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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 20,592,571 people in Kazakhstan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 21,036,432 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 8.11 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.25% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.46% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16M to 21M (31.7% growth).
  • Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 33.7M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Botswana vs Kazakhstan: live population counter

Botswana Kazakhstan
Current population
2595266
21036432
Population rank 143/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
2 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
1.28 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
3.85 minutes
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.19 hours
Annual migration change -5,778 -7,368
Daily growth/decline +112 +719
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +262,467
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +1.29%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 84/197

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

Botswana
Population

Growth rate
Kazakhstan
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Botswana Kazakhstan Botswana Kazakhstan
1960 516,165 9,429,981 - -
1961 527,942 9,742,085 2.28% 3.31%
1962 540,186 10,058,928 2.32% 3.25%
1963 552,966 10,377,466 2.37% 3.17%
1964 566,266 10,690,309 2.41% 3.01%
1965 574,664 10,993,183 1.48% 2.83%
1966 577,866 11,288,989 0.56% 2.69%
1967 580,933 11,584,428 0.53% 2.62%
1968 583,966 11,879,182 0.52% 2.54%
1969 587,066 12,156,212 0.53% 2.33%
1970 590,334 12,419,057 0.56% 2.16%
1971 600,481 12,684,813 1.72% 2.14%
1972 622,407 12,951,798 3.65% 2.1%
1973 652,408 13,208,121 4.82% 1.98%
1974 685,448 13,454,570 5.06% 1.87%
1975 720,380 13,700,843 5.1% 1.83%
1976 758,508 13,998,738 5.29% 2.17%
1977 799,574 14,353,265 5.41% 2.53%
1978 849,239 14,711,497 6.21% 2.5%
1979 901,742 14,978,696 6.18% 1.82%
1980 937,485 15,152,949 3.96% 1.16%
1981 969,996 15,323,082 3.47% 1.12%
1982 1,009,269 15,492,595 4.05% 1.11%
1983 1,046,137 15,665,551 3.65% 1.12%
1984 1,083,660 15,844,621 3.59% 1.14%
1985 1,121,945 16,031,090 3.53% 1.18%
1986 1,160,650 16,262,702 3.45% 1.44%
1987 1,199,167 16,527,715 3.32% 1.63%
1988 1,235,476 16,781,168 3.03% 1.53%
1989 1,270,274 16,997,013 2.82% 1.29%
1990 1,305,696 17,154,054 2.79% 0.92%
1991 1,341,756 17,278,600 2.76% 0.73%
1992 1,380,033 17,332,625 2.85% 0.31%
1993 1,420,115 17,274,487 2.9% -0.34%
1994 1,460,023 17,043,771 2.81% -1.34%
1995 1,498,836 16,730,536 2.66% -1.84%
1996 1,535,914 16,416,027 2.47% -1.88%
1997 1,571,691 16,043,251 2.33% -2.27%
1998 1,606,899 15,647,785 2.24% -2.46%
1999 1,641,997 15,455,874 2.18% -1.23%
2000 1,677,382 15,501,103 2.15% 0.29%
2001 1,712,254 15,575,550 2.08% 0.48%
2002 1,744,763 15,656,677 1.9% 0.52%
2003 1,775,736 15,747,380 1.78% 0.58%
2004 1,807,146 15,850,159 1.77% 0.65%
2005 1,839,877 15,968,117 1.81% 0.74%
2006 1,874,516 16,103,716 1.88% 0.85%
2007 1,911,201 16,257,214 1.96% 0.95%
2008 1,949,970 16,426,525 2.03% 1.04%
2009 1,990,673 16,619,846 2.09% 1.18%
2010 2,033,111 16,836,810 2.13% 1.31%
2011 2,073,535 17,066,002 1.99% 1.36%
2012 2,108,617 17,306,106 1.69% 1.41%
2013 2,140,682 17,556,502 1.52% 1.45%
2014 2,172,044 17,816,285 1.47% 1.48%
2015 2,203,273 18,084,169 1.44% 1.5%
2016 2,234,776 18,363,600 1.43% 1.55%
2017 2,266,747 18,651,931 1.43% 1.57%
2018 2,299,141 18,932,727 1.43% 1.51%
2019 2,332,083 19,209,555 1.43% 1.46%
2020 2,365,894 19,482,117 1.45% 1.42%
2021 2,401,441 19,743,603 1.5% 1.34%
2022 2,439,892 20,034,609 1.6% 1.47%
2023 2,480,244 20,330,104 1.65% 1.47%
2024 2,521,139 20,592,571 1.65% 1.29%
2025 2,562,118 20,843,753 1.63% 1.22%
2026 2,603,385 21,083,619 1.61% 1.15%
2027 2,644,640 21,316,177 1.58% 1.1%
2028 2,685,602 21,547,638 1.55% 1.09%
2029 2,726,042 21,777,008 1.51% 1.06%
2030 2,765,913 22,003,192 1.46% 1.04%
2031 2,804,987 22,227,045 1.41% 1.02%
2032 2,843,228 22,452,639 1.36% 1.01%
2033 2,880,982 22,679,377 1.33% 1.01%
2034 2,917,972 22,903,209 1.28% 0.99%
2035 2,954,411 23,125,951 1.25% 0.97%
2036 2,990,130 23,349,072 1.21% 0.96%
2037 3,025,222 23,571,233 1.17% 0.95%
2038 3,059,525 23,793,387 1.13% 0.94%
2039 3,093,371 24,017,887 1.11% 0.94%
2040 3,126,637 24,246,822 1.08% 0.95%
2041 3,159,130 24,477,612 1.04% 0.95%
2042 3,190,968 24,707,974 1.01% 0.94%
2043 3,222,560 24,941,020 0.99% 0.94%
2044 3,254,012 25,175,225 0.98% 0.94%
2045 3,285,297 25,409,749 0.96% 0.93%
2046 3,316,997 25,642,870 0.96% 0.92%
2047 3,348,491 25,875,743 0.95% 0.91%
2048 3,379,103 26,106,834 0.91% 0.89%
2049 3,408,763 26,328,898 0.88% 0.85%
2050 3,437,424 26,544,261 0.84% 0.82%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,116,052 people (a 13.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,952,263 (a 16.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2005 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 26.2% to 26,544,261 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

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