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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 2.05 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Botswana vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Slovakia
2100 3,871,504 3,377,764
2099 3,876,625 3,399,869
2098 3,882,670 3,422,010
2097 3,887,985 3,444,161
2096 3,892,886 3,466,284
2095 3,897,211 3,488,595
2094 3,901,478 3,511,062
2093 3,905,541 3,533,742
2092 3,909,490 3,556,708
2091 3,913,899 3,580,021
2090 3,916,706 3,603,675
2089 3,917,351 3,627,811
2088 3,917,510 3,652,354
2087 3,916,826 3,677,451
2086 3,916,303 3,703,217
2085 3,915,785 3,729,670
2084 3,914,364 3,756,777
2083 3,912,929 3,784,617
2082 3,910,994 3,813,170
2081 3,910,013 3,842,528
2080 3,908,255 3,872,714
2079 3,905,358 3,903,653
2078 3,900,828 3,935,351
2077 3,896,126 3,967,981
2076 3,890,528 4,001,363
2075 3,884,696 4,035,465
2074 3,879,057 4,070,159
2073 3,873,259 4,105,475
2072 3,865,665 4,141,396
2071 3,858,720 4,177,582
2070 3,851,234 4,214,086
2069 3,841,316 4,250,775
2068 3,830,826 4,287,566
2067 3,818,341 4,324,173
2066 3,805,705 4,360,463
2065 3,791,211 4,396,562
2064 3,775,938 4,432,349
2063 3,760,179 4,467,634
2062 3,742,710 4,502,390
2061 3,723,346 4,536,423
2060 3,703,231 4,569,861
2059 3,682,816 4,602,562
2058 3,659,567 4,634,484
2057 3,635,514 4,665,491
2056 3,611,843 4,695,744
2055 3,587,056 4,725,147
2054 3,562,182 4,753,640
2053 3,535,732 4,781,680
2052 3,507,938 4,809,152
2051 3,479,939 4,836,056
2050 3,451,521 4,862,512
2049 3,422,143 4,888,649
2048 3,391,720 4,914,306
2047 3,360,414 4,939,719
2046 3,328,208 4,964,917
2045 3,296,489 4,989,905
2044 3,265,120 5,014,849
2043 3,233,076 5,039,628
2042 3,201,405 5,064,051
2041 3,168,873 5,088,319
2040 3,135,889 5,112,265
2039 3,101,794 5,135,696
2038 3,067,648 5,158,725
2037 3,032,620 5,181,188
2036 2,996,884 5,203,033
2035 2,960,590 5,224,142
2034 2,923,411 5,244,168
2033 2,885,991 5,263,308
2032 2,847,292 5,281,327
2031 2,808,872 5,298,206
2030 2,768,505 5,313,745
2029 2,728,467 5,327,761
2028 2,686,968 5,339,993
2027 2,645,863 5,350,648
2026 2,603,779 5,359,438
2025 2,562,651 5,396,894
2024 2,521,139 5,422,069
2023 2,480,244 5,426,740
2022 2,439,892 5,431,752
2021 2,401,441 5,447,247
2020 2,365,894 5,458,827
2019 2,332,083 5,454,147
2018 2,299,141 5,446,771
2017 2,266,747 5,439,232
2016 2,234,776 5,430,798
2015 2,203,273 5,423,801
2014 2,172,044 5,418,649
2013 2,140,682 5,413,393
2012 2,108,617 5,407,579
2011 2,073,535 5,398,384
2010 2,033,111 5,391,428
2009 1,990,673 5,386,406
2008 1,949,970 5,379,233
2007 1,911,201 5,374,622
2006 1,874,516 5,373,054
2005 1,839,877 5,372,807
2004 1,807,146 5,372,280
2003 1,775,736 5,373,374
2002 1,744,763 5,376,912
2001 1,712,254 5,378,867
2000 1,677,382 5,388,720
1999 1,641,997 5,396,020
1998 1,606,899 5,390,516
1997 1,571,691 5,383,291
1996 1,535,914 5,373,361
1995 1,498,836 5,361,999
1994 1,460,023 5,346,331
1993 1,420,115 5,325,305
1992 1,380,033 5,305,016
1991 1,341,756 5,303,294
1990 1,305,696 5,299,187
1989 1,270,274 5,275,942
1988 1,235,476 5,250,596
1987 1,199,167 5,222,840
1986 1,160,650 5,193,838
1985 1,121,945 5,161,768
1984 1,083,660 5,127,097
1983 1,046,137 5,091,971
1982 1,009,269 5,055,099
1981 969,996 5,016,105
1980 937,485 4,979,815
1979 901,742 4,938,973
1978 849,239 4,890,125
1977 799,574 4,840,501
1976 758,508 4,789,507
1975 720,380 4,739,105
1974 685,448 4,689,623
1973 652,408 4,641,445
1972 622,407 4,596,622
1971 600,481 4,557,449
1970 590,334 4,538,223
1969 587,066 4,518,607
1968 583,966 4,483,915
1967 580,933 4,449,367
1966 577,866 4,411,666
1965 574,664 4,370,983
1964 566,266 4,327,341
1963 552,966 4,282,017
1962 540,186 4,238,188
1961 527,942 4,191,667
1960 516,165 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Slovakia
2100 -0.13% -0.65%
2099 -0.16% -0.65%
2098 -0.14% -0.64%
2097 -0.13% -0.64%
2096 -0.11% -0.64%
2095 -0.11% -0.64%
2094 -0.1% -0.64%
2093 -0.1% -0.65%
2092 -0.11% -0.65%
2091 -0.07% -0.66%
2090 -0.02% -0.67%
2089 -0.004% -0.67%
2088 0.02% -0.68%
2087 0.01% -0.7%
2086 0.01% -0.71%
2085 0.04% -0.72%
2084 0.04% -0.74%
2083 0.05% -0.75%
2082 0.03% -0.76%
2081 0.04% -0.78%
2080 0.07% -0.79%
2079 0.12% -0.81%
2078 0.12% -0.82%
2077 0.14% -0.83%
2076 0.15% -0.85%
2075 0.15% -0.85%
2074 0.15% -0.86%
2073 0.2% -0.87%
2072 0.18% -0.87%
2071 0.19% -0.87%
2070 0.26% -0.86%
2069 0.27% -0.86%
2068 0.33% -0.85%
2067 0.33% -0.83%
2066 0.38% -0.82%
2065 0.4% -0.81%
2064 0.42% -0.79%
2063 0.47% -0.77%
2062 0.52% -0.75%
2061 0.54% -0.73%
2060 0.55% -0.71%
2059 0.64% -0.69%
2058 0.66% -0.66%
2057 0.66% -0.64%
2056 0.69% -0.62%
2055 0.7% -0.6%
2054 0.75% -0.59%
2053 0.79% -0.57%
2052 0.8% -0.56%
2051 0.82% -0.54%
2050 0.86% -0.53%
2049 0.9% -0.52%
2048 0.93% -0.51%
2047 0.97% -0.51%
2046 0.96% -0.5%
2045 0.96% -0.5%
2044 0.99% -0.49%
2043 0.99% -0.48%
2042 1.03% -0.48%
2041 1.05% -0.47%
2040 1.1% -0.46%
2039 1.11% -0.45%
2038 1.16% -0.43%
2037 1.19% -0.42%
2036 1.23% -0.4%
2035 1.27% -0.38%
2034 1.3% -0.36%
2033 1.36% -0.34%
2032 1.37% -0.32%
2031 1.46% -0.29%
2030 1.47% -0.26%
2029 1.54% -0.23%
2028 1.55% -0.2%
2027 1.62% -0.16%
2026 1.6% -0.69%
2025 1.65% -0.46%
2024 1.65% -0.09%
2023 1.65% -0.09%
2022 1.6% -0.28%
2021 1.5% -0.21%
2020 1.45% 0.09%
2019 1.43% 0.14%
2018 1.43% 0.14%
2017 1.43% 0.16%
2016 1.43% 0.13%
2015 1.44% 0.1%
2014 1.47% 0.1%
2013 1.52% 0.11%
2012 1.69% 0.17%
2011 1.99% 0.13%
2010 2.13% 0.09%
2009 2.09% 0.13%
2008 2.03% 0.09%
2007 1.96% 0.03%
2006 1.88% 0.005%
2005 1.81% 0.01%
2004 1.77% -0.02%
2003 1.78% -0.07%
2002 1.9% -0.04%
2001 2.08% -0.18%
2000 2.15% -0.14%
1999 2.18% 0.1%
1998 2.24% 0.13%
1997 2.33% 0.18%
1996 2.47% 0.21%
1995 2.66% 0.29%
1994 2.81% 0.39%
1993 2.9% 0.38%
1992 2.85% 0.03%
1991 2.76% 0.08%
1990 2.79% 0.44%
1989 2.82% 0.48%
1988 3.03% 0.53%
1987 3.32% 0.56%
1986 3.45% 0.62%
1985 3.53% 0.68%
1984 3.59% 0.69%
1983 3.65% 0.73%
1982 4.05% 0.78%
1981 3.47% 0.73%
1980 3.96% 0.83%
1979 6.18% 1%
1978 6.21% 1.03%
1977 5.41% 1.06%
1976 5.29% 1.06%
1975 5.1% 1.06%
1974 5.06% 1.04%
1973 4.82% 0.98%
1972 3.65% 0.86%
1971 1.72% 0.42%
1970 0.56% 0.43%
1969 0.53% 0.77%
1968 0.52% 0.78%
1967 0.53% 0.85%
1966 0.56% 0.93%
1965 1.48% 1.01%
1964 2.41% 1.06%
1963 2.37% 1.03%
1962 2.32% 1.11%
1961 2.28% 3.04%

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/slovakia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Botswana Slovakia
Current population
2615162
5359438
Population rank 142/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
8.58 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 -13
Annual growth/decline +40,895 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 172/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -31,377
Net migration rank 120/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -31,377
2024 - -5,778 - -21,027
2023 47,098 -6,487 -5,427 4,933
2022 47,400 -7,306 -7,062 92,314
2021 40,894 -4,083 -16,886 -8,172
2020 45,610 -11,330 -2,184 4,350
2019 45,110 -11,770 3,818 3,128
2018 44,171 -11,623 3,268 3,446
2017 43,154 -10,916 4,351 3,279
2016 41,993 -10,286 5,431 3,487
2015 40,897 -9,599 2,170 2,549
2014 40,046 -8,893 3,793 -1,158
2013 39,404 -7,836 2,707 -1,181
2012 39,202 -6,636 3,245 871
2011 38,613 -1,019 9,177 -2,392
2010 38,101 5,151 7,008 -1,814
2009 36,671 4,960 8,619 -542
2008 35,433 4,343 4,303 -495
2007 33,832 3,926 537 -571
2006 31,340 4,270 537 -549
2005 29,385 4,283 537 -561
2004 27,481 4,314 1,611 -522
2003 26,545 4,488 -537 -646
2002 26,163 4,747 -538 -580
2001 26,112 7,991 -1,076 -860
2000 25,850 9,798 2,155 -831
1999 25,358 9,762 3,777 -119
1998 25,397 9,685 4,312 -12
1997 25,738 9,597 6,999 247
1996 26,847 9,368 9,135 246
1995 28,478 9,464 9,115 -30
1994 30,664 9,023 14,970 -109
1993 31,691 8,441 20,769 72
1992 31,995 8,026 21,220 -201
1991 32,219 4,311 23,865 174
1990 33,015 2,580 25,436 -9,402
1989 33,756 1,495 26,380 -7,254
1988 34,564 -215 30,979 -6,500
1987 35,647 2,624 31,859 -6,401
1986 36,203 2,558 34,279 -6,143
1985 35,966 2,683 37,680 -6,068
1984 35,530 2,393 38,966 -6,276
1983 35,142 1,980 39,717 -6,361
1982 34,859 1,751 41,958 -6,088
1981 34,327 7,610 43,640 -5,821
1980 33,934 -10,849 44,320 -5,522
1979 32,486 15,918 52,353 -4,712
1978 30,596 26,015 52,324 -4,689
1977 29,009 13,708 52,762 -4,621
1976 27,497 11,914 54,121 -4,432
1975 25,762 11,086 52,604 -4,652
1974 24,160 8,854 52,524 -4,190
1973 22,449 10,615 49,199 -3,854
1972 21,004 5,937 46,426 -3,516
1971 19,926 -3,016 40,105 -3,495
1970 19,438 -16,054 38,575 -4,919
1969 19,024 -15,870 39,312 -8,998
1968 18,725 -15,681 38,113 -8,881
1967 18,463 -15,438 41,824 -8,876
1966 18,250 -15,140 45,440 -8,817
1965 18,045 -14,753 48,517 -8,707
1964 17,634 -4,126 54,092 -8,608
1963 17,084 -4,000 54,382 -8,548
1962 16,507 -4,028 49,587 -9,019
1961 16,185 -4,168 55,749 4,812
1960 15,861 -4,331 56,546 4,344

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/slovakia | 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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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