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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 54.3 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Botswana vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Russia
2100 3,871,504 124,983,377
2099 3,876,625 125,086,144
2098 3,882,670 125,186,329
2097 3,887,985 125,264,415
2096 3,892,886 125,354,177
2095 3,897,211 125,422,006
2094 3,901,478 125,474,373
2093 3,905,541 125,529,632
2092 3,909,490 125,604,261
2091 3,913,899 125,652,742
2090 3,916,706 125,707,894
2089 3,917,351 125,760,026
2088 3,917,510 125,810,124
2087 3,916,826 125,858,116
2086 3,916,303 125,926,035
2085 3,915,785 126,001,913
2084 3,914,364 126,076,414
2083 3,912,929 126,151,046
2082 3,910,994 126,234,371
2081 3,910,013 126,317,768
2080 3,908,255 126,414,511
2079 3,905,358 126,534,688
2078 3,900,828 126,674,591
2077 3,896,126 126,830,956
2076 3,890,528 126,982,766
2075 3,884,696 127,165,304
2074 3,879,057 127,362,143
2073 3,873,259 127,576,856
2072 3,865,665 127,802,632
2071 3,858,720 128,080,998
2070 3,851,234 128,353,977
2069 3,841,316 128,642,208
2068 3,830,826 128,920,237
2067 3,818,341 129,203,483
2066 3,805,705 129,511,983
2065 3,791,211 129,842,007
2064 3,775,938 130,177,089
2063 3,760,179 130,522,107
2062 3,742,710 130,851,664
2061 3,723,346 131,200,160
2060 3,703,231 131,526,812
2059 3,682,816 131,884,461
2058 3,659,567 132,247,211
2057 3,635,514 132,584,941
2056 3,611,843 132,925,501
2055 3,587,056 133,271,436
2054 3,562,182 133,595,068
2053 3,535,732 133,914,243
2052 3,507,938 134,180,223
2051 3,479,939 134,443,510
2050 3,451,521 134,687,487
2049 3,422,143 134,909,323
2048 3,391,720 135,117,641
2047 3,360,414 135,311,492
2046 3,328,208 135,482,008
2045 3,296,489 135,664,379
2044 3,265,120 135,863,165
2043 3,233,076 136,085,277
2042 3,201,405 136,307,658
2041 3,168,873 136,557,818
2040 3,135,889 136,821,807
2039 3,101,794 137,122,219
2038 3,067,648 137,433,644
2037 3,032,620 137,770,811
2036 2,996,884 138,118,955
2035 2,960,590 138,478,809
2034 2,923,411 138,852,689
2033 2,885,991 139,237,595
2032 2,847,292 139,635,142
2031 2,808,872 140,058,187
2030 2,768,505 140,453,528
2029 2,728,467 140,840,370
2028 2,686,968 141,214,141
2027 2,645,863 141,580,416
2026 2,603,779 141,906,741
2025 2,562,651 142,772,403
2024 2,521,139 143,533,851
2023 2,480,244 143,826,130
2022 2,439,892 144,236,933
2021 2,401,441 144,746,762
2020 2,365,894 145,245,148
2019 2,332,083 145,453,291
2018 2,299,141 145,398,106
2017 2,266,747 145,293,260
2016 2,234,776 145,015,460
2015 2,203,273 144,640,716
2014 2,172,044 144,237,223
2013 2,140,682 143,805,638
2012 2,108,617 143,378,447
2011 2,073,535 143,018,195
2010 2,033,111 142,849,468
2009 1,990,673 142,785,348
2008 1,949,970 142,742,366
2007 1,911,201 142,805,114
2006 1,874,516 143,049,637
2005 1,839,877 143,518,814
2004 1,807,146 144,067,316
2003 1,775,736 144,648,618
2002 1,744,763 145,306,497
2001 1,712,254 145,976,482
2000 1,677,382 146,596,869
1999 1,641,997 147,214,776
1998 1,606,899 147,670,784
1997 1,571,691 147,915,361
1996 1,535,914 148,160,129
1995 1,498,836 148,375,787
1994 1,460,023 148,407,912
1993 1,420,115 148,458,777
1992 1,380,033 148,538,197
1991 1,341,756 148,394,216
1990 1,305,696 147,969,406
1989 1,270,274 147,721,000
1988 1,235,476 146,857,000
1987 1,199,167 145,908,000
1986 1,160,650 144,894,000
1985 1,121,945 143,858,000
1984 1,083,660 142,745,000
1983 1,046,137 141,668,000
1982 1,009,269 140,823,000
1981 969,996 139,941,000
1980 937,485 139,010,000
1979 901,742 138,027,000
1978 849,239 137,060,000
1977 799,574 136,100,000
1976 758,508 135,147,000
1975 720,380 134,200,000
1974 685,448 133,432,000
1973 652,408 132,669,000
1972 622,407 131,909,000
1971 600,481 131,155,000
1970 590,334 130,404,000
1969 587,066 129,664,000
1968 583,966 128,928,000
1967 580,933 128,196,000
1966 577,866 127,468,000
1965 574,664 126,745,000
1964 566,266 125,345,000
1963 552,966 123,960,000
1962 540,186 122,591,000
1961 527,942 121,236,000
1960 516,165 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Russia
2100 -0.13% -0.08%
2099 -0.16% -0.08%
2098 -0.14% -0.06%
2097 -0.13% -0.07%
2096 -0.11% -0.05%
2095 -0.11% -0.04%
2094 -0.1% -0.04%
2093 -0.1% -0.06%
2092 -0.11% -0.04%
2091 -0.07% -0.04%
2090 -0.02% -0.04%
2089 -0.004% -0.04%
2088 0.02% -0.04%
2087 0.01% -0.05%
2086 0.01% -0.06%
2085 0.04% -0.06%
2084 0.04% -0.06%
2083 0.05% -0.07%
2082 0.03% -0.07%
2081 0.04% -0.08%
2080 0.07% -0.09%
2079 0.12% -0.11%
2078 0.12% -0.12%
2077 0.14% -0.12%
2076 0.15% -0.14%
2075 0.15% -0.15%
2074 0.15% -0.17%
2073 0.2% -0.18%
2072 0.18% -0.22%
2071 0.19% -0.21%
2070 0.26% -0.22%
2069 0.27% -0.22%
2068 0.33% -0.22%
2067 0.33% -0.24%
2066 0.38% -0.25%
2065 0.4% -0.26%
2064 0.42% -0.26%
2063 0.47% -0.25%
2062 0.52% -0.27%
2061 0.54% -0.25%
2060 0.55% -0.27%
2059 0.64% -0.27%
2058 0.66% -0.25%
2057 0.66% -0.26%
2056 0.69% -0.26%
2055 0.7% -0.24%
2054 0.75% -0.24%
2053 0.79% -0.2%
2052 0.8% -0.2%
2051 0.82% -0.18%
2050 0.86% -0.16%
2049 0.9% -0.15%
2048 0.93% -0.14%
2047 0.97% -0.13%
2046 0.96% -0.13%
2045 0.96% -0.15%
2044 0.99% -0.16%
2043 0.99% -0.16%
2042 1.03% -0.18%
2041 1.05% -0.19%
2040 1.1% -0.22%
2039 1.11% -0.23%
2038 1.16% -0.24%
2037 1.19% -0.25%
2036 1.23% -0.26%
2035 1.27% -0.27%
2034 1.3% -0.28%
2033 1.36% -0.28%
2032 1.37% -0.3%
2031 1.46% -0.28%
2030 1.47% -0.27%
2029 1.54% -0.26%
2028 1.55% -0.26%
2027 1.62% -0.23%
2026 1.6% -0.61%
2025 1.65% -0.53%
2024 1.65% -0.2%
2023 1.65% -0.28%
2022 1.6% -0.35%
2021 1.5% -0.34%
2020 1.45% -0.14%
2019 1.43% 0.04%
2018 1.43% 0.07%
2017 1.43% 0.19%
2016 1.43% 0.26%
2015 1.44% 0.28%
2014 1.47% 0.3%
2013 1.52% 0.3%
2012 1.69% 0.25%
2011 1.99% 0.12%
2010 2.13% 0.04%
2009 2.09% 0.03%
2008 2.03% -0.04%
2007 1.96% -0.17%
2006 1.88% -0.33%
2005 1.81% -0.38%
2004 1.77% -0.4%
2003 1.78% -0.45%
2002 1.9% -0.46%
2001 2.08% -0.42%
2000 2.15% -0.42%
1999 2.18% -0.31%
1998 2.24% -0.17%
1997 2.33% -0.17%
1996 2.47% -0.15%
1995 2.66% -0.02%
1994 2.81% -0.03%
1993 2.9% -0.05%
1992 2.85% 0.1%
1991 2.76% 0.29%
1990 2.79% 0.17%
1989 2.82% 0.59%
1988 3.03% 0.65%
1987 3.32% 0.7%
1986 3.45% 0.72%
1985 3.53% 0.78%
1984 3.59% 0.76%
1983 3.65% 0.6%
1982 4.05% 0.63%
1981 3.47% 0.67%
1980 3.96% 0.71%
1979 6.18% 0.71%
1978 6.21% 0.71%
1977 5.41% 0.71%
1976 5.29% 0.71%
1975 5.1% 0.58%
1974 5.06% 0.58%
1973 4.82% 0.58%
1972 3.65% 0.57%
1971 1.72% 0.58%
1970 0.56% 0.57%
1969 0.53% 0.57%
1968 0.52% 0.57%
1967 0.53% 0.57%
1966 0.56% 0.57%
1965 1.48% 1.12%
1964 2.41% 1.12%
1963 2.37% 1.12%
1962 2.32% 1.12%
1961 2.28% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Botswana Russia
Current population
2615162
141906741
Population rank 142/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.71%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 -801
Annual growth/decline +40,895 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -251,822
Net migration rank 120/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -251,822
2024 - -5,778 - -178,042
2023 47,098 -6,487 -503,392 27,807
2022 47,400 -7,306 -576,948 765,629
2021 40,894 -4,083 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 45,610 -11,330 -697,177 334,094
2019 45,110 -11,770 -319,997 336,494
2018 44,171 -11,623 -232,637 339,972
2017 43,154 -10,916 -130,764 396,619
2016 41,993 -10,286 0 447,645
2015 40,897 -9,599 43,392 384,756
2014 40,046 -8,893 28,848 264,698
2013 39,404 -7,836 28,761 289,872
2012 39,202 -6,636 0 285,977
2011 38,613 -1,019 -128,716 309,377
2010 38,101 5,151 -242,844 307,555
2009 36,671 4,960 -257,014 350,206
2008 35,433 4,343 -356,856 360,840
2007 33,832 3,926 -471,257 365,717
2006 31,340 4,270 -686,638 308,370
2005 29,385 4,283 -846,761 263,541
2004 27,481 4,314 -792,370 261,519
2003 26,545 4,488 -896,822 256,804
2002 26,163 4,747 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 26,112 7,991 -963,445 259,614
2000 25,850 9,798 -967,540 550,401
1999 25,358 9,762 -927,453 375,468
1998 25,397 9,685 -694,053 528,135
1997 25,738 9,597 -769,159 541,387
1996 26,847 9,368 -785,248 587,171
1995 28,478 9,464 -845,742 723,875
1994 30,664 9,023 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 31,691 8,441 -757,140 507,229
1992 31,995 8,026 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 32,219 4,311 103,876 125,505
1990 33,015 2,580 325,533 299,863
1989 33,756 1,495 576,112 89,400
1988 34,564 -215 778,343 269,862
1987 35,647 2,624 977,583 275,611
1986 36,203 2,558 985,279 283,553
1985 35,966 2,683 762,447 280,614
1984 35,530 2,393 756,548 247,026
1983 35,142 1,980 906,676 200,159
1982 34,859 1,751 830,855 107,520
1981 34,327 7,610 713,700 36,686
1980 33,934 -10,849 681,149 10,440
1979 32,486 15,918 690,135 -5,791
1978 30,596 26,015 812,766 108,882
1977 29,009 13,708 832,932 122,316
1976 27,497 11,914 852,237 113,851
1975 25,762 11,086 843,850 80,069
1974 24,160 8,854 883,186 -51,759
1973 22,449 10,615 846,561 -107,568
1972 21,004 5,937 872,050 -111,168
1971 19,926 -3,016 854,999 -134,968
1970 19,438 -16,054 785,554 -264,464
1969 19,024 -15,870 753,088 -64,643
1968 18,725 -15,681 787,621 -83,221
1967 18,463 -15,438 854,554 -116,029
1966 18,250 -15,140 989,279 -111,360
1965 18,045 -14,753 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 17,634 -4,126 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 17,084 -4,000 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 16,507 -4,028 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 16,185 -4,168 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 15,861 -4,331 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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