The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,603,835 people compared to 70,024,311 in the United Kingdom.
Population statistics:
- The United Kingdom's population is 26.9 times bigger than Botswana's.
- Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
- The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
- For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
- Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.6M (38.9% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70M (15.1% growth).
- Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.89M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2072 for the United Kingdom.
Botswana vs United Kingdom: live population counter
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| Current population |
2603835
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70024311
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| Population rank | 142/197 | 22/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.85% |
| One net population change |
12.9 minutes
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43 seconds
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| One birth every |
8.58 minutes
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45.9 seconds
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| One death every |
37 minutes
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48.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.52 hours
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1.26 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -5,778 | +417,114 |
| Daily growth/decline | +112 | +2,011 |
| Annual growth/decline | +40,895 | +734,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.65% | +1.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 66/197 | 98/197 |
Botswana and the United Kingdom: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 516,165 | 52,400,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 527,942 | 52,800,000 | 2.28% | 0.76% |
| 1962 | 540,186 | 53,250,000 | 2.32% | 0.85% |
| 1963 | 552,966 | 53,650,000 | 2.37% | 0.75% |
| 1964 | 566,266 | 54,000,000 | 2.41% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 574,664 | 54,348,050 | 1.48% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 577,866 | 54,648,500 | 0.56% | 0.55% |
| 1967 | 580,933 | 54,943,600 | 0.53% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 583,966 | 55,211,700 | 0.52% | 0.49% |
| 1969 | 587,066 | 55,441,750 | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| 1970 | 590,334 | 55,663,250 | 0.56% | 0.4% |
| 1971 | 600,481 | 55,896,223 | 1.72% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 622,407 | 56,086,065 | 3.65% | 0.34% |
| 1973 | 652,408 | 56,194,527 | 4.82% | 0.19% |
| 1974 | 685,448 | 56,229,974 | 5.06% | 0.06% |
| 1975 | 720,380 | 56,225,800 | 5.1% | -0.007% |
| 1976 | 758,508 | 56,211,968 | 5.29% | -0.02% |
| 1977 | 799,574 | 56,193,492 | 5.41% | -0.03% |
| 1978 | 849,239 | 56,196,504 | 6.21% | 0.005% |
| 1979 | 901,742 | 56,246,951 | 6.18% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 937,485 | 56,314,216 | 3.96% | 0.12% |
| 1981 | 969,996 | 56,333,829 | 3.47% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 1,009,269 | 56,313,641 | 4.05% | -0.04% |
| 1983 | 1,046,137 | 56,332,848 | 3.65% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 1,083,660 | 56,422,072 | 3.59% | 0.16% |
| 1985 | 1,121,945 | 56,550,268 | 3.53% | 0.23% |
| 1986 | 1,160,650 | 56,681,396 | 3.45% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 1,199,167 | 56,802,050 | 3.32% | 0.21% |
| 1988 | 1,235,476 | 56,928,327 | 3.03% | 0.22% |
| 1989 | 1,270,274 | 57,076,711 | 2.82% | 0.26% |
| 1990 | 1,305,696 | 57,247,586 | 2.79% | 0.3% |
| 1991 | 1,341,756 | 57,424,897 | 2.76% | 0.31% |
| 1992 | 1,380,033 | 57,580,402 | 2.85% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 1,420,115 | 57,718,614 | 2.9% | 0.24% |
| 1994 | 1,460,023 | 57,865,745 | 2.81% | 0.25% |
| 1995 | 1,498,836 | 58,019,030 | 2.66% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | 1,535,914 | 58,166,950 | 2.47% | 0.25% |
| 1997 | 1,571,691 | 58,316,954 | 2.33% | 0.26% |
| 1998 | 1,606,899 | 58,487,141 | 2.24% | 0.29% |
| 1999 | 1,641,997 | 58,682,466 | 2.18% | 0.33% |
| 2000 | 1,677,382 | 58,892,514 | 2.15% | 0.36% |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 | 59,119,673 | 2.08% | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 | 59,370,479 | 1.9% | 0.42% |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 | 59,647,577 | 1.78% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 | 59,987,905 | 1.77% | 0.57% |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 | 60,401,206 | 1.81% | 0.69% |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 | 60,846,820 | 1.88% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 | 61,322,463 | 1.96% | 0.78% |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 | 61,806,995 | 2.03% | 0.79% |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 | 62,276,270 | 2.09% | 0.76% |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 | 62,766,365 | 2.13% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 | 63,258,810 | 1.99% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 | 63,711,000 | 1.69% | 0.71% |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 | 64,139,000 | 1.52% | 0.67% |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 | 64,620,000 | 1.47% | 0.75% |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 | 65,088,000 | 1.44% | 0.72% |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 | 65,607,000 | 1.43% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 | 65,966,000 | 1.43% | 0.55% |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 | 66,289,000 | 1.43% | 0.49% |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 | 66,631,000 | 1.43% | 0.52% |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 | 66,744,000 | 1.45% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 | 66,984,000 | 1.5% | 0.36% |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 | 67,604,000 | 1.6% | 0.93% |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 | 68,492,000 | 1.65% | 1.31% |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 | 69,226,000 | 1.65% | 1.07% |
| 2025 | 2,562,118 | 69,639,673 | 1.63% | 0.6% |
| 2026 | 2,603,385 | 70,020,350 | 1.61% | 0.55% |
| 2027 | 2,644,640 | 70,382,853 | 1.58% | 0.52% |
| 2028 | 2,685,602 | 70,732,699 | 1.55% | 0.5% |
| 2029 | 2,726,042 | 71,061,482 | 1.51% | 0.46% |
| 2030 | 2,765,913 | 71,377,535 | 1.46% | 0.44% |
| 2031 | 2,804,987 | 71,678,351 | 1.41% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 2,843,228 | 71,959,934 | 1.36% | 0.39% |
| 2033 | 2,880,982 | 72,234,509 | 1.33% | 0.38% |
| 2034 | 2,917,972 | 72,497,650 | 1.28% | 0.36% |
| 2035 | 2,954,411 | 72,749,096 | 1.25% | 0.35% |
| 2036 | 2,990,130 | 72,990,847 | 1.21% | 0.33% |
| 2037 | 3,025,222 | 73,218,850 | 1.17% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 3,059,525 | 73,441,349 | 1.13% | 0.3% |
| 2039 | 3,093,371 | 73,658,392 | 1.11% | 0.3% |
| 2040 | 3,126,637 | 73,868,334 | 1.08% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 3,159,130 | 74,074,316 | 1.04% | 0.28% |
| 2042 | 3,190,968 | 74,275,779 | 1.01% | 0.27% |
| 2043 | 3,222,560 | 74,475,035 | 0.99% | 0.27% |
| 2044 | 3,254,012 | 74,667,284 | 0.98% | 0.26% |
| 2045 | 3,285,297 | 74,848,605 | 0.96% | 0.24% |
| 2046 | 3,316,997 | 75,020,949 | 0.96% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 3,348,491 | 75,184,478 | 0.95% | 0.22% |
| 2048 | 3,379,103 | 75,337,543 | 0.91% | 0.2% |
| 2049 | 3,408,763 | 75,476,141 | 0.88% | 0.18% |
| 2050 | 3,437,424 | 75,600,588 | 0.84% | 0.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,417,311 (a 6.73% growth).
Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.96% to 75,600,588 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Gaborone | 236K |
| Francistown | 103K |
| Molepolole | 67.6K |
| Kanye | 48K |
| Serowe | 47.4K |
| Mahalapye | 41.3K |
| Palapye | 36.2K |
| Lobatse | 26.9K |
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| City | Population |
| London | 8.8M |
| Birmingham | 1.14M |
| Glasgow | 626K |
| Manchester | 548K |
| Leeds | 536K |
| Sheffield | 518K |
| Liverpool | 513K |
| Edinburgh | 488K |
| Bristol | 472K |
| Leicester | 464K |
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Population differences between Botswana and the United Kingdom
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| Life expectancy | 69.6 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 26.7 years | 41.4 years |
| Median age | 24.2 years | 41 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.73 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 11.5 ppl/mi² | 741 ppl/mi² |
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