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Population in Botswana compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Botswana's population is 1.9 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Trinidad
2100 3,871,504 820,139
2099 3,876,625 827,732
2098 3,882,670 835,344
2097 3,887,985 843,011
2096 3,892,886 850,741
2095 3,897,211 858,556
2094 3,901,478 866,373
2093 3,905,541 874,273
2092 3,909,490 882,213
2091 3,913,899 890,266
2090 3,916,706 898,378
2089 3,917,351 906,601
2088 3,917,510 914,872
2087 3,916,826 923,272
2086 3,916,303 931,804
2085 3,915,785 940,463
2084 3,914,364 949,270
2083 3,912,929 958,273
2082 3,910,994 967,427
2081 3,910,013 976,795
2080 3,908,255 986,272
2079 3,905,358 995,976
2078 3,900,828 1,005,824
2077 3,896,126 1,015,872
2076 3,890,528 1,026,025
2075 3,884,696 1,036,315
2074 3,879,057 1,046,695
2073 3,873,259 1,057,138
2072 3,865,665 1,067,706
2071 3,858,720 1,078,279
2070 3,851,234 1,088,883
2069 3,841,316 1,099,489
2068 3,830,826 1,110,059
2067 3,818,341 1,120,501
2066 3,805,705 1,130,882
2065 3,791,211 1,141,203
2064 3,775,938 1,151,388
2063 3,760,179 1,161,394
2062 3,742,710 1,171,232
2061 3,723,346 1,180,918
2060 3,703,231 1,190,417
2059 3,682,816 1,199,770
2058 3,659,567 1,208,904
2057 3,635,514 1,217,922
2056 3,611,843 1,226,725
2055 3,587,056 1,235,387
2054 3,562,182 1,243,896
2053 3,535,732 1,252,160
2052 3,507,938 1,260,260
2051 3,479,939 1,268,194
2050 3,451,521 1,275,900
2049 3,422,143 1,283,457
2048 3,391,720 1,290,793
2047 3,360,414 1,297,947
2046 3,328,208 1,304,843
2045 3,296,489 1,311,560
2044 3,265,120 1,318,015
2043 3,233,076 1,324,249
2042 3,201,405 1,330,180
2041 3,168,873 1,335,843
2040 3,135,889 1,341,188
2039 3,101,794 1,346,239
2038 3,067,648 1,350,921
2037 3,032,620 1,355,297
2036 2,996,884 1,359,322
2035 2,960,590 1,362,986
2034 2,923,411 1,366,278
2033 2,885,991 1,369,125
2032 2,847,292 1,371,607
2031 2,808,872 1,373,561
2030 2,768,505 1,375,038
2029 2,728,467 1,376,018
2028 2,686,968 1,376,314
2027 2,645,863 1,375,856
2026 2,603,779 1,374,464
2025 2,562,651 1,372,016
2024 2,521,139 1,368,333
2023 2,480,244 1,367,510
2022 2,439,892 1,365,805
2021 2,401,441 1,367,558
2020 2,365,894 1,366,725
2019 2,332,083 1,363,985
2018 2,299,141 1,359,193
2017 2,266,747 1,356,633
2016 2,234,776 1,353,895
2015 2,203,273 1,349,667
2014 2,172,044 1,345,343
2013 2,140,682 1,340,557
2012 2,108,617 1,335,194
2011 2,073,535 1,328,019
2010 2,033,111 1,317,714
2009 1,990,673 1,310,106
2008 1,949,970 1,308,587
2007 1,911,201 1,303,188
2006 1,874,516 1,297,944
2005 1,839,877 1,294,494
2004 1,807,146 1,345,380
2003 1,775,736 1,338,709
2002 1,744,763 1,332,011
2001 1,712,254 1,325,567
2000 1,677,382 1,319,774
1999 1,641,997 1,314,708
1998 1,606,899 1,310,225
1997 1,571,691 1,305,836
1996 1,535,914 1,300,928
1995 1,498,836 1,295,169
1994 1,460,023 1,288,341
1993 1,420,115 1,280,466
1992 1,380,033 1,271,674
1991 1,341,756 1,262,171
1990 1,305,696 1,252,208
1989 1,270,274 1,241,600
1988 1,235,476 1,230,069
1987 1,199,167 1,217,364
1986 1,160,650 1,203,124
1985 1,121,945 1,187,366
1984 1,083,660 1,172,984
1983 1,046,137 1,160,534
1982 1,009,269 1,147,927
1981 969,996 1,135,132
1980 937,485 1,121,744
1979 901,742 1,107,639
1978 849,239 1,093,380
1977 799,574 1,079,554
1976 758,508 1,066,311
1975 720,380 1,053,469
1974 685,448 1,040,761
1973 652,408 1,027,851
1972 622,407 1,014,921
1971 600,481 1,002,585
1970 590,334 991,471
1969 587,066 980,706
1968 583,966 969,006
1967 580,933 956,418
1966 577,866 942,937
1965 574,664 928,425
1964 566,266 912,963
1963 552,966 896,804
1962 540,186 880,194
1961 527,942 863,144
1960 516,165 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Trinidad
2100 -0.13% -0.92%
2099 -0.16% -0.91%
2098 -0.14% -0.91%
2097 -0.13% -0.91%
2096 -0.11% -0.91%
2095 -0.11% -0.9%
2094 -0.1% -0.9%
2093 -0.1% -0.9%
2092 -0.11% -0.9%
2091 -0.07% -0.9%
2090 -0.02% -0.91%
2089 -0.004% -0.9%
2088 0.02% -0.91%
2087 0.01% -0.92%
2086 0.01% -0.92%
2085 0.04% -0.93%
2084 0.04% -0.94%
2083 0.05% -0.95%
2082 0.03% -0.96%
2081 0.04% -0.96%
2080 0.07% -0.97%
2079 0.12% -0.98%
2078 0.12% -0.99%
2077 0.14% -0.99%
2076 0.15% -0.99%
2075 0.15% -0.99%
2074 0.15% -0.99%
2073 0.2% -0.99%
2072 0.18% -0.98%
2071 0.19% -0.97%
2070 0.26% -0.96%
2069 0.27% -0.95%
2068 0.33% -0.93%
2067 0.33% -0.92%
2066 0.38% -0.9%
2065 0.4% -0.88%
2064 0.42% -0.86%
2063 0.47% -0.84%
2062 0.52% -0.82%
2061 0.54% -0.8%
2060 0.55% -0.78%
2059 0.64% -0.76%
2058 0.66% -0.74%
2057 0.66% -0.72%
2056 0.69% -0.7%
2055 0.7% -0.68%
2054 0.75% -0.66%
2053 0.79% -0.64%
2052 0.8% -0.63%
2051 0.82% -0.6%
2050 0.86% -0.59%
2049 0.9% -0.57%
2048 0.93% -0.55%
2047 0.97% -0.53%
2046 0.96% -0.51%
2045 0.96% -0.49%
2044 0.99% -0.47%
2043 0.99% -0.45%
2042 1.03% -0.42%
2041 1.05% -0.4%
2040 1.1% -0.38%
2039 1.11% -0.35%
2038 1.16% -0.32%
2037 1.19% -0.3%
2036 1.23% -0.27%
2035 1.27% -0.24%
2034 1.3% -0.21%
2033 1.36% -0.18%
2032 1.37% -0.14%
2031 1.46% -0.11%
2030 1.47% -0.07%
2029 1.54% -0.02%
2028 1.55% 0.03%
2027 1.62% 0.1%
2026 1.6% 0.18%
2025 1.65% 0.27%
2024 1.65% 0.06%
2023 1.65% 0.12%
2022 1.6% -0.13%
2021 1.5% 0.06%
2020 1.45% 0.2%
2019 1.43% 0.35%
2018 1.43% 0.19%
2017 1.43% 0.2%
2016 1.43% 0.31%
2015 1.44% 0.32%
2014 1.47% 0.36%
2013 1.52% 0.4%
2012 1.69% 0.54%
2011 1.99% 0.78%
2010 2.13% 0.58%
2009 2.09% 0.12%
2008 2.03% 0.41%
2007 1.96% 0.4%
2006 1.88% 0.27%
2005 1.81% -3.78%
2004 1.77% 0.5%
2003 1.78% 0.5%
2002 1.9% 0.49%
2001 2.08% 0.44%
2000 2.15% 0.39%
1999 2.18% 0.34%
1998 2.24% 0.34%
1997 2.33% 0.38%
1996 2.47% 0.44%
1995 2.66% 0.53%
1994 2.81% 0.62%
1993 2.9% 0.69%
1992 2.85% 0.75%
1991 2.76% 0.8%
1990 2.79% 0.85%
1989 2.82% 0.94%
1988 3.03% 1.04%
1987 3.32% 1.18%
1986 3.45% 1.33%
1985 3.53% 1.23%
1984 3.59% 1.07%
1983 3.65% 1.1%
1982 4.05% 1.13%
1981 3.47% 1.19%
1980 3.96% 1.27%
1979 6.18% 1.3%
1978 6.21% 1.28%
1977 5.41% 1.24%
1976 5.29% 1.22%
1975 5.1% 1.22%
1974 5.06% 1.26%
1973 4.82% 1.27%
1972 3.65% 1.23%
1971 1.72% 1.12%
1970 0.56% 1.1%
1969 0.53% 1.21%
1968 0.52% 1.32%
1967 0.53% 1.43%
1966 0.56% 1.56%
1965 1.48% 1.69%
1964 2.41% 1.8%
1963 2.37% 1.89%
1962 2.32% 1.98%
1961 2.28% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Botswana Trinidad
Current population
2615162
1374840
Population rank 142/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.02%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
8.58 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
37 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +2
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 161/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -5,665 +691
Net migration rank 120/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - 691
2024 - -5,778 - 1,334
2023 47,098 -6,487 3,200 2,126
2022 47,400 -7,306 3,773 4,247
2021 40,894 -4,083 2,091 5,749
2020 45,610 -11,330 4,558 427
2019 45,110 -11,770 5,647 -19,251
2018 44,171 -11,623 5,869 35,502
2017 43,154 -10,916 6,779 1,445
2016 41,993 -10,286 7,436 -86
2015 40,897 -9,599 7,963 -575
2014 40,046 -8,893 8,571 -799
2013 39,404 -7,836 9,020 -796
2012 39,202 -6,636 9,376 -880
2011 38,613 -1,019 9,601 -1,410
2010 38,101 5,151 9,698 -2,230
2009 36,671 4,960 9,769 -3,056
2008 35,433 4,343 9,872 -3,624
2007 33,832 3,926 9,939 -3,731
2006 31,340 4,270 9,889 -3,684
2005 29,385 4,283 9,822 -3,595
2004 27,481 4,314 10,149 -3,504
2003 26,545 4,488 10,169 -3,472
2002 26,163 4,747 10,316 -3,613
2001 26,112 7,991 10,438 -4,252
2000 25,850 9,798 10,588 -5,185
1999 25,358 9,762 10,821 -6,103
1998 25,397 9,685 10,964 -6,730
1997 25,738 9,597 11,405 -6,865
1996 26,847 9,368 12,101 -6,827
1995 28,478 9,464 12,971 -6,723
1994 30,664 9,023 14,032 -6,615
1993 31,691 8,441 14,878 -6,554
1992 31,995 8,026 15,910 -6,650
1991 32,219 4,311 16,903 -7,149
1990 33,015 2,580 18,052 -7,878
1989 33,756 1,495 19,636 -8,588
1988 34,564 -215 21,028 -9,023
1987 35,647 2,624 22,398 -9,002
1986 36,203 2,558 23,705 -8,620
1985 35,966 2,683 24,487 -8,051
1984 35,530 2,393 24,738 -12,413
1983 35,142 1,980 25,118 -12,544
1982 34,859 1,751 25,181 -12,529
1981 34,327 7,610 25,015 -12,086
1980 33,934 -10,849 24,557 -10,709
1979 32,486 15,918 23,475 -9,106
1978 30,596 26,015 22,538 -8,397
1977 29,009 13,708 21,660 -8,154
1976 27,497 11,914 20,875 -7,895
1975 25,762 11,086 20,468 -7,768
1974 24,160 8,854 20,412 -7,683
1973 22,449 10,615 20,617 -7,524
1972 21,004 5,937 20,116 -7,346
1971 19,926 -3,016 19,400 -7,499
1970 19,438 -16,054 19,074 -8,751
1969 19,024 -15,870 19,652 -8,449
1968 18,725 -15,681 20,849 -8,647
1967 18,463 -15,438 21,992 -9,008
1966 18,250 -15,140 23,228 -9,254
1965 18,045 -14,753 24,349 -9,301
1964 17,634 -4,126 25,065 -9,193
1963 17,084 -4,000 25,507 -9,067
1962 16,507 -4,028 25,763 -8,982
1961 16,185 -4,168 25,518 -8,200
1960 15,861 -4,331 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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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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