The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 2,126,324 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,595,266 people compared to 2,124,696 in Slovenia.
Population statistics:
- Botswana's population is 1.22 times bigger than Slovenia's.
- Botswana is ranked the 143rd 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 2005, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.84M people to 2.6M (41.1% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2M to 2.12M (6.21% 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 |
2595266
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2124696
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| Population rank | 143/197 | 147/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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1.49 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 | +16 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +5,863 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +0.28% |
| Population growth rate rank | 69/197 | 151/197 |
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 | 2,126,324 | 1.65% | 0.28% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 2,124,696 | 1.63% | -0.08% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 2,122,189 | 1.61% | -0.12% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 2,119,145 | 1.58% | -0.14% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 2,115,423 | 1.55% | -0.18% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 2,111,105 | 1.51% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 2,106,524 | 1.46% | -0.22% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 2,101,619 | 1.41% | -0.23% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 2,096,578 | 1.36% | -0.24% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 2,091,480 | 1.33% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 2,086,418 | 1.28% | -0.24% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 2,081,306 | 1.25% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 2,075,930 | 1.21% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 2,070,284 | 1.17% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 2,064,791 | 1.13% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 2,059,470 | 1.11% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 2,054,131 | 1.08% | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 2,048,670 | 1.04% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 2,042,743 | 1.01% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 2,036,503 | 0.99% | -0.31% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 2,030,103 | 0.98% | -0.31% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 2,023,552 | 0.96% | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 2,016,934 | 0.96% | -0.33% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 2,010,203 | 0.95% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 2,003,376 | 0.91% | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 1,996,286 | 0.88% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 1,988,691 | 0.84% | -0.38% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Slovenia gained 63,057 people (a 3.15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 61,165 (a 2.96% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Slovenia was ranked 142nd in 2005 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.4% to 1,988,691 people and rank change from 147th to 148th.
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 | 69.4 years | 81.9 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 | 273.5 ppl/mi² |
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