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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 11.3 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Botswana vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Nepal
2100 3,871,504 31,902,377
2099 3,876,625 32,090,762
2098 3,882,670 32,277,789
2097 3,887,985 32,464,318
2096 3,892,886 32,647,891
2095 3,897,211 32,828,594
2094 3,901,478 33,009,460
2093 3,905,541 33,186,290
2092 3,909,490 33,361,327
2091 3,913,899 33,532,505
2090 3,916,706 33,699,660
2089 3,917,351 33,863,636
2088 3,917,510 34,022,597
2087 3,916,826 34,175,457
2086 3,916,303 34,322,945
2085 3,915,785 34,468,441
2084 3,914,364 34,605,513
2083 3,912,929 34,735,114
2082 3,910,994 34,856,938
2081 3,910,013 34,972,075
2080 3,908,255 35,080,783
2079 3,905,358 35,183,584
2078 3,900,828 35,277,254
2077 3,896,126 35,362,658
2076 3,890,528 35,440,746
2075 3,884,696 35,510,291
2074 3,879,057 35,573,094
2073 3,873,259 35,627,375
2072 3,865,665 35,670,886
2071 3,858,720 35,709,979
2070 3,851,234 35,739,580
2069 3,841,316 35,759,193
2068 3,830,826 35,770,405
2067 3,818,341 35,774,081
2066 3,805,705 35,770,220
2065 3,791,211 35,758,824
2064 3,775,938 35,737,661
2063 3,760,179 35,709,945
2062 3,742,710 35,669,839
2061 3,723,346 35,623,365
2060 3,703,231 35,567,728
2059 3,682,816 35,503,043
2058 3,659,567 35,427,419
2057 3,635,514 35,345,633
2056 3,611,843 35,253,644
2055 3,587,056 35,155,433
2054 3,562,182 35,050,330
2053 3,535,732 34,936,594
2052 3,507,938 34,816,009
2051 3,479,939 34,684,328
2050 3,451,521 34,546,267
2049 3,422,143 34,400,898
2048 3,391,720 34,250,249
2047 3,360,414 34,091,495
2046 3,328,208 33,921,975
2045 3,296,489 33,747,892
2044 3,265,120 33,566,784
2043 3,233,076 33,380,395
2042 3,201,405 33,186,321
2041 3,168,873 32,987,097
2040 3,135,889 32,781,189
2039 3,101,794 32,569,731
2038 3,067,648 32,349,742
2037 3,032,620 32,125,036
2036 2,996,884 31,892,962
2035 2,960,590 31,653,976
2034 2,923,411 31,407,460
2033 2,885,991 31,152,292
2032 2,847,292 30,890,627
2031 2,808,872 30,623,706
2030 2,768,505 30,349,201
2029 2,728,467 30,068,368
2028 2,686,968 29,780,585
2027 2,645,863 29,627,864
2026 2,603,779 29,585,230
2025 2,562,651 29,605,298
2024 2,521,139 29,651,054
2023 2,480,244 29,694,614
2022 2,439,892 29,715,436
2021 2,401,441 29,475,010
2020 2,365,894 28,966,574
2019 2,332,083 28,414,064
2018 2,299,141 28,079,689
2017 2,266,747 28,011,258
2016 2,234,776 27,955,462
2015 2,203,273 27,823,629
2014 2,172,044 27,672,370
2013 2,140,682 27,589,996
2012 2,108,617 27,534,915
2011 2,073,535 27,464,494
2010 2,033,111 27,341,952
2009 1,990,673 27,173,035
2008 1,949,970 26,990,037
2007 1,911,201 26,788,492
2006 1,874,516 26,565,425
2005 1,839,877 26,309,458
2004 1,807,146 26,016,656
2003 1,775,736 25,688,758
2002 1,744,763 25,328,981
2001 1,712,254 24,946,748
2000 1,677,382 24,546,509
1999 1,641,997 24,125,199
1998 1,606,899 23,680,357
1997 1,571,691 23,219,463
1996 1,535,914 22,741,862
1995 1,498,836 22,245,439
1994 1,460,023 21,717,479
1993 1,420,115 21,180,159
1992 1,380,033 20,609,707
1991 1,341,756 20,036,500
1990 1,305,696 19,524,573
1989 1,270,274 19,057,807
1988 1,235,476 18,638,661
1987 1,199,167 18,250,505
1986 1,160,650 17,868,124
1985 1,121,945 17,477,692
1984 1,083,660 17,085,242
1983 1,046,137 16,689,119
1982 1,009,269 16,297,987
1981 969,996 15,922,423
1980 937,485 15,553,105
1979 901,742 15,190,590
1978 849,239 14,839,695
1977 799,574 14,499,175
1976 758,508 14,177,649
1975 720,380 13,870,695
1974 685,448 13,568,435
1973 652,408 13,275,239
1972 622,407 12,989,099
1971 600,481 12,710,061
1970 590,334 12,436,190
1969 587,066 12,167,036
1968 583,966 11,906,266
1967 580,933 11,652,716
1966 577,866 11,408,710
1965 574,664 11,173,411
1964 566,266 10,946,392
1963 552,966 10,729,818
1962 540,186 10,521,116
1961 527,942 10,318,396
1960 516,165 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Nepal
2100 -0.13% -0.59%
2099 -0.16% -0.58%
2098 -0.14% -0.57%
2097 -0.13% -0.56%
2096 -0.11% -0.55%
2095 -0.11% -0.55%
2094 -0.1% -0.53%
2093 -0.1% -0.52%
2092 -0.11% -0.51%
2091 -0.07% -0.5%
2090 -0.02% -0.48%
2089 -0.004% -0.47%
2088 0.02% -0.45%
2087 0.01% -0.43%
2086 0.01% -0.42%
2085 0.04% -0.4%
2084 0.04% -0.37%
2083 0.05% -0.35%
2082 0.03% -0.33%
2081 0.04% -0.31%
2080 0.07% -0.29%
2079 0.12% -0.27%
2078 0.12% -0.24%
2077 0.14% -0.22%
2076 0.15% -0.2%
2075 0.15% -0.18%
2074 0.15% -0.15%
2073 0.2% -0.12%
2072 0.18% -0.11%
2071 0.19% -0.08%
2070 0.26% -0.05%
2069 0.27% -0.03%
2068 0.33% -0.01%
2067 0.33% 0.01%
2066 0.38% 0.03%
2065 0.4% 0.06%
2064 0.42% 0.08%
2063 0.47% 0.11%
2062 0.52% 0.13%
2061 0.54% 0.16%
2060 0.55% 0.18%
2059 0.64% 0.21%
2058 0.66% 0.23%
2057 0.66% 0.26%
2056 0.69% 0.28%
2055 0.7% 0.3%
2054 0.75% 0.33%
2053 0.79% 0.35%
2052 0.8% 0.38%
2051 0.82% 0.4%
2050 0.86% 0.42%
2049 0.9% 0.44%
2048 0.93% 0.47%
2047 0.97% 0.5%
2046 0.96% 0.52%
2045 0.96% 0.54%
2044 0.99% 0.56%
2043 0.99% 0.58%
2042 1.03% 0.6%
2041 1.05% 0.63%
2040 1.1% 0.65%
2039 1.11% 0.68%
2038 1.16% 0.7%
2037 1.19% 0.73%
2036 1.23% 0.75%
2035 1.27% 0.78%
2034 1.3% 0.82%
2033 1.36% 0.85%
2032 1.37% 0.87%
2031 1.46% 0.9%
2030 1.47% 0.93%
2029 1.54% 0.97%
2028 1.55% 0.52%
2027 1.62% 0.14%
2026 1.6% -0.07%
2025 1.65% -0.15%
2024 1.65% -0.15%
2023 1.65% -0.07%
2022 1.6% 0.82%
2021 1.5% 1.76%
2020 1.45% 1.94%
2019 1.43% 1.19%
2018 1.43% 0.24%
2017 1.43% 0.2%
2016 1.43% 0.47%
2015 1.44% 0.55%
2014 1.47% 0.3%
2013 1.52% 0.2%
2012 1.69% 0.26%
2011 1.99% 0.45%
2010 2.13% 0.62%
2009 2.09% 0.68%
2008 2.03% 0.75%
2007 1.96% 0.84%
2006 1.88% 0.97%
2005 1.81% 1.13%
2004 1.77% 1.28%
2003 1.78% 1.42%
2002 1.9% 1.53%
2001 2.08% 1.63%
2000 2.15% 1.75%
1999 2.18% 1.88%
1998 2.24% 1.98%
1997 2.33% 2.1%
1996 2.47% 2.23%
1995 2.66% 2.43%
1994 2.81% 2.54%
1993 2.9% 2.77%
1992 2.85% 2.86%
1991 2.76% 2.62%
1990 2.79% 2.45%
1989 2.82% 2.25%
1988 3.03% 2.13%
1987 3.32% 2.14%
1986 3.45% 2.23%
1985 3.53% 2.3%
1984 3.59% 2.37%
1983 3.65% 2.4%
1982 4.05% 2.36%
1981 3.47% 2.37%
1980 3.96% 2.39%
1979 6.18% 2.36%
1978 6.21% 2.35%
1977 5.41% 2.27%
1976 5.29% 2.21%
1975 5.1% 2.23%
1974 5.06% 2.21%
1973 4.82% 2.2%
1972 3.65% 2.2%
1971 1.72% 2.2%
1970 0.56% 2.21%
1969 0.53% 2.19%
1968 0.52% 2.18%
1967 0.53% 2.14%
1966 0.56% 2.11%
1965 1.48% 2.07%
1964 2.41% 2.02%
1963 2.37% 1.98%
1962 2.32% 1.96%
1961 2.28% 1.92%

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/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Botswana Nepal
Current population
2615162
29596762
Population rank 142/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.36%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 -119
Annual growth/decline +40,895 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 174/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -364,699
Net migration rank 120/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -364,699
2024 - -5,778 - -401,282
2023 47,098 -6,487 368,450 -409,782
2022 47,400 -7,306 379,021 -379,321
2021 40,894 -4,083 351,165 130,001
2020 45,610 -11,330 373,553 162,139
2019 45,110 -11,770 387,113 182,203
2018 44,171 -11,623 394,576 -295,151
2017 43,154 -10,916 406,219 -368,787
2016 41,993 -10,286 415,921 -341,748
2015 40,897 -9,599 410,565 -221,062
2014 40,046 -8,893 423,166 -310,156
2013 39,404 -7,836 424,804 -373,064
2012 39,202 -6,636 430,151 -371,707
2011 38,613 -1,019 429,957 -347,552
2010 38,101 5,151 432,631 -269,963
2009 36,671 4,960 441,290 -266,144
2008 35,433 4,343 452,353 -261,540
2007 33,832 3,926 464,780 -252,526
2006 31,340 4,270 475,335 -241,455
2005 29,385 4,283 489,093 -211,024
2004 27,481 4,314 504,853 -197,336
2003 26,545 4,488 516,575 -168,314
2002 26,163 4,747 525,045 -153,730
2001 26,112 7,991 542,118 -148,973
2000 25,850 9,798 554,506 -147,193
1999 25,358 9,762 557,847 -122,551
1998 25,397 9,685 562,787 -108,400
1997 25,738 9,597 565,882 -98,454
1996 26,847 9,368 580,099 -92,307
1995 28,478 9,464 591,283 -86,232
1994 30,664 9,023 578,293 -27,415
1993 31,691 8,441 561,549 -37,782
1992 31,995 8,026 533,029 84,113
1991 32,219 4,311 512,233 17,056
1990 33,015 2,580 495,202 -640
1989 33,756 1,495 478,771 -39,808
1988 34,564 -215 463,581 -64,246
1987 35,647 2,624 449,400 -72,437
1986 36,203 2,558 434,802 -47,017
1985 35,966 2,683 423,240 -30,154
1984 35,530 2,393 411,122 -19,300
1983 35,142 1,980 399,103 1,304
1982 34,859 1,751 385,741 -3,898
1981 34,327 7,610 374,145 -4,855
1980 33,934 -10,849 364,254 5,084
1979 32,486 15,918 355,597 88
1978 30,596 26,015 345,765 346
1977 29,009 13,708 332,843 2,108
1976 27,497 11,914 323,222 -15,119
1975 25,762 11,086 312,479 -6,686
1974 24,160 8,854 303,078 -4,361
1973 22,449 10,615 288,750 -1,076
1972 21,004 5,937 286,708 -2,107
1971 19,926 -3,016 280,752 -7,284
1970 19,438 -16,054 272,439 1,847
1969 19,024 -15,870 264,560 -527
1968 18,725 -15,681 258,259 -746
1967 18,463 -15,438 249,240 347
1966 18,250 -15,140 241,716 -3,306
1965 18,045 -14,753 233,726 -1,551
1964 17,634 -4,126 227,948 -6,087
1963 17,084 -4,000 219,586 -8,303
1962 16,507 -4,028 215,368 -9,249
1961 16,185 -4,168 209,917 -10,601
1960 15,861 -4,331 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/nepal | 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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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