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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 38,341 people in Monaco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 38,054 in Monaco.

Population statistics:

  • Botswana's population is 69 times bigger than Monaco's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Monaco is the 191st.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.0005% for Monaco.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.55% in Monaco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Monaco has grown from 32.1K to 38.1K (18.7% growth).

Botswana vs Monaco: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Monaco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Monaco
2100 3,870,704 47,159
2099 3,875,823 46,850
2098 3,881,867 46,588
2097 3,887,181 46,307
2096 3,892,081 46,034
2095 3,896,405 45,749
2094 3,900,671 45,454
2093 3,904,733 45,174
2092 3,908,682 44,921
2091 3,913,090 44,639
2090 3,915,896 44,364
2089 3,916,540 44,111
2088 3,916,700 43,839
2087 3,916,016 43,544
2086 3,915,493 43,258
2085 3,914,975 42,998
2084 3,913,555 42,715
2083 3,912,119 42,439
2082 3,910,185 42,185
2081 3,909,204 41,924
2080 3,907,447 41,662
2079 3,904,550 41,407
2078 3,900,021 41,160
2077 3,895,321 40,889
2076 3,889,723 40,619
2075 3,883,893 40,388
2074 3,878,255 40,162
2073 3,872,458 39,930
2072 3,864,865 39,721
2071 3,857,922 39,508
2070 3,850,437 39,293
2069 3,840,521 39,079
2068 3,830,034 38,878
2067 3,817,551 38,695
2066 3,804,918 38,526
2065 3,790,427 38,353
2064 3,775,157 38,191
2063 3,759,402 38,003
2062 3,741,936 37,868
2061 3,722,576 37,732
2060 3,702,465 37,616
2059 3,682,055 37,467
2058 3,658,810 37,360
2057 3,634,762 37,230
2056 3,611,096 37,112
2055 3,586,314 37,040
2054 3,561,446 36,927
2053 3,535,001 36,835
2052 3,507,213 36,743
2051 3,479,219 36,659
2050 3,450,807 36,578
2049 3,421,435 36,507
2048 3,391,019 36,457
2047 3,359,719 36,412
2046 3,327,520 36,390
2045 3,295,807 36,381
2044 3,264,444 36,380
2043 3,232,407 36,397
2042 3,200,743 36,405
2041 3,168,217 36,460
2040 3,135,241 36,518
2039 3,101,153 36,548
2038 3,067,014 36,592
2037 3,031,993 36,652
2036 2,996,265 36,719
2035 2,959,978 36,792
2034 2,922,807 36,863
2033 2,885,394 36,942
2032 2,846,703 37,042
2031 2,808,291 37,164
2030 2,767,933 37,287
2029 2,727,903 37,444
2028 2,686,412 37,618
2027 2,645,316 37,834
2026 2,603,241 38,054
2025 2,562,122 38,341
2024 2,521,139 38,631
2023 2,480,244 38,956
2022 2,439,892 38,931
2021 2,401,441 38,527
2020 2,365,894 38,050
2019 2,332,083 38,109
2018 2,299,141 38,154
2017 2,266,747 37,678
2016 2,234,776 37,276
2015 2,203,273 36,757
2014 2,172,044 36,128
2013 2,140,682 35,447
2012 2,108,617 34,711
2011 2,073,535 33,946
2010 2,033,111 33,163
2009 1,990,673 32,364
2008 1,949,970 31,836
2007 1,911,201 31,837
2006 1,874,516 32,057
2005 1,839,877 32,210
2004 1,807,146 32,307
2003 1,775,736 32,374
2002 1,744,763 32,422
2001 1,712,254 32,447
2000 1,677,382 32,455
1999 1,641,997 32,410
1998 1,606,899 32,267
1997 1,571,691 32,063
1996 1,535,914 31,837
1995 1,498,836 31,609
1994 1,460,023 31,375
1993 1,420,115 31,136
1992 1,380,033 30,887
1991 1,341,756 30,625
1990 1,305,696 30,358
1989 1,270,274 30,084
1988 1,235,476 29,781
1987 1,199,167 29,446
1986 1,160,650 29,093
1985 1,121,945 28,731
1984 1,083,660 28,356
1983 1,046,137 27,960
1982 1,009,269 27,561
1981 969,996 27,293
1980 937,485 27,122
1979 901,742 26,892
1978 849,239 26,605
1977 799,574 26,273
1976 758,508 25,895
1975 720,380 25,500
1974 685,448 25,235
1973 652,408 25,072
1972 622,407 24,862
1971 600,481 24,576
1970 590,334 24,229
1969 587,066 23,831
1968 583,966 23,437
1967 580,933 23,230
1966 577,866 23,131
1965 574,664 22,941
1964 566,266 22,686
1963 552,966 22,385
1962 540,186 22,078
1961 527,942 21,901
1960 516,165 21,808

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Monaco gained 5,219 people (a 16.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Monaco's population increased by 778 people (a 2.09% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Monaco was ranked 192nd in 2006 and ranked 191st 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 Monaco will decrease by 3.88% to 36,578 people and will still be ranked 191st.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 47.2K people in 2100 for Monaco.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Monaco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Monaco
2100 -0.13% 0.66%
2099 -0.16% 0.56%
2098 -0.14% 0.61%
2097 -0.13% 0.59%
2096 -0.11% 0.62%
2095 -0.11% 0.65%
2094 -0.1% 0.62%
2093 -0.1% 0.56%
2092 -0.11% 0.63%
2091 -0.07% 0.62%
2090 -0.02% 0.57%
2089 -0.004% 0.62%
2088 0.02% 0.68%
2087 0.01% 0.66%
2086 0.01% 0.6%
2085 0.04% 0.66%
2084 0.04% 0.65%
2083 0.05% 0.6%
2082 0.03% 0.62%
2081 0.04% 0.63%
2080 0.07% 0.62%
2079 0.12% 0.6%
2078 0.12% 0.66%
2077 0.14% 0.66%
2076 0.15% 0.57%
2075 0.15% 0.56%
2074 0.15% 0.58%
2073 0.2% 0.52%
2072 0.18% 0.54%
2071 0.19% 0.55%
2070 0.26% 0.55%
2069 0.27% 0.52%
2068 0.33% 0.47%
2067 0.33% 0.44%
2066 0.38% 0.45%
2065 0.4% 0.43%
2064 0.42% 0.5%
2063 0.47% 0.36%
2062 0.52% 0.36%
2061 0.54% 0.31%
2060 0.55% 0.4%
2059 0.64% 0.29%
2058 0.66% 0.35%
2057 0.66% 0.32%
2056 0.69% 0.19%
2055 0.7% 0.31%
2054 0.75% 0.25%
2053 0.79% 0.25%
2052 0.8% 0.23%
2051 0.82% 0.22%
2050 0.86% 0.19%
2049 0.9% 0.14%
2048 0.93% 0.12%
2047 0.97% 0.06%
2046 0.96% 0.02%
2045 0.96% 0.003%
2044 0.99% -0.05%
2043 0.99% -0.02%
2042 1.03% -0.15%
2041 1.05% -0.16%
2040 1.1% -0.08%
2039 1.11% -0.12%
2038 1.16% -0.16%
2037 1.19% -0.18%
2036 1.23% -0.2%
2035 1.27% -0.19%
2034 1.3% -0.21%
2033 1.36% -0.27%
2032 1.37% -0.33%
2031 1.46% -0.33%
2030 1.47% -0.42%
2029 1.54% -0.46%
2028 1.55% -0.57%
2027 1.62% -0.58%
2026 1.6% -0.75%
2025 1.63% -0.75%
2024 1.65% -0.83%
2023 1.65% 0.06%
2022 1.6% 1.05%
2021 1.5% 1.25%
2020 1.45% -0.15%
2019 1.43% -0.12%
2018 1.43% 1.26%
2017 1.43% 1.08%
2016 1.43% 1.41%
2015 1.44% 1.74%
2014 1.47% 1.92%
2013 1.52% 2.12%
2012 1.69% 2.25%
2011 1.99% 2.36%
2010 2.13% 2.47%
2009 2.09% 1.66%
2008 2.03% -0.003%
2007 1.96% -0.69%
2006 1.88% -0.48%
2005 1.81% -0.3%
2004 1.77% -0.21%
2003 1.78% -0.15%
2002 1.9% -0.08%
2001 2.08% -0.02%
2000 2.15% 0.14%
1999 2.18% 0.44%
1998 2.24% 0.64%
1997 2.33% 0.71%
1996 2.47% 0.72%
1995 2.66% 0.75%
1994 2.81% 0.77%
1993 2.9% 0.81%
1992 2.85% 0.86%
1991 2.76% 0.88%
1990 2.79% 0.91%
1989 2.82% 1.02%
1988 3.03% 1.14%
1987 3.32% 1.21%
1986 3.45% 1.26%
1985 3.53% 1.32%
1984 3.59% 1.42%
1983 3.65% 1.45%
1982 4.05% 0.98%
1981 3.47% 0.63%
1980 3.96% 0.86%
1979 6.18% 1.08%
1978 6.21% 1.26%
1977 5.41% 1.46%
1976 5.29% 1.55%
1975 5.1% 1.05%
1974 5.06% 0.65%
1973 4.82% 0.84%
1972 3.65% 1.16%
1971 1.72% 1.43%
1970 0.56% 1.67%
1969 0.53% 1.68%
1968 0.52% 0.89%
1967 0.53% 0.43%
1966 0.56% 0.83%
1965 1.48% 1.12%
1964 2.41% 1.34%
1963 2.37% 1.39%
1962 2.32% 0.81%
1961 2.28% 0.43%

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

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In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Monaco's population declined by 0.75%.

Live population counters

Botswana Monaco
Current population
2624853
38054
Population rank 142/197 191/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0005%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
1.26 days
One birth every
8.56 minutes
23.7 hours
One death every
36.3 minutes
11.3 hours
Daily growth/decline +112 -1
Annual growth/decline +40,983 -290
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% -0.75%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 191/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
3.66 days
Annual migration change -5,665 +100
Net migration rank 120/196 73/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 27,106
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 167/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 70.2%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 3/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Monaco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Monaco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 100
2024 46,951 -5,778 -409 110
2023 47,098 -6,487 -449 88
2022 47,400 -7,306 -576 995
2021 40,894 -4,083 -605 999
2020 45,610 -11,330 -445 999
2019 45,110 -11,770 -473 -198
2018 44,171 -11,623 -423 999
2017 43,154 -10,916 -417 798
2016 41,993 -10,286 -376 798
2015 40,897 -9,599 -327 939
2014 40,046 -8,893 -266 916
2013 39,404 -7,836 -216 926
2012 39,202 -6,636 -144 906
2011 38,613 -1,019 -91 866
2010 38,101 5,151 -18 808
2009 36,671 4,960 23 785
2008 35,433 4,343 40 206
2007 33,832 3,926 24 -274
2006 31,340 4,270 25 -209
2005 29,385 4,283 26 -147
2004 27,481 4,314 31 -112
2003 26,545 4,488 14 -68
2002 26,163 4,747 26 -60
2001 26,112 7,991 52 -69
2000 25,850 9,798 36 -33
1999 25,358 9,762 25 64
1998 25,397 9,685 18 173
1997 25,738 9,597 6 212
1996 26,847 9,368 -6 229
1995 28,478 9,464 -14 246
1994 30,664 9,023 -22 262
1993 31,691 8,441 -29 276
1992 31,995 8,026 -33 293
1991 32,219 4,311 -35 299
1990 33,015 2,580 -26 289
1989 33,756 1,495 -2 285
1988 34,564 -215 19 304
1987 35,647 2,624 30 315
1986 36,203 2,558 16 340
1985 35,966 2,683 -5 374
1984 35,530 2,393 -30 412
1983 35,142 1,980 -49 456
1982 34,859 1,751 -59 447
1981 34,327 7,610 -60 201
1980 33,934 -10,849 -53 256
1979 32,486 15,918 -47 306
1978 30,596 26,015 -45 355
1977 29,009 13,708 -51 407
1976 27,497 11,914 -57 459
1975 25,762 11,086 -60 458
1974 24,160 8,854 -55 198
1973 22,449 10,615 -48 218
1972 21,004 5,937 -41 294
1971 19,926 -3,016 -35 358
1970 19,438 -16,054 -30 406
1969 19,024 -15,870 -29 450
1968 18,725 -15,681 -25 388
1967 18,463 -15,438 -22 67
1966 18,250 -15,140 -15 162
1965 18,045 -14,753 -12 243
1964 17,634 -4,126 -9 287
1963 17,084 -4,000 -4 333
1962 16,507 -4,028 5 283
1961 16,185 -4,168 13 52
1960 15,861 -4,331 20 103

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/monaco | 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 Monaco 40.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,500 people) and 59.2% is from migration (a gain of 6,527 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 27,106 people or 70.2% in Monaco.

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
Monaco
City Population
Monaco 38.9K
Monte Carlo 15.2K

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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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