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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,521,139 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,615,162 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 14.5 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (39.5% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Botswana vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Uzbekistan
2100 3,871,504 74,950,276
2099 3,876,625 74,687,562
2098 3,882,670 74,412,253
2097 3,887,985 74,120,787
2096 3,892,886 73,822,520
2095 3,897,211 73,512,493
2094 3,901,478 73,187,441
2093 3,905,541 72,852,823
2092 3,909,490 72,509,869
2091 3,913,899 72,158,109
2090 3,916,706 71,795,130
2089 3,917,351 71,419,019
2088 3,917,510 71,037,131
2087 3,916,826 70,645,917
2086 3,916,303 70,250,312
2085 3,915,785 69,845,645
2084 3,914,364 69,430,096
2083 3,912,929 69,009,654
2082 3,910,994 68,591,369
2081 3,910,013 68,161,432
2080 3,908,255 67,729,509
2079 3,905,358 67,293,106
2078 3,900,828 66,849,622
2077 3,896,126 66,394,934
2076 3,890,528 65,946,007
2075 3,884,696 65,494,544
2074 3,879,057 65,041,409
2073 3,873,259 64,584,034
2072 3,865,665 64,126,554
2071 3,858,720 63,662,468
2070 3,851,234 63,197,548
2069 3,841,316 62,728,854
2068 3,830,826 62,256,069
2067 3,818,341 61,779,846
2066 3,805,705 61,296,688
2065 3,791,211 60,808,437
2064 3,775,938 60,310,657
2063 3,760,179 59,805,006
2062 3,742,710 59,290,829
2061 3,723,346 58,769,606
2060 3,703,231 58,237,257
2059 3,682,816 57,693,970
2058 3,659,567 57,141,935
2057 3,635,514 56,580,336
2056 3,611,843 56,012,936
2055 3,587,056 55,434,251
2054 3,562,182 54,845,302
2053 3,535,732 54,247,246
2052 3,507,938 53,641,903
2051 3,479,939 53,028,742
2050 3,451,521 52,411,754
2049 3,422,143 51,787,458
2048 3,391,720 51,159,295
2047 3,360,414 50,526,830
2046 3,328,208 49,892,416
2045 3,296,489 49,257,909
2044 3,265,120 48,629,333
2043 3,233,076 48,007,917
2042 3,201,405 47,394,130
2041 3,168,873 46,789,557
2040 3,135,889 46,197,382
2039 3,101,794 45,613,886
2038 3,067,648 45,033,877
2037 3,032,620 44,458,257
2036 2,996,884 43,884,266
2035 2,960,590 43,308,578
2034 2,923,411 42,729,398
2033 2,885,991 42,143,548
2032 2,847,292 41,549,754
2031 2,808,872 40,948,133
2030 2,768,505 40,333,867
2029 2,728,467 39,708,371
2028 2,686,968 39,074,978
2027 2,645,863 38,426,208
2026 2,603,779 37,758,494
2025 2,562,651 37,071,527
2024 2,521,139 36,361,859
2023 2,480,244 35,652,307
2022 2,439,892 34,938,955
2021 2,401,441 34,243,696
2020 2,365,894 33,586,372
2019 2,332,083 32,964,701
2018 2,299,141 32,373,490
2017 2,266,747 31,819,178
2016 2,234,776 31,284,568
2015 2,203,273 30,749,346
2014 2,172,044 30,222,994
2013 2,140,682 29,724,065
2012 2,108,617 29,261,903
2011 2,073,535 28,823,196
2010 2,033,111 28,385,506
2009 1,990,673 27,939,328
2008 1,949,970 27,494,774
2007 1,911,201 27,076,008
2006 1,874,516 26,699,043
2005 1,839,877 26,356,975
2004 1,807,146 26,029,350
2003 1,775,736 25,711,259
2002 1,744,763 25,399,980
2001 1,712,254 25,090,283
2000 1,677,382 24,787,054
1999 1,641,997 24,476,008
1998 1,606,899 24,134,929
1997 1,571,691 23,758,960
1996 1,535,914 23,351,981
1995 1,498,836 22,917,589
1994 1,460,023 22,463,291
1993 1,420,115 21,987,955
1992 1,380,033 21,485,090
1991 1,341,756 20,962,910
1990 1,305,696 20,464,956
1989 1,270,274 19,977,183
1988 1,235,476 19,460,630
1987 1,199,167 18,930,070
1986 1,160,650 18,395,621
1985 1,121,945 17,875,339
1984 1,083,660 17,378,846
1983 1,046,137 16,908,400
1982 1,009,269 16,462,736
1981 969,996 16,035,032
1980 937,485 15,619,936
1979 901,742 15,215,587
1978 849,239 14,816,349
1977 799,574 14,408,822
1976 758,508 13,998,620
1975 720,380 13,598,521
1974 685,448 13,209,011
1973 652,408 12,831,047
1972 622,407 12,465,106
1971 600,481 12,111,511
1970 590,334 11,762,638
1969 587,066 11,403,150
1968 583,966 11,032,155
1967 580,933 10,659,180
1966 577,866 10,289,294
1965 574,664 9,921,681
1964 566,266 9,557,611
1963 552,966 9,202,246
1962 540,186 8,854,368
1961 527,942 8,517,711
1960 516,165 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 380,386 people (a 17% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 75M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Uzbekistan
2100 -0.13% 0.35%
2099 -0.16% 0.37%
2098 -0.14% 0.39%
2097 -0.13% 0.4%
2096 -0.11% 0.42%
2095 -0.11% 0.44%
2094 -0.1% 0.46%
2093 -0.1% 0.47%
2092 -0.11% 0.49%
2091 -0.07% 0.51%
2090 -0.02% 0.53%
2089 -0.004% 0.54%
2088 0.02% 0.55%
2087 0.01% 0.56%
2086 0.01% 0.58%
2085 0.04% 0.6%
2084 0.04% 0.61%
2083 0.05% 0.61%
2082 0.03% 0.63%
2081 0.04% 0.64%
2080 0.07% 0.65%
2079 0.12% 0.66%
2078 0.12% 0.68%
2077 0.14% 0.68%
2076 0.15% 0.69%
2075 0.15% 0.7%
2074 0.15% 0.71%
2073 0.2% 0.71%
2072 0.18% 0.73%
2071 0.19% 0.74%
2070 0.26% 0.75%
2069 0.27% 0.76%
2068 0.33% 0.77%
2067 0.33% 0.79%
2066 0.38% 0.8%
2065 0.4% 0.83%
2064 0.42% 0.85%
2063 0.47% 0.87%
2062 0.52% 0.89%
2061 0.54% 0.91%
2060 0.55% 0.94%
2059 0.64% 0.97%
2058 0.66% 0.99%
2057 0.66% 1.01%
2056 0.69% 1.04%
2055 0.7% 1.07%
2054 0.75% 1.1%
2053 0.79% 1.13%
2052 0.8% 1.16%
2051 0.82% 1.18%
2050 0.86% 1.21%
2049 0.9% 1.23%
2048 0.93% 1.25%
2047 0.97% 1.27%
2046 0.96% 1.29%
2045 0.96% 1.29%
2044 0.99% 1.29%
2043 0.99% 1.3%
2042 1.03% 1.29%
2041 1.05% 1.28%
2040 1.1% 1.28%
2039 1.11% 1.29%
2038 1.16% 1.29%
2037 1.19% 1.31%
2036 1.23% 1.33%
2035 1.27% 1.36%
2034 1.3% 1.39%
2033 1.36% 1.43%
2032 1.37% 1.47%
2031 1.46% 1.52%
2030 1.47% 1.58%
2029 1.54% 1.62%
2028 1.55% 1.69%
2027 1.62% 1.77%
2026 1.6% 1.85%
2025 1.65% 1.95%
2024 1.65% 1.99%
2023 1.65% 2.04%
2022 1.6% 2.03%
2021 1.5% 1.96%
2020 1.45% 1.89%
2019 1.43% 1.83%
2018 1.43% 1.74%
2017 1.43% 1.71%
2016 1.43% 1.74%
2015 1.44% 1.74%
2014 1.47% 1.68%
2013 1.52% 1.58%
2012 1.69% 1.52%
2011 1.99% 1.54%
2010 2.13% 1.6%
2009 2.09% 1.62%
2008 2.03% 1.55%
2007 1.96% 1.41%
2006 1.88% 1.3%
2005 1.81% 1.26%
2004 1.77% 1.24%
2003 1.78% 1.23%
2002 1.9% 1.23%
2001 2.08% 1.22%
2000 2.15% 1.27%
1999 2.18% 1.41%
1998 2.24% 1.58%
1997 2.33% 1.74%
1996 2.47% 1.9%
1995 2.66% 2.02%
1994 2.81% 2.16%
1993 2.9% 2.34%
1992 2.85% 2.49%
1991 2.76% 2.43%
1990 2.79% 2.44%
1989 2.82% 2.65%
1988 3.03% 2.8%
1987 3.32% 2.91%
1986 3.45% 2.91%
1985 3.53% 2.86%
1984 3.59% 2.78%
1983 3.65% 2.71%
1982 4.05% 2.67%
1981 3.47% 2.66%
1980 3.96% 2.66%
1979 6.18% 2.69%
1978 6.21% 2.83%
1977 5.41% 2.93%
1976 5.29% 2.94%
1975 5.1% 2.95%
1974 5.06% 2.95%
1973 4.82% 2.94%
1972 3.65% 2.92%
1971 1.72% 2.97%
1970 0.56% 3.15%
1969 0.53% 3.36%
1968 0.52% 3.5%
1967 0.53% 3.59%
1966 0.56% 3.71%
1965 1.48% 3.81%
1964 2.41% 3.86%
1963 2.37% 3.93%
1962 2.32% 3.95%
1961 2.28% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Botswana grew by 1.65%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Botswana Uzbekistan
Current population
2615162
37939105
Population rank 142/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.46%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
8.58 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
37 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +1,944
Annual growth/decline +40,895 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate +1.65% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 66/197 52/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -5,665 -6,987
Net migration rank 120/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -6,987
2024 - -5,778 - -7,066
2023 47,098 -6,487 722,280 -6,004
2022 47,400 -7,306 715,410 -5,007
2021 40,894 -4,083 689,325 -9,205
2020 45,610 -11,330 643,750 -9,208
2019 45,110 -11,770 618,154 -9,341
2018 44,171 -11,623 585,119 -11,516
2017 43,154 -10,916 548,372 -13,352
2016 41,993 -10,286 549,045 -14,839
2015 40,897 -9,599 552,781 -16,545
2014 40,046 -8,893 536,881 -20,381
2013 39,404 -7,836 501,742 -20,380
2012 39,202 -6,636 463,333 -20,381
2011 38,613 -1,019 454,858 -20,380
2010 38,101 5,151 461,293 -20,380
2009 36,671 4,960 471,839 -20,378
2008 35,433 4,343 461,665 -24,028
2007 33,832 3,926 426,880 -27,013
2006 31,340 4,270 383,265 -29,197
2005 29,385 4,283 363,462 -33,386
2004 27,481 4,314 363,994 -38,834
2003 26,545 4,488 355,098 -44,092
2002 26,163 4,747 359,231 -47,679
2001 26,112 7,991 356,483 -48,642
2000 25,850 9,798 365,138 -66,547
1999 25,358 9,762 385,448 -61,955
1998 25,397 9,685 408,532 -49,862
1997 25,738 9,597 441,631 -48,360
1996 26,847 9,368 471,010 -50,314
1995 28,478 9,464 493,966 -45,876
1994 30,664 9,023 502,279 -41,788
1993 31,691 8,441 527,557 -37,377
1992 31,995 8,026 548,793 -33,259
1991 32,219 4,311 557,886 -29,064
1990 33,015 2,580 540,581 -73,478
1989 33,756 1,495 522,323 -13,888
1988 34,564 -215 525,126 -473
1987 35,647 2,624 537,292 -824
1986 36,203 2,558 533,234 -802
1985 35,966 2,683 508,893 -773
1984 35,530 2,393 485,617 -752
1983 35,142 1,980 454,464 1,568
1982 34,859 1,751 431,389 3,897
1981 34,327 7,610 413,897 6,223
1980 33,934 -10,849 401,557 8,540
1979 32,486 15,918 387,754 10,864
1978 30,596 26,015 372,068 27,783
1977 29,009 13,708 369,572 45,622
1976 27,497 11,914 363,110 42,094
1975 25,762 11,086 357,382 37,611
1974 24,160 8,854 350,422 33,600
1973 22,449 10,615 341,807 30,094
1972 21,004 5,937 333,230 26,748
1971 19,926 -3,016 323,171 24,030
1970 19,438 -16,054 313,216 37,324
1969 19,024 -15,870 302,833 65,596
1968 18,725 -15,681 295,651 77,914
1967 18,463 -15,438 298,350 74,030
1966 18,250 -15,140 297,844 69,537
1965 18,045 -14,753 302,264 65,579
1964 17,634 -4,126 298,790 61,512
1963 17,084 -4,000 293,432 57,002
1962 16,507 -4,028 292,788 52,532
1961 16,185 -4,168 279,841 48,168
1960 15,861 -4,331 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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