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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 32.9 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Botswana vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Turkey
2100 3,871,504 64,274,243
2099 3,876,625 64,924,706
2098 3,882,670 65,567,989
2097 3,887,985 66,219,045
2096 3,892,886 66,865,890
2095 3,897,211 67,516,190
2094 3,901,478 68,169,346
2093 3,905,541 68,835,313
2092 3,909,490 69,496,264
2091 3,913,899 70,159,325
2090 3,916,706 70,828,304
2089 3,917,351 71,490,133
2088 3,917,510 72,146,464
2087 3,916,826 72,792,552
2086 3,916,303 73,439,558
2085 3,915,785 74,085,313
2084 3,914,364 74,713,882
2083 3,912,929 75,342,464
2082 3,910,994 75,969,760
2081 3,910,013 76,583,769
2080 3,908,255 77,195,480
2079 3,905,358 77,793,711
2078 3,900,828 78,386,293
2077 3,896,126 78,973,194
2076 3,890,528 79,556,991
2075 3,884,696 80,128,010
2074 3,879,057 80,697,544
2073 3,873,259 81,244,619
2072 3,865,665 81,785,452
2071 3,858,720 82,311,503
2070 3,851,234 82,827,402
2069 3,841,316 83,324,862
2068 3,830,826 83,806,741
2067 3,818,341 84,270,976
2066 3,805,705 84,728,547
2065 3,791,211 85,177,268
2064 3,775,938 85,611,517
2063 3,760,179 86,026,471
2062 3,742,710 86,425,827
2061 3,723,346 86,800,591
2060 3,703,231 87,156,663
2059 3,682,816 87,500,101
2058 3,659,567 87,809,920
2057 3,635,514 88,100,397
2056 3,611,843 88,369,840
2055 3,587,056 88,598,739
2054 3,562,182 88,806,632
2053 3,535,732 88,985,609
2052 3,507,938 89,144,425
2051 3,479,939 89,270,515
2050 3,451,521 89,374,730
2049 3,422,143 89,447,182
2048 3,391,720 89,484,074
2047 3,360,414 89,492,406
2046 3,328,208 89,467,391
2045 3,296,489 89,441,098
2044 3,265,120 89,390,601
2043 3,233,076 89,326,342
2042 3,201,405 89,237,658
2041 3,168,873 89,137,199
2040 3,135,889 89,021,820
2039 3,101,794 88,885,792
2038 3,067,648 88,736,121
2037 3,032,620 88,562,197
2036 2,996,884 88,373,007
2035 2,960,590 88,178,595
2034 2,923,411 87,975,336
2033 2,885,991 87,754,631
2032 2,847,292 87,524,158
2031 2,808,872 87,274,280
2030 2,768,505 87,004,538
2029 2,728,467 86,741,614
2028 2,686,968 86,466,107
2027 2,645,863 86,189,693
2026 2,603,779 85,932,926
2025 2,562,651 85,718,588
2024 2,521,139 85,518,661
2023 2,480,244 85,325,965
2022 2,439,892 84,979,913
2021 2,401,441 84,147,318
2020 2,365,894 83,384,680
2019 2,332,083 82,579,440
2018 2,299,141 81,407,204
2017 2,266,747 80,312,698
2016 2,234,776 79,277,962
2015 2,203,273 78,218,479
2014 2,172,044 77,181,884
2013 2,140,682 76,147,624
2012 2,108,617 75,175,827
2011 2,073,535 74,223,629
2010 2,033,111 73,142,150
2009 1,990,673 72,039,206
2008 1,949,970 71,051,678
2007 1,911,201 70,158,112
2006 1,874,516 70,045,349
2005 1,839,877 69,329,557
2004 1,807,146 68,592,617
2003 1,775,736 67,831,730
2002 1,744,763 67,048,795
2001 1,712,254 66,245,128
2000 1,677,382 65,425,961
1999 1,641,997 64,591,923
1998 1,606,899 63,734,383
1997 1,571,691 62,852,966
1996 1,535,914 61,951,134
1995 1,498,836 61,024,503
1994 1,460,023 60,033,836
1993 1,420,115 58,999,167
1992 1,380,033 57,990,118
1991 1,341,756 57,009,887
1990 1,305,696 56,015,628
1989 1,270,274 54,976,723
1988 1,235,476 53,909,626
1987 1,199,167 52,843,670
1986 1,160,650 51,777,772
1985 1,121,945 50,687,115
1984 1,083,660 49,574,069
1983 1,046,137 48,447,410
1982 1,009,269 47,322,096
1981 969,996 46,321,190
1980 937,485 45,408,815
1979 901,742 44,510,429
1978 849,239 43,645,306
1977 799,574 42,773,298
1976 758,508 41,899,984
1975 720,380 41,053,126
1974 685,448 40,210,234
1973 652,408 39,329,533
1972 622,407 38,430,221
1971 600,481 37,518,611
1970 590,334 36,638,465
1969 587,066 35,787,774
1968 583,966 34,921,684
1967 580,933 34,050,421
1966 577,866 33,177,672
1965 574,664 32,345,220
1964 566,266 31,543,072
1963 552,966 30,726,841
1962 540,186 29,916,147
1961 527,942 29,119,238
1960 516,165 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Turkey
2100 -0.13% -1%
2099 -0.16% -0.98%
2098 -0.14% -0.98%
2097 -0.13% -0.97%
2096 -0.11% -0.96%
2095 -0.11% -0.96%
2094 -0.1% -0.97%
2093 -0.1% -0.95%
2092 -0.11% -0.95%
2091 -0.07% -0.94%
2090 -0.02% -0.93%
2089 -0.004% -0.91%
2088 0.02% -0.89%
2087 0.01% -0.88%
2086 0.01% -0.87%
2085 0.04% -0.84%
2084 0.04% -0.83%
2083 0.05% -0.83%
2082 0.03% -0.8%
2081 0.04% -0.79%
2080 0.07% -0.77%
2079 0.12% -0.76%
2078 0.12% -0.74%
2077 0.14% -0.73%
2076 0.15% -0.71%
2075 0.15% -0.71%
2074 0.15% -0.67%
2073 0.2% -0.66%
2072 0.18% -0.64%
2071 0.19% -0.62%
2070 0.26% -0.6%
2069 0.27% -0.57%
2068 0.33% -0.55%
2067 0.33% -0.54%
2066 0.38% -0.53%
2065 0.4% -0.51%
2064 0.42% -0.48%
2063 0.47% -0.46%
2062 0.52% -0.43%
2061 0.54% -0.41%
2060 0.55% -0.39%
2059 0.64% -0.35%
2058 0.66% -0.33%
2057 0.66% -0.3%
2056 0.69% -0.26%
2055 0.7% -0.23%
2054 0.75% -0.2%
2053 0.79% -0.18%
2052 0.8% -0.14%
2051 0.82% -0.12%
2050 0.86% -0.08%
2049 0.9% -0.04%
2048 0.93% -0.009%
2047 0.97% 0.03%
2046 0.96% 0.03%
2045 0.96% 0.06%
2044 0.99% 0.07%
2043 0.99% 0.1%
2042 1.03% 0.11%
2041 1.05% 0.13%
2040 1.1% 0.15%
2039 1.11% 0.17%
2038 1.16% 0.2%
2037 1.19% 0.21%
2036 1.23% 0.22%
2035 1.27% 0.23%
2034 1.3% 0.25%
2033 1.36% 0.26%
2032 1.37% 0.29%
2031 1.46% 0.31%
2030 1.47% 0.3%
2029 1.54% 0.32%
2028 1.55% 0.32%
2027 1.62% 0.3%
2026 1.6% 0.25%
2025 1.65% 0.23%
2024 1.65% 0.23%
2023 1.65% 0.41%
2022 1.6% 0.99%
2021 1.5% 0.91%
2020 1.45% 0.98%
2019 1.43% 1.44%
2018 1.43% 1.36%
2017 1.43% 1.31%
2016 1.43% 1.35%
2015 1.44% 1.34%
2014 1.47% 1.36%
2013 1.52% 1.29%
2012 1.69% 1.28%
2011 1.99% 1.48%
2010 2.13% 1.53%
2009 2.09% 1.39%
2008 2.03% 1.27%
2007 1.96% 0.16%
2006 1.88% 1.03%
2005 1.81% 1.07%
2004 1.77% 1.12%
2003 1.78% 1.17%
2002 1.9% 1.21%
2001 2.08% 1.25%
2000 2.15% 1.29%
1999 2.18% 1.35%
1998 2.24% 1.4%
1997 2.33% 1.46%
1996 2.47% 1.52%
1995 2.66% 1.65%
1994 2.81% 1.75%
1993 2.9% 1.74%
1992 2.85% 1.72%
1991 2.76% 1.77%
1990 2.79% 1.89%
1989 2.82% 1.98%
1988 3.03% 2.02%
1987 3.32% 2.06%
1986 3.45% 2.15%
1985 3.53% 2.25%
1984 3.59% 2.33%
1983 3.65% 2.38%
1982 4.05% 2.16%
1981 3.47% 2.01%
1980 3.96% 2.02%
1979 6.18% 1.98%
1978 6.21% 2.04%
1977 5.41% 2.08%
1976 5.29% 2.06%
1975 5.1% 2.1%
1974 5.06% 2.24%
1973 4.82% 2.34%
1972 3.65% 2.43%
1971 1.72% 2.4%
1970 0.56% 2.38%
1969 0.53% 2.48%
1968 0.52% 2.56%
1967 0.53% 2.63%
1966 0.56% 2.57%
1965 1.48% 2.54%
1964 2.41% 2.66%
1963 2.37% 2.71%
1962 2.32% 2.74%
1961 2.28% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Botswana Turkey
Current population
2615162
86002379
Population rank 142/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.04%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
8.58 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +112 +528
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -258,205
Net migration rank 120/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -258,205
2024 - -5,778 - -275,952
2023 47,098 -6,487 426,630 -318,070
2022 47,400 -7,306 535,373 -301,544
2021 40,894 -4,083 521,713 20,283
2020 45,610 -11,330 608,708 37,934
2019 45,110 -11,770 751,472 -15,690
2018 44,171 -11,623 830,353 187,570
2017 43,154 -10,916 875,408 659,846
2016 41,993 -10,286 895,841 352,063
2015 40,897 -9,599 930,799 1,063,140
2014 40,046 -8,893 957,055 1,033,384
2013 39,404 -7,836 921,386 438,618
2012 39,202 -6,636 917,145 258,623
2011 38,613 -1,019 875,839 68,849
2010 38,101 5,151 892,334 55,532
2009 36,671 4,960 900,491 24,276
2008 35,433 4,343 868,749 47,915
2007 33,832 3,926 876,626 -186,402
2006 31,340 4,270 897,351 -190,194
2005 29,385 4,283 898,650 -174,177
2004 27,481 4,314 896,025 -146,574
2003 26,545 4,488 893,683 -121,383
2002 26,163 4,747 922,927 -129,444
2001 26,112 7,991 980,560 -166,759
2000 25,850 9,798 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 25,358 9,762 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 25,397 9,685 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 25,738 9,597 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 26,847 9,368 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 28,478 9,464 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 30,664 9,023 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 31,691 8,441 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 31,995 8,026 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 32,219 4,311 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 33,015 2,580 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 33,756 1,495 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 34,564 -215 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 35,647 2,624 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 36,203 2,558 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 35,966 2,683 1,098,846 8,960
1984 35,530 2,393 1,096,529 21,787
1983 35,142 1,980 1,095,106 39,871
1982 34,859 1,751 1,091,863 23,728
1981 34,327 7,610 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 33,934 -10,849 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 32,486 15,918 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 30,596 26,015 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 29,009 13,708 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 27,497 11,914 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 25,762 11,086 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 24,160 8,854 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 22,449 10,615 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 21,004 5,937 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 19,926 -3,016 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 19,438 -16,054 991,950 -150,924
1969 19,024 -15,870 970,958 -110,578
1968 18,725 -15,681 950,778 -78,973
1967 18,463 -15,438 936,727 -65,993
1966 18,250 -15,140 925,790 -50,999
1965 18,045 -14,753 904,016 -113,911
1964 17,634 -4,126 884,152 -69,978
1963 17,084 -4,000 862,626 -44,317
1962 16,507 -4,028 837,473 -34,353
1961 16,185 -4,168 816,911 -26,187
1960 15,861 -4,331 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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