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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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 45.3 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.45% 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 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
  • Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Botswana vs Philippines: live population counter

Botswana Philippines
Current population
2595266
117540050
Population rank 143/197 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
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
3.28 minutes
Annual migration change -5,778 -160,373
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 69/197 115/197

Botswana and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart

Botswana
Population

Growth rate
Philippines
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Botswana Philippines Botswana Philippines
1960 516,165 27,891,897 - -
1961 527,942 28,792,621 2.28% 3.23%
1962 540,186 29,723,536 2.32% 3.23%
1963 552,966 30,674,731 2.37% 3.2%
1964 566,266 31,643,032 2.41% 3.16%
1965 574,664 32,625,316 1.48% 3.1%
1966 577,866 33,617,170 0.56% 3.04%
1967 580,933 34,621,320 0.53% 2.99%
1968 583,966 35,638,342 0.52% 2.94%
1969 587,066 36,660,799 0.53% 2.87%
1970 590,334 37,622,204 0.56% 2.62%
1971 600,481 38,518,659 1.72% 2.38%
1972 622,407 39,408,560 3.65% 2.31%
1973 652,408 40,294,130 4.82% 2.25%
1974 685,448 41,174,341 5.06% 2.18%
1975 720,380 42,120,826 5.1% 2.3%
1976 758,508 43,201,488 5.29% 2.57%
1977 799,574 44,367,962 5.41% 2.7%
1978 849,239 45,575,281 6.21% 2.72%
1979 901,742 46,807,103 6.18% 2.7%
1980 937,485 48,043,740 3.96% 2.64%
1981 969,996 49,311,727 3.47% 2.64%
1982 1,009,269 50,695,707 4.05% 2.81%
1983 1,046,137 52,194,620 3.65% 2.96%
1984 1,083,660 53,726,181 3.59% 2.93%
1985 1,121,945 55,213,006 3.53% 2.77%
1986 1,160,650 56,645,077 3.45% 2.59%
1987 1,199,167 58,157,496 3.32% 2.67%
1988 1,235,476 59,739,052 3.03% 2.72%
1989 1,270,274 61,265,260 2.82% 2.55%
1990 1,305,696 62,854,666 2.79% 2.59%
1991 1,341,756 64,382,249 2.76% 2.43%
1992 1,380,033 65,926,125 2.85% 2.4%
1993 1,420,115 67,530,621 2.9% 2.43%
1994 1,460,023 69,019,291 2.81% 2.2%
1995 1,498,836 70,546,246 2.66% 2.21%
1996 1,535,914 72,190,242 2.47% 2.33%
1997 1,571,691 73,908,810 2.33% 2.38%
1998 1,606,899 75,791,024 2.24% 2.55%
1999 1,641,997 77,753,257 2.18% 2.59%
2000 1,677,382 79,625,397 2.15% 2.41%
2001 1,712,254 81,401,488 2.08% 2.23%
2002 1,744,763 83,068,889 1.9% 2.05%
2003 1,775,736 84,731,835 1.78% 2%
2004 1,807,146 86,394,504 1.77% 1.96%
2005 1,839,877 88,015,962 1.81% 1.88%
2006 1,874,516 89,508,986 1.88% 1.7%
2007 1,911,201 91,075,184 1.96% 1.75%
2008 1,949,970 92,699,095 2.03% 1.78%
2009 1,990,673 94,384,250 2.09% 1.82%
2010 2,033,111 96,337,125 2.13% 2.07%
2011 2,073,535 98,248,614 1.99% 1.98%
2012 2,108,617 100,175,512 1.69% 1.96%
2013 2,140,682 102,076,336 1.52% 1.9%
2014 2,172,044 103,767,130 1.47% 1.66%
2015 2,203,273 105,312,992 1.44% 1.49%
2016 2,234,776 106,735,719 1.43% 1.35%
2017 2,266,747 108,119,693 1.43% 1.3%
2018 2,299,141 109,465,287 1.43% 1.24%
2019 2,332,083 110,804,683 1.43% 1.22%
2020 2,365,894 112,081,264 1.45% 1.15%
2021 2,401,441 113,100,950 1.5% 0.91%
2022 2,439,892 113,964,338 1.6% 0.76%
2023 2,480,244 114,891,199 1.65% 0.81%
2024 2,521,139 115,843,670 1.65% 0.83%
2025 2,562,118 116,786,968 1.63% 0.81%
2026 2,603,385 117,724,479 1.61% 0.8%
2027 2,644,640 118,656,426 1.58% 0.79%
2028 2,685,602 119,583,984 1.55% 0.78%
2029 2,726,042 120,502,132 1.51% 0.77%
2030 2,765,913 121,408,897 1.46% 0.75%
2031 2,804,987 122,301,606 1.41% 0.74%
2032 2,843,228 123,180,341 1.36% 0.72%
2033 2,880,982 124,049,036 1.33% 0.71%
2034 2,917,972 124,904,124 1.28% 0.69%
2035 2,954,411 125,740,977 1.25% 0.67%
2036 2,990,130 126,558,232 1.21% 0.65%
2037 3,025,222 127,352,607 1.17% 0.63%
2038 3,059,525 128,118,535 1.13% 0.6%
2039 3,093,371 128,850,047 1.11% 0.57%
2040 3,126,637 129,546,666 1.08% 0.54%
2041 3,159,130 130,209,810 1.04% 0.51%
2042 3,190,968 130,837,005 1.01% 0.48%
2043 3,222,560 131,427,404 0.99% 0.45%
2044 3,254,012 131,979,673 0.98% 0.42%
2045 3,285,297 132,492,038 0.96% 0.39%
2046 3,316,997 132,962,001 0.96% 0.35%
2047 3,348,491 133,385,290 0.95% 0.32%
2048 3,379,103 133,759,436 0.91% 0.28%
2049 3,408,763 134,089,011 0.88% 0.25%
2050 3,437,424 134,373,439 0.84% 0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.

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