The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 4,614,993 in Panama.
Population statistics:
- Panama's population is 1.78 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.06% for Panama.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
- Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.31M to 4.61M (39.3% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 6.03M people in 2080 for Panama.
Botswana vs Panama: live population counter
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| Current population |
2595266
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4614993
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 128/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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9.25 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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7.35 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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24.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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1.31 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +6,706 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +156 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +56,818 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +1.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 85/197 |
Botswana and Panama: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 1,126,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 1,159,870 | 2.28% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 1,195,301 | 2.32% | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 1,232,124 | 2.37% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 1,270,065 | 2.41% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 1,308,835 | 1.48% | 3.05% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 1,348,388 | 0.56% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 1,388,628 | 0.53% | 2.98% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 1,429,447 | 0.52% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 1,470,886 | 0.53% | 2.9% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 1,513,070 | 0.56% | 2.87% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 1,556,081 | 1.72% | 2.84% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 1,599,723 | 3.65% | 2.8% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 1,643,690 | 4.82% | 2.75% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 1,687,926 | 5.06% | 2.69% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 1,732,389 | 5.1% | 2.63% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 1,776,935 | 5.29% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 1,821,543 | 5.41% | 2.51% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 1,866,311 | 6.21% | 2.46% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 1,911,552 | 6.18% | 2.42% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 1,957,534 | 3.96% | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 2,004,418 | 3.47% | 2.4% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 2,052,271 | 4.05% | 2.39% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 2,101,106 | 3.65% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 2,150,782 | 3.59% | 2.36% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 2,200,915 | 3.53% | 2.33% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 2,251,325 | 3.45% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 2,301,970 | 3.32% | 2.25% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 2,352,848 | 3.03% | 2.21% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 2,403,820 | 2.82% | 2.17% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 2,455,583 | 2.79% | 2.15% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 2,508,265 | 2.76% | 2.15% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 2,561,336 | 2.85% | 2.12% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 2,615,099 | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 2,669,546 | 2.81% | 2.08% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 2,724,557 | 2.66% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 2,780,227 | 2.47% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 2,836,695 | 2.33% | 2.03% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 2,893,914 | 2.24% | 2.02% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 2,951,822 | 2.18% | 2% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 3,010,369 | 2.15% | 1.98% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 3,069,537 | 2.08% | 1.97% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 3,129,344 | 1.9% | 1.95% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 3,189,807 | 1.78% | 1.93% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 3,251,155 | 1.77% | 1.92% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 3,313,026 | 1.81% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 3,375,024 | 1.88% | 1.87% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 3,437,490 | 1.96% | 1.85% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 3,500,648 | 2.03% | 1.84% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 3,564,381 | 2.09% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 3,628,535 | 2.13% | 1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 3,693,505 | 1.99% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 3,759,256 | 1.69% | 1.78% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 3,825,329 | 1.52% | 1.76% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 3,892,101 | 1.47% | 1.75% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 3,960,035 | 1.44% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 4,029,086 | 1.43% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 4,098,707 | 1.43% | 1.73% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 4,167,860 | 1.43% | 1.69% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 4,234,700 | 1.43% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 4,293,261 | 1.45% | 1.38% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 4,345,405 | 1.5% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 4,400,773 | 1.6% | 1.27% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 4,458,759 | 1.65% | 1.32% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 4,515,577 | 1.65% | 1.27% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 4,571,195 | 1.63% | 1.23% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 4,625,720 | 1.61% | 1.19% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 4,679,241 | 1.58% | 1.16% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 4,731,818 | 1.55% | 1.12% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 4,783,378 | 1.51% | 1.09% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 4,833,856 | 1.46% | 1.06% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 4,883,390 | 1.41% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 4,932,075 | 1.36% | 1% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 4,979,812 | 1.33% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 5,026,494 | 1.28% | 0.94% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 5,072,267 | 1.25% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 5,117,124 | 1.21% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 5,161,085 | 1.17% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 5,204,053 | 1.13% | 0.83% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 5,245,902 | 1.11% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 5,286,595 | 1.08% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 5,326,183 | 1.04% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 5,364,671 | 1.01% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 5,402,037 | 0.99% | 0.7% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 5,438,259 | 0.98% | 0.67% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 5,473,283 | 0.96% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 5,507,148 | 0.96% | 0.62% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 5,539,873 | 0.95% | 0.59% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 5,571,404 | 0.91% | 0.57% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 5,601,670 | 0.88% | 0.54% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 5,630,681 | 0.84% | 0.52% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Panama gained 647,009 people (a 19.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Panama's population increased by 654,958 (a 16.5% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Panama was ranked 128th in 2005 and still ranked 128th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 143rd to 137th. The population of Panama will increase by 22% to 5,630,681 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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Population differences between Botswana and Panama
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| Life expectancy | 69.4 years | 80 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 30.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 2.12 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 157.7 ppl/mi² |
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