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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 110.1 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.51% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Botswana vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Indonesia
2100 3,870,704 297,217,412
2099 3,875,823 298,340,219
2098 3,881,867 299,449,882
2097 3,887,181 300,549,857
2096 3,892,081 301,634,112
2095 3,896,405 302,698,798
2094 3,900,671 303,751,488
2093 3,904,733 304,790,169
2092 3,908,682 305,809,796
2091 3,913,090 306,805,664
2090 3,915,896 307,780,044
2089 3,916,540 308,727,665
2088 3,916,700 309,652,467
2087 3,916,016 310,557,120
2086 3,915,493 311,434,804
2085 3,914,975 312,284,488
2084 3,913,555 313,107,329
2083 3,912,119 313,904,231
2082 3,910,185 314,670,881
2081 3,909,204 315,404,888
2080 3,907,447 316,109,402
2079 3,904,550 316,790,074
2078 3,900,021 317,438,140
2077 3,895,321 318,056,534
2076 3,889,723 318,635,038
2075 3,883,893 319,190,402
2074 3,878,255 319,709,426
2073 3,872,458 320,201,444
2072 3,864,865 320,659,562
2071 3,857,922 321,086,184
2070 3,850,437 321,485,042
2069 3,840,521 321,858,064
2068 3,830,034 322,201,979
2067 3,817,551 322,516,545
2066 3,804,918 322,798,892
2065 3,790,427 323,048,550
2064 3,775,157 323,268,759
2063 3,759,402 323,456,004
2062 3,741,936 323,612,644
2061 3,722,576 323,734,699
2060 3,702,465 323,814,746
2059 3,682,055 323,854,683
2058 3,658,810 323,844,015
2057 3,634,762 323,786,943
2056 3,611,096 323,671,172
2055 3,586,314 323,502,155
2054 3,561,446 323,274,189
2053 3,535,001 322,982,358
2052 3,507,213 322,627,695
2051 3,479,219 322,202,850
2050 3,450,807 321,699,802
2049 3,421,435 321,119,283
2048 3,391,019 320,457,830
2047 3,359,719 319,728,668
2046 3,327,520 318,921,027
2045 3,295,807 318,028,206
2044 3,264,444 317,051,440
2043 3,232,407 315,992,168
2042 3,200,743 314,856,940
2041 3,168,217 313,643,892
2040 3,135,241 312,358,800
2039 3,101,153 311,001,176
2038 3,067,014 309,578,763
2037 3,031,993 308,089,917
2036 2,996,265 306,544,452
2035 2,959,978 304,940,852
2034 2,922,807 303,275,782
2033 2,885,394 301,552,643
2032 2,846,703 299,781,696
2031 2,808,291 297,956,985
2030 2,767,933 296,081,262
2029 2,727,903 294,145,245
2028 2,686,412 292,143,454
2027 2,645,316 290,069,053
2026 2,603,241 287,927,760
2025 2,562,122 285,721,236
2024 2,521,139 283,487,931
2023 2,480,244 281,190,067
2022 2,439,892 278,830,529
2021 2,401,441 276,758,053
2020 2,365,894 274,814,866
2019 2,332,083 272,489,381
2018 2,299,141 269,951,846
2017 2,266,747 267,346,658
2016 2,234,776 264,627,418
2015 2,203,273 261,799,249
2014 2,172,044 258,877,399
2013 2,140,682 255,852,467
2012 2,108,617 252,698,525
2011 2,073,535 249,470,032
2010 2,033,111 246,305,322
2009 1,990,673 243,220,028
2008 1,949,970 240,157,903
2007 1,911,201 237,062,337
2006 1,874,516 233,951,652
2005 1,839,877 230,871,650
2004 1,807,146 227,926,649
2003 1,775,736 225,048,008
2002 1,744,763 222,088,495
2001 1,712,254 219,097,902
2000 1,677,382 216,077,790
1999 1,641,997 213,004,668
1998 1,606,899 209,826,788
1997 1,571,691 206,536,095
1996 1,535,914 203,204,348
1995 1,498,836 199,888,057
1994 1,460,023 196,591,828
1993 1,420,115 193,305,168
1992 1,380,033 190,043,744
1991 1,341,756 186,778,238
1990 1,305,696 183,501,098
1989 1,270,274 180,201,630
1988 1,235,476 176,855,065
1987 1,199,167 173,511,154
1986 1,160,650 170,175,065
1985 1,121,945 166,776,185
1984 1,083,660 163,251,124
1983 1,046,137 159,651,381
1982 1,009,269 156,052,152
1981 969,996 152,485,035
1980 937,485 148,950,540
1979 901,742 145,434,834
1978 849,239 141,953,163
1977 799,574 138,533,541
1976 758,508 135,173,655
1975 720,380 131,843,848
1974 685,448 128,555,045
1973 652,408 125,288,515
1972 622,407 122,039,841
1971 600,481 118,833,702
1970 590,334 115,657,495
1969 587,066 112,517,639
1968 583,966 109,450,006
1967 580,933 106,526,393
1966 577,866 103,792,754
1965 574,664 101,365,130
1964 566,266 98,833,749
1963 552,966 96,051,424
1962 540,186 93,375,850
1961 527,942 90,791,249
1960 516,165 88,296,070

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Indonesia
2100 -0.13% -0.38%
2099 -0.16% -0.37%
2098 -0.14% -0.37%
2097 -0.13% -0.36%
2096 -0.11% -0.35%
2095 -0.11% -0.35%
2094 -0.1% -0.34%
2093 -0.1% -0.33%
2092 -0.11% -0.32%
2091 -0.07% -0.32%
2090 -0.02% -0.31%
2089 -0.004% -0.3%
2088 0.02% -0.29%
2087 0.01% -0.28%
2086 0.01% -0.27%
2085 0.04% -0.26%
2084 0.04% -0.25%
2083 0.05% -0.24%
2082 0.03% -0.23%
2081 0.04% -0.22%
2080 0.07% -0.21%
2079 0.12% -0.2%
2078 0.12% -0.19%
2077 0.14% -0.18%
2076 0.15% -0.17%
2075 0.15% -0.16%
2074 0.15% -0.15%
2073 0.2% -0.14%
2072 0.18% -0.13%
2071 0.19% -0.12%
2070 0.26% -0.12%
2069 0.27% -0.11%
2068 0.33% -0.1%
2067 0.33% -0.09%
2066 0.38% -0.08%
2065 0.4% -0.07%
2064 0.42% -0.06%
2063 0.47% -0.05%
2062 0.52% -0.04%
2061 0.54% -0.02%
2060 0.55% -0.01%
2059 0.64% 0.003%
2058 0.66% 0.02%
2057 0.66% 0.04%
2056 0.69% 0.05%
2055 0.7% 0.07%
2054 0.75% 0.09%
2053 0.79% 0.11%
2052 0.8% 0.13%
2051 0.82% 0.16%
2050 0.86% 0.18%
2049 0.9% 0.21%
2048 0.93% 0.23%
2047 0.97% 0.25%
2046 0.96% 0.28%
2045 0.96% 0.31%
2044 0.99% 0.34%
2043 0.99% 0.36%
2042 1.03% 0.39%
2041 1.05% 0.41%
2040 1.1% 0.44%
2039 1.11% 0.46%
2038 1.16% 0.48%
2037 1.19% 0.5%
2036 1.23% 0.53%
2035 1.27% 0.55%
2034 1.3% 0.57%
2033 1.36% 0.59%
2032 1.37% 0.61%
2031 1.46% 0.63%
2030 1.47% 0.66%
2029 1.54% 0.69%
2028 1.55% 0.72%
2027 1.62% 0.74%
2026 1.6% 0.77%
2025 1.63% 0.79%
2024 1.65% 0.82%
2023 1.65% 0.85%
2022 1.6% 0.75%
2021 1.5% 0.71%
2020 1.45% 0.85%
2019 1.43% 0.94%
2018 1.43% 0.97%
2017 1.43% 1.03%
2016 1.43% 1.08%
2015 1.44% 1.13%
2014 1.47% 1.18%
2013 1.52% 1.25%
2012 1.69% 1.29%
2011 1.99% 1.28%
2010 2.13% 1.27%
2009 2.09% 1.28%
2008 2.03% 1.31%
2007 1.96% 1.33%
2006 1.88% 1.33%
2005 1.81% 1.29%
2004 1.77% 1.28%
2003 1.78% 1.33%
2002 1.9% 1.36%
2001 2.08% 1.4%
2000 2.15% 1.44%
1999 2.18% 1.51%
1998 2.24% 1.59%
1997 2.33% 1.64%
1996 2.47% 1.66%
1995 2.66% 1.68%
1994 2.81% 1.7%
1993 2.9% 1.72%
1992 2.85% 1.75%
1991 2.76% 1.79%
1990 2.79% 1.83%
1989 2.82% 1.89%
1988 3.03% 1.93%
1987 3.32% 1.96%
1986 3.45% 2.04%
1985 3.53% 2.16%
1984 3.59% 2.25%
1983 3.65% 2.31%
1982 4.05% 2.34%
1981 3.47% 2.37%
1980 3.96% 2.42%
1979 6.18% 2.45%
1978 6.21% 2.47%
1977 5.41% 2.49%
1976 5.29% 2.53%
1975 5.1% 2.56%
1974 5.06% 2.61%
1973 4.82% 2.66%
1972 3.65% 2.7%
1971 1.72% 2.75%
1970 0.56% 2.79%
1969 0.53% 2.8%
1968 0.52% 2.74%
1967 0.53% 2.63%
1966 0.56% 2.39%
1965 1.48% 2.56%
1964 2.41% 2.9%
1963 2.37% 2.87%
1962 2.32% 2.85%
1961 2.28% 2.83%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Botswana Indonesia
Current population
2624853
289027659
Population rank 142/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.48%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 112/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -39,509
Net migration rank 120/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -39,509
2024 46,951 -5,778 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 47,098 -6,487 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 47,400 -7,306 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 40,894 -4,083 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 45,610 -11,330 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 45,110 -11,770 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 44,171 -11,623 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 43,154 -10,916 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 41,993 -10,286 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 40,897 -9,599 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 40,046 -8,893 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 39,404 -7,836 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 39,202 -6,636 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 38,613 -1,019 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 38,101 5,151 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 36,671 4,960 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 35,433 4,343 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 33,832 3,926 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 31,340 4,270 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 29,385 4,283 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 27,481 4,314 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 26,545 4,488 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 26,163 4,747 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 26,112 7,991 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 25,850 9,798 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 25,358 9,762 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 25,397 9,685 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 25,738 9,597 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 26,847 9,368 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 28,478 9,464 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 30,664 9,023 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 31,691 8,441 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 31,995 8,026 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 32,219 4,311 3,288,791 3,096
1990 33,015 2,580 3,250,906 11,539
1989 33,756 1,495 3,316,792 19,905
1988 34,564 -215 3,331,242 25,383
1987 35,647 2,624 3,304,520 26,705
1986 36,203 2,558 3,309,905 30,988
1985 35,966 2,683 3,419,412 37,451
1984 35,530 2,393 3,549,570 43,693
1983 35,142 1,980 3,558,949 47,375
1982 34,859 1,751 3,545,504 46,792
1981 34,327 7,610 3,497,244 44,710
1980 33,934 -10,849 3,484,846 42,254
1979 32,486 15,918 3,460,621 43,900
1978 30,596 26,015 3,412,980 45,911
1977 29,009 13,708 3,334,779 45,610
1976 27,497 11,914 3,291,479 48,010
1975 25,762 11,086 3,263,794 56,386
1974 24,160 8,854 3,196,136 61,188
1973 22,449 10,615 3,210,643 64,991
1972 21,004 5,937 3,149,726 72,007
1971 19,926 -3,016 3,111,304 79,264
1970 19,438 -16,054 3,080,421 81,368
1969 19,024 -15,870 3,034,825 82,955
1968 18,725 -15,681 2,961,608 55,731
1967 18,463 -15,438 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 18,250 -15,140 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 18,045 -14,753 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 17,634 -4,126 2,700,138 144,819
1963 17,084 -4,000 2,609,526 110,166
1962 16,507 -4,028 2,525,163 106,264
1961 16,185 -4,168 2,434,113 103,628
1960 15,861 -4,331 2,350,971 101,631

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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