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

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The latest officially reported population of Botswana was 2,562,122 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Botswana's population is 2,624,853 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 16.6 times bigger than Botswana's.
  • Botswana is ranked the 142nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.03% for Botswana vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Botswana has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Botswana has increased from 1.87M people to 2.62M (40% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Botswana vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Botswana Yemen
2100 3,870,704 111,481,288
2099 3,875,823 111,166,365
2098 3,881,867 110,823,878
2097 3,887,181 110,463,393
2096 3,892,081 110,075,677
2095 3,896,405 109,669,492
2094 3,900,671 109,238,445
2093 3,904,733 108,785,158
2092 3,908,682 108,301,955
2091 3,913,090 107,796,487
2090 3,915,896 107,270,820
2089 3,916,540 106,721,736
2088 3,916,700 106,150,572
2087 3,916,016 105,558,607
2086 3,915,493 104,947,326
2085 3,914,975 104,309,237
2084 3,913,555 103,657,284
2083 3,912,119 102,986,631
2082 3,910,185 102,302,622
2081 3,909,204 101,596,159
2080 3,907,447 100,875,201
2079 3,904,550 100,134,051
2078 3,900,021 99,378,110
2077 3,895,321 98,609,975
2076 3,889,723 97,818,664
2075 3,883,893 97,013,320
2074 3,878,255 96,187,203
2073 3,872,458 95,346,716
2072 3,864,865 94,485,874
2071 3,857,922 93,603,848
2070 3,850,437 92,709,049
2069 3,840,521 91,795,290
2068 3,830,034 90,865,447
2067 3,817,551 89,921,194
2066 3,804,918 88,958,695
2065 3,790,427 87,982,501
2064 3,775,157 86,994,159
2063 3,759,402 85,982,061
2062 3,741,936 84,947,120
2061 3,722,576 83,896,256
2060 3,702,465 82,829,722
2059 3,682,055 81,744,993
2058 3,658,810 80,641,636
2057 3,634,762 79,527,942
2056 3,611,096 78,400,761
2055 3,586,314 77,261,521
2054 3,561,446 76,109,237
2053 3,535,001 74,951,358
2052 3,507,213 73,780,088
2051 3,479,219 72,598,574
2050 3,450,807 71,404,664
2049 3,421,435 70,211,386
2048 3,391,019 69,012,729
2047 3,359,719 67,813,135
2046 3,327,520 66,608,054
2045 3,295,807 65,404,355
2044 3,264,444 64,201,447
2043 3,232,407 63,002,861
2042 3,200,743 61,810,280
2041 3,168,217 60,624,401
2040 3,135,241 59,448,342
2039 3,101,153 58,277,392
2038 3,067,014 57,109,914
2037 3,031,993 55,948,438
2036 2,996,265 54,784,372
2035 2,959,978 53,617,795
2034 2,922,807 52,452,522
2033 2,885,394 51,284,323
2032 2,846,703 50,117,732
2031 2,808,291 48,947,870
2030 2,767,933 47,764,521
2029 2,727,903 46,573,906
2028 2,686,412 45,382,831
2027 2,645,316 44,183,742
2026 2,603,241 42,980,680
2025 2,562,122 41,773,878
2024 2,521,139 40,583,164
2023 2,480,244 39,390,799
2022 2,439,892 38,222,876
2021 2,401,441 37,140,230
2020 2,365,894 36,134,863
2019 2,332,083 35,111,408
2018 2,299,141 34,085,182
2017 2,266,747 33,090,921
2016 2,234,776 32,109,010
2015 2,203,273 31,159,379
2014 2,172,044 30,226,309
2013 2,140,682 29,312,952
2012 2,108,617 28,433,647
2011 2,073,535 27,582,897
2010 2,033,111 26,754,387
2009 1,990,673 25,927,724
2008 1,949,970 25,111,941
2007 1,911,201 24,318,082
2006 1,874,516 23,543,083
2005 1,839,877 22,790,085
2004 1,807,146 22,095,167
2003 1,775,736 21,456,379
2002 1,744,763 20,835,086
2001 1,712,254 20,226,147
2000 1,677,382 19,624,141
1999 1,641,997 19,029,420
1998 1,606,899 18,446,013
1997 1,571,691 17,873,936
1996 1,535,914 17,313,177
1995 1,498,836 16,740,058
1994 1,460,023 16,149,147
1993 1,420,115 15,563,914
1992 1,380,033 14,989,494
1991 1,341,756 14,430,201
1990 1,305,696 13,887,862
1989 1,270,274 13,364,174
1988 1,235,476 12,859,708
1987 1,199,167 12,369,912
1986 1,160,650 11,901,040
1985 1,121,945 11,453,825
1984 1,083,660 11,025,597
1983 1,046,137 10,621,499
1982 1,009,269 10,241,006
1981 969,996 9,882,362
1980 937,485 9,543,358
1979 901,742 9,224,194
1978 849,239 8,926,586
1977 799,574 8,648,222
1976 758,508 8,384,113
1975 720,380 8,133,598
1974 685,448 7,896,783
1973 652,408 7,672,796
1972 622,407 7,460,068
1971 600,481 7,257,462
1970 590,334 7,065,279
1969 587,066 6,875,859
1968 583,966 6,690,524
1967 580,933 6,516,444
1966 577,866 6,351,494
1965 574,664 6,195,593
1964 566,266 6,048,006
1963 552,966 5,911,135
1962 540,186 5,782,221
1961 527,942 5,655,232
1960 516,165 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 390,077 people (a 17.5% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Botswana is projected to reach its peak in 2088 at 3.92M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Botswana
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Botswana Yemen
2100 -0.13% 0.28%
2099 -0.16% 0.31%
2098 -0.14% 0.33%
2097 -0.13% 0.35%
2096 -0.11% 0.37%
2095 -0.11% 0.39%
2094 -0.1% 0.42%
2093 -0.1% 0.45%
2092 -0.11% 0.47%
2091 -0.07% 0.49%
2090 -0.02% 0.51%
2089 -0.004% 0.54%
2088 0.02% 0.56%
2087 0.01% 0.58%
2086 0.01% 0.61%
2085 0.04% 0.63%
2084 0.04% 0.65%
2083 0.05% 0.67%
2082 0.03% 0.7%
2081 0.04% 0.71%
2080 0.07% 0.74%
2079 0.12% 0.76%
2078 0.12% 0.78%
2077 0.14% 0.81%
2076 0.15% 0.83%
2075 0.15% 0.86%
2074 0.15% 0.88%
2073 0.2% 0.91%
2072 0.18% 0.94%
2071 0.19% 0.97%
2070 0.26% 1%
2069 0.27% 1.02%
2068 0.33% 1.05%
2067 0.33% 1.08%
2066 0.38% 1.11%
2065 0.4% 1.14%
2064 0.42% 1.18%
2063 0.47% 1.22%
2062 0.52% 1.25%
2061 0.54% 1.29%
2060 0.55% 1.33%
2059 0.64% 1.37%
2058 0.66% 1.4%
2057 0.66% 1.44%
2056 0.69% 1.47%
2055 0.7% 1.51%
2054 0.75% 1.54%
2053 0.79% 1.59%
2052 0.8% 1.63%
2051 0.82% 1.67%
2050 0.86% 1.7%
2049 0.9% 1.74%
2048 0.93% 1.77%
2047 0.97% 1.81%
2046 0.96% 1.84%
2045 0.96% 1.87%
2044 0.99% 1.9%
2043 0.99% 1.93%
2042 1.03% 1.96%
2041 1.05% 1.98%
2040 1.1% 2.01%
2039 1.11% 2.04%
2038 1.16% 2.08%
2037 1.19% 2.12%
2036 1.23% 2.18%
2035 1.27% 2.22%
2034 1.3% 2.28%
2033 1.36% 2.33%
2032 1.37% 2.39%
2031 1.46% 2.48%
2030 1.47% 2.56%
2029 1.54% 2.62%
2028 1.55% 2.71%
2027 1.62% 2.8%
2026 1.6% 2.89%
2025 1.63% 2.93%
2024 1.65% 3.03%
2023 1.65% 3.06%
2022 1.6% 2.92%
2021 1.5% 2.78%
2020 1.45% 2.91%
2019 1.43% 3.01%
2018 1.43% 3%
2017 1.43% 3.06%
2016 1.43% 3.05%
2015 1.44% 3.09%
2014 1.47% 3.12%
2013 1.52% 3.09%
2012 1.69% 3.08%
2011 1.99% 3.1%
2010 2.13% 3.19%
2009 2.09% 3.25%
2008 2.03% 3.26%
2007 1.96% 3.29%
2006 1.88% 3.3%
2005 1.81% 3.15%
2004 1.77% 2.98%
2003 1.78% 2.98%
2002 1.9% 3.01%
2001 2.08% 3.07%
2000 2.15% 3.13%
1999 2.18% 3.16%
1998 2.24% 3.2%
1997 2.33% 3.24%
1996 2.47% 3.42%
1995 2.66% 3.66%
1994 2.81% 3.76%
1993 2.9% 3.83%
1992 2.85% 3.88%
1991 2.76% 3.91%
1990 2.79% 3.92%
1989 2.82% 3.92%
1988 3.03% 3.96%
1987 3.32% 3.94%
1986 3.45% 3.9%
1985 3.53% 3.88%
1984 3.59% 3.8%
1983 3.65% 3.72%
1982 4.05% 3.63%
1981 3.47% 3.55%
1980 3.96% 3.46%
1979 6.18% 3.33%
1978 6.21% 3.22%
1977 5.41% 3.15%
1976 5.29% 3.08%
1975 5.1% 3%
1974 5.06% 2.92%
1973 4.82% 2.85%
1972 3.65% 2.79%
1971 1.72% 2.72%
1970 0.56% 2.75%
1969 0.53% 2.77%
1968 0.52% 2.67%
1967 0.53% 2.6%
1966 0.56% 2.52%
1965 1.48% 2.44%
1964 2.41% 2.32%
1963 2.37% 2.23%
1962 2.32% 2.25%
1961 2.28% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Botswana Yemen
Current population
2624853
43598646
Population rank 142/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.52%
One net population change
12.9 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
8.56 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
36.3 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +112 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +40,983 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +1.63% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 65/197 15/197
One migration net change every
1.55 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -5,665 -16,291
Net migration rank 120/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 116,402 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 126/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 96/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Botswana
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Botswana Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,665 - -16,291
2024 46,951 -5,778 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 47,098 -6,487 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 47,400 -7,306 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 40,894 -4,083 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 45,610 -11,330 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 45,110 -11,770 1,056,432 2,129
2018 44,171 -11,623 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 43,154 -10,916 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 41,993 -10,286 975,697 -6,492
2015 40,897 -9,599 939,922 -9,883
2014 40,046 -8,893 920,330 15,764
2013 39,404 -7,836 884,929 5,697
2012 39,202 -6,636 845,645 22,349
2011 38,613 -1,019 806,359 27,184
2010 38,101 5,151 803,246 20,269
2009 36,671 4,960 798,911 30,919
2008 35,433 4,343 779,123 22,621
2007 33,832 3,926 764,780 21,210
2006 31,340 4,270 750,082 13,940
2005 29,385 4,283 726,708 15,283
2004 27,481 4,314 710,493 -62,641
2003 26,545 4,488 694,457 -64,737
2002 26,163 4,747 672,494 -59,648
2001 26,112 7,991 658,704 -53,698
2000 25,850 9,798 646,694 -47,713
1999 25,358 9,762 633,166 -42,731
1998 25,397 9,685 615,488 -39,096
1997 25,738 9,597 604,443 -36,694
1996 26,847 9,368 588,786 -35,043
1995 28,478 9,464 607,966 -15,485
1994 30,664 9,023 602,363 -13,040
1993 31,691 8,441 595,459 -14,332
1992 31,995 8,026 582,072 -14,372
1991 32,219 4,311 565,837 -14,964
1990 33,015 2,580 549,654 -15,847
1989 33,756 1,495 530,464 -16,876
1988 34,564 -215 513,296 -17,952
1987 35,647 2,624 493,337 -9,097
1986 36,203 2,558 464,665 -11,151
1985 35,966 2,683 455,576 -14,660
1984 35,530 2,393 434,674 -19,143
1983 35,142 1,980 414,823 -22,152
1982 34,859 1,751 392,302 -23,981
1981 34,327 7,610 374,482 -25,499
1980 33,934 -10,849 355,767 -26,740
1979 32,486 15,918 336,378 -27,090
1978 30,596 26,015 312,439 -26,524
1977 29,009 13,708 296,115 -25,305
1976 27,497 11,914 281,078 -23,669
1975 25,762 11,086 266,815 -23,192
1974 24,160 8,854 252,737 -22,726
1973 22,449 10,615 240,235 -22,282
1972 21,004 5,937 229,322 -21,826
1971 19,926 -3,016 219,095 -21,386
1970 19,438 -16,054 207,613 -20,966
1969 19,024 -15,870 196,305 -4,121
1968 18,725 -15,681 182,518 -4,031
1967 18,463 -15,438 173,637 -3,959
1966 18,250 -15,140 164,091 -3,874
1965 18,045 -14,753 155,398 -3,797
1964 17,634 -4,126 147,299 -3,712
1963 17,084 -4,000 133,781 -3,640
1962 16,507 -4,028 131,262 -3,572
1961 16,185 -4,168 129,787 -3,503
1960 15,861 -4,331 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/botswana/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 116,402 residents or 4.6% of the population were not native-born in Botswana, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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