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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 50.9 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Botswana vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Mexico
2100 3,870,704 131,158,772
2099 3,875,823 131,919,278
2098 3,881,867 132,676,226
2097 3,887,181 133,430,730
2096 3,892,081 134,179,811
2095 3,896,405 134,924,667
2094 3,900,671 135,662,399
2093 3,904,733 136,390,414
2092 3,908,682 137,102,695
2091 3,913,090 137,808,909
2090 3,915,896 138,501,995
2089 3,916,540 139,183,536
2088 3,916,700 139,849,476
2087 3,916,016 140,504,916
2086 3,915,493 141,148,688
2085 3,914,975 141,779,696
2084 3,913,555 142,390,038
2083 3,912,119 142,983,168
2082 3,910,185 143,553,646
2081 3,909,204 144,112,618
2080 3,907,447 144,651,130
2079 3,904,550 145,168,756
2078 3,900,021 145,664,735
2077 3,895,321 146,138,472
2076 3,889,723 146,589,999
2075 3,883,893 147,020,176
2074 3,878,255 147,428,934
2073 3,872,458 147,814,398
2072 3,864,865 148,174,180
2071 3,857,922 148,507,034
2070 3,850,437 148,821,087
2069 3,840,521 149,107,578
2068 3,830,034 149,368,537
2067 3,817,551 149,603,163
2066 3,804,918 149,814,864
2065 3,790,427 150,001,973
2064 3,775,157 150,160,667
2063 3,759,402 150,292,498
2062 3,741,936 150,396,857
2061 3,722,576 150,474,868
2060 3,702,465 150,528,257
2059 3,682,055 150,549,825
2058 3,658,810 150,541,650
2057 3,634,762 150,507,950
2056 3,611,096 150,447,865
2055 3,586,314 150,356,976
2054 3,561,446 150,235,899
2053 3,535,001 150,083,305
2052 3,507,213 149,896,641
2051 3,479,219 149,677,830
2050 3,450,807 149,423,583
2049 3,421,435 149,138,900
2048 3,391,019 148,809,771
2047 3,359,719 148,451,951
2046 3,327,520 148,054,747
2045 3,295,807 147,620,456
2044 3,264,444 147,146,325
2043 3,232,407 146,641,077
2042 3,200,743 146,096,981
2041 3,168,217 145,517,171
2040 3,135,241 144,905,265
2039 3,101,153 144,260,027
2038 3,067,014 143,575,746
2037 3,031,993 142,857,009
2036 2,996,265 142,113,069
2035 2,959,978 141,334,167
2034 2,922,807 140,529,082
2033 2,885,394 139,687,630
2032 2,846,703 138,818,384
2031 2,808,291 137,922,237
2030 2,767,933 136,998,375
2029 2,727,903 136,046,964
2028 2,686,412 135,066,178
2027 2,645,316 134,056,943
2026 2,603,241 133,017,798
2025 2,562,122 131,946,900
2024 2,521,139 130,861,007
2023 2,480,244 129,739,759
2022 2,439,892 128,613,117
2021 2,401,441 127,648,148
2020 2,365,894 126,799,054
2019 2,332,083 125,762,982
2018 2,299,141 124,573,711
2017 2,266,747 123,400,057
2016 2,234,776 122,251,351
2015 2,203,273 121,072,306
2014 2,172,044 119,784,261
2013 2,140,682 118,343,573
2012 2,108,617 116,818,208
2011 2,073,535 115,243,504
2010 2,033,111 113,623,895
2009 1,990,673 111,999,721
2008 1,949,970 110,374,288
2007 1,911,201 108,774,360
2006 1,874,516 107,253,666
2005 1,839,877 105,811,504
2004 1,807,146 104,394,131
2003 1,775,736 102,978,515
2002 1,744,763 101,548,624
2001 1,712,254 100,099,099
2000 1,677,382 98,625,552
1999 1,641,997 97,115,707
1998 1,606,899 95,575,245
1997 1,571,691 94,021,207
1996 1,535,914 92,452,702
1995 1,498,836 90,862,455
1994 1,460,023 89,259,205
1993 1,420,115 87,653,807
1992 1,380,033 86,044,809
1991 1,341,756 84,430,572
1990 1,305,696 82,820,170
1989 1,270,274 81,247,182
1988 1,235,476 79,695,531
1987 1,199,167 78,136,651
1986 1,160,650 76,585,637
1985 1,121,945 75,043,414
1984 1,083,660 73,506,846
1983 1,046,137 71,971,240
1982 1,009,269 70,433,260
1981 969,996 68,892,108
1980 937,485 67,300,334
1979 901,742 65,648,865
1978 849,239 63,979,046
1977 799,574 62,308,493
1976 758,508 60,645,512
1975 720,380 58,982,400
1974 685,448 57,320,149
1973 652,408 55,667,284
1972 622,407 54,030,168
1971 600,481 52,412,558
1970 590,334 50,814,953
1969 587,066 49,233,194
1968 583,966 47,668,303
1967 580,933 46,129,608
1966 577,866 44,629,106
1965 574,664 43,174,477
1964 566,266 41,772,049
1963 552,966 40,424,065
1962 540,186 39,129,200
1961 527,942 37,890,118
1960 516,165 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Mexico
2100 -0.13% -0.58%
2099 -0.16% -0.57%
2098 -0.14% -0.57%
2097 -0.13% -0.56%
2096 -0.11% -0.55%
2095 -0.11% -0.54%
2094 -0.1% -0.53%
2093 -0.1% -0.52%
2092 -0.11% -0.51%
2091 -0.07% -0.5%
2090 -0.02% -0.49%
2089 -0.004% -0.48%
2088 0.02% -0.47%
2087 0.01% -0.46%
2086 0.01% -0.45%
2085 0.04% -0.43%
2084 0.04% -0.41%
2083 0.05% -0.4%
2082 0.03% -0.39%
2081 0.04% -0.37%
2080 0.07% -0.36%
2079 0.12% -0.34%
2078 0.12% -0.32%
2077 0.14% -0.31%
2076 0.15% -0.29%
2075 0.15% -0.28%
2074 0.15% -0.26%
2073 0.2% -0.24%
2072 0.18% -0.22%
2071 0.19% -0.21%
2070 0.26% -0.19%
2069 0.27% -0.17%
2068 0.33% -0.16%
2067 0.33% -0.14%
2066 0.38% -0.12%
2065 0.4% -0.11%
2064 0.42% -0.09%
2063 0.47% -0.07%
2062 0.52% -0.05%
2061 0.54% -0.04%
2060 0.55% -0.01%
2059 0.64% 0.005%
2058 0.66% 0.02%
2057 0.66% 0.04%
2056 0.69% 0.06%
2055 0.7% 0.08%
2054 0.75% 0.1%
2053 0.79% 0.12%
2052 0.8% 0.15%
2051 0.82% 0.17%
2050 0.86% 0.19%
2049 0.9% 0.22%
2048 0.93% 0.24%
2047 0.97% 0.27%
2046 0.96% 0.29%
2045 0.96% 0.32%
2044 0.99% 0.34%
2043 0.99% 0.37%
2042 1.03% 0.4%
2041 1.05% 0.42%
2040 1.1% 0.45%
2039 1.11% 0.48%
2038 1.16% 0.5%
2037 1.19% 0.52%
2036 1.23% 0.55%
2035 1.27% 0.57%
2034 1.3% 0.6%
2033 1.36% 0.63%
2032 1.37% 0.65%
2031 1.46% 0.67%
2030 1.47% 0.7%
2029 1.54% 0.73%
2028 1.55% 0.75%
2027 1.62% 0.78%
2026 1.6% 0.81%
2025 1.63% 0.83%
2024 1.65% 0.86%
2023 1.65% 0.88%
2022 1.6% 0.76%
2021 1.5% 0.67%
2020 1.45% 0.82%
2019 1.43% 0.95%
2018 1.43% 0.95%
2017 1.43% 0.94%
2016 1.43% 0.97%
2015 1.44% 1.08%
2014 1.47% 1.22%
2013 1.52% 1.31%
2012 1.69% 1.37%
2011 1.99% 1.43%
2010 2.13% 1.45%
2009 2.09% 1.47%
2008 2.03% 1.47%
2007 1.96% 1.42%
2006 1.88% 1.36%
2005 1.81% 1.36%
2004 1.77% 1.37%
2003 1.78% 1.41%
2002 1.9% 1.45%
2001 2.08% 1.49%
2000 2.15% 1.55%
1999 2.18% 1.61%
1998 2.24% 1.65%
1997 2.33% 1.7%
1996 2.47% 1.75%
1995 2.66% 1.8%
1994 2.81% 1.83%
1993 2.9% 1.87%
1992 2.85% 1.91%
1991 2.76% 1.94%
1990 2.79% 1.94%
1989 2.82% 1.95%
1988 3.03% 2%
1987 3.32% 2.03%
1986 3.45% 2.06%
1985 3.53% 2.09%
1984 3.59% 2.13%
1983 3.65% 2.18%
1982 4.05% 2.24%
1981 3.47% 2.37%
1980 3.96% 2.52%
1979 6.18% 2.61%
1978 6.21% 2.68%
1977 5.41% 2.74%
1976 5.29% 2.82%
1975 5.1% 2.9%
1974 5.06% 2.97%
1973 4.82% 3.03%
1972 3.65% 3.09%
1971 1.72% 3.14%
1970 0.56% 3.21%
1969 0.53% 3.28%
1968 0.52% 3.34%
1967 0.53% 3.36%
1966 0.56% 3.37%
1965 1.48% 3.36%
1964 2.41% 3.33%
1963 2.37% 3.31%
1962 2.32% 3.27%
1961 2.28% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/mexico | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Botswana Mexico
Current population
2624853
133551566
Population rank 142/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 109/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -108,037
Net migration rank 120/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -108,037
2024 46,951 -5,778 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 40,894 -4,083 936,682 -122,791
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 43,154 -10,916 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 41,993 -10,286 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 40,897 -9,599 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 40,046 -8,893 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 39,404 -7,836 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 39,202 -6,636 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 38,613 -1,019 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 38,101 5,151 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 36,671 4,960 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 35,433 4,343 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 33,832 3,926 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 31,340 4,270 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 29,385 4,283 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 27,481 4,314 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 26,545 4,488 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 26,163 4,747 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 26,112 7,991 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 25,850 9,798 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 25,358 9,762 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 25,397 9,685 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 25,738 9,597 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 26,847 9,368 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 28,478 9,464 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 30,664 9,023 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 31,691 8,441 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 31,995 8,026 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 32,219 4,311 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 33,015 2,580 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 33,756 1,495 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 34,564 -215 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 35,647 2,624 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 36,203 2,558 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 35,966 2,683 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 35,530 2,393 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 35,142 1,980 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 34,859 1,751 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 34,327 7,610 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 33,934 -10,849 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 32,486 15,918 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 30,596 26,015 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 29,009 13,708 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 27,497 11,914 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 25,762 11,086 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 24,160 8,854 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 22,449 10,615 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 21,004 5,937 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 19,926 -3,016 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 19,438 -16,054 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 19,024 -15,870 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 18,725 -15,681 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 18,463 -15,438 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 18,250 -15,140 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 18,045 -14,753 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 17,634 -4,126 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 17,084 -4,000 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 16,507 -4,028 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 16,185 -4,168 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 15,861 -4,331 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Botswana is from natural causes (a gain of 443,278 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,178 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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