The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 36,304,998 in Malaysia.
Population statistics:
- Malaysia's population is 14 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
- The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
- Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 25.8M to 36.3M (40.5% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.
Botswana vs Malaysia: live population counter
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| Current population |
2595266
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36304998
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 45/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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1.22 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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1.21 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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3.01 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +174,770 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +1,182 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +431,375 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 91/197 |
Botswana and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 7,956,197 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 8,164,443 | 2.28% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 8,380,172 | 2.32% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 8,602,160 | 2.37% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 8,828,406 | 2.41% | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 9,056,408 | 1.48% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 9,284,688 | 0.56% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 9,507,099 | 0.53% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 9,725,281 | 0.52% | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 9,947,597 | 0.53% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 10,178,802 | 0.56% | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 10,423,453 | 1.72% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 10,676,835 | 3.65% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 10,935,621 | 4.82% | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 11,200,906 | 5.06% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 11,471,914 | 5.1% | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 11,750,097 | 5.29% | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 12,035,713 | 5.41% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 12,328,157 | 6.21% | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 12,627,862 | 6.18% | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 12,983,363 | 3.96% | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 13,399,203 | 3.47% | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 13,832,798 | 4.05% | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 14,285,907 | 3.65% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 14,759,009 | 3.59% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 15,252,258 | 3.53% | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 15,760,419 | 3.45% | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 16,276,737 | 3.32% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 16,796,605 | 3.03% | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 17,314,997 | 2.82% | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 17,833,171 | 2.79% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 18,342,464 | 2.76% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 18,834,572 | 2.85% | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 19,322,664 | 2.9% | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 19,820,446 | 2.81% | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 20,330,599 | 2.66% | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 20,850,087 | 2.47% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 21,375,218 | 2.33% | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 21,906,713 | 2.24% | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 22,435,531 | 2.18% | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 22,967,816 | 2.15% | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 23,526,538 | 2.08% | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 24,102,477 | 1.9% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 24,679,602 | 1.78% | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 25,256,772 | 1.77% | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 25,836,071 | 1.81% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 26,417,909 | 1.88% | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 26,998,389 | 1.96% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 27,570,059 | 2.03% | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 28,124,778 | 2.09% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 28,655,776 | 2.13% | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 29,162,039 | 1.99% | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 29,662,831 | 1.69% | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 30,174,265 | 1.52% | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 30,696,137 | 1.47% | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 31,232,798 | 1.44% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 31,789,685 | 1.43% | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 32,355,644 | 1.43% | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 32,910,967 | 1.43% | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 33,440,596 | 1.43% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 33,889,558 | 1.45% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 34,282,399 | 1.5% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 34,695,493 | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 35,126,298 | 1.65% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 35,557,673 | 1.65% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 35,977,838 | 1.63% | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 36,385,119 | 1.61% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 36,785,089 | 1.58% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 37,182,773 | 1.55% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 37,574,292 | 1.51% | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 37,961,722 | 1.46% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 38,347,786 | 1.41% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 38,728,383 | 1.36% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 39,097,871 | 1.33% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 39,457,849 | 1.28% | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 39,814,834 | 1.25% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 40,166,904 | 1.21% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 40,512,289 | 1.17% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 40,853,318 | 1.13% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 41,185,892 | 1.11% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 41,509,646 | 1.08% | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 41,828,594 | 1.04% | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 42,144,474 | 1.01% | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 42,455,952 | 0.99% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 42,754,140 | 0.98% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 43,038,205 | 0.96% | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 43,313,754 | 0.96% | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 43,580,459 | 0.95% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 43,831,577 | 0.91% | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 44,065,538 | 0.88% | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 44,289,765 | 0.84% | 0.51% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,396,727 people (a 20.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 5,072,200 (a 16.2% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2005 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 22% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.
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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| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Population differences between Botswana and Malaysia
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| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 77 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 31.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 52.4:47.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 280.3 ppl/mi² |
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