The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,603,835 people compared to 2,123,263 in Slovenia.
Population statistics:
- Botswana's population is 1.23 times bigger than Slovenia's.
- Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
- Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.6M (38.9% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.8% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.
Botswana vs Slovenia: live population counter
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| Current population |
2603835
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2123263
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 147/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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1.26 hours
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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31 minutes
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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24.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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2.64 hours
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +3,319 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +19 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +6,939 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.33% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 148/197 |
Botswana and Slovenia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 1,584,720 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 1,594,131 | 2.28% | 0.59% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 1,603,649 | 2.32% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 1,616,971 | 2.37% | 0.83% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 1,632,114 | 2.41% | 0.94% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 1,649,160 | 1.48% | 1.04% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 1,669,905 | 0.56% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 1,689,528 | 0.53% | 1.18% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 1,704,546 | 0.52% | 0.89% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 1,713,874 | 0.53% | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 1,724,891 | 0.56% | 0.64% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 1,738,335 | 1.72% | 0.78% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 1,752,233 | 3.65% | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 1,766,697 | 4.82% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 1,776,132 | 5.06% | 0.53% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 1,793,581 | 5.1% | 0.98% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 1,820,249 | 5.29% | 1.49% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 1,842,377 | 5.41% | 1.22% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 1,862,548 | 6.21% | 1.09% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 1,882,599 | 6.18% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 1,901,315 | 3.96% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 1,906,531 | 3.47% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 1,910,334 | 4.05% | 0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 1,922,321 | 3.65% | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 1,932,154 | 3.59% | 0.51% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 1,941,641 | 3.53% | 0.49% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 1,965,964 | 3.45% | 1.25% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 1,989,776 | 3.32% | 1.21% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 1,995,196 | 3.03% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 1,996,351 | 2.82% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 1,998,161 | 2.79% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 1,999,429 | 2.76% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 1,996,498 | 2.85% | -0.15% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 1,991,746 | 2.9% | -0.24% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 1,989,443 | 2.81% | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 1,989,872 | 2.66% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 1,988,628 | 2.47% | -0.06% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 1,985,956 | 2.33% | -0.13% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 1,981,629 | 2.24% | -0.22% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 1,983,045 | 2.18% | 0.07% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 1,988,925 | 2.15% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 1,992,060 | 2.08% | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 1,994,530 | 1.9% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 1,995,733 | 1.78% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 1,997,012 | 1.77% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 2,000,474 | 1.81% | 0.17% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 2,006,868 | 1.88% | 0.32% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 2,018,122 | 1.96% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 2,021,316 | 2.03% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 2,039,669 | 2.09% | 0.91% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 2,048,583 | 2.13% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 2,052,843 | 1.99% | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 2,057,159 | 1.69% | 0.21% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 2,059,953 | 1.52% | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 2,061,980 | 1.47% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 2,063,531 | 1.44% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 2,065,042 | 1.43% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 2,066,388 | 1.43% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 2,073,894 | 1.43% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 2,088,385 | 1.43% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 2,102,419 | 1.45% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 2,108,079 | 1.5% | 0.27% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 2,112,076 | 1.6% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 2,120,461 | 1.65% | 0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 2,127,400 | 1.65% | 0.33% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 2,125,771 | 1.63% | -0.08% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 2,123,263 | 1.61% | -0.12% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 2,120,217 | 1.58% | -0.14% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 2,116,494 | 1.55% | -0.18% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 2,112,173 | 1.51% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 2,107,590 | 1.46% | -0.22% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 2,102,682 | 1.41% | -0.23% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 2,097,639 | 1.36% | -0.24% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 2,092,539 | 1.33% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 2,087,474 | 1.28% | -0.24% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 2,082,359 | 1.25% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 2,076,980 | 1.21% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 2,071,332 | 1.17% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 2,065,836 | 1.13% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 2,060,512 | 1.11% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 2,055,171 | 1.08% | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 2,049,707 | 1.04% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 2,043,776 | 1.01% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 2,037,534 | 0.99% | -0.31% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 2,031,130 | 0.98% | -0.31% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 2,024,576 | 0.96% | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 2,017,955 | 0.96% | -0.33% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 2,011,220 | 0.95% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 2,004,390 | 0.91% | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 1,997,296 | 0.88% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 1,989,697 | 0.84% | -0.38% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 58,221 (a 2.82% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Slovenia will decrease by 6.29% to 1,989,697 people and will still be ranked 147th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Ljubljana | 284K |
| Maribor | 96.2K |
| Kranj | 37.9K |
| Celje | 37.9K |
| Velenje | 25.6K |
| Novo Mesto | 24.2K |
| Nova Gorica | 13K |
| Izola | 11.7K |
| Murska Sobota | 11.2K |
| Piran | 3.79K |
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Population differences between Botswana and Slovenia
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 82.1 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 45.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 273.7 ppl/mi² |
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