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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 3.82 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Botswana vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Togo
2100 3,871,504 26,511,761
2099 3,876,625 26,350,920
2098 3,882,670 26,190,149
2097 3,887,985 26,025,602
2096 3,892,886 25,858,261
2095 3,897,211 25,692,261
2094 3,901,478 25,512,468
2093 3,905,541 25,345,557
2092 3,909,490 25,173,177
2091 3,913,899 24,992,069
2090 3,916,706 24,812,174
2089 3,917,351 24,627,057
2088 3,917,510 24,436,800
2087 3,916,826 24,254,420
2086 3,916,303 24,051,223
2085 3,915,785 23,849,170
2084 3,914,364 23,646,091
2083 3,912,929 23,436,282
2082 3,910,994 23,222,780
2081 3,910,013 23,001,936
2080 3,908,255 22,777,601
2079 3,905,358 22,551,490
2078 3,900,828 22,338,486
2077 3,896,126 22,122,045
2076 3,890,528 21,896,528
2075 3,884,696 21,662,169
2074 3,879,057 21,429,982
2073 3,873,259 21,196,168
2072 3,865,665 20,965,824
2071 3,858,720 20,733,961
2070 3,851,234 20,502,013
2069 3,841,316 20,263,631
2068 3,830,826 20,019,087
2067 3,818,341 19,779,666
2066 3,805,705 19,535,920
2065 3,791,211 19,295,265
2064 3,775,938 19,054,476
2063 3,760,179 18,807,556
2062 3,742,710 18,564,996
2061 3,723,346 18,323,196
2060 3,703,231 18,081,153
2059 3,682,816 17,844,344
2058 3,659,567 17,604,946
2057 3,635,514 17,362,170
2056 3,611,843 17,118,049
2055 3,587,056 16,866,006
2054 3,562,182 16,621,633
2053 3,535,732 16,377,405
2052 3,507,938 16,130,545
2051 3,479,939 15,878,148
2050 3,451,521 15,631,978
2049 3,422,143 15,378,071
2048 3,391,720 15,127,754
2047 3,360,414 14,879,919
2046 3,328,208 14,629,528
2045 3,296,489 14,379,029
2044 3,265,120 14,128,387
2043 3,233,076 13,876,705
2042 3,201,405 13,630,555
2041 3,168,873 13,384,957
2040 3,135,889 13,144,485
2039 3,101,794 12,899,560
2038 3,067,648 12,658,957
2037 3,032,620 12,420,807
2036 2,996,884 12,186,169
2035 2,960,590 11,950,071
2034 2,923,411 11,717,387
2033 2,885,991 11,485,359
2032 2,847,292 11,253,936
2031 2,808,872 11,023,922
2030 2,768,505 10,797,929
2029 2,728,467 10,578,030
2028 2,686,968 10,361,280
2027 2,645,863 10,146,366
2026 2,603,779 9,932,489
2025 2,562,651 9,723,170
2024 2,521,139 9,515,236
2023 2,480,244 9,304,337
2022 2,439,892 9,089,738
2021 2,401,441 8,878,379
2020 2,365,894 8,669,720
2019 2,332,083 8,463,068
2018 2,299,141 8,258,778
2017 2,266,747 8,057,140
2016 2,234,776 7,858,289
2015 2,203,273 7,663,195
2014 2,172,044 7,472,450
2013 2,140,682 7,285,442
2012 2,108,617 7,100,736
2011 2,073,535 6,916,474
2010 2,033,111 6,732,590
2009 1,990,673 6,551,865
2008 1,949,970 6,368,812
2007 1,911,201 6,188,344
2006 1,874,516 6,010,668
2005 1,839,877 5,844,631
2004 1,807,146 5,696,508
2003 1,775,736 5,552,167
2002 1,744,763 5,413,274
2001 1,712,254 5,277,382
2000 1,677,382 5,140,037
1999 1,641,997 5,000,269
1998 1,606,899 4,860,913
1997 1,571,691 4,725,030
1996 1,535,914 4,577,860
1995 1,498,836 4,410,832
1994 1,460,023 4,222,940
1993 1,420,115 4,207,453
1992 1,380,033 4,233,617
1991 1,341,756 4,115,560
1990 1,305,696 3,998,761
1989 1,270,274 3,883,411
1988 1,235,476 3,769,742
1987 1,199,167 3,657,508
1986 1,160,650 3,547,952
1985 1,121,945 3,441,091
1984 1,083,660 3,332,837
1983 1,046,137 3,222,899
1982 1,009,269 3,115,042
1981 969,996 3,013,043
1980 937,485 2,920,894
1979 901,742 2,839,854
1978 849,239 2,768,148
1977 799,574 2,701,894
1976 758,508 2,637,796
1975 720,380 2,574,622
1974 685,448 2,511,760
1973 652,408 2,448,749
1972 622,407 2,384,994
1971 600,481 2,317,976
1970 590,334 2,244,773
1969 587,066 2,164,814
1968 583,966 2,080,226
1967 580,933 1,995,890
1966 577,866 1,918,513
1965 574,664 1,853,771
1964 566,266 1,803,440
1963 552,966 1,765,072
1962 540,186 1,732,959
1961 527,942 1,702,717
1960 516,165 1,673,110

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/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Togo
2100 -0.13% 0.61%
2099 -0.16% 0.61%
2098 -0.14% 0.63%
2097 -0.13% 0.65%
2096 -0.11% 0.65%
2095 -0.11% 0.7%
2094 -0.1% 0.66%
2093 -0.1% 0.68%
2092 -0.11% 0.72%
2091 -0.07% 0.73%
2090 -0.02% 0.75%
2089 -0.004% 0.78%
2088 0.02% 0.75%
2087 0.01% 0.84%
2086 0.01% 0.85%
2085 0.04% 0.86%
2084 0.04% 0.9%
2083 0.05% 0.92%
2082 0.03% 0.96%
2081 0.04% 0.98%
2080 0.07% 1%
2079 0.12% 0.95%
2078 0.12% 0.98%
2077 0.14% 1.03%
2076 0.15% 1.08%
2075 0.15% 1.08%
2074 0.15% 1.1%
2073 0.2% 1.1%
2072 0.18% 1.12%
2071 0.19% 1.13%
2070 0.26% 1.18%
2069 0.27% 1.22%
2068 0.33% 1.21%
2067 0.33% 1.25%
2066 0.38% 1.25%
2065 0.4% 1.26%
2064 0.42% 1.31%
2063 0.47% 1.31%
2062 0.52% 1.32%
2061 0.54% 1.34%
2060 0.55% 1.33%
2059 0.64% 1.36%
2058 0.66% 1.4%
2057 0.66% 1.43%
2056 0.69% 1.49%
2055 0.7% 1.47%
2054 0.75% 1.49%
2053 0.79% 1.53%
2052 0.8% 1.59%
2051 0.82% 1.57%
2050 0.86% 1.65%
2049 0.9% 1.65%
2048 0.93% 1.67%
2047 0.97% 1.71%
2046 0.96% 1.74%
2045 0.96% 1.77%
2044 0.99% 1.81%
2043 0.99% 1.81%
2042 1.03% 1.83%
2041 1.05% 1.83%
2040 1.1% 1.9%
2039 1.11% 1.9%
2038 1.16% 1.92%
2037 1.19% 1.93%
2036 1.23% 1.98%
2035 1.27% 1.99%
2034 1.3% 2.02%
2033 1.36% 2.06%
2032 1.37% 2.09%
2031 1.46% 2.09%
2030 1.47% 2.08%
2029 1.54% 2.09%
2028 1.55% 2.12%
2027 1.62% 2.15%
2026 1.6% 2.15%
2025 1.65% 2.19%
2024 1.65% 2.27%
2023 1.65% 2.36%
2022 1.6% 2.38%
2021 1.5% 2.41%
2020 1.45% 2.44%
2019 1.43% 2.47%
2018 1.43% 2.5%
2017 1.43% 2.53%
2016 1.43% 2.55%
2015 1.44% 2.55%
2014 1.47% 2.57%
2013 1.52% 2.6%
2012 1.69% 2.66%
2011 1.99% 2.73%
2010 2.13% 2.76%
2009 2.09% 2.87%
2008 2.03% 2.92%
2007 1.96% 2.96%
2006 1.88% 2.84%
2005 1.81% 2.6%
2004 1.77% 2.6%
2003 1.78% 2.57%
2002 1.9% 2.57%
2001 2.08% 2.67%
2000 2.15% 2.8%
1999 2.18% 2.87%
1998 2.24% 2.88%
1997 2.33% 3.21%
1996 2.47% 3.79%
1995 2.66% 4.45%
1994 2.81% 0.37%
1993 2.9% -0.62%
1992 2.85% 2.87%
1991 2.76% 2.92%
1990 2.79% 2.97%
1989 2.82% 3.02%
1988 3.03% 3.07%
1987 3.32% 3.09%
1986 3.45% 3.11%
1985 3.53% 3.25%
1984 3.59% 3.41%
1983 3.65% 3.46%
1982 4.05% 3.39%
1981 3.47% 3.15%
1980 3.96% 2.85%
1979 6.18% 2.59%
1978 6.21% 2.45%
1977 5.41% 2.43%
1976 5.29% 2.45%
1975 5.1% 2.5%
1974 5.06% 2.57%
1973 4.82% 2.67%
1972 3.65% 2.89%
1971 1.72% 3.26%
1970 0.56% 3.69%
1969 0.53% 4.07%
1968 0.52% 4.23%
1967 0.53% 4.03%
1966 0.56% 3.49%
1965 1.48% 2.79%
1964 2.41% 2.17%
1963 2.37% 1.85%
1962 2.32% 1.78%
1961 2.28% 1.77%

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/togo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Botswana Togo
Current population
2615162
9990340
Population rank 142/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.12%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +578
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 40/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -15,010
Net migration rank 120/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -15,010
2024 - -5,778 - -14,014
2023 47,098 -6,487 218,093 -1,997
2022 47,400 -7,306 215,090 -1,997
2021 40,894 -4,083 210,613 -986
2020 45,610 -11,330 208,663 -986
2019 45,110 -11,770 207,608 -1,985
2018 44,171 -11,623 204,942 -1,985
2017 43,154 -10,916 202,307 -1,985
2016 41,993 -10,286 199,364 -1,979
2015 40,897 -9,599 194,768 -1,976
2014 40,046 -8,893 190,667 -1,976
2013 39,404 -7,836 187,309 -1,976
2012 39,202 -6,636 186,061 -1,983
2011 38,613 -1,019 186,406 -1,968
2010 38,101 5,151 185,294 -1,964
2009 36,671 4,960 180,111 -1,985
2008 35,433 4,343 173,677 14,303
2007 33,832 3,926 168,144 4,813
2006 31,340 4,270 160,671 21,724
2005 29,385 4,283 154,117 -4,437
2004 27,481 4,314 147,574 -1,005
2003 26,545 4,488 144,900 -2,793
2002 26,163 4,747 141,643 -5,973
2001 26,112 7,991 137,808 -1,703
2000 25,850 9,798 133,873 4,715
1999 25,358 9,762 129,832 11,125
1998 25,397 9,685 125,392 12,362
1997 25,738 9,597 122,109 11,898
1996 26,847 9,368 119,418 40,915
1995 28,478 9,464 116,314 57,406
1994 30,664 9,023 113,074 88,992
1993 31,691 8,441 119,938 -291,022
1992 31,995 8,026 118,876 -122
1991 32,219 4,311 117,409 -51
1990 33,015 2,580 116,200 44
1989 33,756 1,495 114,432 0
1988 34,564 -215 112,915 -17
1987 35,647 2,624 110,739 848
1986 36,203 2,558 107,957 -436
1985 35,966 2,683 104,949 1,242
1984 35,530 2,393 102,425 7,897
1983 35,142 1,980 99,817 9,740
1982 34,859 1,751 97,003 9,163
1981 34,327 7,610 94,318 3,519
1980 33,934 -10,849 91,445 -4,993
1979 32,486 15,918 89,148 -13,519
1978 30,596 26,015 86,950 -19,163
1977 29,009 13,708 84,572 -19,856
1976 27,497 11,914 82,321 -18,832
1975 25,762 11,086 79,831 -16,973
1974 24,160 8,854 77,347 -14,483
1973 22,449 10,615 74,713 -11,555
1972 21,004 5,937 72,008 -7,661
1971 19,926 -3,016 69,206 482
1970 19,438 -16,054 65,851 10,865
1969 19,024 -15,870 62,589 20,613
1968 18,725 -15,681 59,110 26,860
1967 18,463 -15,438 56,128 26,576
1966 18,250 -15,140 53,640 18,418
1965 18,045 -14,753 51,323 6,104
1964 17,634 -4,126 49,449 -6,214
1963 17,084 -4,000 47,869 -14,361
1962 16,507 -4,028 46,201 -15,486
1961 16,185 -4,168 44,623 -14,858
1960 15,861 -4,331 43,307 -13,868

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/togo | 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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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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