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Population in Botswana compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 31,934,230 people in Ivory Coast in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 33,722,528 in Ivory Coast.

Population statistics:

  • Ivory Coast's population is 12.9 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Ivory Coast is the 50th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.41% for Ivory Coast.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.65% in Ivory Coast.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Ivory Coast has grown from 20.5M to 33.7M (64.1% growth).

Botswana vs Ivory Coast: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Ivory Coast
2100 3,871,504 104,920,371
2099 3,876,625 104,113,061
2098 3,882,670 103,291,158
2097 3,887,985 102,471,756
2096 3,892,886 101,628,301
2095 3,897,211 100,772,460
2094 3,901,478 99,898,304
2093 3,905,541 99,021,348
2092 3,909,490 98,114,023
2091 3,913,899 97,191,635
2090 3,916,706 96,263,617
2089 3,917,351 95,332,834
2088 3,917,510 94,410,464
2087 3,916,826 93,478,576
2086 3,916,303 92,531,438
2085 3,915,785 91,589,651
2084 3,914,364 90,656,883
2083 3,912,929 89,687,091
2082 3,910,994 88,713,776
2081 3,910,013 87,729,381
2080 3,908,255 86,741,632
2079 3,905,358 85,754,611
2078 3,900,828 84,755,417
2077 3,896,126 83,751,773
2076 3,890,528 82,745,768
2075 3,884,696 81,715,680
2074 3,879,057 80,699,852
2073 3,873,259 79,680,254
2072 3,865,665 78,658,967
2071 3,858,720 77,619,677
2070 3,851,234 76,578,862
2069 3,841,316 75,539,439
2068 3,830,826 74,479,930
2067 3,818,341 73,429,006
2066 3,805,705 72,362,962
2065 3,791,211 71,312,115
2064 3,775,938 70,271,852
2063 3,760,179 69,232,655
2062 3,742,710 68,207,413
2061 3,723,346 67,176,556
2060 3,703,231 66,159,709
2059 3,682,816 65,140,683
2058 3,659,567 64,110,700
2057 3,635,514 63,092,260
2056 3,611,843 62,075,281
2055 3,587,056 61,046,238
2054 3,562,182 60,014,012
2053 3,535,732 58,992,661
2052 3,507,938 57,968,005
2051 3,479,939 56,941,659
2050 3,451,521 55,918,046
2049 3,422,143 54,901,818
2048 3,391,720 53,875,709
2047 3,360,414 52,858,830
2046 3,328,208 51,844,312
2045 3,296,489 50,830,306
2044 3,265,120 49,805,598
2043 3,233,076 48,788,840
2042 3,201,405 47,784,131
2041 3,168,873 46,795,255
2040 3,135,889 45,813,266
2039 3,101,794 44,841,250
2038 3,067,648 43,881,133
2037 3,032,620 42,929,373
2036 2,996,884 41,995,248
2035 2,960,590 41,077,730
2034 2,923,411 40,171,091
2033 2,885,991 39,279,116
2032 2,847,292 38,414,277
2031 2,808,872 37,563,879
2030 2,768,505 36,733,221
2029 2,728,467 35,912,791
2028 2,686,968 35,100,748
2027 2,645,863 34,301,358
2026 2,603,779 33,507,906
2025 2,562,651 32,716,581
2024 2,521,139 31,934,230
2023 2,480,244 31,165,654
2022 2,439,892 30,395,002
2021 2,401,441 29,639,736
2020 2,365,894 28,915,449
2019 2,332,083 28,193,009
2018 2,299,141 27,464,173
2017 2,266,747 26,733,372
2016 2,234,776 25,989,405
2015 2,203,273 25,246,342
2014 2,172,044 24,527,395
2013 2,140,682 23,939,775
2012 2,108,617 23,467,078
2011 2,073,535 22,982,000
2010 2,033,111 22,488,065
2009 1,990,673 21,997,940
2008 1,949,970 21,514,439
2007 1,911,201 21,030,558
2006 1,874,516 20,546,802
2005 1,839,877 20,068,458
2004 1,807,146 19,595,000
2003 1,775,736 19,125,542
2002 1,744,763 18,654,771
2001 1,712,254 18,178,913
2000 1,677,382 17,699,004
1999 1,641,997 17,215,935
1998 1,606,899 16,663,948
1997 1,571,691 16,047,170
1996 1,535,914 15,442,312
1995 1,498,836 14,855,565
1994 1,460,023 14,287,201
1993 1,420,115 13,735,951
1992 1,380,033 13,200,310
1991 1,341,756 12,683,870
1990 1,305,696 12,189,778
1989 1,270,274 11,719,771
1988 1,235,476 11,275,189
1987 1,199,167 10,851,475
1986 1,160,650 10,440,917
1985 1,121,945 10,040,483
1984 1,083,660 9,650,516
1983 1,046,137 9,272,744
1982 1,009,269 8,907,936
1981 969,996 8,556,596
1980 937,485 8,220,714
1979 901,742 7,902,267
1978 849,239 7,603,130
1977 799,574 7,321,950
1976 758,508 7,057,958
1975 720,380 6,776,297
1974 685,448 6,474,057
1973 652,408 6,184,944
1972 622,407 5,909,716
1971 600,481 5,650,868
1970 590,334 5,411,567
1969 587,066 5,192,221
1968 583,966 4,990,021
1967 580,933 4,799,744
1966 577,866 4,617,519
1965 574,664 4,442,377
1964 566,266 4,273,952
1963 552,966 4,112,061
1962 540,186 3,956,939
1961 527,942 3,810,151
1960 516,165 3,673,666

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,733,123 people (a 29.8% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 65.8% to 55,918,046 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2100 for Ivory Coast.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Ivory Coast
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Ivory Coast
2100 -0.13% 0.78%
2099 -0.16% 0.8%
2098 -0.14% 0.8%
2097 -0.13% 0.83%
2096 -0.11% 0.85%
2095 -0.11% 0.88%
2094 -0.1% 0.89%
2093 -0.1% 0.92%
2092 -0.11% 0.95%
2091 -0.07% 0.96%
2090 -0.02% 0.98%
2089 -0.004% 0.98%
2088 0.02% 1%
2087 0.01% 1.02%
2086 0.01% 1.03%
2085 0.04% 1.03%
2084 0.04% 1.08%
2083 0.05% 1.1%
2082 0.03% 1.12%
2081 0.04% 1.14%
2080 0.07% 1.15%
2079 0.12% 1.18%
2078 0.12% 1.2%
2077 0.14% 1.22%
2076 0.15% 1.26%
2075 0.15% 1.26%
2074 0.15% 1.28%
2073 0.2% 1.3%
2072 0.18% 1.34%
2071 0.19% 1.36%
2070 0.26% 1.38%
2069 0.27% 1.42%
2068 0.33% 1.43%
2067 0.33% 1.47%
2066 0.38% 1.47%
2065 0.4% 1.48%
2064 0.42% 1.5%
2063 0.47% 1.5%
2062 0.52% 1.53%
2061 0.54% 1.54%
2060 0.55% 1.56%
2059 0.64% 1.61%
2058 0.66% 1.61%
2057 0.66% 1.64%
2056 0.69% 1.69%
2055 0.7% 1.72%
2054 0.75% 1.73%
2053 0.79% 1.77%
2052 0.8% 1.8%
2051 0.82% 1.83%
2050 0.86% 1.85%
2049 0.9% 1.9%
2048 0.93% 1.92%
2047 0.97% 1.96%
2046 0.96% 1.99%
2045 0.96% 2.06%
2044 0.99% 2.08%
2043 0.99% 2.1%
2042 1.03% 2.11%
2041 1.05% 2.14%
2040 1.1% 2.17%
2039 1.11% 2.19%
2038 1.16% 2.22%
2037 1.19% 2.22%
2036 1.23% 2.23%
2035 1.27% 2.26%
2034 1.3% 2.27%
2033 1.36% 2.25%
2032 1.37% 2.26%
2031 1.46% 2.26%
2030 1.47% 2.28%
2029 1.54% 2.31%
2028 1.55% 2.33%
2027 1.62% 2.37%
2026 1.6% 2.42%
2025 1.65% 2.45%
2024 1.65% 2.47%
2023 1.65% 2.54%
2022 1.6% 2.55%
2021 1.5% 2.5%
2020 1.45% 2.56%
2019 1.43% 2.65%
2018 1.43% 2.73%
2017 1.43% 2.86%
2016 1.43% 2.94%
2015 1.44% 2.93%
2014 1.47% 2.45%
2013 1.52% 2.01%
2012 1.69% 2.11%
2011 1.99% 2.2%
2010 2.13% 2.23%
2009 2.09% 2.25%
2008 2.03% 2.3%
2007 1.96% 2.35%
2006 1.88% 2.38%
2005 1.81% 2.42%
2004 1.77% 2.45%
2003 1.78% 2.52%
2002 1.9% 2.62%
2001 2.08% 2.71%
2000 2.15% 2.81%
1999 2.18% 3.31%
1998 2.24% 3.84%
1997 2.33% 3.92%
1996 2.47% 3.95%
1995 2.66% 3.98%
1994 2.81% 4.01%
1993 2.9% 4.06%
1992 2.85% 4.07%
1991 2.76% 4.05%
1990 2.79% 4.01%
1989 2.82% 3.94%
1988 3.03% 3.9%
1987 3.32% 3.93%
1986 3.45% 3.99%
1985 3.53% 4.04%
1984 3.59% 4.07%
1983 3.65% 4.1%
1982 4.05% 4.11%
1981 3.47% 4.09%
1980 3.96% 4.03%
1979 6.18% 3.93%
1978 6.21% 3.84%
1977 5.41% 3.74%
1976 5.29% 4.16%
1975 5.1% 4.67%
1974 5.06% 4.67%
1973 4.82% 4.66%
1972 3.65% 4.58%
1971 1.72% 4.42%
1970 0.56% 4.22%
1969 0.53% 4.05%
1968 0.52% 3.96%
1967 0.53% 3.95%
1966 0.56% 3.94%
1965 1.48% 3.94%
1964 2.41% 3.94%
1963 2.37% 3.92%
1962 2.32% 3.85%
1961 2.28% 3.72%

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/ivory-coast | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Ivory Coast's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Botswana Ivory Coast
Current population
2615162
33722528
Population rank 142/197 50/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
31.6 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,106
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +768,576
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 28/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 +11,305
Net migration rank 120/196 43/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 2,880,839
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 25/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 9%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 70/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Ivory Coast
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Ivory Coast
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 11,305
2024 - -5,778 - 7,838
2023 47,098 -6,487 758,261 6,002
2022 47,400 -7,306 750,270 26,777
2021 40,894 -4,083 732,191 1,322
2020 45,610 -11,330 727,455 -12,390
2019 45,110 -11,770 727,774 2,043
2018 44,171 -11,623 722,445 5,395
2017 43,154 -10,916 734,553 -796
2016 41,993 -10,286 735,630 18,568
2015 40,897 -9,599 731,387 522
2014 40,046 -8,893 728,978 -23,011
2013 39,404 -7,836 720,228 -250,964
2012 39,202 -6,636 708,847 -232,712
2011 38,613 -1,019 694,033 -200,010
2010 38,101 5,151 676,554 -182,689
2009 36,671 4,960 654,439 -168,027
2008 35,433 4,343 630,610 -150,037
2007 33,832 3,926 617,247 -130,079
2006 31,340 4,270 605,001 -124,651
2005 29,385 4,283 593,685 -117,342
2004 27,481 4,314 579,424 -108,869
2003 26,545 4,488 568,220 -99,880
2002 26,163 4,747 563,692 -90,503
2001 26,112 7,991 555,220 -76,679
2000 25,850 9,798 545,129 -63,843
1999 25,358 9,762 527,634 -42,777
1998 25,397 9,685 509,167 109,961
1997 25,738 9,597 489,984 124,443
1996 26,847 9,368 469,740 125,556
1995 28,478 9,464 453,719 124,501
1994 30,664 9,023 438,274 120,247
1993 31,691 8,441 430,759 113,215
1992 31,995 8,026 423,294 104,006
1991 32,219 4,311 413,354 92,228
1990 33,015 2,580 402,629 79,979
1989 33,756 1,495 390,081 67,324
1988 34,564 -215 378,575 53,187
1987 35,647 2,624 370,654 45,028
1986 36,203 2,558 357,205 48,233
1985 35,966 2,683 344,549 50,872
1984 35,530 2,393 331,910 52,594
1983 35,142 1,980 317,379 53,646
1982 34,859 1,751 305,204 53,384
1981 34,327 7,610 292,755 51,354
1980 33,934 -10,849 280,630 47,031
1979 32,486 15,918 268,875 40,355
1978 30,596 26,015 257,222 31,822
1977 29,009 13,708 250,858 22,452
1976 27,497 11,914 241,939 12,735
1975 25,762 11,086 228,883 79,766
1974 24,160 8,854 216,389 79,445
1973 22,449 10,615 203,429 78,963
1972 21,004 5,937 190,842 77,213
1971 19,926 -3,016 179,918 69,728
1970 19,438 -16,054 170,070 58,883
1969 19,024 -15,870 161,541 48,192
1968 18,725 -15,681 153,464 41,198
1967 18,463 -15,438 145,773 40,125
1966 18,250 -15,140 138,438 40,125
1965 18,045 -14,753 131,601 40,125
1964 17,634 -4,126 124,996 40,125
1963 17,084 -4,000 118,526 40,125
1962 16,507 -4,028 111,930 39,670
1961 16,185 -4,168 105,568 36,410
1960 15,861 -4,331 99,681 31,307

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/ivory-coast | 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 Ivory Coast 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,348,944 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 24,432 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 2,880,839 people or 9% in Ivory Coast.

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
Ivory Coast
City Population
Abidjan 5.62M
Bouake 740K
Korhogo 441K
Yamoussoukro 340K
Divo 295K
Gagnoa 277K
Abengourou 164K
Dabou 138K
Agboville 135K
Grand-Bassam 125K

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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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