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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 21.1 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Botswana vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Myanmar
2100 3,870,704 49,940,111
2099 3,875,823 50,189,329
2098 3,881,867 50,438,094
2097 3,887,181 50,686,307
2096 3,892,081 50,935,768
2095 3,896,405 51,187,086
2094 3,900,671 51,437,370
2093 3,904,733 51,684,263
2092 3,908,682 51,929,856
2091 3,913,090 52,177,533
2090 3,915,896 52,421,308
2089 3,916,540 52,660,538
2088 3,916,700 52,897,777
2087 3,916,016 53,134,297
2086 3,915,493 53,369,096
2085 3,914,975 53,601,340
2084 3,913,555 53,828,989
2083 3,912,119 54,053,017
2082 3,910,185 54,275,644
2081 3,909,204 54,495,268
2080 3,907,447 54,712,302
2079 3,904,550 54,927,789
2078 3,900,021 55,140,889
2077 3,895,321 55,347,343
2076 3,889,723 55,552,868
2075 3,883,893 55,755,739
2074 3,878,255 55,954,725
2073 3,872,458 56,150,331
2072 3,864,865 56,339,615
2071 3,857,922 56,523,628
2070 3,850,437 56,703,747
2069 3,840,521 56,877,191
2068 3,830,034 57,045,573
2067 3,817,551 57,207,013
2066 3,804,918 57,363,486
2065 3,790,427 57,515,336
2064 3,775,157 57,661,327
2063 3,759,402 57,798,588
2062 3,741,936 57,928,360
2061 3,722,576 58,056,757
2060 3,702,465 58,176,117
2059 3,682,055 58,284,778
2058 3,658,810 58,381,839
2057 3,634,762 58,471,358
2056 3,611,096 58,555,436
2055 3,586,314 58,625,894
2054 3,561,446 58,687,073
2053 3,535,001 58,734,842
2052 3,507,213 58,772,617
2051 3,479,219 58,799,283
2050 3,450,807 58,813,731
2049 3,421,435 58,819,125
2048 3,391,019 58,812,936
2047 3,359,719 58,795,137
2046 3,327,520 58,764,783
2045 3,295,807 58,717,705
2044 3,264,444 58,660,923
2043 3,232,407 58,591,067
2042 3,200,743 58,505,720
2041 3,168,217 58,407,189
2040 3,135,241 58,296,243
2039 3,101,153 58,171,090
2038 3,067,014 58,030,790
2037 3,031,993 57,878,267
2036 2,996,265 57,714,284
2035 2,959,978 57,533,824
2034 2,922,807 57,338,544
2033 2,885,394 57,127,286
2032 2,846,703 56,900,181
2031 2,808,291 56,656,985
2030 2,767,933 56,397,420
2029 2,727,903 56,123,541
2028 2,686,412 55,830,923
2027 2,645,316 55,521,079
2026 2,603,241 55,193,610
2025 2,562,122 54,850,648
2024 2,521,139 54,500,091
2023 2,480,244 54,133,798
2022 2,439,892 53,756,787
2021 2,401,441 53,387,102
2020 2,365,894 53,016,522
2019 2,332,083 52,640,713
2018 2,299,141 52,272,247
2017 2,266,747 51,894,938
2016 2,234,776 51,495,696
2015 2,203,273 51,089,056
2014 2,172,044 50,681,634
2013 2,140,682 50,262,658
2012 2,108,617 49,837,446
2011 2,073,535 49,419,820
2010 2,033,111 49,024,382
2009 1,990,673 48,660,459
2008 1,949,970 48,390,793
2007 1,911,201 48,125,043
2006 1,874,516 47,785,135
2005 1,839,877 47,438,365
2004 1,807,146 47,068,772
2003 1,775,736 46,667,192
2002 1,744,763 46,232,653
2001 1,712,254 45,771,139
2000 1,677,382 45,290,841
1999 1,641,997 44,787,724
1998 1,606,899 44,257,793
1997 1,571,691 43,708,798
1996 1,535,914 43,154,860
1995 1,498,836 42,605,338
1994 1,460,023 42,055,143
1993 1,420,115 41,502,429
1992 1,380,033 40,950,342
1991 1,341,756 40,394,154
1990 1,305,696 39,817,251
1989 1,270,274 39,214,618
1988 1,235,476 38,600,927
1987 1,199,167 37,971,594
1986 1,160,650 37,314,878
1985 1,121,945 36,622,827
1984 1,083,660 35,899,313
1983 1,046,137 35,162,715
1982 1,009,269 34,482,965
1981 969,996 33,858,783
1980 937,485 33,227,204
1979 901,742 32,596,550
1978 849,239 31,972,976
1977 799,574 31,355,966
1976 758,508 30,758,811
1975 720,380 30,176,565
1974 685,448 29,598,167
1973 652,408 29,026,388
1972 622,407 28,428,324
1971 600,481 27,807,219
1970 590,334 27,193,016
1969 587,066 26,585,112
1968 583,966 25,989,662
1967 580,933 25,406,429
1966 577,866 24,836,496
1965 574,664 24,279,431
1964 566,266 23,737,315
1963 552,966 23,213,408
1962 540,186 22,704,719
1961 527,942 22,210,581
1960 516,165 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Myanmar
2100 -0.13% -0.5%
2099 -0.16% -0.49%
2098 -0.14% -0.49%
2097 -0.13% -0.49%
2096 -0.11% -0.49%
2095 -0.11% -0.49%
2094 -0.1% -0.48%
2093 -0.1% -0.47%
2092 -0.11% -0.47%
2091 -0.07% -0.47%
2090 -0.02% -0.45%
2089 -0.004% -0.45%
2088 0.02% -0.45%
2087 0.01% -0.44%
2086 0.01% -0.43%
2085 0.04% -0.42%
2084 0.04% -0.41%
2083 0.05% -0.41%
2082 0.03% -0.4%
2081 0.04% -0.4%
2080 0.07% -0.39%
2079 0.12% -0.39%
2078 0.12% -0.37%
2077 0.14% -0.37%
2076 0.15% -0.36%
2075 0.15% -0.36%
2074 0.15% -0.35%
2073 0.2% -0.34%
2072 0.18% -0.33%
2071 0.19% -0.32%
2070 0.26% -0.3%
2069 0.27% -0.3%
2068 0.33% -0.28%
2067 0.33% -0.27%
2066 0.38% -0.26%
2065 0.4% -0.25%
2064 0.42% -0.24%
2063 0.47% -0.22%
2062 0.52% -0.22%
2061 0.54% -0.21%
2060 0.55% -0.19%
2059 0.64% -0.17%
2058 0.66% -0.15%
2057 0.66% -0.14%
2056 0.69% -0.12%
2055 0.7% -0.1%
2054 0.75% -0.08%
2053 0.79% -0.06%
2052 0.8% -0.05%
2051 0.82% -0.02%
2050 0.86% -0.009%
2049 0.9% 0.01%
2048 0.93% 0.03%
2047 0.97% 0.05%
2046 0.96% 0.08%
2045 0.96% 0.1%
2044 0.99% 0.12%
2043 0.99% 0.15%
2042 1.03% 0.17%
2041 1.05% 0.19%
2040 1.1% 0.22%
2039 1.11% 0.24%
2038 1.16% 0.26%
2037 1.19% 0.28%
2036 1.23% 0.31%
2035 1.27% 0.34%
2034 1.3% 0.37%
2033 1.36% 0.4%
2032 1.37% 0.43%
2031 1.46% 0.46%
2030 1.47% 0.49%
2029 1.54% 0.52%
2028 1.55% 0.56%
2027 1.62% 0.59%
2026 1.6% 0.63%
2025 1.63% 0.64%
2024 1.65% 0.68%
2023 1.65% 0.7%
2022 1.6% 0.69%
2021 1.5% 0.7%
2020 1.45% 0.71%
2019 1.43% 0.7%
2018 1.43% 0.73%
2017 1.43% 0.78%
2016 1.43% 0.8%
2015 1.44% 0.8%
2014 1.47% 0.83%
2013 1.52% 0.85%
2012 1.69% 0.85%
2011 1.99% 0.81%
2010 2.13% 0.75%
2009 2.09% 0.56%
2008 2.03% 0.55%
2007 1.96% 0.71%
2006 1.88% 0.73%
2005 1.81% 0.79%
2004 1.77% 0.86%
2003 1.78% 0.94%
2002 1.9% 1.01%
2001 2.08% 1.06%
2000 2.15% 1.12%
1999 2.18% 1.2%
1998 2.24% 1.26%
1997 2.33% 1.28%
1996 2.47% 1.29%
1995 2.66% 1.31%
1994 2.81% 1.33%
1993 2.9% 1.35%
1992 2.85% 1.38%
1991 2.76% 1.45%
1990 2.79% 1.54%
1989 2.82% 1.59%
1988 3.03% 1.66%
1987 3.32% 1.76%
1986 3.45% 1.89%
1985 3.53% 2.02%
1984 3.59% 2.09%
1983 3.65% 1.97%
1982 4.05% 1.84%
1981 3.47% 1.9%
1980 3.96% 1.93%
1979 6.18% 1.95%
1978 6.21% 1.97%
1977 5.41% 1.94%
1976 5.29% 1.93%
1975 5.1% 1.95%
1974 5.06% 1.97%
1973 4.82% 2.1%
1972 3.65% 2.23%
1971 1.72% 2.26%
1970 0.56% 2.29%
1969 0.53% 2.29%
1968 0.52% 2.3%
1967 0.53% 2.29%
1966 0.56% 2.29%
1965 1.48% 2.28%
1964 2.41% 2.26%
1963 2.37% 2.24%
1962 2.32% 2.22%
1961 2.28% 2.21%

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/myanmar | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Botswana Myanmar
Current population
2624853
55361818
Population rank 142/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.67%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
8.56 minutes
35.1 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +960
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 121/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -39,661
Net migration rank 120/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -39,661
2024 46,951 -5,778 397,197 -37,979
2023 47,098 -6,487 408,331 -34,989
2022 47,400 -7,306 415,647 -34,988
2021 40,894 -4,083 394,104 -35,370
2020 45,610 -11,330 448,626 -66,213
2019 45,110 -11,770 469,924 -100,783
2018 44,171 -11,623 482,316 -114,598
2017 43,154 -10,916 492,276 -105,415
2016 41,993 -10,286 499,508 -87,907
2015 40,897 -9,599 495,769 -94,108
2014 40,046 -8,893 488,114 -74,901
2013 39,404 -7,836 487,648 -62,863
2012 39,202 -6,636 487,210 -61,536
2011 38,613 -1,019 492,271 -82,713
2010 38,101 5,151 497,745 -116,481
2009 36,671 4,960 505,144 -158,542
2008 35,433 4,343 373,287 -180,533
2007 33,832 3,926 523,745 -184,989
2006 31,340 4,270 527,165 -186,098
2005 29,385 4,283 537,429 -185,009
2004 27,481 4,314 556,494 -169,736
2003 26,545 4,488 582,173 -165,739
2002 26,163 4,747 602,873 -150,232
2001 26,112 7,991 601,524 -131,124
2000 25,850 9,798 596,979 -106,772
1999 25,358 9,762 597,916 -81,874
1998 25,397 9,685 606,110 -62,281
1997 25,738 9,597 613,103 -58,954
1996 26,847 9,368 619,488 -65,766
1995 28,478 9,464 620,376 -75,097
1994 30,664 9,023 626,411 -71,359
1993 31,691 8,441 633,576 -83,214
1992 31,995 8,026 634,484 -80,661
1991 32,219 4,311 637,622 -79,059
1990 33,015 2,580 636,081 -40,859
1989 33,756 1,495 636,610 -26,585
1988 34,564 -215 630,392 -13,046
1987 35,647 2,624 652,960 -11,642
1986 36,203 2,558 679,467 -7,351
1985 35,966 2,683 705,905 6,074
1984 35,530 2,393 723,623 11,433
1983 35,142 1,980 719,710 18,427
1982 34,859 1,751 701,212 -79,856
1981 34,327 7,610 679,851 -52,839
1980 33,934 -10,849 673,815 -37,679
1979 32,486 15,918 669,338 -44,174
1978 30,596 26,015 658,068 -36,055
1977 29,009 13,708 649,915 -37,879
1976 27,497 11,914 642,829 -60,561
1975 25,762 11,086 635,005 -52,763
1974 24,160 8,854 628,458 -53,875
1973 22,449 10,615 624,619 -55,659
1972 21,004 5,937 616,411 10,735
1971 19,926 -3,016 608,784 6,306
1970 19,438 -16,054 595,337 17,997
1969 19,024 -15,870 584,979 17,491
1968 18,725 -15,681 571,123 17,293
1967 18,463 -15,438 559,577 18,470
1966 18,250 -15,140 546,378 15,453
1965 18,045 -14,753 533,443 18,847
1964 17,634 -4,126 516,334 15,600
1963 17,084 -4,000 501,548 14,350
1962 16,507 -4,028 487,925 13,546
1961 16,185 -4,168 474,818 11,972
1960 15,861 -4,331 465,049 8,807

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/myanmar | 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 Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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