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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 12.9 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Botswana vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Madagascar
2100 3,871,504 86,197,674
2099 3,876,625 85,808,382
2098 3,882,670 85,404,097
2097 3,887,985 84,987,607
2096 3,892,886 84,559,113
2095 3,897,211 84,119,392
2094 3,901,478 83,665,834
2093 3,905,541 83,200,140
2092 3,909,490 82,723,075
2091 3,913,899 82,233,465
2090 3,916,706 81,734,626
2089 3,917,351 81,223,857
2088 3,917,510 80,700,261
2087 3,916,826 80,164,903
2086 3,916,303 79,619,760
2085 3,915,785 79,064,003
2084 3,914,364 78,499,094
2083 3,912,929 77,922,946
2082 3,910,994 77,337,305
2081 3,910,013 76,740,524
2080 3,908,255 76,133,028
2079 3,905,358 75,513,518
2078 3,900,828 74,881,435
2077 3,896,126 74,236,865
2076 3,890,528 73,582,256
2075 3,884,696 72,914,884
2074 3,879,057 72,235,202
2073 3,873,259 71,545,378
2072 3,865,665 70,843,401
2071 3,858,720 70,130,366
2070 3,851,234 69,409,326
2069 3,841,316 68,677,859
2068 3,830,826 67,936,195
2067 3,818,341 67,185,066
2066 3,805,705 66,425,210
2065 3,791,211 65,658,016
2064 3,775,938 64,881,253
2063 3,760,179 64,097,223
2062 3,742,710 63,305,402
2061 3,723,346 62,506,578
2060 3,703,231 61,701,267
2059 3,682,816 60,889,495
2058 3,659,567 60,073,702
2057 3,635,514 59,254,008
2056 3,611,843 58,428,653
2055 3,587,056 57,600,579
2054 3,562,182 56,769,869
2053 3,535,732 55,935,411
2052 3,507,938 55,097,962
2051 3,479,939 54,258,057
2050 3,451,521 53,415,029
2049 3,422,143 52,570,680
2048 3,391,720 51,725,320
2047 3,360,414 50,879,659
2046 3,328,208 50,033,785
2045 3,296,489 49,188,703
2044 3,265,120 48,344,009
2043 3,233,076 47,499,657
2042 3,201,405 46,656,643
2041 3,168,873 45,815,621
2040 3,135,889 44,976,152
2039 3,101,794 44,140,155
2038 3,067,648 43,305,683
2037 3,032,620 42,474,372
2036 2,996,884 41,645,556
2035 2,960,590 40,819,415
2034 2,923,411 39,997,842
2033 2,885,991 39,178,430
2032 2,847,292 38,361,932
2031 2,808,872 37,547,484
2030 2,768,505 36,737,238
2029 2,728,467 35,930,925
2028 2,686,968 35,128,136
2027 2,645,863 34,329,429
2026 2,603,779 33,535,391
2025 2,562,651 32,747,552
2024 2,521,139 31,964,956
2023 2,480,244 31,195,932
2022 2,439,892 30,437,261
2021 2,401,441 29,691,083
2020 2,365,894 28,953,556
2019 2,332,083 28,219,554
2018 2,299,141 27,494,926
2017 2,266,747 26,788,375
2016 2,234,776 26,099,952
2015 2,203,273 25,426,702
2014 2,172,044 24,764,348
2013 2,140,682 24,109,290
2012 2,108,617 23,462,438
2011 2,073,535 22,822,300
2010 2,033,111 22,183,340
2009 1,990,673 21,547,280
2008 1,949,970 20,923,840
2007 1,911,201 20,318,583
2006 1,874,516 19,730,909
2005 1,839,877 19,159,707
2004 1,807,146 18,606,608
2003 1,775,736 18,071,854
2002 1,744,763 17,549,913
2001 1,712,254 17,032,939
2000 1,677,382 16,516,338
1999 1,641,997 16,000,506
1998 1,606,899 15,489,364
1997 1,571,691 14,990,814
1996 1,535,914 14,510,711
1995 1,498,836 14,051,275
1994 1,460,023 13,613,850
1993 1,420,115 13,197,345
1992 1,380,033 12,800,870
1991 1,341,756 12,421,412
1990 1,305,696 12,055,639
1989 1,270,274 11,704,998
1988 1,235,476 11,369,462
1987 1,199,167 11,047,291
1986 1,160,650 10,736,857
1985 1,121,945 10,433,142
1984 1,083,660 10,134,550
1983 1,046,137 9,843,044
1982 1,009,269 9,557,671
1981 969,996 9,279,011
1980 937,485 9,006,032
1979 901,742 8,737,581
1978 849,239 8,475,864
1977 799,574 8,222,240
1976 758,508 7,976,831
1975 720,380 7,739,336
1974 685,448 7,509,726
1973 652,408 7,288,048
1972 622,407 7,074,398
1971 600,481 6,868,868
1970 590,334 6,672,003
1969 587,066 6,484,716
1968 583,966 6,306,493
1967 580,933 6,136,486
1966 577,866 5,974,279
1965 574,664 5,819,116
1964 566,266 5,669,863
1963 552,966 5,525,185
1962 540,186 5,384,150
1961 527,942 5,246,158
1960 516,165 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Madagascar
2100 -0.13% 0.45%
2099 -0.16% 0.47%
2098 -0.14% 0.49%
2097 -0.13% 0.51%
2096 -0.11% 0.52%
2095 -0.11% 0.54%
2094 -0.1% 0.56%
2093 -0.1% 0.58%
2092 -0.11% 0.6%
2091 -0.07% 0.61%
2090 -0.02% 0.63%
2089 -0.004% 0.65%
2088 0.02% 0.67%
2087 0.01% 0.68%
2086 0.01% 0.7%
2085 0.04% 0.72%
2084 0.04% 0.74%
2083 0.05% 0.76%
2082 0.03% 0.78%
2081 0.04% 0.8%
2080 0.07% 0.82%
2079 0.12% 0.84%
2078 0.12% 0.87%
2077 0.14% 0.89%
2076 0.15% 0.92%
2075 0.15% 0.94%
2074 0.15% 0.96%
2073 0.2% 0.99%
2072 0.18% 1.02%
2071 0.19% 1.04%
2070 0.26% 1.07%
2069 0.27% 1.09%
2068 0.33% 1.12%
2067 0.33% 1.14%
2066 0.38% 1.17%
2065 0.4% 1.2%
2064 0.42% 1.22%
2063 0.47% 1.25%
2062 0.52% 1.28%
2061 0.54% 1.31%
2060 0.55% 1.33%
2059 0.64% 1.36%
2058 0.66% 1.38%
2057 0.66% 1.41%
2056 0.69% 1.44%
2055 0.7% 1.46%
2054 0.75% 1.49%
2053 0.79% 1.52%
2052 0.8% 1.55%
2051 0.82% 1.58%
2050 0.86% 1.61%
2049 0.9% 1.63%
2048 0.93% 1.66%
2047 0.97% 1.69%
2046 0.96% 1.72%
2045 0.96% 1.75%
2044 0.99% 1.78%
2043 0.99% 1.81%
2042 1.03% 1.84%
2041 1.05% 1.87%
2040 1.1% 1.89%
2039 1.11% 1.93%
2038 1.16% 1.96%
2037 1.19% 1.99%
2036 1.23% 2.02%
2035 1.27% 2.05%
2034 1.3% 2.09%
2033 1.36% 2.13%
2032 1.37% 2.17%
2031 1.46% 2.21%
2030 1.47% 2.24%
2029 1.54% 2.29%
2028 1.55% 2.33%
2027 1.62% 2.37%
2026 1.6% 2.41%
2025 1.65% 2.45%
2024 1.65% 2.47%
2023 1.65% 2.49%
2022 1.6% 2.51%
2021 1.5% 2.55%
2020 1.45% 2.6%
2019 1.43% 2.64%
2018 1.43% 2.64%
2017 1.43% 2.64%
2016 1.43% 2.65%
2015 1.44% 2.67%
2014 1.47% 2.72%
2013 1.52% 2.76%
2012 1.69% 2.8%
2011 1.99% 2.88%
2010 2.13% 2.95%
2009 2.09% 2.98%
2008 2.03% 2.98%
2007 1.96% 2.98%
2006 1.88% 2.98%
2005 1.81% 2.97%
2004 1.77% 2.96%
2003 1.78% 2.97%
2002 1.9% 3.04%
2001 2.08% 3.13%
2000 2.15% 3.22%
1999 2.18% 3.3%
1998 2.24% 3.33%
1997 2.33% 3.31%
1996 2.47% 3.27%
1995 2.66% 3.21%
1994 2.81% 3.16%
1993 2.9% 3.1%
1992 2.85% 3.05%
1991 2.76% 3.03%
1990 2.79% 3%
1989 2.82% 2.95%
1988 3.03% 2.92%
1987 3.32% 2.89%
1986 3.45% 2.91%
1985 3.53% 2.95%
1984 3.59% 2.96%
1983 3.65% 2.99%
1982 4.05% 3%
1981 3.47% 3.03%
1980 3.96% 3.07%
1979 6.18% 3.09%
1978 6.21% 3.08%
1977 5.41% 3.08%
1976 5.29% 3.07%
1975 5.1% 3.06%
1974 5.06% 3.04%
1973 4.82% 3.02%
1972 3.65% 2.99%
1971 1.72% 2.95%
1970 0.56% 2.89%
1969 0.53% 2.83%
1968 0.52% 2.77%
1967 0.53% 2.72%
1966 0.56% 2.67%
1965 1.48% 2.63%
1964 2.41% 2.62%
1963 2.37% 2.62%
1962 2.32% 2.63%
1961 2.28% 2.64%

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/madagascar | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Botswana Madagascar
Current population
2615162
33750171
Population rank 142/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 29/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -5,665 -2,227
Net migration rank 120/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -2,227
2024 - -5,778 - -1,795
2023 47,098 -6,487 766,391 -1,487
2022 47,400 -7,306 753,931 -1,487
2021 40,894 -4,083 741,416 -1,480
2020 45,610 -11,330 736,607 -1,480
2019 45,110 -11,770 735,853 -2,976
2018 44,171 -11,623 719,267 -2,887
2017 43,154 -10,916 699,498 -2,784
2016 41,993 -10,286 682,801 -2,687
2015 40,897 -9,599 668,977 -2,594
2014 40,046 -8,893 660,837 -2,522
2013 39,404 -7,836 654,230 -2,445
2012 39,202 -6,636 644,255 -2,334
2011 38,613 -1,019 640,577 -2,219
2010 38,101 5,151 641,543 -1,979
2009 36,671 4,960 634,008 -1,429
2008 35,433 4,343 615,580 -1,255
2007 33,832 3,926 597,772 -1,563
2006 31,340 4,270 581,489 -2,336
2005 29,385 4,283 568,143 -4,869
2004 27,481 4,314 556,319 -13,393
2003 26,545 4,488 544,903 -18,345
2002 26,163 4,747 535,518 -18,209
2001 26,112 7,991 529,656 -13,014
2000 25,850 9,798 520,860 -4,298
1999 25,358 9,762 516,976 -1,891
1998 25,397 9,685 508,408 -1,222
1997 25,738 9,597 490,905 -986
1996 26,847 9,368 471,453 -1,161
1995 28,478 9,464 450,259 -1,670
1994 30,664 9,023 428,169 -1,905
1993 31,691 8,441 408,801 -2,063
1992 31,995 8,026 388,430 -2,216
1991 32,219 4,311 375,040 -2,330
1990 33,015 2,580 360,621 -1,777
1989 33,756 1,495 344,279 -1,848
1988 34,564 -215 330,510 -1,883
1987 35,647 2,624 317,621 -1,896
1986 36,203 2,558 307,074 -1,914
1985 35,966 2,683 304,199 -1,947
1984 35,530 2,393 296,892 -1,965
1983 35,142 1,980 290,085 -1,979
1982 34,859 1,751 284,733 -2,093
1981 34,327 7,610 277,535 -2,864
1980 33,934 -10,849 275,287 -4,005
1979 32,486 15,918 270,752 -5,126
1978 30,596 26,015 263,684 -5,874
1977 29,009 13,708 255,399 -5,957
1976 27,497 11,914 247,026 -5,655
1975 25,762 11,086 238,774 -5,173
1974 24,160 8,854 230,233 -4,607
1973 22,449 10,615 221,768 -4,037
1972 21,004 5,937 213,138 -3,583
1971 19,926 -3,016 204,617 -3,118
1970 19,438 -16,054 194,889 -2,658
1969 19,024 -15,870 184,562 -2,216
1968 18,725 -15,681 175,869 -1,766
1967 18,463 -15,438 167,287 -1,383
1966 18,250 -15,140 159,483 -964
1965 18,045 -14,753 152,362 -550
1964 17,634 -4,126 146,894 -204
1963 17,084 -4,000 142,666 0
1962 16,507 -4,028 139,412 0
1961 16,185 -4,168 136,578 0
1960 15,861 -4,331 133,684 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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