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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 14.1 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Botswana vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Mozambique
2100 3,871,504 105,684,658
2099 3,876,625 105,291,198
2098 3,882,670 104,859,475
2097 3,887,985 104,428,679
2096 3,892,886 103,962,668
2095 3,897,211 103,480,514
2094 3,901,478 102,989,197
2093 3,905,541 102,464,565
2092 3,909,490 101,929,545
2091 3,913,899 101,410,418
2090 3,916,706 100,829,728
2089 3,917,351 100,211,758
2088 3,917,510 99,594,130
2087 3,916,826 98,943,096
2086 3,916,303 98,288,529
2085 3,915,785 97,609,760
2084 3,914,364 96,926,143
2083 3,912,929 96,193,441
2082 3,910,994 95,449,095
2081 3,910,013 94,708,064
2080 3,908,255 93,957,824
2079 3,905,358 93,171,561
2078 3,900,828 92,350,666
2077 3,896,126 91,530,198
2076 3,890,528 90,699,125
2075 3,884,696 89,848,943
2074 3,879,057 88,999,187
2073 3,873,259 88,113,398
2072 3,865,665 87,210,961
2071 3,858,720 86,283,286
2070 3,851,234 85,349,704
2069 3,841,316 84,361,565
2068 3,830,826 83,400,997
2067 3,818,341 82,437,397
2066 3,805,705 81,437,030
2065 3,791,211 80,446,244
2064 3,775,938 79,433,801
2063 3,760,179 78,430,632
2062 3,742,710 77,376,597
2061 3,723,346 76,274,806
2060 3,703,231 75,197,384
2059 3,682,816 74,082,771
2058 3,659,567 72,958,774
2057 3,635,514 71,828,186
2056 3,611,843 70,677,889
2055 3,587,056 69,542,373
2054 3,562,182 68,419,331
2053 3,535,732 67,306,817
2052 3,507,938 66,163,407
2051 3,479,939 65,032,770
2050 3,451,521 63,898,302
2049 3,422,143 62,731,532
2048 3,391,720 61,579,833
2047 3,360,414 60,424,101
2046 3,328,208 59,273,421
2045 3,296,489 58,132,244
2044 3,265,120 56,969,604
2043 3,233,076 55,814,906
2042 3,201,405 54,633,120
2041 3,168,873 53,476,191
2040 3,135,889 52,305,805
2039 3,101,794 51,136,087
2038 3,067,648 49,973,820
2037 3,032,620 48,827,661
2036 2,996,884 47,668,628
2035 2,960,590 46,520,419
2034 2,923,411 45,358,645
2033 2,885,991 44,229,218
2032 2,847,292 43,102,655
2031 2,808,872 41,993,535
2030 2,768,505 40,901,742
2029 2,728,467 39,818,379
2028 2,686,968 38,748,841
2027 2,645,863 37,696,739
2026 2,603,779 36,660,958
2025 2,562,651 35,650,681
2024 2,521,139 34,631,766
2023 2,480,244 33,635,160
2022 2,439,892 32,656,246
2021 2,401,441 31,707,800
2020 2,365,894 30,783,688
2019 2,332,083 29,884,380
2018 2,299,141 29,018,644
2017 2,266,747 28,166,393
2016 2,234,776 27,337,105
2015 2,203,273 26,547,572
2014 2,172,044 25,788,475
2013 2,140,682 25,051,611
2012 2,108,617 24,337,846
2011 2,073,535 23,649,039
2010 2,033,111 22,999,235
2009 1,990,673 22,391,745
2008 1,949,970 21,819,036
2007 1,911,201 21,287,635
2006 1,874,516 20,787,087
2005 1,839,877 20,304,569
2004 1,807,146 19,840,313
2003 1,775,736 19,392,475
2002 1,744,763 18,958,338
2001 1,712,254 18,537,729
2000 1,677,382 18,129,653
1999 1,641,997 17,734,506
1998 1,606,899 17,340,464
1997 1,571,691 16,949,982
1996 1,535,914 16,492,480
1995 1,498,836 15,960,530
1994 1,460,023 15,033,853
1993 1,420,115 14,051,192
1992 1,380,033 13,613,316
1991 1,341,756 13,352,090
1990 1,305,696 13,094,537
1989 1,270,274 12,906,842
1988 1,235,476 12,800,558
1987 1,199,167 12,822,574
1986 1,160,650 12,770,578
1985 1,121,945 12,548,949
1984 1,083,660 12,315,954
1983 1,046,137 12,073,822
1982 1,009,269 11,824,370
1981 969,996 11,568,127
1980 937,485 11,336,221
1979 901,742 11,028,809
1978 849,239 10,618,250
1977 799,574 10,224,975
1976 758,508 9,867,209
1975 720,380 9,540,817
1974 685,448 9,236,093
1973 652,408 8,954,242
1972 622,407 8,692,935
1971 600,481 8,456,317
1970 590,334 8,250,506
1969 587,066 8,066,951
1968 583,966 7,892,613
1967 580,933 7,724,550
1966 577,866 7,562,990
1965 574,664 7,406,421
1964 566,266 7,255,061
1963 552,966 7,109,828
1962 540,186 6,969,364
1961 527,942 6,834,936
1960 516,165 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Mozambique
2100 -0.13% 0.37%
2099 -0.16% 0.41%
2098 -0.14% 0.41%
2097 -0.13% 0.45%
2096 -0.11% 0.47%
2095 -0.11% 0.48%
2094 -0.1% 0.51%
2093 -0.1% 0.52%
2092 -0.11% 0.51%
2091 -0.07% 0.58%
2090 -0.02% 0.62%
2089 -0.004% 0.62%
2088 0.02% 0.66%
2087 0.01% 0.67%
2086 0.01% 0.7%
2085 0.04% 0.71%
2084 0.04% 0.76%
2083 0.05% 0.78%
2082 0.03% 0.78%
2081 0.04% 0.8%
2080 0.07% 0.84%
2079 0.12% 0.89%
2078 0.12% 0.9%
2077 0.14% 0.92%
2076 0.15% 0.95%
2075 0.15% 0.95%
2074 0.15% 1.01%
2073 0.2% 1.03%
2072 0.18% 1.08%
2071 0.19% 1.09%
2070 0.26% 1.17%
2069 0.27% 1.15%
2068 0.33% 1.17%
2067 0.33% 1.23%
2066 0.38% 1.23%
2065 0.4% 1.27%
2064 0.42% 1.28%
2063 0.47% 1.36%
2062 0.52% 1.44%
2061 0.54% 1.43%
2060 0.55% 1.5%
2059 0.64% 1.54%
2058 0.66% 1.57%
2057 0.66% 1.63%
2056 0.69% 1.63%
2055 0.7% 1.64%
2054 0.75% 1.65%
2053 0.79% 1.73%
2052 0.8% 1.74%
2051 0.82% 1.78%
2050 0.86% 1.86%
2049 0.9% 1.87%
2048 0.93% 1.91%
2047 0.97% 1.94%
2046 0.96% 1.96%
2045 0.96% 2.04%
2044 0.99% 2.07%
2043 0.99% 2.16%
2042 1.03% 2.16%
2041 1.05% 2.24%
2040 1.1% 2.29%
2039 1.11% 2.33%
2038 1.16% 2.35%
2037 1.19% 2.43%
2036 1.23% 2.47%
2035 1.27% 2.56%
2034 1.3% 2.55%
2033 1.36% 2.61%
2032 1.37% 2.64%
2031 1.46% 2.67%
2030 1.47% 2.72%
2029 1.54% 2.76%
2028 1.55% 2.79%
2027 1.62% 2.83%
2026 1.6% 2.83%
2025 1.65% 2.94%
2024 1.65% 2.96%
2023 1.65% 3%
2022 1.6% 2.99%
2021 1.5% 3%
2020 1.45% 3.01%
2019 1.43% 2.98%
2018 1.43% 3.03%
2017 1.43% 3.03%
2016 1.43% 2.97%
2015 1.44% 2.94%
2014 1.47% 2.94%
2013 1.52% 2.93%
2012 1.69% 2.91%
2011 1.99% 2.83%
2010 2.13% 2.71%
2009 2.09% 2.62%
2008 2.03% 2.5%
2007 1.96% 2.41%
2006 1.88% 2.38%
2005 1.81% 2.34%
2004 1.77% 2.31%
2003 1.78% 2.29%
2002 1.9% 2.27%
2001 2.08% 2.25%
2000 2.15% 2.23%
1999 2.18% 2.27%
1998 2.24% 2.3%
1997 2.33% 2.77%
1996 2.47% 3.33%
1995 2.66% 6.16%
1994 2.81% 6.99%
1993 2.9% 3.22%
1992 2.85% 1.96%
1991 2.76% 1.97%
1990 2.79% 1.45%
1989 2.82% 0.83%
1988 3.03% -0.17%
1987 3.32% 0.41%
1986 3.45% 1.77%
1985 3.53% 1.89%
1984 3.59% 2.01%
1983 3.65% 2.11%
1982 4.05% 2.22%
1981 3.47% 2.05%
1980 3.96% 2.79%
1979 6.18% 3.87%
1978 6.21% 3.85%
1977 5.41% 3.63%
1976 5.29% 3.42%
1975 5.1% 3.3%
1974 5.06% 3.15%
1973 4.82% 3.01%
1972 3.65% 2.8%
1971 1.72% 2.49%
1970 0.56% 2.28%
1969 0.53% 2.21%
1968 0.52% 2.18%
1967 0.53% 2.14%
1966 0.56% 2.11%
1965 1.48% 2.09%
1964 2.41% 2.04%
1963 2.37% 2.02%
1962 2.32% 1.97%
1961 2.28% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Botswana Mozambique
Current population
2615162
36941128
Population rank 142/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.45%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -65,573
Net migration rank 120/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -65,573
2024 - -5,778 - -38,940
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 40,894 -4,083 951,234 -23,103
2020 45,610 -11,330 945,952 -25,864
2019 45,110 -11,770 927,581 -49,080
2018 44,171 -11,623 903,176 -50,224
2017 43,154 -10,916 876,594 -25,043
2016 41,993 -10,286 850,430 -43,398
2015 40,897 -9,599 824,435 -52,374
2014 40,046 -8,893 799,778 -53,625
2013 39,404 -7,836 784,641 -57,067
2012 39,202 -6,636 763,088 -63,131
2011 38,613 -1,019 741,303 -63,638
2010 38,101 5,151 719,025 -97,079
2009 36,671 4,960 693,673 -100,625
2008 35,433 4,343 654,920 -102,534
2007 33,832 3,926 610,913 -100,490
2006 31,340 4,270 586,009 -95,333
2005 29,385 4,283 570,132 -95,770
2004 27,481 4,314 554,973 -100,824
2003 26,545 4,488 540,992 -99,484
2002 26,163 4,747 529,867 -103,102
2001 26,112 7,991 519,594 -105,130
2000 25,850 9,798 506,162 -104,476
1999 25,358 9,762 491,814 -103,223
1998 25,397 9,685 474,453 -74,952
1997 25,738 9,597 461,209 -79,732
1996 26,847 9,368 442,559 90,975
1995 28,478 9,464 421,630 108,751
1994 30,664 9,023 384,821 938,163
1993 31,691 8,441 369,518 272,829
1992 31,995 8,026 362,373 -128,960
1991 32,219 4,311 357,676 -68,644
1990 33,015 2,580 353,290 -127,215
1989 33,756 1,495 348,833 -199,509
1988 34,564 -215 349,480 -286,247
1987 35,647 2,624 334,438 -441,710
1986 36,203 2,558 332,609 -121,350
1985 35,966 2,683 307,625 -75,642
1984 35,530 2,393 304,524 -70,532
1983 35,142 1,980 324,158 -73,899
1982 34,859 1,751 321,493 -72,852
1981 34,327 7,610 322,207 -58,347
1980 33,934 -10,849 349,586 -149,650
1979 32,486 15,918 331,162 83,699
1978 30,596 26,015 310,403 95,859
1977 29,009 13,708 289,193 91,082
1976 27,497 11,914 273,924 61,326
1975 25,762 11,086 257,984 59,562
1974 24,160 8,854 240,665 51,238
1973 22,449 10,615 226,847 44,951
1972 21,004 5,937 215,793 35,023
1971 19,926 -3,016 211,137 11,297
1970 19,438 -16,054 207,385 -18,197
1969 19,024 -15,870 202,174 -24,251
1968 18,725 -15,681 197,623 -26,872
1967 18,463 -15,438 193,044 -27,672
1966 18,250 -15,140 189,218 -31,462
1965 18,045 -14,753 185,931 -30,538
1964 17,634 -4,126 182,334 -35,005
1963 17,084 -4,000 180,867 -37,738
1962 16,507 -4,028 176,297 -38,504
1961 16,185 -4,168 171,236 -40,181
1960 15,861 -4,331 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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