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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Lithuania's population is 1.08 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Botswana vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Lithuania
2100 3,871,504 1,225,633
2099 3,876,625 1,241,510
2098 3,882,670 1,257,497
2097 3,887,985 1,273,678
2096 3,892,886 1,290,189
2095 3,897,211 1,307,275
2094 3,901,478 1,324,312
2093 3,905,541 1,341,875
2092 3,909,490 1,360,029
2091 3,913,899 1,378,546
2090 3,916,706 1,397,420
2089 3,917,351 1,416,650
2088 3,917,510 1,436,421
2087 3,916,826 1,456,324
2086 3,916,303 1,476,301
2085 3,915,785 1,496,940
2084 3,914,364 1,517,611
2083 3,912,929 1,538,569
2082 3,910,994 1,559,787
2081 3,910,013 1,581,134
2080 3,908,255 1,602,498
2079 3,905,358 1,623,820
2078 3,900,828 1,645,249
2077 3,896,126 1,666,665
2076 3,890,528 1,688,177
2075 3,884,696 1,709,720
2074 3,879,057 1,731,404
2073 3,873,259 1,752,662
2072 3,865,665 1,773,945
2071 3,858,720 1,795,473
2070 3,851,234 1,817,142
2069 3,841,316 1,839,387
2068 3,830,826 1,861,529
2067 3,818,341 1,883,928
2066 3,805,705 1,906,591
2065 3,791,211 1,929,619
2064 3,775,938 1,952,334
2063 3,760,179 1,975,020
2062 3,742,710 1,998,444
2061 3,723,346 2,021,930
2060 3,703,231 2,045,989
2059 3,682,816 2,070,233
2058 3,659,567 2,094,564
2057 3,635,514 2,118,985
2056 3,611,843 2,143,474
2055 3,587,056 2,168,085
2054 3,562,182 2,192,337
2053 3,535,732 2,216,075
2052 3,507,938 2,240,149
2051 3,479,939 2,263,905
2050 3,451,521 2,287,466
2049 3,422,143 2,310,176
2048 3,391,720 2,333,041
2047 3,360,414 2,356,291
2046 3,328,208 2,378,713
2045 3,296,489 2,401,082
2044 3,265,120 2,423,438
2043 3,233,076 2,446,634
2042 3,201,405 2,469,564
2041 3,168,873 2,492,222
2040 3,135,889 2,514,657
2039 3,101,794 2,538,036
2038 3,067,648 2,560,781
2037 3,032,620 2,583,644
2036 2,996,884 2,605,925
2035 2,960,590 2,627,752
2034 2,923,411 2,650,015
2033 2,885,991 2,671,840
2032 2,847,292 2,693,646
2031 2,808,872 2,715,491
2030 2,768,505 2,737,751
2029 2,728,467 2,760,194
2028 2,686,968 2,783,343
2027 2,645,863 2,806,651
2026 2,603,779 2,829,914
2025 2,562,651 2,872,755
2024 2,521,139 2,888,278
2023 2,480,244 2,871,585
2022 2,439,892 2,831,639
2021 2,401,441 2,808,380
2020 2,365,894 2,810,369
2019 2,332,083 2,811,089
2018 2,299,141 2,819,200
2017 2,266,747 2,842,639
2016 2,234,776 2,877,325
2015 2,203,273 2,911,109
2014 2,172,044 2,937,253
2013 2,140,682 2,961,250
2012 2,108,617 2,989,139
2011 2,073,535 3,028,115
2010 2,033,111 3,097,282
2009 1,990,673 3,162,916
2008 1,949,970 3,198,231
2007 1,911,201 3,231,294
2006 1,874,516 3,269,909
2005 1,839,877 3,322,528
2004 1,807,146 3,377,075
2003 1,775,736 3,415,213
2002 1,744,763 3,443,067
2001 1,712,254 3,470,818
2000 1,677,382 3,499,536
1999 1,641,997 3,524,238
1998 1,606,899 3,549,331
1997 1,571,691 3,575,137
1996 1,535,914 3,601,613
1995 1,498,836 3,629,102
1994 1,460,023 3,657,144
1993 1,420,115 3,682,613
1992 1,380,033 3,700,114
1991 1,341,756 3,704,134
1990 1,305,696 3,697,838
1989 1,270,274 3,684,255
1988 1,235,476 3,655,049
1987 1,199,167 3,616,367
1986 1,160,650 3,578,914
1985 1,121,945 3,544,543
1984 1,083,660 3,514,205
1983 1,046,137 3,485,192
1982 1,009,269 3,457,179
1981 969,996 3,432,947
1980 937,485 3,413,202
1979 901,742 3,397,842
1978 849,239 3,379,514
1977 799,574 3,355,036
1976 758,508 3,328,664
1975 720,380 3,301,652
1974 685,448 3,273,894
1973 652,408 3,244,438
1972 622,407 3,213,622
1971 600,481 3,179,041
1970 590,334 3,139,689
1969 587,066 3,107,321
1968 583,966 3,078,850
1967 580,933 3,044,400
1966 577,866 3,008,050
1965 574,664 2,971,450
1964 566,266 2,935,200
1963 552,966 2,898,950
1962 540,186 2,863,350
1961 527,942 2,823,550
1960 516,165 2,778,550

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th 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 32% to 3,451,521 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Lithuania
2100 -0.13% -1.28%
2099 -0.16% -1.27%
2098 -0.14% -1.27%
2097 -0.13% -1.28%
2096 -0.11% -1.31%
2095 -0.11% -1.29%
2094 -0.1% -1.31%
2093 -0.1% -1.33%
2092 -0.11% -1.34%
2091 -0.07% -1.35%
2090 -0.02% -1.36%
2089 -0.004% -1.38%
2088 0.02% -1.37%
2087 0.01% -1.35%
2086 0.01% -1.38%
2085 0.04% -1.36%
2084 0.04% -1.36%
2083 0.05% -1.36%
2082 0.03% -1.35%
2081 0.04% -1.33%
2080 0.07% -1.31%
2079 0.12% -1.3%
2078 0.12% -1.28%
2077 0.14% -1.27%
2076 0.15% -1.26%
2075 0.15% -1.25%
2074 0.15% -1.21%
2073 0.2% -1.2%
2072 0.18% -1.2%
2071 0.19% -1.19%
2070 0.26% -1.21%
2069 0.27% -1.19%
2068 0.33% -1.19%
2067 0.33% -1.19%
2066 0.38% -1.19%
2065 0.4% -1.16%
2064 0.42% -1.15%
2063 0.47% -1.17%
2062 0.52% -1.16%
2061 0.54% -1.18%
2060 0.55% -1.17%
2059 0.64% -1.16%
2058 0.66% -1.15%
2057 0.66% -1.14%
2056 0.69% -1.14%
2055 0.7% -1.11%
2054 0.75% -1.07%
2053 0.79% -1.07%
2052 0.8% -1.05%
2051 0.82% -1.03%
2050 0.86% -0.98%
2049 0.9% -0.98%
2048 0.93% -0.99%
2047 0.97% -0.94%
2046 0.96% -0.93%
2045 0.96% -0.92%
2044 0.99% -0.95%
2043 0.99% -0.93%
2042 1.03% -0.91%
2041 1.05% -0.89%
2040 1.1% -0.92%
2039 1.11% -0.89%
2038 1.16% -0.88%
2037 1.19% -0.86%
2036 1.23% -0.83%
2035 1.27% -0.84%
2034 1.3% -0.82%
2033 1.36% -0.81%
2032 1.37% -0.8%
2031 1.46% -0.81%
2030 1.47% -0.81%
2029 1.54% -0.83%
2028 1.55% -0.83%
2027 1.62% -0.82%
2026 1.6% -1.49%
2025 1.65% -0.54%
2024 1.65% 0.58%
2023 1.65% 1.41%
2022 1.6% 0.83%
2021 1.5% -0.07%
2020 1.45% -0.03%
2019 1.43% -0.29%
2018 1.43% -0.82%
2017 1.43% -1.21%
2016 1.43% -1.16%
2015 1.44% -0.89%
2014 1.47% -0.81%
2013 1.52% -0.93%
2012 1.69% -1.29%
2011 1.99% -2.23%
2010 2.13% -2.08%
2009 2.09% -1.1%
2008 2.03% -1.02%
2007 1.96% -1.18%
2006 1.88% -1.58%
2005 1.81% -1.62%
2004 1.77% -1.12%
2003 1.78% -0.81%
2002 1.9% -0.8%
2001 2.08% -0.82%
2000 2.15% -0.7%
1999 2.18% -0.71%
1998 2.24% -0.72%
1997 2.33% -0.74%
1996 2.47% -0.76%
1995 2.66% -0.77%
1994 2.81% -0.69%
1993 2.9% -0.47%
1992 2.85% -0.11%
1991 2.76% 0.17%
1990 2.79% 0.37%
1989 2.82% 0.8%
1988 3.03% 1.07%
1987 3.32% 1.05%
1986 3.45% 0.97%
1985 3.53% 0.86%
1984 3.59% 0.83%
1983 3.65% 0.81%
1982 4.05% 0.71%
1981 3.47% 0.58%
1980 3.96% 0.45%
1979 6.18% 0.54%
1978 6.21% 0.73%
1977 5.41% 0.79%
1976 5.29% 0.82%
1975 5.1% 0.85%
1974 5.06% 0.91%
1973 4.82% 0.96%
1972 3.65% 1.09%
1971 1.72% 1.25%
1970 0.56% 1.04%
1969 0.53% 0.92%
1968 0.52% 1.13%
1967 0.53% 1.21%
1966 0.56% 1.23%
1965 1.48% 1.24%
1964 2.41% 1.25%
1963 2.37% 1.24%
1962 2.32% 1.41%
1961 2.28% 1.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Botswana Lithuania
Current population
2615162
2829914
Population rank 142/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.03%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +46
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 127/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -24,618
Net migration rank 120/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -24,618
2024 - -5,778 - 2,617
2023 47,098 -6,487 -16,368 44,935
2022 47,400 -7,306 -20,671 72,100
2021 40,894 -4,083 -24,433 19,657
2020 45,610 -11,330 -19,953 19,884
2019 45,110 -11,770 -13,212 10,665
2018 44,171 -11,623 -12,686 -3,459
2017 43,154 -10,916 -12,224 -28,027
2016 41,993 -10,286 -11,509 -30,612
2015 40,897 -9,599 -11,935 -22,560
2014 40,046 -8,893 -10,868 -12,387
2013 39,404 -7,836 -12,733 -16,769
2012 39,202 -6,636 -11,060 -21,387
2011 38,613 -1,019 -10,901 -38,518
2010 38,101 5,151 -11,460 -78,887
2009 36,671 4,960 -9,805 -32,186
2008 35,433 4,343 -12,153 -16,482
2007 33,832 3,926 -15,510 -21,815
2006 31,340 4,270 -15,041 -24,730
2005 29,385 4,283 -14,287 -51,357
2004 27,481 4,314 -11,482 -32,312
2003 26,545 4,488 -10,929 -22,701
2002 26,163 4,747 -11,362 -12,627
2001 26,112 7,991 -9,024 -24,733
2000 25,850 9,798 -4,549 -16,077
1999 25,358 9,762 -3,877 -20,533
1998 25,397 9,685 -3,904 -22,002
1997 25,738 9,597 -3,218 -22,324
1996 26,847 9,368 -3,962 -23,236
1995 28,478 9,464 -3,992 -23,509
1994 30,664 9,023 -4,023 -24,104
1993 31,691 8,441 1,473 -23,949
1992 31,995 8,026 12,950 -25,175
1991 32,219 4,311 14,817 -10,744
1990 33,015 2,580 17,010 -8,840
1989 33,756 1,495 17,316 -26,985
1988 34,564 -215 19,006 38,648
1987 35,647 2,624 22,422 10,820
1986 36,203 2,558 23,978 10,177
1985 35,966 2,683 19,140 9,417
1984 35,530 2,393 18,976 8,835
1983 35,142 1,980 20,911 8,585
1982 34,859 1,751 18,323 8,163
1981 34,327 7,610 16,478 7,752
1980 33,934 -10,849 16,042 7,412
1979 32,486 15,918 16,989 6,932
1978 30,596 26,015 17,573 7,328
1977 29,009 13,708 19,124 8,964
1976 27,497 11,914 20,305 8,581
1975 25,762 11,086 20,470 8,170
1974 24,160 8,854 22,589 7,757
1973 22,449 10,615 22,712 7,327
1972 21,004 5,937 25,388 7,185
1971 19,926 -3,016 28,930 7,130
1970 19,438 -16,054 27,629 6,530
1969 19,024 -15,870 27,345 4,179
1968 18,725 -15,681 28,325 6,522
1967 18,463 -15,438 29,226 5,251
1966 18,250 -15,140 30,381 4,799
1965 18,045 -14,753 30,309 4,196
1964 17,634 -4,126 34,048 3,820
1963 17,084 -4,000 33,918 3,428
1962 16,507 -4,028 34,933 2,899
1961 16,185 -4,168 40,376 2,550
1960 15,861 -4,331 40,845 2,328

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

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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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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