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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 3.94 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Botswana vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Israel
2100 3,871,504 21,079,031
2099 3,876,625 20,971,907
2098 3,882,670 20,869,188
2097 3,887,985 20,764,637
2096 3,892,886 20,651,056
2095 3,897,211 20,537,392
2094 3,901,478 20,420,251
2093 3,905,541 20,294,077
2092 3,909,490 20,167,075
2091 3,913,899 20,038,540
2090 3,916,706 19,910,123
2089 3,917,351 19,788,579
2088 3,917,510 19,660,357
2087 3,916,826 19,527,597
2086 3,916,303 19,388,628
2085 3,915,785 19,246,899
2084 3,914,364 19,099,510
2083 3,912,929 18,955,502
2082 3,910,994 18,813,463
2081 3,910,013 18,667,367
2080 3,908,255 18,512,469
2079 3,905,358 18,362,060
2078 3,900,828 18,208,724
2077 3,896,126 18,053,774
2076 3,890,528 17,908,513
2075 3,884,696 17,761,880
2074 3,879,057 17,618,257
2073 3,873,259 17,477,875
2072 3,865,665 17,343,227
2071 3,858,720 17,195,556
2070 3,851,234 17,043,216
2069 3,841,316 16,890,521
2068 3,830,826 16,742,334
2067 3,818,341 16,593,617
2066 3,805,705 16,448,006
2065 3,791,211 16,297,575
2064 3,775,938 16,152,550
2063 3,760,179 15,997,249
2062 3,742,710 15,847,545
2061 3,723,346 15,695,962
2060 3,703,231 15,537,020
2059 3,682,816 15,383,512
2058 3,659,567 15,227,838
2057 3,635,514 15,069,709
2056 3,611,843 14,910,638
2055 3,587,056 14,746,579
2054 3,562,182 14,578,352
2053 3,535,732 14,414,886
2052 3,507,938 14,252,277
2051 3,479,939 14,090,930
2050 3,451,521 13,927,651
2049 3,422,143 13,765,178
2048 3,391,720 13,606,737
2047 3,360,414 13,448,310
2046 3,328,208 13,286,110
2045 3,296,489 13,126,049
2044 3,265,120 12,960,184
2043 3,233,076 12,796,533
2042 3,201,405 12,632,183
2041 3,168,873 12,471,494
2040 3,135,889 12,312,998
2039 3,101,794 12,152,920
2038 3,067,648 11,995,851
2037 3,032,620 11,841,052
2036 2,996,884 11,693,469
2035 2,960,590 11,543,041
2034 2,923,411 11,396,608
2033 2,885,991 11,252,344
2032 2,847,292 11,108,763
2031 2,808,872 10,961,050
2030 2,768,505 10,815,614
2029 2,728,467 10,675,258
2028 2,686,968 10,533,711
2027 2,645,863 10,393,227
2026 2,603,779 10,252,942
2025 2,562,651 10,113,937
2024 2,521,139 9,974,400
2023 2,480,244 9,849,000
2022 2,439,892 9,557,500
2021 2,401,441 9,371,400
2020 2,365,894 9,215,100
2019 2,332,083 9,054,000
2018 2,299,141 8,882,800
2017 2,266,747 8,713,300
2016 2,234,776 8,546,000
2015 2,203,273 8,380,100
2014 2,172,044 8,215,700
2013 2,140,682 8,059,500
2012 2,108,617 7,910,500
2011 2,073,535 7,765,800
2010 2,033,111 7,623,600
2009 1,990,673 7,485,600
2008 1,949,970 7,308,800
2007 1,911,201 7,180,100
2006 1,874,516 7,053,700
2005 1,839,877 6,930,100
2004 1,807,146 6,809,000
2003 1,775,736 6,689,700
2002 1,744,763 6,570,000
2001 1,712,254 6,439,000
2000 1,677,382 6,289,000
1999 1,641,997 6,125,000
1998 1,606,899 5,971,000
1997 1,571,691 5,836,000
1996 1,535,914 5,692,000
1995 1,498,836 5,545,000
1994 1,460,023 5,399,000
1993 1,420,115 5,261,000
1992 1,380,033 5,123,000
1991 1,341,756 4,949,000
1990 1,305,696 4,660,000
1989 1,270,274 4,518,000
1988 1,235,476 4,442,000
1987 1,199,167 4,369,000
1986 1,160,650 4,299,000
1985 1,121,945 4,233,000
1984 1,083,660 4,159,000
1983 1,046,137 4,105,000
1982 1,009,269 4,031,000
1981 969,996 3,956,000
1980 937,485 3,878,000
1979 901,742 3,786,000
1978 849,239 3,690,000
1977 799,574 3,613,000
1976 758,508 3,533,000
1975 720,380 3,455,000
1974 685,448 3,377,000
1973 652,408 3,278,000
1972 622,407 3,148,000
1971 600,481 3,069,000
1970 590,334 2,974,000
1969 587,066 2,877,000
1968 583,966 2,803,000
1967 580,933 2,745,000
1966 577,866 2,629,000
1965 574,664 2,563,000
1964 566,266 2,475,000
1963 552,966 2,379,000
1962 540,186 2,293,000
1961 527,942 2,185,000
1960 516,165 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Israel
2100 -0.13% 0.51%
2099 -0.16% 0.49%
2098 -0.14% 0.5%
2097 -0.13% 0.55%
2096 -0.11% 0.55%
2095 -0.11% 0.57%
2094 -0.1% 0.62%
2093 -0.1% 0.63%
2092 -0.11% 0.64%
2091 -0.07% 0.64%
2090 -0.02% 0.61%
2089 -0.004% 0.65%
2088 0.02% 0.68%
2087 0.01% 0.72%
2086 0.01% 0.74%
2085 0.04% 0.77%
2084 0.04% 0.76%
2083 0.05% 0.75%
2082 0.03% 0.78%
2081 0.04% 0.84%
2080 0.07% 0.82%
2079 0.12% 0.84%
2078 0.12% 0.86%
2077 0.14% 0.81%
2076 0.15% 0.83%
2075 0.15% 0.82%
2074 0.15% 0.8%
2073 0.2% 0.78%
2072 0.18% 0.86%
2071 0.19% 0.89%
2070 0.26% 0.9%
2069 0.27% 0.89%
2068 0.33% 0.9%
2067 0.33% 0.89%
2066 0.38% 0.92%
2065 0.4% 0.9%
2064 0.42% 0.97%
2063 0.47% 0.94%
2062 0.52% 0.97%
2061 0.54% 1.02%
2060 0.55% 1%
2059 0.64% 1.02%
2058 0.66% 1.05%
2057 0.66% 1.07%
2056 0.69% 1.11%
2055 0.7% 1.15%
2054 0.75% 1.13%
2053 0.79% 1.14%
2052 0.8% 1.15%
2051 0.82% 1.17%
2050 0.86% 1.18%
2049 0.9% 1.16%
2048 0.93% 1.18%
2047 0.97% 1.22%
2046 0.96% 1.22%
2045 0.96% 1.28%
2044 0.99% 1.28%
2043 0.99% 1.3%
2042 1.03% 1.29%
2041 1.05% 1.29%
2040 1.1% 1.32%
2039 1.11% 1.31%
2038 1.16% 1.31%
2037 1.19% 1.26%
2036 1.23% 1.3%
2035 1.27% 1.28%
2034 1.3% 1.28%
2033 1.36% 1.29%
2032 1.37% 1.35%
2031 1.46% 1.34%
2030 1.47% 1.31%
2029 1.54% 1.34%
2028 1.55% 1.35%
2027 1.62% 1.37%
2026 1.6% 1.37%
2025 1.65% 1.4%
2024 1.65% 1.27%
2023 1.65% 3.05%
2022 1.6% 1.99%
2021 1.5% 1.7%
2020 1.45% 1.78%
2019 1.43% 1.93%
2018 1.43% 1.95%
2017 1.43% 1.96%
2016 1.43% 1.98%
2015 1.44% 2%
2014 1.47% 1.94%
2013 1.52% 1.88%
2012 1.69% 1.86%
2011 1.99% 1.87%
2010 2.13% 1.84%
2009 2.09% 2.42%
2008 2.03% 1.79%
2007 1.96% 1.79%
2006 1.88% 1.78%
2005 1.81% 1.78%
2004 1.77% 1.78%
2003 1.78% 1.82%
2002 1.9% 2.03%
2001 2.08% 2.39%
2000 2.15% 2.68%
1999 2.18% 2.58%
1998 2.24% 2.31%
1997 2.33% 2.53%
1996 2.47% 2.65%
1995 2.66% 2.7%
1994 2.81% 2.62%
1993 2.9% 2.69%
1992 2.85% 3.52%
1991 2.76% 6.2%
1990 2.79% 3.14%
1989 2.82% 1.71%
1988 3.03% 1.67%
1987 3.32% 1.63%
1986 3.45% 1.56%
1985 3.53% 1.78%
1984 3.59% 1.32%
1983 3.65% 1.84%
1982 4.05% 1.9%
1981 3.47% 2.01%
1980 3.96% 2.43%
1979 6.18% 2.6%
1978 6.21% 2.13%
1977 5.41% 2.26%
1976 5.29% 2.26%
1975 5.1% 2.31%
1974 5.06% 3.02%
1973 4.82% 4.13%
1972 3.65% 2.57%
1971 1.72% 3.19%
1970 0.56% 3.37%
1969 0.53% 2.64%
1968 0.52% 2.11%
1967 0.53% 4.41%
1966 0.56% 2.58%
1965 1.48% 3.56%
1964 2.41% 4.04%
1963 2.37% 3.75%
1962 2.32% 4.94%
1961 2.28% 3.36%

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/israel | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Botswana Israel
Current population
2615162
10290887
Population rank 142/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +344
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 84/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 +11,466
Net migration rank 120/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 11,466
2024 - -5,778 - 10,612
2023 47,098 -6,487 131,977 9,999
2022 47,400 -7,306 129,982 50,004
2021 40,894 -4,083 134,011 16,859
2020 45,610 -11,330 128,089 16,573
2019 45,110 -11,770 135,810 16,134
2018 44,171 -11,623 140,348 15,615
2017 43,154 -10,916 138,541 14,518
2016 41,993 -10,286 136,736 24,308
2015 40,897 -9,599 134,082 29,735
2014 40,046 -8,893 133,916 25,303
2013 39,404 -7,836 129,758 17,075
2012 39,202 -6,636 128,941 16,549
2011 38,613 -1,019 125,030 10,470
2010 38,101 5,151 126,552 12,906
2009 36,671 4,960 122,015 7,269
2008 35,433 4,343 117,672 7,974
2007 33,832 3,926 111,292 9,654
2006 31,340 4,270 109,332 11,446
2005 29,385 4,283 105,338 10,975
2004 27,481 4,314 106,901 8,494
2003 26,545 4,488 106,366 6,684
2002 26,163 4,747 101,178 17,420
2001 26,112 7,991 99,160 38,643
2000 25,850 9,798 98,737 63,409
1999 25,358 9,762 94,325 78,422
1998 25,397 9,685 93,744 52,713
1997 25,738 9,597 88,707 60,297
1996 26,847 9,368 86,518 66,811
1995 28,478 9,464 82,066 61,800
1994 30,664 9,023 79,365 57,273
1993 31,691 8,441 77,337 49,345
1992 31,995 8,026 77,357 57,522
1991 32,219 4,311 73,740 153,141
1990 33,015 2,580 71,764 178,732
1989 33,756 1,495 68,674 14,192
1988 34,564 -215 71,072 1,675
1987 35,647 2,624 69,904 7,511
1986 36,203 2,558 70,073 -3,598
1985 35,966 2,683 71,538 -3,686
1984 35,530 2,393 70,703 10,933
1983 35,142 1,980 70,196 689
1982 34,859 1,751 68,931 16,563
1981 34,327 7,610 67,647 16,021
1980 33,934 -10,849 68,253 16,284
1979 32,486 15,918 68,148 15,591
1978 30,596 26,015 67,158 15,556
1977 29,009 13,708 70,092 12,747
1976 27,497 11,914 74,899 10,459
1975 25,762 11,086 70,828 11,726
1974 24,160 8,854 68,891 11,929
1973 22,449 10,615 65,560 14,310
1972 21,004 5,937 62,960 27,415
1971 19,926 -3,016 64,449 52,632
1970 19,438 -16,054 56,506 56,173
1969 19,024 -15,870 53,800 59,928
1968 18,725 -15,681 51,014 60,804
1967 18,463 -15,438 47,488 59,483
1966 18,250 -15,140 50,477 57,347
1965 18,045 -14,753 49,979 54,694
1964 17,634 -4,126 48,015 54,050
1963 17,084 -4,000 44,964 53,877
1962 16,507 -4,028 43,337 52,313
1961 16,185 -4,168 42,170 34,482
1960 15,861 -4,331 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/israel | 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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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