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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 38,082,870 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 +1.51% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Botswana vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Uzbekistan
2100 3,870,704 74,913,683
2099 3,875,823 74,651,098
2098 3,881,867 74,375,923
2097 3,887,181 74,084,599
2096 3,892,081 73,786,478
2095 3,896,405 73,476,603
2094 3,900,671 73,151,709
2093 3,904,733 72,817,254
2092 3,908,682 72,474,468
2091 3,913,090 72,122,880
2090 3,915,896 71,760,077
2089 3,916,540 71,384,150
2088 3,916,700 71,002,449
2087 3,916,016 70,611,426
2086 3,915,493 70,216,014
2085 3,914,975 69,811,545
2084 3,913,555 69,396,198
2083 3,912,119 68,975,962
2082 3,910,185 68,557,881
2081 3,909,204 68,128,154
2080 3,907,447 67,696,442
2079 3,904,550 67,260,252
2078 3,900,021 66,816,984
2077 3,895,321 66,362,519
2076 3,889,723 65,913,810
2075 3,883,893 65,462,568
2074 3,878,255 65,009,654
2073 3,872,458 64,552,502
2072 3,864,865 64,095,245
2071 3,857,922 63,631,386
2070 3,850,437 63,166,693
2069 3,840,521 62,698,228
2068 3,830,034 62,225,674
2067 3,817,551 61,749,683
2066 3,804,918 61,266,762
2065 3,790,427 60,778,749
2064 3,775,157 60,281,212
2063 3,759,402 59,775,807
2062 3,741,936 59,261,881
2061 3,722,576 58,740,914
2060 3,702,465 58,208,824
2059 3,682,055 57,665,803
2058 3,658,810 57,114,037
2057 3,634,762 56,552,712
2056 3,611,096 55,985,589
2055 3,586,314 55,407,187
2054 3,561,446 54,818,525
2053 3,535,001 54,220,761
2052 3,507,213 53,615,713
2051 3,479,219 53,002,852
2050 3,450,807 52,386,166
2049 3,421,435 51,762,174
2048 3,391,019 51,134,317
2047 3,359,719 50,502,162
2046 3,327,520 49,868,057
2045 3,295,807 49,233,860
2044 3,264,444 48,605,591
2043 3,232,407 47,984,479
2042 3,200,743 47,370,990
2041 3,168,217 46,766,713
2040 3,135,241 46,174,827
2039 3,101,153 45,591,616
2038 3,067,014 45,011,890
2037 3,031,993 44,436,551
2036 2,996,265 43,862,840
2035 2,959,978 43,287,434
2034 2,922,807 42,708,536
2033 2,885,394 42,122,973
2032 2,846,703 41,529,468
2031 2,808,291 40,928,141
2030 2,767,933 40,314,175
2029 2,727,903 39,688,984
2028 2,686,412 39,055,901
2027 2,645,316 38,407,447
2026 2,603,241 37,740,059
2025 2,562,122 37,053,428
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% 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 31.5% to 3,450,807 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 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 74.9M 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 1.63% 1.9%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Botswana grew by 1.63%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Botswana Uzbekistan
Current population
2624853
38082870
Population rank 142/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.46%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 54/197
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 46,951 -5,778 709,893 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 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 (1960–2025, 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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