The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 10,224,104 in Israel.
Population statistics:
- Israel's population is 3.94 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 96th.
- 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 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Israel has grown from 6.93M to 10.2M (47.5% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 21M people in 2100 for Israel.
Botswana vs Israel: live population counter
Botswana
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Israel
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
2595266
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10224104
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 96/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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4.19 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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2.87 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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10.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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49.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +10,612 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +344 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +125,400 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 86/197 |
Botswana and Israel: population history and growth rate by year chart
Botswana
Population
Growth rate
Israel
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Botswana
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Israel
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Botswana
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Israel
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 2,114,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 2,185,000 | 2.28% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 2,293,000 | 2.32% | 4.94% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 2,379,000 | 2.37% | 3.75% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 2,475,000 | 2.41% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 2,563,000 | 1.48% | 3.56% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 2,629,000 | 0.56% | 2.58% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 2,745,000 | 0.53% | 4.41% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 2,803,000 | 0.52% | 2.11% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 2,877,000 | 0.53% | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 2,974,000 | 0.56% | 3.37% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 3,069,000 | 1.72% | 3.19% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 3,148,000 | 3.65% | 2.57% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 3,278,000 | 4.82% | 4.13% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 3,377,000 | 5.06% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 3,455,000 | 5.1% | 2.31% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 3,533,000 | 5.29% | 2.26% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 3,613,000 | 5.41% | 2.26% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 3,690,000 | 6.21% | 2.13% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 3,786,000 | 6.18% | 2.6% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 3,878,000 | 3.96% | 2.43% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 3,956,000 | 3.47% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 4,031,000 | 4.05% | 1.9% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 4,105,000 | 3.65% | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 4,159,000 | 3.59% | 1.32% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 4,233,000 | 3.53% | 1.78% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 4,299,000 | 3.45% | 1.56% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 4,369,000 | 3.32% | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 4,442,000 | 3.03% | 1.67% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 4,518,000 | 2.82% | 1.71% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 4,660,000 | 2.79% | 3.14% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 4,949,000 | 2.76% | 6.2% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 5,123,000 | 2.85% | 3.52% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 5,261,000 | 2.9% | 2.69% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 5,399,000 | 2.81% | 2.62% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 5,545,000 | 2.66% | 2.7% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 5,692,000 | 2.47% | 2.65% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 5,836,000 | 2.33% | 2.53% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 5,971,000 | 2.24% | 2.31% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 6,125,000 | 2.18% | 2.58% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 6,289,000 | 2.15% | 2.68% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 6,439,000 | 2.08% | 2.39% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 6,570,000 | 1.9% | 2.03% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 6,689,700 | 1.78% | 1.82% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 6,809,000 | 1.77% | 1.78% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 6,930,100 | 1.81% | 1.78% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 7,053,700 | 1.88% | 1.78% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 7,180,100 | 1.96% | 1.79% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 7,308,800 | 2.03% | 1.79% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 7,485,600 | 2.09% | 2.42% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 7,623,600 | 2.13% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 7,765,800 | 1.99% | 1.87% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 7,910,500 | 1.69% | 1.86% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 8,059,500 | 1.52% | 1.88% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 8,215,700 | 1.47% | 1.94% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 8,380,100 | 1.44% | 2% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 8,546,000 | 1.43% | 1.98% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 8,713,300 | 1.43% | 1.96% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 8,882,800 | 1.43% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 9,054,000 | 1.43% | 1.93% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 9,215,100 | 1.45% | 1.78% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 9,371,400 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 9,557,500 | 1.6% | 1.99% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 9,849,000 | 1.65% | 3.05% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 9,974,400 | 1.65% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 10,112,712 | 1.63% | 1.39% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 10,251,384 | 1.61% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 10,390,790 | 1.58% | 1.36% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 10,530,831 | 1.55% | 1.35% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 10,670,808 | 1.51% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 10,812,707 | 1.46% | 1.33% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 10,958,256 | 1.41% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 11,102,895 | 1.36% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 11,245,826 | 1.33% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 11,390,158 | 1.28% | 1.28% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 11,537,556 | 1.25% | 1.29% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 11,685,531 | 1.21% | 1.28% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 11,835,669 | 1.17% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 11,990,527 | 1.13% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 12,147,999 | 1.11% | 1.31% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 12,306,173 | 1.08% | 1.3% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 12,464,653 | 1.04% | 1.29% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 12,626,052 | 1.01% | 1.29% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 12,788,911 | 0.99% | 1.29% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 12,952,526 | 0.98% | 1.28% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 13,114,360 | 0.96% | 1.25% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 13,274,365 | 0.96% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 13,433,565 | 0.95% | 1.2% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 13,590,900 | 0.91% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 13,750,245 | 0.88% | 1.17% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 13,911,988 | 0.84% | 1.18% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Israel gained 1,450,000 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,844,004 (a 22% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Israel was ranked 98th in 2005 and ranked 96th 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 Israel will increase by 36.1% to 13,911,988 people and rank change from 96th to 88th.
Biggest cities by population
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Botswana
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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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Population differences between Botswana and Israel
|
Botswana
|
Israel
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 33.6 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 30.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.8:50.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 1,194 ppl/mi² |
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