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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 1.08 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Botswana vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Jamaica
2100 3,870,704 1,075,631
2099 3,875,823 1,095,039
2098 3,881,867 1,114,926
2097 3,887,181 1,135,331
2096 3,892,081 1,156,197
2095 3,896,405 1,177,632
2094 3,900,671 1,199,705
2093 3,904,733 1,222,447
2092 3,908,682 1,245,845
2091 3,913,090 1,269,943
2090 3,915,896 1,294,621
2089 3,916,540 1,319,987
2088 3,916,700 1,345,908
2087 3,916,016 1,372,420
2086 3,915,493 1,399,559
2085 3,914,975 1,427,403
2084 3,913,555 1,455,598
2083 3,912,119 1,483,973
2082 3,910,185 1,513,113
2081 3,909,204 1,542,698
2080 3,907,447 1,572,954
2079 3,904,550 1,603,471
2078 3,900,021 1,634,036
2077 3,895,321 1,665,130
2076 3,889,723 1,696,282
2075 3,883,893 1,727,653
2074 3,878,255 1,759,538
2073 3,872,458 1,791,310
2072 3,864,865 1,823,277
2071 3,857,922 1,855,059
2070 3,850,437 1,886,784
2069 3,840,521 1,918,215
2068 3,830,034 1,949,604
2067 3,817,551 1,980,685
2066 3,804,918 2,011,465
2065 3,790,427 2,042,697
2064 3,775,157 2,073,400
2063 3,759,402 2,103,669
2062 3,741,936 2,133,903
2061 3,722,576 2,163,699
2060 3,702,465 2,193,436
2059 3,682,055 2,222,680
2058 3,658,810 2,251,648
2057 3,634,762 2,279,932
2056 3,611,096 2,308,282
2055 3,586,314 2,336,168
2054 3,561,446 2,363,575
2053 3,535,001 2,390,213
2052 3,507,213 2,416,056
2051 3,479,219 2,441,297
2050 3,450,807 2,466,072
2049 3,421,435 2,490,883
2048 3,391,019 2,514,954
2047 3,359,719 2,538,499
2046 3,327,520 2,561,597
2045 3,295,807 2,583,931
2044 3,264,444 2,605,750
2043 3,232,407 2,626,741
2042 3,200,743 2,646,740
2041 3,168,217 2,665,673
2040 3,135,241 2,683,790
2039 3,101,153 2,701,261
2038 3,067,014 2,717,604
2037 3,031,993 2,733,406
2036 2,996,265 2,747,946
2035 2,959,978 2,761,103
2034 2,922,807 2,773,511
2033 2,885,394 2,784,591
2032 2,846,703 2,794,827
2031 2,808,291 2,803,535
2030 2,767,933 2,811,500
2029 2,727,903 2,818,414
2028 2,686,412 2,824,434
2027 2,645,316 2,829,732
2026 2,603,241 2,834,177
2025 2,562,122 2,837,077
2024 2,521,139 2,839,175
2023 2,480,244 2,839,786
2022 2,439,892 2,839,144
2021 2,401,441 2,837,682
2020 2,365,894 2,830,739
2019 2,332,083 2,823,271
2018 2,299,141 2,820,097
2017 2,266,747 2,815,764
2016 2,234,776 2,809,915
2015 2,203,273 2,802,534
2014 2,172,044 2,793,749
2013 2,140,682 2,783,687
2012 2,108,617 2,772,430
2011 2,073,535 2,760,494
2010 2,033,111 2,748,568
2009 1,990,673 2,736,995
2008 1,949,970 2,725,635
2007 1,911,201 2,713,800
2006 1,874,516 2,700,968
2005 1,839,877 2,687,066
2004 1,807,146 2,672,225
2003 1,775,736 2,656,623
2002 1,744,763 2,640,572
2001 1,712,254 2,624,403
2000 1,677,382 2,607,826
1999 1,641,997 2,589,795
1998 1,606,899 2,569,736
1997 1,571,691 2,547,848
1996 1,535,914 2,524,463
1995 1,498,836 2,500,151
1994 1,460,023 2,475,220
1993 1,420,115 2,449,916
1992 1,380,033 2,424,701
1991 1,341,756 2,400,869
1990 1,305,696 2,379,877
1989 1,270,274 2,361,916
1988 1,235,476 2,345,777
1987 1,199,167 2,329,813
1986 1,160,650 2,312,125
1985 1,121,945 2,290,656
1984 1,083,660 2,264,562
1983 1,046,137 2,234,832
1982 1,009,269 2,203,889
1981 969,996 2,173,818
1980 937,485 2,145,658
1979 901,742 2,119,486
1978 849,239 2,094,836
1977 799,574 2,070,657
1976 758,508 2,045,578
1975 720,380 2,018,981
1974 685,448 1,990,906
1973 652,408 1,961,219
1972 622,407 1,931,542
1971 600,481 1,903,728
1970 590,334 1,878,196
1969 587,066 1,855,127
1968 583,966 1,833,765
1967 580,933 1,812,865
1966 577,866 1,791,475
1965 574,664 1,769,192
1964 566,266 1,745,568
1963 552,966 1,721,099
1962 540,186 1,696,932
1961 527,942 1,673,261
1960 516,165 1,650,005

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 Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Jamaica
2100 -0.13% -1.77%
2099 -0.16% -1.78%
2098 -0.14% -1.8%
2097 -0.13% -1.8%
2096 -0.11% -1.82%
2095 -0.11% -1.84%
2094 -0.1% -1.86%
2093 -0.1% -1.88%
2092 -0.11% -1.9%
2091 -0.07% -1.91%
2090 -0.02% -1.92%
2089 -0.004% -1.93%
2088 0.02% -1.93%
2087 0.01% -1.94%
2086 0.01% -1.95%
2085 0.04% -1.94%
2084 0.04% -1.91%
2083 0.05% -1.93%
2082 0.03% -1.92%
2081 0.04% -1.92%
2080 0.07% -1.9%
2079 0.12% -1.87%
2078 0.12% -1.87%
2077 0.14% -1.84%
2076 0.15% -1.82%
2075 0.15% -1.81%
2074 0.15% -1.77%
2073 0.2% -1.75%
2072 0.18% -1.71%
2071 0.19% -1.68%
2070 0.26% -1.64%
2069 0.27% -1.61%
2068 0.33% -1.57%
2067 0.33% -1.53%
2066 0.38% -1.53%
2065 0.4% -1.48%
2064 0.42% -1.44%
2063 0.47% -1.42%
2062 0.52% -1.38%
2061 0.54% -1.36%
2060 0.55% -1.32%
2059 0.64% -1.29%
2058 0.66% -1.24%
2057 0.66% -1.23%
2056 0.69% -1.19%
2055 0.7% -1.16%
2054 0.75% -1.11%
2053 0.79% -1.07%
2052 0.8% -1.03%
2051 0.82% -1%
2050 0.86% -1%
2049 0.9% -0.96%
2048 0.93% -0.93%
2047 0.97% -0.9%
2046 0.96% -0.86%
2045 0.96% -0.84%
2044 0.99% -0.8%
2043 0.99% -0.76%
2042 1.03% -0.71%
2041 1.05% -0.68%
2040 1.1% -0.65%
2039 1.11% -0.6%
2038 1.16% -0.58%
2037 1.19% -0.53%
2036 1.23% -0.48%
2035 1.27% -0.45%
2034 1.3% -0.4%
2033 1.36% -0.37%
2032 1.37% -0.31%
2031 1.46% -0.28%
2030 1.47% -0.25%
2029 1.54% -0.21%
2028 1.55% -0.19%
2027 1.62% -0.16%
2026 1.6% -0.1%
2025 1.63% -0.07%
2024 1.65% -0.02%
2023 1.65% 0.02%
2022 1.6% 0.05%
2021 1.5% 0.25%
2020 1.45% 0.26%
2019 1.43% 0.11%
2018 1.43% 0.15%
2017 1.43% 0.21%
2016 1.43% 0.26%
2015 1.44% 0.31%
2014 1.47% 0.36%
2013 1.52% 0.41%
2012 1.69% 0.43%
2011 1.99% 0.43%
2010 2.13% 0.42%
2009 2.09% 0.42%
2008 2.03% 0.44%
2007 1.96% 0.48%
2006 1.88% 0.52%
2005 1.81% 0.56%
2004 1.77% 0.59%
2003 1.78% 0.61%
2002 1.9% 0.62%
2001 2.08% 0.64%
2000 2.15% 0.7%
1999 2.18% 0.78%
1998 2.24% 0.86%
1997 2.33% 0.93%
1996 2.47% 0.97%
1995 2.66% 1.01%
1994 2.81% 1.03%
1993 2.9% 1.04%
1992 2.85% 0.99%
1991 2.76% 0.88%
1990 2.79% 0.76%
1989 2.82% 0.69%
1988 3.03% 0.69%
1987 3.32% 0.77%
1986 3.45% 0.94%
1985 3.53% 1.15%
1984 3.59% 1.33%
1983 3.65% 1.4%
1982 4.05% 1.38%
1981 3.47% 1.31%
1980 3.96% 1.23%
1979 6.18% 1.18%
1978 6.21% 1.17%
1977 5.41% 1.23%
1976 5.29% 1.32%
1975 5.1% 1.41%
1974 5.06% 1.51%
1973 4.82% 1.54%
1972 3.65% 1.46%
1971 1.72% 1.36%
1970 0.56% 1.24%
1969 0.53% 1.16%
1968 0.52% 1.15%
1967 0.53% 1.19%
1966 0.56% 1.26%
1965 1.48% 1.35%
1964 2.41% 1.42%
1963 2.37% 1.42%
1962 2.32% 1.41%
1961 2.28% 1.41%

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 Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Botswana Jamaica
Current population
2624853
2834177
Population rank 142/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
8.56 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
36.3 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 -6
Annual growth/decline +40,983 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 165/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -11,053
Net migration rank 120/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -11,053
2024 46,951 -5,778 9,210 -10,506
2023 47,098 -6,487 10,072 -10,003
2022 47,400 -7,306 11,215 -10,003
2021 40,894 -4,083 6,382 -4,665
2020 45,610 -11,330 12,170 0
2019 45,110 -11,770 13,094 -10,335
2018 44,171 -11,623 13,929 -10,335
2017 43,154 -10,916 15,419 -10,335
2016 41,993 -10,286 16,944 -10,335
2015 40,897 -9,599 18,489 -10,335
2014 40,046 -8,893 19,751 -10,335
2013 39,404 -7,836 21,037 -10,335
2012 39,202 -6,636 22,320 -10,498
2011 38,613 -1,019 23,627 -11,577
2010 38,101 5,151 25,031 -13,248
2009 36,671 4,960 26,311 -14,941
2008 35,433 4,343 27,553 -16,191
2007 33,832 3,926 28,886 -16,588
2006 31,340 4,270 30,213 -16,840
2005 29,385 4,283 31,506 -17,071
2004 27,481 4,314 32,500 -17,256
2003 26,545 4,488 33,340 -17,380
2002 26,163 4,747 33,572 -17,428
2001 26,112 7,991 33,666 -17,466
2000 25,850 9,798 34,452 -17,498
1999 25,358 9,762 36,649 -17,542
1998 25,397 9,685 38,628 -17,623
1997 25,738 9,597 40,521 -17,756
1996 26,847 9,368 42,297 -18,285
1995 28,478 9,464 43,705 -19,092
1994 30,664 9,023 45,210 -19,960
1993 31,691 8,441 46,090 -20,731
1992 31,995 8,026 46,494 -21,426
1991 32,219 4,311 45,617 -23,014
1990 33,015 2,580 44,465 -25,085
1989 33,756 1,495 43,591 -27,049
1988 34,564 -215 43,978 -28,247
1987 35,647 2,624 44,155 -27,958
1986 36,203 2,558 44,520 -25,339
1985 35,966 2,683 45,122 -21,371
1984 35,530 2,393 45,644 -17,211
1983 35,142 1,980 45,095 -14,065
1982 34,859 1,751 43,816 -12,952
1981 34,327 7,610 42,898 -13,619
1980 33,934 -10,849 42,316 -15,277
1979 32,486 15,918 42,449 -17,143
1978 30,596 26,015 42,475 -18,483
1977 29,009 13,708 42,999 -18,630
1976 27,497 11,914 43,878 -18,084
1975 25,762 11,086 44,736 -17,340
1974 24,160 8,854 45,526 -16,769
1973 22,449 10,615 47,438 -16,822
1972 21,004 5,937 46,676 -17,934
1971 19,926 -3,016 47,206 -20,322
1970 19,438 -16,054 47,547 -23,371
1969 19,024 -15,870 48,258 -26,304
1968 18,725 -15,681 49,189 -28,424
1967 18,463 -15,438 50,187 -29,147
1966 18,250 -15,140 50,808 -29,065
1965 18,045 -14,753 51,423 -28,611
1964 17,634 -4,126 52,501 -28,066
1963 17,084 -4,000 52,277 -27,757
1962 16,507 -4,028 51,758 -27,936
1961 16,185 -4,168 51,931 -28,416
1960 15,861 -4,331 51,944 -28,952

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 Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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