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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 121,012,163 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 46.1 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 +1.51% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Botswana vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Egypt
2100 3,870,704 203,337,521
2099 3,875,823 203,218,114
2098 3,881,867 203,062,591
2097 3,887,181 202,889,853
2096 3,892,081 202,685,235
2095 3,896,405 202,441,274
2094 3,900,671 202,165,793
2093 3,904,733 201,856,239
2092 3,908,682 201,525,341
2091 3,913,090 201,163,844
2090 3,915,896 200,783,715
2089 3,916,540 200,378,346
2088 3,916,700 199,940,915
2087 3,916,016 199,468,604
2086 3,915,493 198,974,783
2085 3,914,975 198,457,022
2084 3,913,555 197,904,537
2083 3,912,119 197,322,086
2082 3,910,185 196,711,766
2081 3,909,204 196,063,790
2080 3,907,447 195,392,263
2079 3,904,550 194,673,206
2078 3,900,021 193,926,829
2077 3,895,321 193,148,518
2076 3,889,723 192,332,562
2075 3,883,893 191,487,145
2074 3,878,255 190,613,099
2073 3,872,458 189,713,677
2072 3,864,865 188,775,903
2071 3,857,922 187,810,038
2070 3,850,437 186,818,210
2069 3,840,521 185,796,200
2068 3,830,034 184,743,675
2067 3,817,551 183,667,996
2066 3,804,918 182,568,538
2065 3,790,427 181,455,486
2064 3,775,157 180,302,738
2063 3,759,402 179,129,965
2062 3,741,936 177,948,157
2061 3,722,576 176,746,499
2060 3,702,465 175,526,868
2059 3,682,055 174,282,938
2058 3,658,810 173,021,784
2057 3,634,762 171,741,174
2056 3,611,096 170,438,073
2055 3,586,314 169,114,979
2054 3,561,446 167,762,729
2053 3,535,001 166,387,264
2052 3,507,213 164,980,351
2051 3,479,219 163,555,634
2050 3,450,807 162,092,482
2049 3,421,435 160,596,782
2048 3,391,019 159,061,812
2047 3,359,719 157,488,020
2046 3,327,520 155,881,578
2045 3,295,807 154,230,619
2044 3,264,444 152,529,288
2043 3,232,407 150,790,036
2042 3,200,743 149,009,732
2041 3,168,217 147,199,258
2040 3,135,241 145,373,264
2039 3,101,153 143,531,585
2038 3,067,014 141,691,401
2037 3,031,993 139,850,324
2036 2,996,265 138,013,568
2035 2,959,978 136,191,405
2034 2,922,807 134,368,084
2033 2,885,394 132,560,311
2032 2,846,703 130,760,579
2031 2,808,291 128,968,320
2030 2,767,933 127,188,528
2029 2,727,903 125,409,684
2028 2,686,412 123,633,275
2027 2,645,316 121,861,990
2026 2,603,241 120,114,593
2025 2,562,122 118,365,995
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% 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 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 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 203M 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 1.63% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Botswana Egypt
Current population
2624853
121012163
Population rank 142/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.46%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
17.3 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
12.9 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +5,007
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 67/197
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 46,951 -5,778 1,795,738 123,884
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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/egypt | 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 Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 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 (1960–2025, 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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