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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 3.89 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Botswana vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Greece
2100 3,871,504 6,463,085
2099 3,876,625 6,505,287
2098 3,882,670 6,547,164
2097 3,887,985 6,589,081
2096 3,892,886 6,630,487
2095 3,897,211 6,671,006
2094 3,901,478 6,710,734
2093 3,905,541 6,749,510
2092 3,909,490 6,787,596
2091 3,913,899 6,824,775
2090 3,916,706 6,862,164
2089 3,917,351 6,900,089
2088 3,917,510 6,937,116
2087 3,916,826 6,973,450
2086 3,916,303 7,010,676
2085 3,915,785 7,048,751
2084 3,914,364 7,086,818
2083 3,912,929 7,124,743
2082 3,910,994 7,164,627
2081 3,910,013 7,205,487
2080 3,908,255 7,248,512
2079 3,905,358 7,292,836
2078 3,900,828 7,338,859
2077 3,896,126 7,387,671
2076 3,890,528 7,437,562
2075 3,884,696 7,489,139
2074 3,879,057 7,543,259
2073 3,873,259 7,600,155
2072 3,865,665 7,659,253
2071 3,858,720 7,719,672
2070 3,851,234 7,782,317
2069 3,841,316 7,847,153
2068 3,830,826 7,913,682
2067 3,818,341 7,980,659
2066 3,805,705 8,047,692
2065 3,791,211 8,114,348
2064 3,775,938 8,181,923
2063 3,760,179 8,250,274
2062 3,742,710 8,318,463
2061 3,723,346 8,386,919
2060 3,703,231 8,454,179
2059 3,682,816 8,522,250
2058 3,659,567 8,589,200
2057 3,635,514 8,655,428
2056 3,611,843 8,720,012
2055 3,587,056 8,783,558
2054 3,562,182 8,844,935
2053 3,535,732 8,903,834
2052 3,507,938 8,961,755
2051 3,479,939 9,018,494
2050 3,451,521 9,072,676
2049 3,422,143 9,126,801
2048 3,391,720 9,177,973
2047 3,360,414 9,228,605
2046 3,328,208 9,275,381
2045 3,296,489 9,321,349
2044 3,265,120 9,367,130
2043 3,233,076 9,411,608
2042 3,201,405 9,454,837
2041 3,168,873 9,499,098
2040 3,135,889 9,543,726
2039 3,101,794 9,588,298
2038 3,067,648 9,633,708
2037 3,032,620 9,679,362
2036 2,996,884 9,724,905
2035 2,960,590 9,771,397
2034 2,923,411 9,817,355
2033 2,885,991 9,863,589
2032 2,847,292 9,911,215
2031 2,808,872 9,956,924
2030 2,768,505 10,002,298
2029 2,728,467 10,047,641
2028 2,686,968 10,092,845
2027 2,645,863 10,137,354
2026 2,603,779 10,181,414
2025 2,562,651 10,223,023
2024 2,521,139 10,405,134
2023 2,480,244 10,407,351
2022 2,439,892 10,436,882
2021 2,401,441 10,569,207
2020 2,365,894 10,698,599
2019 2,332,083 10,721,582
2018 2,299,141 10,732,882
2017 2,266,747 10,754,679
2016 2,234,776 10,775,971
2015 2,203,273 10,820,883
2014 2,172,044 10,892,413
2013 2,140,682 10,965,211
2012 2,108,617 11,045,011
2011 2,073,535 11,104,899
2010 2,033,111 11,121,341
2009 1,990,673 11,107,017
2008 1,949,970 11,077,841
2007 1,911,201 11,048,473
2006 1,874,516 11,020,362
2005 1,839,877 10,987,314
2004 1,807,146 10,955,141
2003 1,775,736 10,928,070
2002 1,744,763 10,902,022
2001 1,712,254 10,862,132
2000 1,677,382 10,805,808
1999 1,641,997 10,761,698
1998 1,606,899 10,720,509
1997 1,571,691 10,661,259
1996 1,535,914 10,608,800
1995 1,498,836 10,562,153
1994 1,460,023 10,512,922
1993 1,420,115 10,460,415
1992 1,380,033 10,399,061
1991 1,341,756 10,319,927
1990 1,305,696 10,196,792
1989 1,270,274 10,089,498
1988 1,235,476 10,036,983
1987 1,199,167 10,000,595
1986 1,160,650 9,967,213
1985 1,121,945 9,934,300
1984 1,083,660 9,895,801
1983 1,046,137 9,846,627
1982 1,009,269 9,789,513
1981 969,996 9,729,350
1980 937,485 9,642,505
1979 901,742 9,548,258
1978 849,239 9,429,959
1977 799,574 9,308,479
1976 758,508 9,188,150
1975 720,380 9,046,541
1974 685,448 8,962,022
1973 652,408 8,929,086
1972 622,407 8,888,628
1971 600,481 8,831,036
1970 590,334 8,792,806
1969 587,066 8,772,764
1968 583,966 8,740,765
1967 580,933 8,684,088
1966 577,866 8,613,651
1965 574,664 8,550,333
1964 566,266 8,510,429
1963 552,966 8,479,625
1962 540,186 8,448,233
1961 527,942 8,398,050
1960 516,165 8,331,725

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/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th 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 Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Greece
2100 -0.13% -0.65%
2099 -0.16% -0.64%
2098 -0.14% -0.64%
2097 -0.13% -0.62%
2096 -0.11% -0.61%
2095 -0.11% -0.59%
2094 -0.1% -0.57%
2093 -0.1% -0.56%
2092 -0.11% -0.54%
2091 -0.07% -0.54%
2090 -0.02% -0.55%
2089 -0.004% -0.53%
2088 0.02% -0.52%
2087 0.01% -0.53%
2086 0.01% -0.54%
2085 0.04% -0.54%
2084 0.04% -0.53%
2083 0.05% -0.56%
2082 0.03% -0.57%
2081 0.04% -0.59%
2080 0.07% -0.61%
2079 0.12% -0.63%
2078 0.12% -0.66%
2077 0.14% -0.67%
2076 0.15% -0.69%
2075 0.15% -0.72%
2074 0.15% -0.75%
2073 0.2% -0.77%
2072 0.18% -0.78%
2071 0.19% -0.8%
2070 0.26% -0.83%
2069 0.27% -0.84%
2068 0.33% -0.84%
2067 0.33% -0.83%
2066 0.38% -0.82%
2065 0.4% -0.83%
2064 0.42% -0.83%
2063 0.47% -0.82%
2062 0.52% -0.82%
2061 0.54% -0.8%
2060 0.55% -0.8%
2059 0.64% -0.78%
2058 0.66% -0.77%
2057 0.66% -0.74%
2056 0.69% -0.72%
2055 0.7% -0.69%
2054 0.75% -0.66%
2053 0.79% -0.65%
2052 0.8% -0.63%
2051 0.82% -0.6%
2050 0.86% -0.59%
2049 0.9% -0.56%
2048 0.93% -0.55%
2047 0.97% -0.5%
2046 0.96% -0.49%
2045 0.96% -0.49%
2044 0.99% -0.47%
2043 0.99% -0.46%
2042 1.03% -0.47%
2041 1.05% -0.47%
2040 1.1% -0.46%
2039 1.11% -0.47%
2038 1.16% -0.47%
2037 1.19% -0.47%
2036 1.23% -0.48%
2035 1.27% -0.47%
2034 1.3% -0.47%
2033 1.36% -0.48%
2032 1.37% -0.46%
2031 1.46% -0.45%
2030 1.47% -0.45%
2029 1.54% -0.45%
2028 1.55% -0.44%
2027 1.62% -0.43%
2026 1.6% -0.41%
2025 1.65% -1.75%
2024 1.65% -0.02%
2023 1.65% -0.28%
2022 1.6% -1.25%
2021 1.5% -1.21%
2020 1.45% -0.21%
2019 1.43% -0.11%
2018 1.43% -0.2%
2017 1.43% -0.2%
2016 1.43% -0.42%
2015 1.44% -0.66%
2014 1.47% -0.66%
2013 1.52% -0.72%
2012 1.69% -0.54%
2011 1.99% -0.15%
2010 2.13% 0.13%
2009 2.09% 0.26%
2008 2.03% 0.27%
2007 1.96% 0.26%
2006 1.88% 0.3%
2005 1.81% 0.29%
2004 1.77% 0.25%
2003 1.78% 0.24%
2002 1.9% 0.37%
2001 2.08% 0.52%
2000 2.15% 0.41%
1999 2.18% 0.38%
1998 2.24% 0.56%
1997 2.33% 0.49%
1996 2.47% 0.44%
1995 2.66% 0.47%
1994 2.81% 0.5%
1993 2.9% 0.59%
1992 2.85% 0.77%
1991 2.76% 1.21%
1990 2.79% 1.06%
1989 2.82% 0.52%
1988 3.03% 0.36%
1987 3.32% 0.33%
1986 3.45% 0.33%
1985 3.53% 0.39%
1984 3.59% 0.5%
1983 3.65% 0.58%
1982 4.05% 0.62%
1981 3.47% 0.9%
1980 3.96% 0.99%
1979 6.18% 1.25%
1978 6.21% 1.31%
1977 5.41% 1.31%
1976 5.29% 1.57%
1975 5.1% 0.94%
1974 5.06% 0.37%
1973 4.82% 0.46%
1972 3.65% 0.65%
1971 1.72% 0.43%
1970 0.56% 0.23%
1969 0.53% 0.37%
1968 0.52% 0.65%
1967 0.53% 0.82%
1966 0.56% 0.74%
1965 1.48% 0.47%
1964 2.41% 0.36%
1963 2.37% 0.37%
1962 2.32% 0.6%
1961 2.28% 0.8%

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/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Botswana Greece
Current population
2615162
10181414
Population rank 142/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
8.58 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 -6
Annual growth/decline +40,895 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 165/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 +16,636
Net migration rank 120/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 16,636
2024 - -5,778 - -122,772
2023 47,098 -6,487 -56,200 -159,430
2022 47,400 -7,306 -63,665 -53,997
2021 40,894 -4,083 -58,131 -160,277
2020 45,610 -11,330 -46,004 6,353
2019 45,110 -11,770 -41,814 36,762
2018 44,171 -11,623 -33,272 17,938
2017 43,154 -10,916 -36,566 10,483
2016 41,993 -10,286 -25,862 10,484
2015 40,897 -9,599 -29,216 -43,462
2014 40,046 -8,893 -20,696 -46,678
2013 39,404 -7,836 -17,545 -59,323
2012 39,202 -6,636 -16,568 -65,364
2011 38,613 -1,019 -4,441 -31,786
2010 38,101 5,151 5,560 2,001
2009 36,671 4,960 8,886 18,182
2008 35,433 4,343 11,077 27,081
2007 33,832 3,926 2,210 25,400
2006 31,340 4,270 6,612 27,621
2005 29,385 4,283 2,197 33,297
2004 27,481 4,314 0 29,039
2003 26,545 4,488 -1,093 25,323
2002 26,163 4,747 0 25,692
2001 26,112 7,991 0 60,387
2000 25,850 9,798 -1,081 54,661
1999 25,358 9,762 -2,153 49,930
1998 25,397 9,685 -2,144 47,856
1997 25,738 9,597 2,133 45,671
1996 26,847 9,368 0 43,444
1995 28,478 9,464 1,056 42,674
1994 30,664 9,023 6,307 42,897
1993 31,691 8,441 4,185 39,829
1992 31,995 8,026 6,239 41,000
1991 32,219 4,311 6,192 37,917
1990 33,015 2,580 8,157 26,294
1989 33,756 1,495 9,080 18,862
1988 34,564 -215 15,055 20,557
1987 35,647 2,624 10,001 19,005
1986 36,203 2,558 20,931 19,064
1985 35,966 2,683 22,849 16,093
1984 35,530 2,393 37,604 19,767
1983 35,142 1,980 42,341 18,655
1982 34,859 1,751 50,906 19,675
1981 34,327 7,610 54,484 25,061
1980 33,934 -10,849 60,748 47,460
1979 32,486 15,918 65,882 72,184
1978 30,596 26,015 64,124 60,775
1977 29,009 13,708 59,574 19,193
1976 27,497 11,914 65,236 89,601
1975 25,762 11,086 61,516 61,265
1974 24,160 8,854 68,111 -22,590
1973 22,449 10,615 59,824 -42,387
1972 21,004 5,937 64,887 -3,589
1971 19,926 -3,016 67,116 -12,747
1970 19,438 -16,054 71,222 -54,166
1969 19,024 -15,870 82,464 -118,544
1968 18,725 -15,681 87,408 -429
1967 18,463 -15,438 91,183 -55,853
1966 18,250 -15,140 86,998 21,206
1965 18,045 -14,753 83,793 -81,576
1964 17,634 -4,126 83,402 -76,678
1963 17,084 -4,000 81,404 -77,345
1962 16,507 -4,028 85,327 -74,972
1961 16,185 -4,168 86,500 -61,102
1960 15,861 -4,331 96,648 -15,996

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/greece | 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 Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

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
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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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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