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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 20.3 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Botswana vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Uganda
2100 3,871,504 122,497,526
2099 3,876,625 122,436,109
2098 3,882,670 122,364,302
2097 3,887,985 122,266,255
2096 3,892,886 122,146,810
2095 3,897,211 121,976,411
2094 3,901,478 121,799,752
2093 3,905,541 121,584,860
2092 3,909,490 121,336,796
2091 3,913,899 121,070,447
2090 3,916,706 120,767,412
2089 3,917,351 120,427,771
2088 3,917,510 120,064,594
2087 3,916,826 119,668,549
2086 3,916,303 119,256,686
2085 3,915,785 118,815,763
2084 3,914,364 118,339,179
2083 3,912,929 117,821,938
2082 3,910,994 117,274,958
2081 3,910,013 116,707,394
2080 3,908,255 116,096,095
2079 3,905,358 115,474,153
2078 3,900,828 114,805,376
2077 3,896,126 114,118,687
2076 3,890,528 113,390,189
2075 3,884,696 112,637,851
2074 3,879,057 111,863,410
2073 3,873,259 111,070,771
2072 3,865,665 110,240,940
2071 3,858,720 109,392,890
2070 3,851,234 108,505,633
2069 3,841,316 107,607,659
2068 3,830,826 106,677,578
2067 3,818,341 105,722,829
2066 3,805,705 104,739,111
2065 3,791,211 103,737,893
2064 3,775,938 102,701,560
2063 3,760,179 101,646,533
2062 3,742,710 100,561,859
2061 3,723,346 99,450,764
2060 3,703,231 98,334,788
2059 3,682,816 97,187,498
2058 3,659,567 96,014,439
2057 3,635,514 94,821,765
2056 3,611,843 93,613,209
2055 3,587,056 92,385,049
2054 3,562,182 91,132,827
2053 3,535,732 89,857,705
2052 3,507,938 88,568,311
2051 3,479,939 87,270,603
2050 3,451,521 85,957,376
2049 3,422,143 84,632,277
2048 3,391,720 83,284,965
2047 3,360,414 81,928,165
2046 3,328,208 80,569,225
2045 3,296,489 79,208,662
2044 3,265,120 77,834,944
2043 3,233,076 76,453,982
2042 3,201,405 75,075,287
2041 3,168,873 73,701,695
2040 3,135,889 72,333,375
2039 3,101,794 70,963,211
2038 3,067,648 69,580,447
2037 3,032,620 68,186,136
2036 2,996,884 66,804,746
2035 2,960,590 65,411,934
2034 2,923,411 64,023,352
2033 2,885,991 62,634,483
2032 2,847,292 61,235,174
2031 2,808,872 59,825,075
2030 2,768,505 58,415,479
2029 2,728,467 57,006,283
2028 2,686,968 55,596,520
2027 2,645,863 54,191,271
2026 2,603,779 52,792,624
2025 2,562,651 51,400,003
2024 2,521,139 50,015,092
2023 2,480,244 48,656,601
2022 2,439,892 47,312,719
2021 2,401,441 45,910,930
2020 2,365,894 44,457,152
2019 2,332,083 42,999,637
2018 2,299,141 41,565,831
2017 2,266,747 40,177,388
2016 2,234,776 38,799,152
2015 2,203,273 37,531,446
2014 2,172,044 36,395,539
2013 2,140,682 35,337,042
2012 2,108,617 34,337,438
2011 2,073,535 33,354,543
2010 2,033,111 32,390,802
2009 1,990,673 31,451,151
2008 1,949,970 30,539,553
2007 1,911,201 29,653,430
2006 1,874,516 28,794,003
2005 1,839,877 27,963,289
2004 1,807,146 27,154,515
2003 1,775,736 26,352,124
2002 1,744,763 25,532,870
2001 1,712,254 24,745,676
2000 1,677,382 24,000,150
1999 1,641,997 23,257,281
1998 1,606,899 22,515,806
1997 1,571,691 21,856,046
1996 1,535,914 21,231,550
1995 1,498,836 20,665,667
1994 1,460,023 20,108,801
1993 1,420,115 19,445,161
1992 1,380,033 18,785,032
1991 1,341,756 18,155,901
1990 1,305,696 17,569,897
1989 1,270,274 17,010,698
1988 1,235,476 16,470,483
1987 1,199,167 15,954,170
1986 1,160,650 15,467,579
1985 1,121,945 15,023,681
1984 1,083,660 14,607,677
1983 1,046,137 14,221,881
1982 1,009,269 13,873,631
1981 969,996 13,556,452
1980 937,485 13,275,741
1979 901,742 13,002,163
1978 849,239 12,692,113
1977 799,574 12,359,669
1976 758,508 12,037,294
1975 720,380 11,725,240
1974 685,448 11,424,846
1973 652,408 11,144,236
1972 622,407 10,885,796
1971 600,481 10,618,206
1970 590,334 10,321,603
1969 587,066 10,014,858
1968 583,966 9,708,632
1967 580,933 9,408,924
1966 577,866 9,122,864
1965 574,664 8,849,203
1964 566,266 8,586,363
1963 552,966 8,333,663
1962 540,186 8,092,231
1961 527,942 7,862,217
1960 516,165 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Uganda
2100 -0.13% 0.05%
2099 -0.16% 0.06%
2098 -0.14% 0.08%
2097 -0.13% 0.1%
2096 -0.11% 0.14%
2095 -0.11% 0.15%
2094 -0.1% 0.18%
2093 -0.1% 0.2%
2092 -0.11% 0.22%
2091 -0.07% 0.25%
2090 -0.02% 0.28%
2089 -0.004% 0.3%
2088 0.02% 0.33%
2087 0.01% 0.35%
2086 0.01% 0.37%
2085 0.04% 0.4%
2084 0.04% 0.44%
2083 0.05% 0.47%
2082 0.03% 0.49%
2081 0.04% 0.53%
2080 0.07% 0.54%
2079 0.12% 0.58%
2078 0.12% 0.6%
2077 0.14% 0.64%
2076 0.15% 0.67%
2075 0.15% 0.69%
2074 0.15% 0.71%
2073 0.2% 0.75%
2072 0.18% 0.78%
2071 0.19% 0.82%
2070 0.26% 0.83%
2069 0.27% 0.87%
2068 0.33% 0.9%
2067 0.33% 0.94%
2066 0.38% 0.97%
2065 0.4% 1.01%
2064 0.42% 1.04%
2063 0.47% 1.08%
2062 0.52% 1.12%
2061 0.54% 1.13%
2060 0.55% 1.18%
2059 0.64% 1.22%
2058 0.66% 1.26%
2057 0.66% 1.29%
2056 0.69% 1.33%
2055 0.7% 1.37%
2054 0.75% 1.42%
2053 0.79% 1.46%
2052 0.8% 1.49%
2051 0.82% 1.53%
2050 0.86% 1.57%
2049 0.9% 1.62%
2048 0.93% 1.66%
2047 0.97% 1.69%
2046 0.96% 1.72%
2045 0.96% 1.76%
2044 0.99% 1.81%
2043 0.99% 1.84%
2042 1.03% 1.86%
2041 1.05% 1.89%
2040 1.1% 1.93%
2039 1.11% 1.99%
2038 1.16% 2.04%
2037 1.19% 2.07%
2036 1.23% 2.13%
2035 1.27% 2.17%
2034 1.3% 2.22%
2033 1.36% 2.29%
2032 1.37% 2.36%
2031 1.46% 2.41%
2030 1.47% 2.47%
2029 1.54% 2.54%
2028 1.55% 2.59%
2027 1.62% 2.65%
2026 1.6% 2.71%
2025 1.65% 2.77%
2024 1.65% 2.79%
2023 1.65% 2.84%
2022 1.6% 3.05%
2021 1.5% 3.27%
2020 1.45% 3.39%
2019 1.43% 3.45%
2018 1.43% 3.46%
2017 1.43% 3.55%
2016 1.43% 3.38%
2015 1.44% 3.12%
2014 1.47% 3%
2013 1.52% 2.91%
2012 1.69% 2.95%
2011 1.99% 2.98%
2010 2.13% 2.99%
2009 2.09% 2.98%
2008 2.03% 2.99%
2007 1.96% 2.98%
2006 1.88% 2.97%
2005 1.81% 2.98%
2004 1.77% 3.04%
2003 1.78% 3.21%
2002 1.9% 3.18%
2001 2.08% 3.11%
2000 2.15% 3.19%
1999 2.18% 3.29%
1998 2.24% 3.02%
1997 2.33% 2.94%
1996 2.47% 2.74%
1995 2.66% 2.77%
1994 2.81% 3.41%
1993 2.9% 3.51%
1992 2.85% 3.47%
1991 2.76% 3.34%
1990 2.79% 3.29%
1989 2.82% 3.28%
1988 3.03% 3.24%
1987 3.32% 3.15%
1986 3.45% 2.95%
1985 3.53% 2.85%
1984 3.59% 2.71%
1983 3.65% 2.51%
1982 4.05% 2.34%
1981 3.47% 2.11%
1980 3.96% 2.1%
1979 6.18% 2.44%
1978 6.21% 2.69%
1977 5.41% 2.68%
1976 5.29% 2.66%
1975 5.1% 2.63%
1974 5.06% 2.52%
1973 4.82% 2.37%
1972 3.65% 2.52%
1971 1.72% 2.87%
1970 0.56% 3.06%
1969 0.53% 3.15%
1968 0.52% 3.19%
1967 0.53% 3.14%
1966 0.56% 3.09%
1965 1.48% 3.06%
1964 2.41% 3.03%
1963 2.37% 2.98%
1962 2.32% 2.93%
1961 2.28% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Botswana Uganda
Current population
2615162
53170946
Population rank 142/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 22/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -119,059
Net migration rank 120/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -119,059
2024 - -5,778 - -117,924
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 40,894 -4,083 1,423,377 43,464
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,397,288 43,464
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,367,044 107,210
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,332,600 60,724
2017 43,154 -10,916 1,290,658 92,879
2016 41,993 -10,286 1,249,565 123,379
2015 40,897 -9,599 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 40,046 -8,893 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 39,404 -7,836 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 39,202 -6,636 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 38,613 -1,019 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 38,101 5,151 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 36,671 4,960 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 35,433 4,343 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 33,832 3,926 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 31,340 4,270 999,958 -156,232
2005 29,385 4,283 969,096 -151,386
2004 27,481 4,314 938,623 -138,770
2003 26,545 4,488 901,374 -96,429
2002 26,163 4,747 868,756 -35,149
2001 26,112 7,991 836,751 -95,956
2000 25,850 9,798 803,069 -52,824
1999 25,358 9,762 775,166 -39,695
1998 25,397 9,685 741,175 6,277
1997 25,738 9,597 727,523 -155,461
1996 26,847 9,368 699,707 -22,795
1995 28,478 9,464 697,218 -242,378
1994 30,664 9,023 675,092 -16,198
1993 31,691 8,441 650,032 18,349
1992 31,995 8,026 627,139 24,723
1991 32,219 4,311 602,740 3,643
1990 33,015 2,580 587,291 -21,688
1989 33,756 1,495 565,367 -12,576
1988 34,564 -215 547,759 -20,113
1987 35,647 2,624 527,397 -22,415
1986 36,203 2,558 487,693 -19,485
1985 35,966 2,683 462,534 -42,942
1984 35,530 2,393 421,241 -8,818
1983 35,142 1,980 404,940 -45,776
1982 34,859 1,751 390,820 -53,497
1981 34,327 7,610 380,028 -83,010
1980 33,934 -10,849 370,287 -105,900
1979 32,486 15,918 381,626 -98,863
1978 30,596 26,015 371,930 -34,606
1977 29,009 13,708 365,216 -37,671
1976 27,497 11,914 359,458 -42,259
1975 25,762 11,086 354,278 -47,359
1974 24,160 8,854 345,773 -51,910
1973 22,449 10,615 340,780 -73,439
1972 21,004 5,937 335,935 -86,409
1971 19,926 -3,016 328,294 -42,642
1970 19,438 -16,054 333,202 -25,646
1969 19,024 -15,870 320,486 -14,548
1968 18,725 -15,681 309,725 -3,214
1967 18,463 -15,438 296,692 -3,773
1966 18,250 -15,140 282,225 -3,021
1965 18,045 -14,753 271,830 -3,716
1964 17,634 -4,126 260,733 -3,169
1963 17,084 -4,000 250,885 -3,058
1962 16,507 -4,028 241,513 -6,470
1961 16,185 -4,168 232,894 -7,893
1960 15,861 -4,331 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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