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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 287,460,768 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 110.8 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 143rd 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 +1.5% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 231M to 287M (24.5% growth).
  • Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 323M people in 2058 for Indonesia.

Botswana vs Indonesia: live population counter

Botswana Indonesia
Current population
2595266
287460768
Population rank 143/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.48%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
14.9 seconds
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
13.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,778 -38,469
Daily growth/decline +112 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 117/197

Botswana and Indonesia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Botswana
Population

Growth rate
Indonesia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Botswana Indonesia Botswana Indonesia
1960 516,165 88,296,070 - -
1961 527,942 90,791,249 2.28% 2.83%
1962 540,186 93,375,850 2.32% 2.85%
1963 552,966 96,051,424 2.37% 2.87%
1964 566,266 98,833,749 2.41% 2.9%
1965 574,664 101,365,130 1.48% 2.56%
1966 577,866 103,792,754 0.56% 2.39%
1967 580,933 106,526,393 0.53% 2.63%
1968 583,966 109,450,006 0.52% 2.74%
1969 587,066 112,517,639 0.53% 2.8%
1970 590,334 115,657,495 0.56% 2.79%
1971 600,481 118,833,702 1.72% 2.75%
1972 622,407 122,039,841 3.65% 2.7%
1973 652,408 125,288,515 4.82% 2.66%
1974 685,448 128,555,045 5.06% 2.61%
1975 720,380 131,843,848 5.1% 2.56%
1976 758,508 135,173,655 5.29% 2.53%
1977 799,574 138,533,541 5.41% 2.49%
1978 849,239 141,953,163 6.21% 2.47%
1979 901,742 145,434,834 6.18% 2.45%
1980 937,485 148,950,540 3.96% 2.42%
1981 969,996 152,485,035 3.47% 2.37%
1982 1,009,269 156,052,152 4.05% 2.34%
1983 1,046,137 159,651,381 3.65% 2.31%
1984 1,083,660 163,251,124 3.59% 2.25%
1985 1,121,945 166,776,185 3.53% 2.16%
1986 1,160,650 170,175,065 3.45% 2.04%
1987 1,199,167 173,511,154 3.32% 1.96%
1988 1,235,476 176,855,065 3.03% 1.93%
1989 1,270,274 180,201,630 2.82% 1.89%
1990 1,305,696 183,501,098 2.79% 1.83%
1991 1,341,756 186,778,238 2.76% 1.79%
1992 1,380,033 190,043,744 2.85% 1.75%
1993 1,420,115 193,305,168 2.9% 1.72%
1994 1,460,023 196,591,828 2.81% 1.7%
1995 1,498,836 199,888,057 2.66% 1.68%
1996 1,535,914 203,204,348 2.47% 1.66%
1997 1,571,691 206,536,095 2.33% 1.64%
1998 1,606,899 209,826,788 2.24% 1.59%
1999 1,641,997 213,004,668 2.18% 1.51%
2000 1,677,382 216,077,790 2.15% 1.44%
2001 1,712,254 219,097,902 2.08% 1.4%
2002 1,744,763 222,088,495 1.9% 1.36%
2003 1,775,736 225,048,008 1.78% 1.33%
2004 1,807,146 227,926,649 1.77% 1.28%
2005 1,839,877 230,871,650 1.81% 1.29%
2006 1,874,516 233,951,652 1.88% 1.33%
2007 1,911,201 237,062,337 1.96% 1.33%
2008 1,949,970 240,157,903 2.03% 1.31%
2009 1,990,673 243,220,028 2.09% 1.28%
2010 2,033,111 246,305,322 2.13% 1.27%
2011 2,073,535 249,470,032 1.99% 1.28%
2012 2,108,617 252,698,525 1.69% 1.29%
2013 2,140,682 255,852,467 1.52% 1.25%
2014 2,172,044 258,877,399 1.47% 1.18%
2015 2,203,273 261,799,249 1.44% 1.13%
2016 2,234,776 264,627,418 1.43% 1.08%
2017 2,266,747 267,346,658 1.43% 1.03%
2018 2,299,141 269,951,846 1.43% 0.97%
2019 2,332,083 272,489,381 1.43% 0.94%
2020 2,365,894 274,814,866 1.45% 0.85%
2021 2,401,441 276,758,053 1.5% 0.71%
2022 2,439,892 278,830,529 1.6% 0.75%
2023 2,480,244 281,190,067 1.65% 0.85%
2024 2,521,139 283,487,931 1.65% 0.82%
2025 2,562,118 285,721,231 1.63% 0.79%
2026 2,603,385 287,886,778 1.61% 0.76%
2027 2,644,640 289,986,520 1.58% 0.73%
2028 2,685,602 292,016,774 1.55% 0.7%
2029 2,726,042 293,978,106 1.51% 0.67%
2030 2,765,913 295,876,644 1.46% 0.65%
2031 2,804,987 297,719,741 1.41% 0.62%
2032 2,843,228 299,510,654 1.36% 0.6%
2033 2,880,982 301,250,975 1.33% 0.58%
2034 2,917,972 302,938,571 1.28% 0.56%
2035 2,954,411 304,566,615 1.25% 0.54%
2036 2,990,130 306,135,097 1.21% 0.51%
2037 3,025,222 307,646,407 1.17% 0.49%
2038 3,059,525 309,096,450 1.13% 0.47%
2039 3,093,371 310,481,116 1.11% 0.45%
2040 3,126,637 311,797,391 1.08% 0.42%
2041 3,159,130 313,041,656 1.04% 0.4%
2042 3,190,968 314,211,278 1.01% 0.37%
2043 3,222,560 315,304,309 0.99% 0.35%
2044 3,254,012 316,318,412 0.98% 0.32%
2045 3,285,297 317,249,609 0.96% 0.29%
2046 3,316,997 318,096,567 0.96% 0.27%
2047 3,348,491 318,862,018 0.95% 0.24%
2048 3,379,103 319,554,646 0.91% 0.22%
2049 3,408,763 320,173,244 0.88% 0.19%
2050 3,437,424 320,712,941 0.84% 0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Indonesia gained 30,927,599 people (a 13.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 25,661,519 (a 9.8% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2005 and still ranked 4th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 143rd to 137th. The population of Indonesia will increase by 11.6% to 320,712,941 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

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