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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 20.4 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 0.68% 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 +1.51% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Botswana vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Uganda
2100 3,870,704 122,461,518
2099 3,875,823 122,400,118
2098 3,881,867 122,328,333
2097 3,887,181 122,230,315
2096 3,892,081 122,110,905
2095 3,896,405 121,940,556
2094 3,900,671 121,763,948
2093 3,904,733 121,549,120
2092 3,908,682 121,301,128
2091 3,913,090 121,034,858
2090 3,915,896 120,731,912
2089 3,916,540 120,392,371
2088 3,916,700 120,029,300
2087 3,916,016 119,633,372
2086 3,915,493 119,221,630
2085 3,914,975 118,780,837
2084 3,913,555 118,304,392
2083 3,912,119 117,787,304
2082 3,910,185 117,240,484
2081 3,909,204 116,673,088
2080 3,907,447 116,061,969
2079 3,904,550 115,440,209
2078 3,900,021 114,771,629
2077 3,895,321 114,085,142
2076 3,889,723 113,356,858
2075 3,883,893 112,604,741
2074 3,878,255 111,830,528
2073 3,872,458 111,038,122
2072 3,864,865 110,208,535
2071 3,857,922 109,360,734
2070 3,850,437 108,473,738
2069 3,840,521 107,576,028
2068 3,830,034 106,646,220
2067 3,817,551 105,691,752
2066 3,804,918 104,708,323
2065 3,790,427 103,707,399
2064 3,775,157 102,671,371
2063 3,759,402 101,616,654
2062 3,741,936 100,532,299
2061 3,722,576 99,421,530
2060 3,702,465 98,305,883
2059 3,682,055 97,158,930
2058 3,658,810 95,986,215
2057 3,634,762 94,793,892
2056 3,611,096 93,585,691
2055 3,586,314 92,357,892
2054 3,561,446 91,106,039
2053 3,535,001 89,831,291
2052 3,507,213 88,542,276
2051 3,479,219 87,244,950
2050 3,450,807 85,932,109
2049 3,421,435 84,607,399
2048 3,391,019 83,260,483
2047 3,359,719 81,904,082
2046 3,327,520 80,545,542
2045 3,295,807 79,185,378
2044 3,264,444 77,812,065
2043 3,232,407 76,431,508
2042 3,200,743 75,053,218
2041 3,168,217 73,680,031
2040 3,135,241 72,312,112
2039 3,101,153 70,942,351
2038 3,067,014 69,559,994
2037 3,031,993 68,166,092
2036 2,996,265 66,785,108
2035 2,959,978 65,392,706
2034 2,922,807 64,004,533
2033 2,885,394 62,616,072
2032 2,846,703 61,217,174
2031 2,808,291 59,807,490
2030 2,767,933 58,398,308
2029 2,727,903 56,989,526
2028 2,686,412 55,580,177
2027 2,645,316 54,175,341
2026 2,603,241 52,777,106
2025 2,562,122 51,384,894
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 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 1.63% 2.74%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Botswana Uganda
Current population
2624853
53495325
Population rank 142/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.64%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 21/197
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 46,951 -5,778 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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