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Population in Botswana compared to San Marino: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 33,977 people in San Marino in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 33,996 in San Marino.

Population statistics:

  • Botswana's population is 76.3 times bigger than San Marino's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 143rd most populous country in the world, while San Marino is the 193rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.0004% for San Marino.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.26% in San Marino.
  • Since 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while San Marino has grown from 29.8K to 34K (13.9% growth).
  • Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people, while San Marino's population already peaked in 2020 at 34.8K people and is projected to decrease to 31.5K people by 2100.

Botswana vs San Marino: live population counter

Botswana San Marino
Current population
2595266
33996
Population rank 143/197 193/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.0004%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
3.12 days
One birth every
8.58 minutes
1.93 days
One death every
37 minutes
1.3 days
One migration net change every
1.52 hours
1.41 weeks
Annual migration change -5,778 +37
Daily growth/decline +112 +0
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +117
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.35%
Population growth rate rank 69/197 144/197

Botswana and San Marino: population history and growth rate by year chart

Botswana
Population

Growth rate
San Marino
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Botswana San Marino Botswana San Marino
1960 516,165 15,428 - -
1961 527,942 15,799 2.28% 2.4%
1962 540,186 16,183 2.32% 2.43%
1963 552,966 16,580 2.37% 2.45%
1964 566,266 16,977 2.41% 2.39%
1965 574,664 17,305 1.48% 1.93%
1966 577,866 17,523 0.56% 1.26%
1967 580,933 17,688 0.53% 0.94%
1968 583,966 17,861 0.52% 0.98%
1969 587,066 18,026 0.53% 0.92%
1970 590,334 18,168 0.56% 0.79%
1971 600,481 18,419 1.72% 1.38%
1972 622,407 18,787 3.65% 2%
1973 652,408 18,992 4.82% 1.09%
1974 685,448 19,030 5.06% 0.2%
1975 720,380 19,046 5.1% 0.08%
1976 758,508 19,110 5.29% 0.34%
1977 799,574 20,017 5.41% 4.75%
1978 849,239 21,026 6.21% 5.04%
1979 901,742 21,320 6.18% 1.4%
1980 937,485 21,585 3.96% 1.24%
1981 969,996 21,840 3.47% 1.18%
1982 1,009,269 22,055 4.05% 0.98%
1983 1,046,137 22,229 3.65% 0.79%
1984 1,083,660 22,346 3.59% 0.53%
1985 1,121,945 22,485 3.53% 0.62%
1986 1,160,650 22,636 3.45% 0.67%
1987 1,199,167 22,686 3.32% 0.22%
1988 1,235,476 22,843 3.03% 0.69%
1989 1,270,274 23,154 2.82% 1.36%
1990 1,305,696 23,475 2.79% 1.39%
1991 1,341,756 23,797 2.76% 1.37%
1992 1,380,033 24,125 2.85% 1.38%
1993 1,420,115 24,472 2.9% 1.44%
1994 1,460,023 24,823 2.81% 1.43%
1995 1,498,836 25,158 2.66% 1.35%
1996 1,535,914 25,482 2.47% 1.29%
1997 1,571,691 25,800 2.33% 1.25%
1998 1,606,899 26,125 2.24% 1.26%
1999 1,641,997 26,459 2.18% 1.28%
2000 1,677,382 26,799 2.15% 1.29%
2001 1,712,254 27,143 2.08% 1.28%
2002 1,744,763 27,491 1.9% 1.28%
2003 1,775,736 27,843 1.78% 1.28%
2004 1,807,146 29,457 1.77% 5.8%
2005 1,839,877 29,836 1.81% 1.29%
2006 1,874,516 30,184 1.88% 1.17%
2007 1,911,201 31,211 1.96% 3.4%
2008 1,949,970 31,662 2.03% 1.45%
2009 1,990,673 33,066 2.09% 4.43%
2010 2,033,111 33,270 2.13% 0.62%
2011 2,073,535 32,620 1.99% -1.95%
2012 2,108,617 33,469 1.69% 2.6%
2013 2,140,682 33,041 1.52% -1.28%
2014 2,172,044 32,655 1.47% -1.17%
2015 2,203,273 32,897 1.44% 0.74%
2016 2,234,776 33,101 1.43% 0.62%
2017 2,266,747 33,825 1.43% 2.19%
2018 2,299,141 34,522 1.43% 2.06%
2019 2,332,083 34,663 1.43% 0.41%
2020 2,365,894 34,770 1.45% 0.31%
2021 2,401,441 34,252 1.5% -1.49%
2022 2,439,892 33,755 1.6% -1.45%
2023 2,480,244 33,860 1.65% 0.31%
2024 2,521,139 33,977 1.65% 0.35%
2025 2,562,118 33,969 1.63% -0.02%
2026 2,603,385 34,003 1.61% 0.1%
2027 2,644,640 34,033 1.58% 0.09%
2028 2,685,602 34,080 1.55% 0.14%
2029 2,726,042 34,113 1.51% 0.1%
2030 2,765,913 34,133 1.46% 0.06%
2031 2,804,987 34,147 1.41% 0.04%
2032 2,843,228 34,169 1.36% 0.06%
2033 2,880,982 34,188 1.33% 0.06%
2034 2,917,972 34,195 1.28% 0.02%
2035 2,954,411 34,222 1.25% 0.08%
2036 2,990,130 34,260 1.21% 0.11%
2037 3,025,222 34,293 1.17% 0.1%
2038 3,059,525 34,339 1.13% 0.14%
2039 3,093,371 34,368 1.11% 0.08%
2040 3,126,637 34,365 1.08% -0.009%
2041 3,159,130 34,364 1.04% -0.003%
2042 3,190,968 34,379 1.01% 0.04%
2043 3,222,560 34,388 0.99% 0.03%
2044 3,254,012 34,360 0.98% -0.08%
2045 3,285,297 34,318 0.96% -0.12%
2046 3,316,997 34,280 0.96% -0.11%
2047 3,348,491 34,238 0.95% -0.12%
2048 3,379,103 34,191 0.91% -0.14%
2049 3,408,763 34,135 0.88% -0.16%
2050 3,437,424 34,091 0.84% -0.13%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while San Marino gained 3,061 people (a 10.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while San Marino's population increased by 1,099 (a 3.34% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. San Marino was ranked 193rd in 2005 and still ranked 193rd 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 San Marino will increase by 0.28% to 34,091 people and rank change from 193rd to 192nd.

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