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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 4.06 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Botswana vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Sweden
2100 3,870,704 11,330,987
2099 3,875,823 11,334,835
2098 3,881,867 11,339,107
2097 3,887,181 11,340,268
2096 3,892,081 11,341,947
2095 3,896,405 11,344,893
2094 3,900,671 11,347,531
2093 3,904,733 11,349,412
2092 3,908,682 11,351,452
2091 3,913,090 11,352,899
2090 3,915,896 11,354,820
2089 3,916,540 11,357,746
2088 3,916,700 11,360,405
2087 3,916,016 11,364,197
2086 3,915,493 11,371,529
2085 3,914,975 11,376,573
2084 3,913,555 11,381,332
2083 3,912,119 11,384,862
2082 3,910,185 11,390,058
2081 3,909,204 11,391,696
2080 3,907,447 11,393,882
2079 3,904,550 11,393,412
2078 3,900,021 11,391,291
2077 3,895,321 11,389,212
2076 3,889,723 11,385,385
2075 3,883,893 11,381,261
2074 3,878,255 11,377,973
2073 3,872,458 11,375,051
2072 3,864,865 11,371,362
2071 3,857,922 11,366,451
2070 3,850,437 11,362,742
2069 3,840,521 11,358,895
2068 3,830,034 11,357,504
2067 3,817,551 11,356,672
2066 3,804,918 11,356,676
2065 3,790,427 11,355,953
2064 3,775,157 11,354,988
2063 3,759,402 11,354,834
2062 3,741,936 11,355,452
2061 3,722,576 11,353,198
2060 3,702,465 11,352,013
2059 3,682,055 11,349,674
2058 3,658,810 11,345,893
2057 3,634,762 11,340,487
2056 3,611,096 11,335,234
2055 3,586,314 11,328,291
2054 3,561,446 11,320,768
2053 3,535,001 11,310,127
2052 3,507,213 11,296,358
2051 3,479,219 11,280,503
2050 3,450,807 11,261,537
2049 3,421,435 11,242,070
2048 3,391,019 11,221,274
2047 3,359,719 11,199,365
2046 3,327,520 11,176,512
2045 3,295,807 11,152,739
2044 3,264,444 11,127,765
2043 3,232,407 11,102,354
2042 3,200,743 11,076,504
2041 3,168,217 11,052,951
2040 3,135,241 11,028,609
2039 3,101,153 11,005,487
2038 3,067,014 10,983,160
2037 3,031,993 10,961,591
2036 2,996,265 10,938,759
2035 2,959,978 10,916,327
2034 2,922,807 10,893,717
2033 2,885,394 10,869,588
2032 2,846,703 10,844,339
2031 2,808,291 10,819,037
2030 2,767,933 10,790,557
2029 2,727,903 10,759,017
2028 2,686,412 10,724,017
2027 2,645,316 10,685,143
2026 2,603,241 10,643,884
2025 2,562,122 10,596,620
2024 2,521,139 10,569,709
2023 2,480,244 10,536,632
2022 2,439,892 10,486,941
2021 2,401,441 10,415,811
2020 2,365,894 10,353,442
2019 2,332,083 10,278,887
2018 2,299,141 10,175,214
2017 2,266,747 10,057,698
2016 2,234,776 9,923,085
2015 2,203,273 9,799,186
2014 2,172,044 9,696,110
2013 2,140,682 9,600,379
2012 2,108,617 9,519,374
2011 2,073,535 9,449,213
2010 2,033,111 9,378,126
2009 1,990,673 9,298,515
2008 1,949,970 9,219,637
2007 1,911,201 9,148,092
2006 1,874,516 9,080,505
2005 1,839,877 9,029,572
2004 1,807,146 8,993,531
2003 1,775,736 8,958,229
2002 1,744,763 8,924,958
2001 1,712,254 8,895,960
2000 1,677,382 8,872,109
1999 1,641,997 8,857,874
1998 1,606,899 8,850,974
1997 1,571,691 8,846,062
1996 1,535,914 8,840,998
1995 1,498,836 8,826,939
1994 1,460,023 8,780,745
1993 1,420,115 8,718,561
1992 1,380,033 8,668,067
1991 1,341,756 8,617,375
1990 1,305,696 8,558,835
1989 1,270,274 8,492,964
1988 1,235,476 8,436,489
1987 1,199,167 8,397,804
1986 1,160,650 8,369,829
1985 1,121,945 8,350,386
1984 1,083,660 8,336,605
1983 1,046,137 8,329,033
1982 1,009,269 8,325,263
1981 969,996 8,320,503
1980 937,485 8,310,531
1979 901,742 8,293,678
1978 849,239 8,275,599
1977 799,574 8,251,540
1976 758,508 8,222,286
1975 720,380 8,192,437
1974 685,448 8,159,955
1973 652,408 8,136,312
1972 622,407 8,122,300
1971 600,481 8,098,334
1970 590,334 8,042,801
1969 587,066 7,968,072
1968 583,966 7,912,273
1967 580,933 7,867,931
1966 577,866 7,807,797
1965 574,664 7,733,853
1964 566,266 7,661,354
1963 552,966 7,604,328
1962 540,186 7,561,588
1961 527,942 7,519,998
1960 516,165 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Sweden
2100 -0.13% -0.03%
2099 -0.16% -0.04%
2098 -0.14% -0.01%
2097 -0.13% -0.01%
2096 -0.11% -0.03%
2095 -0.11% -0.02%
2094 -0.1% -0.02%
2093 -0.1% -0.02%
2092 -0.11% -0.01%
2091 -0.07% -0.02%
2090 -0.02% -0.03%
2089 -0.004% -0.02%
2088 0.02% -0.03%
2087 0.01% -0.06%
2086 0.01% -0.04%
2085 0.04% -0.04%
2084 0.04% -0.03%
2083 0.05% -0.05%
2082 0.03% -0.01%
2081 0.04% -0.02%
2080 0.07% 0.004%
2079 0.12% 0.02%
2078 0.12% 0.02%
2077 0.14% 0.03%
2076 0.15% 0.04%
2075 0.15% 0.03%
2074 0.15% 0.03%
2073 0.2% 0.03%
2072 0.18% 0.04%
2071 0.19% 0.03%
2070 0.26% 0.03%
2069 0.27% 0.01%
2068 0.33% 0.007%
2067 0.33% -0%
2066 0.38% 0.006%
2065 0.4% 0.009%
2064 0.42% 0.001%
2063 0.47% -0.005%
2062 0.52% 0.02%
2061 0.54% 0.01%
2060 0.55% 0.02%
2059 0.64% 0.03%
2058 0.66% 0.05%
2057 0.66% 0.05%
2056 0.69% 0.06%
2055 0.7% 0.07%
2054 0.75% 0.09%
2053 0.79% 0.12%
2052 0.8% 0.14%
2051 0.82% 0.17%
2050 0.86% 0.17%
2049 0.9% 0.19%
2048 0.93% 0.2%
2047 0.97% 0.2%
2046 0.96% 0.21%
2045 0.96% 0.22%
2044 0.99% 0.23%
2043 0.99% 0.23%
2042 1.03% 0.21%
2041 1.05% 0.22%
2040 1.1% 0.21%
2039 1.11% 0.2%
2038 1.16% 0.2%
2037 1.19% 0.21%
2036 1.23% 0.21%
2035 1.27% 0.21%
2034 1.3% 0.22%
2033 1.36% 0.23%
2032 1.37% 0.23%
2031 1.46% 0.26%
2030 1.47% 0.29%
2029 1.54% 0.33%
2028 1.55% 0.36%
2027 1.62% 0.39%
2026 1.6% 0.45%
2025 1.63% 0.25%
2024 1.65% 0.31%
2023 1.65% 0.47%
2022 1.6% 0.68%
2021 1.5% 0.6%
2020 1.45% 0.73%
2019 1.43% 1.02%
2018 1.43% 1.17%
2017 1.43% 1.36%
2016 1.43% 1.26%
2015 1.44% 1.06%
2014 1.47% 1%
2013 1.52% 0.85%
2012 1.69% 0.74%
2011 1.99% 0.76%
2010 2.13% 0.86%
2009 2.09% 0.86%
2008 2.03% 0.78%
2007 1.96% 0.74%
2006 1.88% 0.56%
2005 1.81% 0.4%
2004 1.77% 0.39%
2003 1.78% 0.37%
2002 1.9% 0.33%
2001 2.08% 0.27%
2000 2.15% 0.16%
1999 2.18% 0.08%
1998 2.24% 0.06%
1997 2.33% 0.06%
1996 2.47% 0.16%
1995 2.66% 0.53%
1994 2.81% 0.71%
1993 2.9% 0.58%
1992 2.85% 0.59%
1991 2.76% 0.68%
1990 2.79% 0.78%
1989 2.82% 0.67%
1988 3.03% 0.46%
1987 3.32% 0.33%
1986 3.45% 0.23%
1985 3.53% 0.17%
1984 3.59% 0.09%
1983 3.65% 0.05%
1982 4.05% 0.06%
1981 3.47% 0.12%
1980 3.96% 0.2%
1979 6.18% 0.22%
1978 6.21% 0.29%
1977 5.41% 0.36%
1976 5.29% 0.36%
1975 5.1% 0.4%
1974 5.06% 0.29%
1973 4.82% 0.17%
1972 3.65% 0.3%
1971 1.72% 0.69%
1970 0.56% 0.94%
1969 0.53% 0.71%
1968 0.52% 0.56%
1967 0.53% 0.77%
1966 0.56% 0.96%
1965 1.48% 0.95%
1964 2.41% 0.75%
1963 2.37% 0.57%
1962 2.32% 0.55%
1961 2.28% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Botswana Sweden
Current population
2624853
10665077
Population rank 142/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
8.56 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
36.3 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +74
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 148/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 +47,079
Net migration rank 120/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 47,079
2024 46,951 -5,778 7,399 50,115
2023 47,098 -6,487 5,269 55,209
2022 47,400 -7,306 10,487 58,955
2021 40,894 -4,083 22,914 51,947
2020 45,610 -11,330 14,495 37,302
2019 45,110 -11,770 25,697 72,619
2018 44,171 -11,623 23,403 87,517
2017 43,154 -10,916 24,138 102,671
2016 41,993 -10,286 25,800 119,234
2015 40,897 -9,599 23,518 80,534
2014 40,046 -8,893 26,179 77,654
2013 39,404 -7,836 23,041 66,760
2012 39,202 -6,636 20,943 52,879
2011 38,613 -1,019 21,733 46,049
2010 38,101 5,151 25,320 51,175
2009 36,671 4,960 21,387 63,638
2008 35,433 4,343 18,439 56,452
2007 33,832 3,926 15,552 54,907
2006 31,340 4,270 15,436 51,675
2005 29,385 4,283 9,030 27,030
2004 27,481 4,314 9,893 25,842
2003 26,545 4,488 6,271 29,161
2002 26,163 4,747 893 31,364
2001 26,112 7,991 -1,779 28,856
2000 25,850 9,798 -2,662 24,900
1999 25,358 9,762 -6,201 13,940
1998 25,397 9,685 -3,541 11,325
1997 25,738 9,597 -3,539 6,047
1996 26,847 9,368 1,768 5,773
1995 28,478 9,464 9,710 11,621
1994 30,664 9,023 20,196 51,545
1993 31,691 8,441 20,924 32,725
1992 31,995 8,026 28,605 20,507
1991 32,219 4,311 29,299 25,314
1990 33,015 2,580 29,100 35,668
1989 33,756 1,495 24,629 44,565
1988 34,564 -215 15,186 30,064
1987 35,647 2,624 11,757 21,335
1986 36,203 2,558 9,206 15,211
1985 35,966 2,683 4,175 11,464
1984 35,530 2,393 3,335 8,668
1983 35,142 1,980 833 2,105
1982 34,859 1,751 1,665 2,524
1981 34,327 7,610 1,664 3,209
1980 33,934 -10,849 5,818 10,040
1979 32,486 15,918 4,976 13,895
1978 30,596 26,015 4,138 13,807
1977 29,009 13,708 7,426 23,528
1976 27,497 11,914 8,222 20,324
1975 25,762 11,086 14,746 16,564
1974 24,160 8,854 23,664 9,217
1973 22,449 10,615 24,409 -9,551
1972 21,004 5,937 28,428 -13,519
1971 19,926 -3,016 31,583 2,334
1970 19,438 -16,054 30,563 47,242
1969 19,024 -15,870 23,904 48,824
1968 18,725 -15,681 30,858 8,545
1967 18,463 -15,438 41,700 11,075
1966 18,250 -15,140 45,286 24,920
1965 18,045 -14,753 44,857 32,444
1964 17,634 -4,126 45,968 23,581
1963 17,084 -4,000 35,741 11,009
1962 16,507 -4,028 30,246 9,627
1961 16,185 -4,168 30,832 14,401
1960 15,861 -4,331 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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