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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 31.6 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Botswana vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Germany
2100 3,871,504 69,929,981
2099 3,876,625 69,956,854
2098 3,882,670 69,973,838
2097 3,887,985 70,015,834
2096 3,892,886 70,046,713
2095 3,897,211 70,067,131
2094 3,901,478 70,085,911
2093 3,905,541 70,106,718
2092 3,909,490 70,132,132
2091 3,913,899 70,178,440
2090 3,916,706 70,240,137
2089 3,917,351 70,294,005
2088 3,917,510 70,352,443
2087 3,916,826 70,434,814
2086 3,916,303 70,532,124
2085 3,915,785 70,627,602
2084 3,914,364 70,722,960
2083 3,912,929 70,829,392
2082 3,910,994 70,932,273
2081 3,910,013 71,045,881
2080 3,908,255 71,171,519
2079 3,905,358 71,305,544
2078 3,900,828 71,445,484
2077 3,896,126 71,601,117
2076 3,890,528 71,757,525
2075 3,884,696 71,891,567
2074 3,879,057 72,046,795
2073 3,873,259 72,206,145
2072 3,865,665 72,356,324
2071 3,858,720 72,517,749
2070 3,851,234 72,664,462
2069 3,841,316 72,828,330
2068 3,830,826 72,993,859
2067 3,818,341 73,178,408
2066 3,805,705 73,370,207
2065 3,791,211 73,561,648
2064 3,775,938 73,762,096
2063 3,760,179 73,971,537
2062 3,742,710 74,198,775
2061 3,723,346 74,426,082
2060 3,703,231 74,678,280
2059 3,682,816 74,932,496
2058 3,659,567 75,206,278
2057 3,635,514 75,482,742
2056 3,611,843 75,756,281
2055 3,587,056 76,041,477
2054 3,562,182 76,325,196
2053 3,535,732 76,595,801
2052 3,507,938 76,839,962
2051 3,479,939 77,084,029
2050 3,451,521 77,325,459
2049 3,422,143 77,569,721
2048 3,391,720 77,818,888
2047 3,360,414 78,049,343
2046 3,328,208 78,272,834
2045 3,296,489 78,497,690
2044 3,265,120 78,722,126
2043 3,233,076 78,936,540
2042 3,201,405 79,130,312
2041 3,168,873 79,324,161
2040 3,135,889 79,536,735
2039 3,101,794 79,754,631
2038 3,067,648 79,978,474
2037 3,032,620 80,194,225
2036 2,996,884 80,425,162
2035 2,960,590 80,640,951
2034 2,923,411 80,844,719
2033 2,885,991 81,069,119
2032 2,847,292 81,286,326
2031 2,808,872 81,520,272
2030 2,768,505 81,736,996
2029 2,728,467 81,963,002
2028 2,686,968 82,178,048
2027 2,645,863 82,384,302
2026 2,603,779 82,575,542
2025 2,562,651 83,233,941
2024 2,521,139 83,516,593
2023 2,480,244 83,287,273
2022 2,439,892 83,177,813
2021 2,401,441 83,196,078
2020 2,365,894 83,160,871
2019 2,332,083 83,092,962
2018 2,299,141 82,905,782
2017 2,266,747 82,657,002
2016 2,234,776 82,348,669
2015 2,203,273 81,686,611
2014 2,172,044 80,982,500
2013 2,140,682 80,645,605
2012 2,108,617 80,425,823
2011 2,073,535 80,274,983
2010 2,033,111 81,776,930
2009 1,990,673 81,902,307
2008 1,949,970 82,110,097
2007 1,911,201 82,266,372
2006 1,874,516 82,376,451
2005 1,839,877 82,469,422
2004 1,807,146 82,516,260
2003 1,775,736 82,534,176
2002 1,744,763 82,488,495
2001 1,712,254 82,349,925
2000 1,677,382 82,211,508
1999 1,641,997 82,100,243
1998 1,606,899 82,047,195
1997 1,571,691 82,034,771
1996 1,535,914 81,914,831
1995 1,498,836 81,678,051
1994 1,460,023 81,438,348
1993 1,420,115 81,156,363
1992 1,380,033 80,624,598
1991 1,341,756 80,013,896
1990 1,305,696 79,433,029
1989 1,270,274 78,751,283
1988 1,235,476 78,144,619
1987 1,199,167 77,839,920
1986 1,160,650 77,720,436
1985 1,121,945 77,684,873
1984 1,083,660 77,858,685
1983 1,046,137 78,128,282
1982 1,009,269 78,333,366
1981 969,996 78,407,907
1980 937,485 78,288,576
1979 901,742 78,126,350
1978 849,239 78,091,820
1977 799,574 78,159,814
1976 758,508 78,336,950
1975 720,380 78,673,554
1974 685,448 78,967,433
1973 652,408 78,936,666
1972 622,407 78,688,452
1971 600,481 78,312,842
1970 590,334 78,169,289
1969 587,066 77,909,682
1968 583,966 77,294,314
1967 580,933 76,951,336
1966 577,866 76,600,311
1965 574,664 75,963,695
1964 566,266 75,318,337
1963 552,966 74,714,353
1962 540,186 74,025,784
1961 527,942 73,377,632
1960 516,165 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Germany
2100 -0.13% -0.04%
2099 -0.16% -0.02%
2098 -0.14% -0.06%
2097 -0.13% -0.04%
2096 -0.11% -0.03%
2095 -0.11% -0.03%
2094 -0.1% -0.03%
2093 -0.1% -0.04%
2092 -0.11% -0.07%
2091 -0.07% -0.09%
2090 -0.02% -0.08%
2089 -0.004% -0.08%
2088 0.02% -0.12%
2087 0.01% -0.14%
2086 0.01% -0.14%
2085 0.04% -0.13%
2084 0.04% -0.15%
2083 0.05% -0.15%
2082 0.03% -0.16%
2081 0.04% -0.18%
2080 0.07% -0.19%
2079 0.12% -0.2%
2078 0.12% -0.22%
2077 0.14% -0.22%
2076 0.15% -0.19%
2075 0.15% -0.22%
2074 0.15% -0.22%
2073 0.2% -0.21%
2072 0.18% -0.22%
2071 0.19% -0.2%
2070 0.26% -0.23%
2069 0.27% -0.23%
2068 0.33% -0.25%
2067 0.33% -0.26%
2066 0.38% -0.26%
2065 0.4% -0.27%
2064 0.42% -0.28%
2063 0.47% -0.31%
2062 0.52% -0.31%
2061 0.54% -0.34%
2060 0.55% -0.34%
2059 0.64% -0.36%
2058 0.66% -0.37%
2057 0.66% -0.36%
2056 0.69% -0.38%
2055 0.7% -0.37%
2054 0.75% -0.35%
2053 0.79% -0.32%
2052 0.8% -0.32%
2051 0.82% -0.31%
2050 0.86% -0.31%
2049 0.9% -0.32%
2048 0.93% -0.3%
2047 0.97% -0.29%
2046 0.96% -0.29%
2045 0.96% -0.29%
2044 0.99% -0.27%
2043 0.99% -0.24%
2042 1.03% -0.24%
2041 1.05% -0.27%
2040 1.1% -0.27%
2039 1.11% -0.28%
2038 1.16% -0.27%
2037 1.19% -0.29%
2036 1.23% -0.27%
2035 1.27% -0.25%
2034 1.3% -0.28%
2033 1.36% -0.27%
2032 1.37% -0.29%
2031 1.46% -0.27%
2030 1.47% -0.28%
2029 1.54% -0.26%
2028 1.55% -0.25%
2027 1.62% -0.23%
2026 1.6% -0.79%
2025 1.65% -0.34%
2024 1.65% 0.28%
2023 1.65% 0.13%
2022 1.6% -0.02%
2021 1.5% 0.04%
2020 1.45% 0.08%
2019 1.43% 0.23%
2018 1.43% 0.3%
2017 1.43% 0.37%
2016 1.43% 0.81%
2015 1.44% 0.87%
2014 1.47% 0.42%
2013 1.52% 0.27%
2012 1.69% 0.19%
2011 1.99% -1.84%
2010 2.13% -0.15%
2009 2.09% -0.25%
2008 2.03% -0.19%
2007 1.96% -0.13%
2006 1.88% -0.11%
2005 1.81% -0.06%
2004 1.77% -0.02%
2003 1.78% 0.06%
2002 1.9% 0.17%
2001 2.08% 0.17%
2000 2.15% 0.14%
1999 2.18% 0.06%
1998 2.24% 0.02%
1997 2.33% 0.15%
1996 2.47% 0.29%
1995 2.66% 0.29%
1994 2.81% 0.35%
1993 2.9% 0.66%
1992 2.85% 0.76%
1991 2.76% 0.73%
1990 2.79% 0.87%
1989 2.82% 0.78%
1988 3.03% 0.39%
1987 3.32% 0.15%
1986 3.45% 0.05%
1985 3.53% -0.22%
1984 3.59% -0.35%
1983 3.65% -0.26%
1982 4.05% -0.1%
1981 3.47% 0.15%
1980 3.96% 0.21%
1979 6.18% 0.04%
1978 6.21% -0.09%
1977 5.41% -0.23%
1976 5.29% -0.43%
1975 5.1% -0.37%
1974 5.06% 0.04%
1973 4.82% 0.32%
1972 3.65% 0.48%
1971 1.72% 0.18%
1970 0.56% 0.33%
1969 0.53% 0.8%
1968 0.52% 0.45%
1967 0.53% 0.46%
1966 0.56% 0.84%
1965 1.48% 0.86%
1964 2.41% 0.81%
1963 2.37% 0.93%
1962 2.32% 0.88%
1961 2.28% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Botswana Germany
Current population
2615162
82575542
Population rank 142/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +628
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 151/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -334,072
Net migration rank 120/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -334,072
2024 - -5,778 - 36,954
2023 47,098 -6,487 -333,149 609,553
2022 47,400 -7,306 -324,394 981,552
2021 40,894 -4,083 -224,629 310,264
2020 45,610 -11,330 -216,218 203,468
2019 45,110 -11,770 -157,877 319,082
2018 44,171 -11,623 -165,812 403,908
2017 43,154 -10,916 -148,783 452,988
2016 41,993 -10,286 -123,523 517,480
2015 40,897 -9,599 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 40,046 -8,893 -153,866 592,338
2013 39,404 -7,836 -209,679 462,384
2012 39,202 -6,636 -193,022 199,143
2011 38,613 -1,019 -184,632 295,282
2010 38,101 5,151 -179,909 130,116
2009 36,671 4,960 -188,375 46,533
2008 35,433 4,343 -164,220 -23,341
2007 33,832 3,926 -148,080 -24,772
2006 31,340 4,270 -148,278 -489,056
2005 29,385 4,283 -148,445 81,351
2004 27,481 4,314 -107,271 81,735
2003 26,545 4,488 -140,309 142,009
2002 26,163 4,747 -123,733 218,795
2001 26,112 7,991 -98,820 272,875
2000 25,850 9,798 -73,990 174,594
1999 25,358 9,762 -73,890 219,280
1998 25,397 9,685 -65,637 -754,469
1997 25,738 9,597 -49,221 93,281
1996 26,847 9,368 -90,107 281,280
1995 28,478 9,464 -114,349 398,077
1994 30,664 9,023 -114,013 315,585
1993 31,691 8,441 -105,503 462,096
1992 31,995 8,026 -80,625 811,606
1991 32,219 4,311 -80,014 602,638
1990 33,015 2,580 -15,887 679,702
1989 33,756 1,495 -23,625 761,002
1988 34,564 -215 -7,815 515,962
1987 35,647 2,624 -31,136 174,272
1986 36,203 2,558 -77,721 212,822
1985 35,966 2,683 -116,527 103,556
1984 35,530 2,393 -109,002 -150,771
1983 35,142 1,980 -109,380 -81,349
1982 34,859 1,751 -78,333 -58,121
1981 34,327 7,610 -94,090 130,713
1980 33,934 -10,849 -86,117 324,203
1979 32,486 15,918 -125,002 237,705
1978 30,596 26,015 -140,566 117,167
1977 29,009 13,708 -125,055 33,881
1976 27,497 11,914 -164,508 -79,761
1975 25,762 11,086 -212,418 -207,740
1974 24,160 8,854 -150,038 -15,126
1973 22,449 10,615 -149,980 386,881
1972 21,004 5,937 -62,950 336,015
1971 19,926 -3,016 46,988 450,328
1970 19,438 -16,054 70,352 -273,498
1969 19,024 -15,870 155,820 584,017
1968 18,725 -15,681 239,612 293,307
1967 18,463 -15,438 353,977 -174,155
1966 18,250 -15,140 405,982 134,107
1965 18,045 -14,753 410,204 338,258
1964 17,634 -4,126 482,038 69,825
1963 17,084 -4,000 455,757 205,976
1962 16,507 -4,028 436,752 276,505
1961 16,185 -4,168 462,279 27,534
1960 15,861 -4,331 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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