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 2,603,835 people compared to 2,825,872 in Lithuania.
Population statistics:
- Lithuania's population is 1.09 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 2.6M (38.9% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.6% decline).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.22M people by 2100.
Botswana vs Lithuania: live population counter
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| Current population |
2603835
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2825872
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 140/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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31.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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25.4 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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14.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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3.35 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +2,617 |
| 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 | 128/197 |
Botswana and Lithuania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 2,778,550 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 2,823,550 | 2.28% | 1.62% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 2,863,350 | 2.32% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 2,898,950 | 2.37% | 1.24% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 2,935,200 | 2.41% | 1.25% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 2,971,450 | 1.48% | 1.24% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 3,008,050 | 0.56% | 1.23% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 3,044,400 | 0.53% | 1.21% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 3,078,850 | 0.52% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 3,107,321 | 0.53% | 0.92% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 3,139,689 | 0.56% | 1.04% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 3,179,041 | 1.72% | 1.25% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 3,213,622 | 3.65% | 1.09% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 3,244,438 | 4.82% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 3,273,894 | 5.06% | 0.91% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 3,301,652 | 5.1% | 0.85% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 3,328,664 | 5.29% | 0.82% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 3,355,036 | 5.41% | 0.79% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 3,379,514 | 6.21% | 0.73% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 3,397,842 | 6.18% | 0.54% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 3,413,202 | 3.96% | 0.45% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 3,432,947 | 3.47% | 0.58% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 3,457,179 | 4.05% | 0.71% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 3,485,192 | 3.65% | 0.81% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 3,514,205 | 3.59% | 0.83% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 3,544,543 | 3.53% | 0.86% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 3,578,914 | 3.45% | 0.97% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 3,616,367 | 3.32% | 1.05% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 3,655,049 | 3.03% | 1.07% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 3,684,255 | 2.82% | 0.8% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 3,697,838 | 2.79% | 0.37% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 3,704,134 | 2.76% | 0.17% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 3,700,114 | 2.85% | -0.11% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 3,682,613 | 2.9% | -0.47% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 3,657,144 | 2.81% | -0.69% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 3,629,102 | 2.66% | -0.77% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 3,601,613 | 2.47% | -0.76% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 3,575,137 | 2.33% | -0.74% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 3,549,331 | 2.24% | -0.72% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 3,524,238 | 2.18% | -0.71% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 3,499,536 | 2.15% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 3,470,818 | 2.08% | -0.82% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 3,443,067 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 3,415,213 | 1.78% | -0.81% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 3,377,075 | 1.77% | -1.12% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 3,322,528 | 1.81% | -1.62% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 3,269,909 | 1.88% | -1.58% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 3,231,294 | 1.96% | -1.18% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 3,198,231 | 2.03% | -1.02% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 3,162,916 | 2.09% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 3,097,282 | 2.13% | -2.08% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 3,028,115 | 1.99% | -2.23% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 2,989,139 | 1.69% | -1.29% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 2,961,250 | 1.52% | -0.93% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 2,937,253 | 1.47% | -0.81% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 2,911,109 | 1.44% | -0.89% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 2,877,325 | 1.43% | -1.16% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 2,842,639 | 1.43% | -1.21% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 2,819,200 | 1.43% | -0.82% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 2,811,089 | 1.43% | -0.29% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 2,810,369 | 1.45% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 2,808,380 | 1.5% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 2,831,639 | 1.6% | 0.83% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 2,871,585 | 1.65% | 1.41% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 2,888,278 | 1.65% | 0.58% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 2,859,019 | 1.63% | -1.01% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 2,825,872 | 1.61% | -1.16% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 2,802,522 | 1.58% | -0.83% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 2,779,241 | 1.55% | -0.83% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 2,756,374 | 1.51% | -0.82% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 2,733,965 | 1.46% | -0.81% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 2,711,850 | 1.41% | -0.81% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 2,689,971 | 1.36% | -0.81% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 2,668,091 | 1.33% | -0.81% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 2,645,992 | 1.28% | -0.83% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 2,623,885 | 1.25% | -0.84% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 2,601,771 | 1.21% | -0.84% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 2,579,132 | 1.17% | -0.87% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 2,556,278 | 1.13% | -0.89% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 2,533,153 | 1.11% | -0.9% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 2,510,186 | 1.08% | -0.91% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 2,487,576 | 1.04% | -0.9% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 2,464,721 | 1.01% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 2,441,596 | 0.99% | -0.94% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 2,418,754 | 0.98% | -0.94% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 2,396,338 | 0.96% | -0.93% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 2,373,879 | 0.96% | -0.94% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 2,350,981 | 0.95% | -0.96% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 2,327,866 | 0.91% | -0.98% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 2,305,016 | 0.88% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 2,281,808 | 0.84% | -1.01% |
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 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by -51,453 (a 1.79% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Lithuania will decrease by 19.3% to 2,281,808 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.
Biggest cities by population
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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 Lithuania
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 76.5 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 43 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 43.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 47.2:52.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 119.5 ppl/mi² |
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