The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,603,835 people compared to 840,939 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- Botswana's population is 3.1 times bigger than Guyana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.6M (38.9% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 841K (10.8% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 960K people in 2067 for Guyana.
Botswana vs Guyana: live population counter
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| Current population |
2603835
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840939
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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1.85 hours
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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31.4 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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1.45 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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1.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | -5,407 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 129/197 |
Botswana and Guyana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 569,143 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 582,568 | 2.28% | 2.36% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 595,461 | 2.32% | 2.21% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 608,537 | 2.37% | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 621,764 | 2.41% | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 635,128 | 1.48% | 2.15% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 648,646 | 0.56% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 662,311 | 0.53% | 2.11% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 676,160 | 0.52% | 2.09% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 690,223 | 0.53% | 2.08% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 702,705 | 0.56% | 1.81% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 712,662 | 1.72% | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 721,617 | 3.65% | 1.26% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 730,138 | 4.82% | 1.18% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 738,057 | 5.06% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 745,393 | 5.1% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 752,253 | 5.29% | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 758,654 | 5.41% | 0.85% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 764,586 | 6.21% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 770,062 | 6.18% | 0.72% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 774,367 | 3.96% | 0.56% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 776,453 | 3.47% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 776,712 | 4.05% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 775,891 | 3.65% | -0.11% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 774,111 | 3.59% | -0.23% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 771,477 | 3.53% | -0.34% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 768,098 | 3.45% | -0.44% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 764,120 | 3.32% | -0.52% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 759,663 | 3.03% | -0.58% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 754,865 | 2.82% | -0.63% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 749,894 | 2.79% | -0.66% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 747,861 | 2.76% | -0.27% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 749,911 | 2.85% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 752,965 | 2.9% | 0.41% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 755,822 | 2.81% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 758,388 | 2.66% | 0.34% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 760,526 | 2.47% | 0.28% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 762,245 | 2.33% | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 763,586 | 2.24% | 0.18% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 764,483 | 2.18% | 0.12% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 764,832 | 2.15% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 764,477 | 2.08% | -0.05% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 763,652 | 1.9% | -0.11% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 763,101 | 1.78% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 762,418 | 1.77% | -0.09% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 760,914 | 1.81% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 758,966 | 1.88% | -0.26% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 756,861 | 1.96% | -0.28% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 754,606 | 2.03% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 752,094 | 2.09% | -0.33% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 749,256 | 2.13% | -0.38% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 746,153 | 1.99% | -0.41% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 746,288 | 1.69% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 750,021 | 1.52% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 754,229 | 1.47% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 758,781 | 1.44% | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 763,548 | 1.43% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 768,479 | 1.43% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 791,556 | 1.43% | 3% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 807,665 | 1.43% | 2.04% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 807,481 | 1.45% | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 815,482 | 1.5% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 821,637 | 1.6% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 826,353 | 1.65% | 0.57% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 831,087 | 1.65% | 0.57% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 835,986 | 1.63% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 840,883 | 1.61% | 0.59% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 846,019 | 1.58% | 0.61% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 851,161 | 1.55% | 0.61% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 856,040 | 1.51% | 0.57% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 861,037 | 1.46% | 0.58% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 866,080 | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 871,237 | 1.36% | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 876,346 | 1.33% | 0.59% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 881,223 | 1.28% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 885,935 | 1.25% | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 890,320 | 1.21% | 0.49% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 894,649 | 1.17% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 899,021 | 1.13% | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 903,316 | 1.11% | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 907,506 | 1.08% | 0.46% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 911,723 | 1.04% | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 915,811 | 1.01% | 0.45% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 919,575 | 0.99% | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 923,121 | 0.98% | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 926,355 | 0.96% | 0.35% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 929,478 | 0.96% | 0.34% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 932,483 | 0.95% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 935,329 | 0.91% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 938,062 | 0.88% | 0.29% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 940,601 | 0.84% | 0.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 77,391 (a 10.1% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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Population differences between Botswana and Guyana
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 70.6 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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