1993 1,420,115 62,915,681
1992 1,380,033 61,480,660
1991 1,341,756 60,028,997
1990 1,305,696 58,396,618
1989 1,270,274 56,710,642
1988 1,235,476 55,187,681
1987 1,199,167 53,674,435
1986 1,160,650 52,206,295
1985 1,121,945 50,734,968
1984 1,083,660 49,247,334
1983 1,046,137 47,786,402
1982 1,009,269 46,407,611
1981 969,996 45,147,224
1980 937,485 43,950,413
1979 901,742 42,818,628
1978 849,239 41,761,431
1977 799,574 40,748,870
1976 758,508 39,795,557
1975 720,380 38,875,327
1974 685,448 37,969,667
1973 652,408 37,102,043
1972 622,407 36,258,328
1971 600,481 35,433,368
1970 590,334 34,623,990
1969 587,066 33,811,615
1968 583,966 32,998,319
1967 580,933 32,196,360
1966 577,866 31,406,541
1965 574,664 30,629,174
1964 566,266 29,858,922
1963 552,966 29,091,869
1962 540,186 28,337,013
1961 527,942 27,600,898
1960 516,165 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Egypt
2100 -0.13% 0.06%
2099 -0.16% 0.08%
2098 -0.14% 0.09%
2097 -0.13% 0.1%
2096 -0.11% 0.12%
2095 -0.11% 0.14%
2094 -0.1% 0.15%
2093 -0.1% 0.16%
2092 -0.11% 0.18%
2091 -0.07% 0.19%
2090 -0.02% 0.2%
2089 -0.004% 0.22%
2088 0.02% 0.24%
2087 0.01% 0.25%
2086 0.01% 0.26%
2085 0.04% 0.28%
2084 0.04% 0.3%
2083 0.05% 0.31%
2082 0.03% 0.33%
2081 0.04% 0.34%
2080 0.07% 0.37%
2079 0.12% 0.38%
2078 0.12% 0.4%
2077 0.14% 0.42%
2076 0.15% 0.44%
2075 0.15% 0.46%
2074 0.15% 0.47%
2073 0.2% 0.5%
2072 0.18% 0.51%
2071 0.19% 0.53%
2070 0.26% 0.55%
2069 0.27% 0.57%
2068 0.33% 0.59%
2067 0.33% 0.6%
2066 0.38% 0.61%
2065 0.4% 0.64%
2064 0.42% 0.65%
2063 0.47% 0.66%
2062 0.52% 0.68%
2061 0.54% 0.69%
2060 0.55% 0.71%
2059 0.64% 0.73%
2058 0.66% 0.75%
2057 0.66% 0.76%
2056 0.69% 0.78%
2055 0.7% 0.81%
2054 0.75% 0.83%
2053 0.79% 0.85%
2052 0.8% 0.87%
2051 0.82% 0.9%
2050 0.86% 0.93%
2049 0.9% 0.97%
2048 0.93% 1%
2047 0.97% 1.03%
2046 0.96% 1.07%
2045 0.96% 1.12%
2044 0.99% 1.15%
2043 0.99% 1.19%
2042 1.03% 1.23%
2041 1.05% 1.26%
2040 1.1% 1.28%
2039 1.11% 1.3%
2038 1.16% 1.32%
2037 1.19% 1.33%
2036 1.23% 1.34%
2035 1.27% 1.36%
2034 1.3% 1.36%
2033 1.36% 1.38%
2032 1.37% 1.39%
2031 1.46% 1.4%
2030 1.47% 1.42%
2029 1.54% 1.44%
2028 1.55% 1.45%
2027 1.62% 1.45%
2026 1.6% 1.48%
2025 1.65% 1.66%
2024 1.65% 1.75%
2023 1.65% 1.7%
2022 1.6% 1.5%
2021 1.5% 1.5%
2020 1.45% 1.64%
2019 1.43% 1.77%
2018 1.43% 1.92%
2017 1.43% 2.02%
2016 1.43% 2.06%
2015 1.44% 2.12%
2014 1.47% 2.3%
2013 1.52% 2.33%
2012 1.69% 2.27%
2011 1.99% 2.13%
2010 2.13% 1.94%
2009 2.09% 1.91%
2008 2.03% 1.88%
2007 1.96% 1.91%
2006 1.88% 1.97%
2005 1.81% 2.04%
2004 1.77% 2.09%
2003 1.78% 2.12%
2002 1.9% 2.13%
2001 2.08% 2.15%
2000 2.15% 2.18%
1999 2.18% 2.26%
1998 2.24% 2.21%
1997 2.33% 2.09%
1996 2.47% 2.1%
1995 2.66% 2.13%
1994 2.81% 2.18%
1993 2.9% 2.33%
1992 2.85% 2.42%
1991 2.76% 2.8%
1990 2.79% 2.97%
1989 2.82% 2.76%
1988 3.03% 2.82%
1987 3.32% 2.81%
1986 3.45% 2.9%
1985 3.53% 3.02%
1984 3.59% 3.06%
1983 3.65% 2.97%
1982 4.05% 2.79%
1981 3.47% 2.72%
1980 3.96% 2.64%
1979 6.18% 2.53%
1978 6.21% 2.48%
1977 5.41% 2.4%
1976 5.29% 2.37%
1975 5.1% 2.39%
1974 5.06% 2.34%
1973 4.82% 2.33%
1972 3.65% 2.33%
1971 1.72% 2.34%
1970 0.56% 2.4%
1969 0.53% 2.46%
1968 0.52% 2.49%
1967 0.53% 2.51%
1966 0.56% 2.54%
1965 1.48% 2.58%
1964 2.41% 2.64%
1963 2.37% 2.66%
1962 2.32% 2.67%
1961 2.28% 2.62%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Botswana Egypt
Current population
2615162
120697176
Population rank 142/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.46%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 62/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -57,305
Net migration rank 120/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -57,305
2024 - -5,778 - 123,884
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,780,230 305,006
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,736,123 13,707
2021 40,894 -4,083 1,566,491 6,161
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,704,988 6,016
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,805,818 7,050
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,908,512 20,788
2017 43,154 -10,916 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 41,993 -10,286 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 40,897 -9,599 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 40,046 -8,893 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 39,404 -7,836 2,156,922 130,305
2012 39,202 -6,636 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 38,613 -1,019 1,951,851 126,170
2010 38,101 5,151 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 36,671 4,960 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 35,433 4,343 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 33,832 3,926 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 31,340 4,270 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 29,385 4,283 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 27,481 4,314 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 26,545 4,488 1,614,293 9,854
2002 26,163 4,747 1,593,474 11,205
2001 26,112 7,991 1,568,962 556
2000 25,850 9,798 1,540,084 27,873
1999 25,358 9,762 1,534,697 22,026
1998 25,397 9,685 1,519,728 78,858
1997 25,738 9,597 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 26,847 9,368 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 28,478 9,464 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 30,664 9,023 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 31,691 8,441 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 31,995 8,026 1,421,372 74,950
1991 32,219 4,311 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 33,015 2,580 1,450,747 406,994
1989 33,756 1,495 1,461,547 52,648
1988 34,564 -215 1,465,620 66,147
1987 35,647 2,624 1,436,059 58,678
1986 36,203 2,558 1,410,249 31,299
1985 35,966 2,683 1,388,718 112,411
1984 35,530 2,393 1,351,297 122,791
1983 35,142 1,980 1,318,474 129,242
1982 34,859 1,751 1,258,574 51,229
1981 34,327 7,610 1,206,830 4,140
1980 33,934 -10,849 1,181,914 738
1979 32,486 15,918 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 30,596 26,015 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 29,009 13,708 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 27,497 11,914 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 25,762 11,086 987,822 -62,368
1974 24,160 8,854 946,052 -60,174
1973 22,449 10,615 905,068 -55,702
1972 21,004 5,937 893,333 -55,282
1971 19,926 -3,016 868,365 -56,503
1970 19,438 -16,054 841,952 -35,064
1969 19,024 -15,870 824,564 -6,703
1968 18,725 -15,681 809,482 -764
1967 18,463 -15,438 788,908 6,286
1966 18,250 -15,140 774,391 10,089
1965 18,045 -14,753 752,682 17,605
1964 17,634 -4,126 749,608 20,596
1963 17,084 -4,000 738,788 25,109
1962 16,507 -4,028 720,128 25,696
1961 16,185 -4,168 703,216 23,184
1960 15,861 -4,331 685,403 -2,954

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/egypt | 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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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