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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 99.6 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.17% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Botswana vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Pakistan
2100 3,871,504 514,531,704
2099 3,876,625 513,655,674
2098 3,882,670 512,727,636
2097 3,887,985 511,735,790
2096 3,892,886 510,636,755
2095 3,897,211 509,437,875
2094 3,901,478 508,130,071
2093 3,905,541 506,765,644
2092 3,909,490 505,327,656
2091 3,913,899 503,824,444
2090 3,916,706 502,264,268
2089 3,917,351 500,660,501
2088 3,917,510 498,935,983
2087 3,916,826 497,190,466
2086 3,916,303 495,313,036
2085 3,915,785 493,366,305
2084 3,914,364 491,354,778
2083 3,912,929 489,225,193
2082 3,910,994 486,984,952
2081 3,910,013 484,673,501
2080 3,908,255 482,257,479
2079 3,905,358 479,813,404
2078 3,900,828 477,277,836
2077 3,896,126 474,593,860
2076 3,890,528 471,779,348
2075 3,884,696 468,855,468
2074 3,879,057 465,875,137
2073 3,873,259 462,811,079
2072 3,865,665 459,656,523
2071 3,858,720 456,423,506
2070 3,851,234 453,095,985
2069 3,841,316 449,655,599
2068 3,830,826 446,126,774
2067 3,818,341 442,540,629
2066 3,805,705 438,879,326
2065 3,791,211 435,169,856
2064 3,775,938 431,394,393
2063 3,760,179 427,575,887
2062 3,742,710 423,636,352
2061 3,723,346 419,672,017
2060 3,703,231 415,638,125
2059 3,682,816 411,576,344
2058 3,659,567 407,429,129
2057 3,635,514 403,233,874
2056 3,611,843 398,948,355
2055 3,587,056 394,645,693
2054 3,562,182 390,303,954
2053 3,535,732 385,922,748
2052 3,507,938 381,488,696
2051 3,479,939 377,018,239
2050 3,451,521 372,476,884
2049 3,422,143 367,909,407
2048 3,391,720 363,310,560
2047 3,360,414 358,659,474
2046 3,328,208 353,929,775
2045 3,296,489 349,156,085
2044 3,265,120 344,371,692
2043 3,233,076 339,561,029
2042 3,201,405 334,731,546
2041 3,168,873 329,875,686
2040 3,135,889 325,039,429
2039 3,101,794 320,137,108
2038 3,067,648 315,207,413
2037 3,032,620 310,312,684
2036 2,996,884 305,408,418
2035 2,960,590 300,541,523
2034 2,923,411 295,686,893
2033 2,885,991 290,851,174
2032 2,847,292 286,070,650
2031 2,808,872 281,351,929
2030 2,768,505 276,708,987
2029 2,728,467 272,189,955
2028 2,686,968 267,728,673
2027 2,645,863 263,390,059
2026 2,603,779 259,231,214
2025 2,562,651 255,166,301
2024 2,521,139 251,269,164
2023 2,480,244 247,504,495
2022 2,439,892 243,700,667
2021 2,401,441 239,477,801
2020 2,365,894 235,001,746
2019 2,332,083 230,800,899
2018 2,299,141 226,928,892
2017 2,266,747 223,273,967
2016 2,234,776 220,138,869
2015 2,203,273 217,290,883
2014 2,172,044 214,264,647
2013 2,140,682 211,073,978
2012 2,108,617 207,667,125
2011 2,073,535 203,746,065
2010 2,033,111 199,239,047
2009 1,990,673 194,376,534
2008 1,949,970 189,499,113
2007 1,911,201 184,493,231
2006 1,874,516 179,682,690
2005 1,839,877 175,453,212
2004 1,807,146 171,286,000
2003 1,775,736 167,110,248
2002 1,744,763 163,222,549
2001 1,712,254 159,270,907
2000 1,677,382 154,879,127
1999 1,641,997 150,565,377
1998 1,606,899 146,522,356
1997 1,571,691 142,531,804
1996 1,535,914 138,557,092
1995 1,498,836 134,582,253
1994 1,460,023 130,748,083
1993 1,420,115 127,020,117
1992 1,380,033 123,546,848
1991 1,341,756 120,060,406
1990 1,305,696 116,155,576
1989 1,270,274 112,336,629
1988 1,235,476 108,724,739
1987 1,199,167 105,130,717
1986 1,160,650 101,606,764
1985 1,121,945 98,229,285
1984 1,083,660 95,164,936
1983 1,046,137 92,227,711
1982 1,009,269 89,089,246
1981 969,996 85,802,049
1980 937,485 82,291,010
1979 901,742 78,997,039
1978 849,239 76,307,379
1977 799,574 73,901,827
1976 758,508 71,620,254
1975 720,380 69,461,175
1974 685,448 67,415,487
1973 652,408 65,461,912
1972 622,407 63,583,194
1971 600,481 61,847,899
1970 590,334 60,166,719
1969 587,066 58,460,939
1968 583,966 56,810,507
1967 580,933 55,214,768
1966 577,866 53,678,667
1965 574,664 52,209,010
1964 566,266 50,799,999
1963 552,966 49,447,776
1962 540,186 48,156,128
1961 527,942 46,921,277
1960 516,165 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Pakistan
2100 -0.13% 0.17%
2099 -0.16% 0.18%
2098 -0.14% 0.19%
2097 -0.13% 0.22%
2096 -0.11% 0.24%
2095 -0.11% 0.26%
2094 -0.1% 0.27%
2093 -0.1% 0.28%
2092 -0.11% 0.3%
2091 -0.07% 0.31%
2090 -0.02% 0.32%
2089 -0.004% 0.35%
2088 0.02% 0.35%
2087 0.01% 0.38%
2086 0.01% 0.39%
2085 0.04% 0.41%
2084 0.04% 0.44%
2083 0.05% 0.46%
2082 0.03% 0.48%
2081 0.04% 0.5%
2080 0.07% 0.51%
2079 0.12% 0.53%
2078 0.12% 0.57%
2077 0.14% 0.6%
2076 0.15% 0.62%
2075 0.15% 0.64%
2074 0.15% 0.66%
2073 0.2% 0.69%
2072 0.18% 0.71%
2071 0.19% 0.73%
2070 0.26% 0.77%
2069 0.27% 0.79%
2068 0.33% 0.81%
2067 0.33% 0.83%
2066 0.38% 0.85%
2065 0.4% 0.88%
2064 0.42% 0.89%
2063 0.47% 0.93%
2062 0.52% 0.94%
2061 0.54% 0.97%
2060 0.55% 0.99%
2059 0.64% 1.02%
2058 0.66% 1.04%
2057 0.66% 1.07%
2056 0.69% 1.09%
2055 0.7% 1.11%
2054 0.75% 1.14%
2053 0.79% 1.16%
2052 0.8% 1.19%
2051 0.82% 1.22%
2050 0.86% 1.24%
2049 0.9% 1.27%
2048 0.93% 1.3%
2047 0.97% 1.34%
2046 0.96% 1.37%
2045 0.96% 1.39%
2044 0.99% 1.42%
2043 0.99% 1.44%
2042 1.03% 1.47%
2041 1.05% 1.49%
2040 1.1% 1.53%
2039 1.11% 1.56%
2038 1.16% 1.58%
2037 1.19% 1.61%
2036 1.23% 1.62%
2035 1.27% 1.64%
2034 1.3% 1.66%
2033 1.36% 1.67%
2032 1.37% 1.68%
2031 1.46% 1.68%
2030 1.47% 1.66%
2029 1.54% 1.67%
2028 1.55% 1.65%
2027 1.62% 1.6%
2026 1.6% 1.59%
2025 1.65% 1.55%
2024 1.65% 1.52%
2023 1.65% 1.56%
2022 1.6% 1.76%
2021 1.5% 1.9%
2020 1.45% 1.82%
2019 1.43% 1.71%
2018 1.43% 1.64%
2017 1.43% 1.42%
2016 1.43% 1.31%
2015 1.44% 1.41%
2014 1.47% 1.51%
2013 1.52% 1.64%
2012 1.69% 1.92%
2011 1.99% 2.26%
2010 2.13% 2.5%
2009 2.09% 2.57%
2008 2.03% 2.71%
2007 1.96% 2.68%
2006 1.88% 2.41%
2005 1.81% 2.43%
2004 1.77% 2.5%
2003 1.78% 2.38%
2002 1.9% 2.48%
2001 2.08% 2.84%
2000 2.15% 2.87%
1999 2.18% 2.76%
1998 2.24% 2.8%
1997 2.33% 2.87%
1996 2.47% 2.95%
1995 2.66% 2.93%
1994 2.81% 2.93%
1993 2.9% 2.81%
1992 2.85% 2.9%
1991 2.76% 3.36%
1990 2.79% 3.4%
1989 2.82% 3.32%
1988 3.03% 3.42%
1987 3.32% 3.47%
1986 3.45% 3.44%
1985 3.53% 3.22%
1984 3.59% 3.18%
1983 3.65% 3.52%
1982 4.05% 3.83%
1981 3.47% 4.27%
1980 3.96% 4.17%
1979 6.18% 3.52%
1978 6.21% 3.26%
1977 5.41% 3.19%
1976 5.29% 3.11%
1975 5.1% 3.03%
1974 5.06% 2.98%
1973 4.82% 2.95%
1972 3.65% 2.81%
1971 1.72% 2.79%
1970 0.56% 2.92%
1969 0.53% 2.91%
1968 0.52% 2.89%
1967 0.53% 2.86%
1966 0.56% 2.81%
1965 1.48% 2.77%
1964 2.41% 2.73%
1963 2.37% 2.68%
1962 2.32% 2.63%
1961 2.28% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Botswana Pakistan
Current population
2615162
260356147
Population rank 142/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.14%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,665 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 120/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -1,235,336
2024 - -5,778 - -1,401,173
2023 47,098 -6,487 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 47,400 -7,306 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 40,894 -4,083 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 45,610 -11,330 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 45,110 -11,770 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 44,171 -11,623 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 43,154 -10,916 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 41,993 -10,286 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 40,897 -9,599 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 40,046 -8,893 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 39,404 -7,836 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 39,202 -6,636 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 38,613 -1,019 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 38,101 5,151 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 36,671 4,960 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 35,433 4,343 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 33,832 3,926 4,690,187 576,349
2006 31,340 4,270 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 29,385 4,283 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 27,481 4,314 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 26,545 4,488 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 26,163 4,747 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 26,112 7,991 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 25,850 9,798 4,281,169 252,869
1999 25,358 9,762 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 25,397 9,685 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 25,738 9,597 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 26,847 9,368 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 28,478 9,464 3,977,175 11,534
1994 30,664 9,023 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 31,691 8,441 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 31,995 8,026 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 32,219 4,311 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 33,015 2,580 3,731,730 275,242
1989 33,756 1,495 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 34,564 -215 3,554,755 38,139
1987 35,647 2,624 3,448,813 146,364
1986 36,203 2,558 3,341,643 111,045
1985 35,966 2,683 3,233,315 68,860
1984 35,530 2,393 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 35,142 1,980 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 34,859 1,751 2,934,689 294,252
1981 34,327 7,610 2,790,454 555,032
1980 33,934 -10,849 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 32,486 15,918 2,461,311 450,003
1978 30,596 26,015 2,356,601 111,386
1977 29,009 13,708 2,257,849 85,250
1976 27,497 11,914 2,171,812 48,238
1975 25,762 11,086 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 24,160 8,854 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 22,449 10,615 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 21,004 5,937 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 19,926 -3,016 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 19,438 -16,054 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 19,024 -15,870 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 18,725 -15,681 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 18,463 -15,438 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 18,250 -15,140 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 18,045 -14,753 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 17,634 -4,126 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 17,084 -4,000 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 16,507 -4,028 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 16,185 -4,168 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 15,861 -4,331 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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