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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 20.6 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Botswana vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Sudan
2100 3,870,704 138,786,562
2099 3,875,823 138,200,726
2098 3,881,867 137,581,716
2097 3,887,181 136,936,850
2096 3,892,081 136,293,310
2095 3,896,405 135,619,411
2094 3,900,671 134,962,748
2093 3,904,733 134,241,761
2092 3,908,682 133,476,598
2091 3,913,090 132,717,036
2090 3,915,896 131,929,843
2089 3,916,540 131,106,299
2088 3,916,700 130,258,636
2087 3,916,016 129,375,710
2086 3,915,493 128,473,461
2085 3,914,975 127,558,118
2084 3,913,555 126,607,392
2083 3,912,119 125,651,327
2082 3,910,185 124,696,076
2081 3,909,204 123,744,490
2080 3,907,447 122,770,063
2079 3,904,550 121,779,815
2078 3,900,021 120,751,900
2077 3,895,321 119,717,424
2076 3,889,723 118,681,140
2075 3,883,893 117,612,837
2074 3,878,255 116,516,833
2073 3,872,458 115,406,797
2072 3,864,865 114,272,123
2071 3,857,922 113,124,997
2070 3,850,437 111,982,729
2069 3,840,521 110,816,409
2068 3,830,034 109,652,769
2067 3,817,551 108,433,341
2066 3,804,918 107,199,808
2065 3,790,427 105,978,161
2064 3,775,157 104,726,820
2063 3,759,402 103,455,672
2062 3,741,936 102,156,918
2061 3,722,576 100,859,967
2060 3,702,465 99,547,905
2059 3,682,055 98,233,054
2058 3,658,810 96,897,205
2057 3,634,762 95,551,255
2056 3,611,096 94,198,924
2055 3,586,314 92,819,157
2054 3,561,446 91,429,774
2053 3,535,001 90,049,799
2052 3,507,213 88,658,871
2051 3,479,219 87,267,085
2050 3,450,807 85,869,620
2049 3,421,435 84,466,974
2048 3,391,019 83,095,662
2047 3,359,719 81,727,967
2046 3,327,520 80,356,627
2045 3,295,807 78,980,614
2044 3,264,444 77,616,012
2043 3,232,407 76,252,103
2042 3,200,743 74,901,092
2041 3,168,217 73,546,861
2040 3,135,241 72,207,474
2039 3,101,153 70,876,908
2038 3,067,014 69,547,797
2037 3,031,993 68,201,884
2036 2,996,265 66,863,109
2035 2,959,978 65,516,233
2034 2,922,807 64,168,801
2033 2,885,394 62,823,562
2032 2,846,703 61,491,227
2031 2,808,291 60,168,709
2030 2,767,933 58,846,984
2029 2,727,903 57,534,918
2028 2,686,412 56,242,802
2027 2,645,316 54,955,096
2026 2,603,241 53,313,722
2025 2,562,122 51,662,147
2024 2,521,139 50,448,963
2023 2,480,244 50,042,791
2022 2,439,892 49,383,346
2021 2,401,441 48,066,924
2020 2,365,894 46,789,231
2019 2,332,083 45,548,175
2018 2,299,141 44,230,596
2017 2,266,747 42,714,306
2016 2,234,776 41,259,892
2015 2,203,273 40,024,431
2014 2,172,044 38,823,318
2013 2,140,682 37,785,849
2012 2,108,617 36,923,178
2011 2,073,535 36,140,806
2010 2,033,111 35,414,399
2009 1,990,673 34,569,113
2008 1,949,970 33,623,980
2007 1,911,201 32,764,135
2006 1,874,516 31,992,435
2005 1,839,877 31,262,444
2004 1,807,146 30,556,637
2003 1,775,736 29,896,035
2002 1,744,763 29,228,727
2001 1,712,254 28,516,770
2000 1,677,382 27,816,745
1999 1,641,997 27,130,613
1998 1,606,899 26,458,999
1997 1,571,691 25,799,821
1996 1,535,914 25,231,528
1995 1,498,836 24,672,143
1994 1,460,023 24,043,948
1993 1,420,115 23,445,592
1992 1,380,033 22,927,355
1991 1,341,756 22,470,676
1990 1,305,696 22,021,481
1989 1,270,274 21,578,022
1988 1,235,476 21,138,431
1987 1,199,167 20,704,904
1986 1,160,650 20,288,238
1985 1,121,945 19,905,872
1984 1,083,660 19,546,528
1983 1,046,137 19,109,770
1982 1,009,269 18,486,645
1981 969,996 17,780,572
1980 937,485 17,058,905
1979 901,742 16,355,352
1978 849,239 15,695,003
1977 799,574 15,086,614
1976 758,508 14,569,716
1975 720,380 14,064,798
1974 685,448 13,580,723
1973 652,408 13,049,315
1972 622,407 12,527,856
1971 600,481 12,105,539
1970 590,334 11,695,771
1969 587,066 11,298,936
1968 583,966 10,917,999
1967 580,933 10,550,597
1966 577,866 10,197,578
1965 574,664 9,858,030
1964 566,266 9,531,109
1963 552,966 9,218,077
1962 540,186 8,919,028
1961 527,942 8,634,941
1960 516,165 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Sudan
2100 -0.13% 0.42%
2099 -0.16% 0.45%
2098 -0.14% 0.47%
2097 -0.13% 0.47%
2096 -0.11% 0.5%
2095 -0.11% 0.49%
2094 -0.1% 0.54%
2093 -0.1% 0.57%
2092 -0.11% 0.57%
2091 -0.07% 0.6%
2090 -0.02% 0.63%
2089 -0.004% 0.65%
2088 0.02% 0.68%
2087 0.01% 0.7%
2086 0.01% 0.72%
2085 0.04% 0.75%
2084 0.04% 0.76%
2083 0.05% 0.77%
2082 0.03% 0.77%
2081 0.04% 0.79%
2080 0.07% 0.81%
2079 0.12% 0.85%
2078 0.12% 0.86%
2077 0.14% 0.87%
2076 0.15% 0.91%
2075 0.15% 0.94%
2074 0.15% 0.96%
2073 0.2% 0.99%
2072 0.18% 1.01%
2071 0.19% 1.02%
2070 0.26% 1.05%
2069 0.27% 1.06%
2068 0.33% 1.12%
2067 0.33% 1.15%
2066 0.38% 1.15%
2065 0.4% 1.19%
2064 0.42% 1.23%
2063 0.47% 1.27%
2062 0.52% 1.29%
2061 0.54% 1.32%
2060 0.55% 1.34%
2059 0.64% 1.38%
2058 0.66% 1.41%
2057 0.66% 1.44%
2056 0.69% 1.49%
2055 0.7% 1.52%
2054 0.75% 1.53%
2053 0.79% 1.57%
2052 0.8% 1.59%
2051 0.82% 1.63%
2050 0.86% 1.66%
2049 0.9% 1.65%
2048 0.93% 1.67%
2047 0.97% 1.71%
2046 0.96% 1.74%
2045 0.96% 1.76%
2044 0.99% 1.79%
2043 0.99% 1.8%
2042 1.03% 1.84%
2041 1.05% 1.85%
2040 1.1% 1.88%
2039 1.11% 1.91%
2038 1.16% 1.97%
2037 1.19% 2%
2036 1.23% 2.06%
2035 1.27% 2.1%
2034 1.3% 2.14%
2033 1.36% 2.17%
2032 1.37% 2.2%
2031 1.46% 2.25%
2030 1.47% 2.28%
2029 1.54% 2.3%
2028 1.55% 2.34%
2027 1.62% 3.08%
2026 1.6% 3.2%
2025 1.63% 2.4%
2024 1.65% 0.81%
2023 1.65% 1.34%
2022 1.6% 2.74%
2021 1.5% 2.73%
2020 1.45% 2.72%
2019 1.43% 2.98%
2018 1.43% 3.55%
2017 1.43% 3.53%
2016 1.43% 3.09%
2015 1.44% 3.09%
2014 1.47% 2.75%
2013 1.52% 2.34%
2012 1.69% 2.16%
2011 1.99% 2.05%
2010 2.13% 2.45%
2009 2.09% 2.81%
2008 2.03% 2.62%
2007 1.96% 2.41%
2006 1.88% 2.34%
2005 1.81% 2.31%
2004 1.77% 2.21%
2003 1.78% 2.28%
2002 1.9% 2.5%
2001 2.08% 2.52%
2000 2.15% 2.53%
1999 2.18% 2.54%
1998 2.24% 2.55%
1997 2.33% 2.25%
1996 2.47% 2.27%
1995 2.66% 2.61%
1994 2.81% 2.55%
1993 2.9% 2.26%
1992 2.85% 2.03%
1991 2.76% 2.04%
1990 2.79% 2.06%
1989 2.82% 2.08%
1988 3.03% 2.09%
1987 3.32% 2.05%
1986 3.45% 1.92%
1985 3.53% 1.84%
1984 3.59% 2.29%
1983 3.65% 3.37%
1982 4.05% 3.97%
1981 3.47% 4.23%
1980 3.96% 4.3%
1979 6.18% 4.21%
1978 6.21% 4.03%
1977 5.41% 3.55%
1976 5.29% 3.59%
1975 5.1% 3.56%
1974 5.06% 4.07%
1973 4.82% 4.16%
1972 3.65% 3.49%
1971 1.72% 3.5%
1970 0.56% 3.51%
1969 0.53% 3.49%
1968 0.52% 3.48%
1967 0.53% 3.46%
1966 0.56% 3.44%
1965 1.48% 3.43%
1964 2.41% 3.4%
1963 2.37% 3.35%
1962 2.32% 3.29%
1961 2.28% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Botswana Sudan
Current population
2624853
54156832
Population rank 142/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.65%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 30/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 +291,469
Net migration rank 120/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 291,469
2024 46,951 -5,778 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 40,894 -4,083 1,293,817 31,664
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,257,387 125,499
2017 43,154 -10,916 1,208,046 441,623
2016 41,993 -10,286 1,174,422 84,728
2015 40,897 -9,599 1,145,259 66,476
2014 40,046 -8,893 1,097,962 92,504
2013 39,404 -7,836 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 39,202 -6,636 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 38,613 -1,019 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 38,101 5,151 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 36,671 4,960 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 35,433 4,343 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 33,832 3,926 992,819 -201,769
2006 31,340 4,270 963,740 -211,387
2005 29,385 4,283 907,017 -199,378
2004 27,481 4,314 889,382 -185,392
2003 26,545 4,488 898,226 -281,001
2002 26,163 4,747 897,965 -180,603
2001 26,112 7,991 880,284 -173,745
2000 25,850 9,798 858,536 -165,030
1999 25,358 9,762 835,840 -157,090
1998 25,397 9,685 814,752 -150,271
1997 25,738 9,597 802,245 -148,368
1996 26,847 9,368 792,926 -310,221
1995 28,478 9,464 780,700 -144,670
1994 30,664 9,023 764,645 -144,324
1993 31,691 8,441 743,249 -166,861
1992 31,995 8,026 731,177 -271,093
1991 32,219 4,311 714,612 -261,341
1990 33,015 2,580 699,953 -254,825
1989 33,756 1,495 683,743 -241,979
1988 34,564 -215 672,604 -235,213
1987 35,647 2,624 658,416 -228,756
1986 36,203 2,558 649,649 -245,968
1985 35,966 2,683 583,382 -222,315
1984 35,530 2,393 577,405 -219,755
1983 35,142 1,980 570,198 -54,325
1982 34,859 1,751 606,362 124,007
1981 34,327 7,610 585,087 96,697
1980 33,934 -10,849 552,930 208,602
1979 32,486 15,918 524,942 120,613
1978 30,596 26,015 497,987 177,153
1977 29,009 13,708 483,089 58,540
1976 27,497 11,914 470,019 22,147
1975 25,762 11,086 454,813 62,843
1974 24,160 8,854 444,456 6,023
1973 22,449 10,615 439,201 173,143
1972 21,004 5,937 428,340 2,238
1971 19,926 -3,016 417,641 -3,577
1970 19,438 -16,054 401,013 4,479
1969 19,024 -15,870 385,712 2,476
1968 18,725 -15,681 370,917 2,776
1967 18,463 -15,438 356,599 4,508
1966 18,250 -15,140 342,118 2,813
1965 18,045 -14,753 327,799 6,367
1964 17,634 -4,126 315,166 4,505
1963 17,084 -4,000 302,132 4,263
1962 16,507 -4,028 287,317 4,387
1961 16,185 -4,168 272,562 3,904
1960 15,861 -4,331 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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