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Population in Botswana compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 45.1 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Botswana vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Philippines
2100 3,871,504 115,065,514
2099 3,876,625 115,822,085
2098 3,882,670 116,579,642
2097 3,887,985 117,339,735
2096 3,892,886 118,106,310
2095 3,897,211 118,872,671
2094 3,901,478 119,632,784
2093 3,905,541 120,394,127
2092 3,909,490 121,153,505
2091 3,913,899 121,910,997
2090 3,916,706 122,658,317
2089 3,917,351 123,398,001
2088 3,917,510 124,128,536
2087 3,916,826 124,849,376
2086 3,916,303 125,558,475
2085 3,915,785 126,253,074
2084 3,914,364 126,925,232
2083 3,912,929 127,573,007
2082 3,910,994 128,202,586
2081 3,910,013 128,806,308
2080 3,908,255 129,391,229
2079 3,905,358 129,944,270
2078 3,900,828 130,476,671
2077 3,896,126 130,988,299
2076 3,890,528 131,462,248
2075 3,884,696 131,906,358
2074 3,879,057 132,328,468
2073 3,873,259 132,719,174
2072 3,865,665 133,084,836
2071 3,858,720 133,419,916
2070 3,851,234 133,733,411
2069 3,841,316 134,020,647
2068 3,830,826 134,283,663
2067 3,818,341 134,528,603
2066 3,805,705 134,744,843
2065 3,791,211 134,949,800
2064 3,775,938 135,128,431
2063 3,760,179 135,285,603
2062 3,742,710 135,425,056
2061 3,723,346 135,539,763
2060 3,703,231 135,631,085
2059 3,682,816 135,698,075
2058 3,659,567 135,730,163
2057 3,635,514 135,736,069
2056 3,611,843 135,720,219
2055 3,587,056 135,665,249
2054 3,562,182 135,570,794
2053 3,535,732 135,440,724
2052 3,507,938 135,273,857
2051 3,479,939 135,054,258
2050 3,451,521 134,793,554
2049 3,422,143 134,483,048
2048 3,391,720 134,131,716
2047 3,360,414 133,731,695
2046 3,328,208 133,281,676
2045 3,296,489 132,787,906
2044 3,265,120 132,252,742
2043 3,233,076 131,678,840
2042 3,201,405 131,067,112
2041 3,168,873 130,419,312
2040 3,135,889 129,735,394
2039 3,101,794 129,020,366
2038 3,067,648 128,266,374
2037 3,032,620 127,482,230
2036 2,996,884 126,671,125
2035 2,960,590 125,841,025
2034 2,923,411 124,990,553
2033 2,885,991 124,123,848
2032 2,847,292 123,246,040
2031 2,808,872 122,359,182
2030 2,768,505 121,453,322
2029 2,728,467 120,538,221
2028 2,686,968 119,609,503
2027 2,645,863 118,675,486
2026 2,603,779 117,737,984
2025 2,562,651 116,792,787
2024 2,521,139 115,843,670
2023 2,480,244 114,891,199
2022 2,439,892 113,964,338
2021 2,401,441 113,100,950
2020 2,365,894 112,081,264
2019 2,332,083 110,804,683
2018 2,299,141 109,465,287
2017 2,266,747 108,119,693
2016 2,234,776 106,735,719
2015 2,203,273 105,312,992
2014 2,172,044 103,767,130
2013 2,140,682 102,076,336
2012 2,108,617 100,175,512
2011 2,073,535 98,248,614
2010 2,033,111 96,337,125
2009 1,990,673 94,384,250
2008 1,949,970 92,699,095
2007 1,911,201 91,075,184
2006 1,874,516 89,508,986
2005 1,839,877 88,015,962
2004 1,807,146 86,394,504
2003 1,775,736 84,731,835
2002 1,744,763 83,068,889
2001 1,712,254 81,401,488
2000 1,677,382 79,625,397
1999 1,641,997 77,753,257
1998 1,606,899 75,791,024
1997 1,571,691 73,908,810
1996 1,535,914 72,190,242
1995 1,498,836 70,546,246
1994 1,460,023 69,019,291
1993 1,420,115 67,530,621
1992 1,380,033 65,926,125
1991 1,341,756 64,382,249
1990 1,305,696 62,854,666
1989 1,270,274 61,265,260
1988 1,235,476 59,739,052
1987 1,199,167 58,157,496
1986 1,160,650 56,645,077
1985 1,121,945 55,213,006
1984 1,083,660 53,726,181
1983 1,046,137 52,194,620
1982 1,009,269 50,695,707
1981 969,996 49,311,727
1980 937,485 48,043,740
1979 901,742 46,807,103
1978 849,239 45,575,281
1977 799,574 44,367,962
1976 758,508 43,201,488
1975 720,380 42,120,826
1974 685,448 41,174,341
1973 652,408 40,294,130
1972 622,407 39,408,560
1971 600,481 38,518,659
1970 590,334 37,622,204
1969 587,066 36,660,799
1968 583,966 35,638,342
1967 580,933 34,621,320
1966 577,866 33,617,170
1965 574,664 32,625,316
1964 566,266 31,643,032
1963 552,966 30,674,731
1962 540,186 29,723,536
1961 527,942 28,792,621
1960 516,165 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Philippines
2100 -0.13% -0.65%
2099 -0.16% -0.65%
2098 -0.14% -0.65%
2097 -0.13% -0.65%
2096 -0.11% -0.64%
2095 -0.11% -0.64%
2094 -0.1% -0.63%
2093 -0.1% -0.63%
2092 -0.11% -0.62%
2091 -0.07% -0.61%
2090 -0.02% -0.6%
2089 -0.004% -0.59%
2088 0.02% -0.58%
2087 0.01% -0.56%
2086 0.01% -0.55%
2085 0.04% -0.53%
2084 0.04% -0.51%
2083 0.05% -0.49%
2082 0.03% -0.47%
2081 0.04% -0.45%
2080 0.07% -0.43%
2079 0.12% -0.41%
2078 0.12% -0.39%
2077 0.14% -0.36%
2076 0.15% -0.34%
2075 0.15% -0.32%
2074 0.15% -0.29%
2073 0.2% -0.27%
2072 0.18% -0.25%
2071 0.19% -0.23%
2070 0.26% -0.21%
2069 0.27% -0.2%
2068 0.33% -0.18%
2067 0.33% -0.16%
2066 0.38% -0.15%
2065 0.4% -0.13%
2064 0.42% -0.12%
2063 0.47% -0.1%
2062 0.52% -0.08%
2061 0.54% -0.07%
2060 0.55% -0.05%
2059 0.64% -0.02%
2058 0.66% -0.004%
2057 0.66% 0.01%
2056 0.69% 0.04%
2055 0.7% 0.07%
2054 0.75% 0.1%
2053 0.79% 0.12%
2052 0.8% 0.16%
2051 0.82% 0.19%
2050 0.86% 0.23%
2049 0.9% 0.26%
2048 0.93% 0.3%
2047 0.97% 0.34%
2046 0.96% 0.37%
2045 0.96% 0.4%
2044 0.99% 0.44%
2043 0.99% 0.47%
2042 1.03% 0.5%
2041 1.05% 0.53%
2040 1.1% 0.55%
2039 1.11% 0.59%
2038 1.16% 0.62%
2037 1.19% 0.64%
2036 1.23% 0.66%
2035 1.27% 0.68%
2034 1.3% 0.7%
2033 1.36% 0.71%
2032 1.37% 0.72%
2031 1.46% 0.75%
2030 1.47% 0.76%
2029 1.54% 0.78%
2028 1.55% 0.79%
2027 1.62% 0.8%
2026 1.6% 0.81%
2025 1.65% 0.82%
2024 1.65% 0.83%
2023 1.65% 0.81%
2022 1.6% 0.76%
2021 1.5% 0.91%
2020 1.45% 1.15%
2019 1.43% 1.22%
2018 1.43% 1.24%
2017 1.43% 1.3%
2016 1.43% 1.35%
2015 1.44% 1.49%
2014 1.47% 1.66%
2013 1.52% 1.9%
2012 1.69% 1.96%
2011 1.99% 1.98%
2010 2.13% 2.07%
2009 2.09% 1.82%
2008 2.03% 1.78%
2007 1.96% 1.75%
2006 1.88% 1.7%
2005 1.81% 1.88%
2004 1.77% 1.96%
2003 1.78% 2%
2002 1.9% 2.05%
2001 2.08% 2.23%
2000 2.15% 2.41%
1999 2.18% 2.59%
1998 2.24% 2.55%
1997 2.33% 2.38%
1996 2.47% 2.33%
1995 2.66% 2.21%
1994 2.81% 2.2%
1993 2.9% 2.43%
1992 2.85% 2.4%
1991 2.76% 2.43%
1990 2.79% 2.59%
1989 2.82% 2.55%
1988 3.03% 2.72%
1987 3.32% 2.67%
1986 3.45% 2.59%
1985 3.53% 2.77%
1984 3.59% 2.93%
1983 3.65% 2.96%
1982 4.05% 2.81%
1981 3.47% 2.64%
1980 3.96% 2.64%
1979 6.18% 2.7%
1978 6.21% 2.72%
1977 5.41% 2.7%
1976 5.29% 2.57%
1975 5.1% 2.3%
1974 5.06% 2.18%
1973 4.82% 2.25%
1972 3.65% 2.31%
1971 1.72% 2.38%
1970 0.56% 2.62%
1969 0.53% 2.87%
1968 0.52% 2.94%
1967 0.53% 2.99%
1966 0.56% 3.04%
1965 1.48% 3.1%
1964 2.41% 3.16%
1963 2.37% 3.2%
1962 2.32% 3.23%
1961 2.28% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Botswana Philippines
Current population
2615162
117991570
Population rank 142/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.42%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
33.1 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +2,610
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 113/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -149,315
Net migration rank 120/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -149,315
2024 - -5,778 - -160,373
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 40,894 -4,083 917,928 -85,185
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 43,154 -10,916 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 41,993 -10,286 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 40,897 -9,599 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 40,046 -8,893 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 39,404 -7,836 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 39,202 -6,636 1,979,568 95,702
2011 38,613 -1,019 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 38,101 5,151 2,030,979 13,556
2009 36,671 4,960 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 35,433 4,343 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 33,832 3,926 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 31,340 4,270 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 29,385 4,283 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 27,481 4,314 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 26,545 4,488 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 26,163 4,747 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 26,112 7,991 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 25,850 9,798 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 25,358 9,762 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 25,397 9,685 1,870,371 178,274
1997 25,738 9,597 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 26,847 9,368 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 28,478 9,464 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 30,664 9,023 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 31,691 8,441 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 31,995 8,026 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 32,219 4,311 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 33,015 2,580 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 33,756 1,495 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 34,564 -215 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 35,647 2,624 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 36,203 2,558 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 35,966 2,683 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 35,530 2,393 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 35,142 1,980 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 34,859 1,751 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 34,327 7,610 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 33,934 -10,849 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 32,486 15,918 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 30,596 26,015 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 29,009 13,708 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 27,497 11,914 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 25,762 11,086 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 24,160 8,854 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 22,449 10,615 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 21,004 5,937 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 19,926 -3,016 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 19,438 -16,054 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 19,024 -15,870 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 18,725 -15,681 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 18,463 -15,438 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 18,250 -15,140 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 18,045 -14,753 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 17,634 -4,126 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 17,084 -4,000 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 16,507 -4,028 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 16,185 -4,168 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 15,861 -4,331 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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