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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 142,643,173 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 1.75% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Botswana vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Russia
2100 3,870,704 125,631,984
2099 3,875,823 125,735,285
2098 3,881,867 125,835,990
2097 3,887,181 125,914,480
2096 3,892,081 126,004,709
2095 3,896,405 126,072,890
2094 3,900,671 126,125,529
2093 3,904,733 126,181,074
2092 3,908,682 126,256,091
2091 3,913,090 126,304,823
2090 3,915,896 126,360,262
2089 3,916,540 126,412,664
2088 3,916,700 126,463,022
2087 3,916,016 126,511,263
2086 3,915,493 126,579,534
2085 3,914,975 126,655,806
2084 3,913,555 126,730,694
2083 3,912,119 126,805,713
2082 3,910,185 126,889,471
2081 3,909,204 126,973,300
2080 3,907,447 127,070,546
2079 3,904,550 127,191,346
2078 3,900,021 127,331,975
2077 3,895,321 127,489,152
2076 3,889,723 127,641,749
2075 3,883,893 127,825,235
2074 3,878,255 128,023,096
2073 3,872,458 128,238,922
2072 3,864,865 128,465,870
2071 3,857,922 128,745,681
2070 3,850,437 129,020,076
2069 3,840,521 129,309,803
2068 3,830,034 129,589,275
2067 3,817,551 129,873,991
2066 3,804,918 130,184,092
2065 3,790,427 130,515,828
2064 3,775,157 130,852,649
2063 3,759,402 131,199,458
2062 3,741,936 131,530,725
2061 3,722,576 131,881,030
2060 3,702,465 132,209,377
2059 3,682,055 132,568,882
2058 3,658,810 132,933,515
2057 3,634,762 133,272,997
2056 3,611,096 133,615,325
2055 3,586,314 133,963,055
2054 3,561,446 134,288,366
2053 3,535,001 134,609,198
2052 3,507,213 134,876,558
2051 3,479,219 135,141,211
2050 3,450,807 135,386,454
2049 3,421,435 135,609,441
2048 3,391,019 135,818,840
2047 3,359,719 136,013,698
2046 3,327,520 136,185,098
2045 3,295,807 136,368,416
2044 3,264,444 136,568,234
2043 3,232,407 136,791,498
2042 3,200,743 137,015,033
2041 3,168,217 137,266,491
2040 3,135,241 137,531,851
2039 3,101,153 137,833,822
2038 3,067,014 138,146,863
2037 3,031,993 138,485,780
2036 2,996,265 138,835,731
2035 2,959,978 139,197,452
2034 2,922,807 139,573,272
2033 2,885,394 139,960,175
2032 2,846,703 140,359,785
2031 2,808,291 140,785,026
2030 2,767,933 141,182,418
2029 2,727,903 141,571,268
2028 2,686,412 141,946,979
2027 2,645,316 142,315,155
2026 2,603,241 142,643,173
2025 2,562,122 143,513,328
2024 2,521,139 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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 1.63% -0.11%
2024 1.65% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Botswana Russia
Current population
2624853
142643173
Population rank 142/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.72%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
8.56 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 -428
Annual growth/decline +40,983 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 166/197
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 46,951 -5,778 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Botswana is from natural causes (a gain of 443,278 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 89,178 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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