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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 51 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 +1.5% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Botswana vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Mexico
2100 3,871,504 131,182,639
2099 3,876,625 131,943,283
2098 3,882,670 132,700,369
2097 3,887,985 133,455,010
2096 3,892,886 134,204,227
2095 3,897,211 134,949,218
2094 3,901,478 135,687,085
2093 3,905,541 136,415,232
2092 3,909,490 137,127,644
2091 3,913,899 137,833,985
2090 3,916,706 138,527,198
2089 3,917,351 139,208,862
2088 3,917,510 139,874,924
2087 3,916,826 140,530,483
2086 3,916,303 141,174,372
2085 3,915,785 141,805,496
2084 3,914,364 142,415,948
2083 3,912,929 143,009,187
2082 3,910,994 143,579,768
2081 3,910,013 144,138,842
2080 3,908,255 144,677,451
2079 3,905,358 145,195,172
2078 3,900,828 145,691,242
2077 3,896,126 146,165,064
2076 3,890,528 146,616,674
2075 3,884,696 147,046,928
2074 3,879,057 147,455,761
2073 3,873,259 147,841,295
2072 3,865,665 148,201,143
2071 3,858,720 148,534,057
2070 3,851,234 148,848,168
2069 3,841,316 149,134,711
2068 3,830,826 149,395,717
2067 3,818,341 149,630,386
2066 3,805,705 149,842,125
2065 3,791,211 150,029,268
2064 3,775,938 150,187,992
2063 3,760,179 150,319,846
2062 3,742,710 150,424,224
2061 3,723,346 150,502,250
2060 3,703,231 150,555,648
2059 3,682,816 150,577,220
2058 3,659,567 150,569,044
2057 3,635,514 150,535,337
2056 3,611,843 150,475,242
2055 3,587,056 150,384,336
2054 3,562,182 150,263,237
2053 3,535,732 150,110,615
2052 3,507,938 149,923,918
2051 3,479,939 149,705,066
2050 3,451,521 149,450,774
2049 3,422,143 149,166,038
2048 3,391,720 148,836,849
2047 3,360,414 148,478,965
2046 3,328,208 148,081,688
2045 3,296,489 147,647,318
2044 3,265,120 147,173,101
2043 3,233,076 146,667,761
2042 3,201,405 146,123,566
2041 3,168,873 145,543,650
2040 3,135,889 144,931,633
2039 3,101,794 144,286,278
2038 3,067,648 143,601,872
2037 3,032,620 142,883,005
2036 2,996,884 142,138,929
2035 2,960,590 141,359,885
2034 2,923,411 140,554,653
2033 2,885,991 139,713,048
2032 2,847,292 138,843,644
2031 2,808,872 137,947,334
2030 2,768,505 137,023,304
2029 2,728,467 136,071,720
2028 2,686,968 135,090,755
2027 2,645,863 134,081,337
2026 2,603,779 133,042,003
2025 2,562,651 131,970,909
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% 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 32% to 3,451,521 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 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 1.65% 0.85%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Botswana Mexico
Current population
2615162
133323134
Population rank 142/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 110/197
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 - -5,778 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 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
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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