Botswana Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of Botswana population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Botswana in 2025 is 2,763,338, a 1.6% increase from 2024.
- The population of Botswana in 2024 was 2,719,694, a 1.66% increase from 2023.
- The population of Botswana in 2023 was 2,675,352, a 1.71% increase from 2022.
- The population of Botswana in 2022 was 2,630,296, a 1.62% increase from 2021.
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| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| China |
1,424,381,924 |
| Brazil |
218,803,058 |
| Russia |
143,494,210 |
| Mexico |
130,301,391 |
| Iran |
90,410,659 |
| Thailand |
71,953,054 |
| South Africa |
61,673,081 |
| Colombia |
52,610,722 |
| Iraq |
47,549,546 |
| Algeria |
46,922,031 |
| Malaysia |
35,028,030 |
| Peru |
35,015,825 |
| Venezuela |
29,926,368 |
| Kazakhstan |
20,055,854 |
| Romania |
19,424,322 |
| Guatemala |
18,636,532 |
| Ecuador |
18,563,370 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,532,151 |
| Jordan |
11,442,114 |
| Cuba |
11,152,631 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,509,535 |
| Belarus |
9,412,540 |
| Serbia |
7,056,385 |
| Libya |
7,038,380 |
| Paraguay |
7,031,341 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,676,966 |
| Bulgaria |
6,565,190 |
| Costa Rica |
5,280,199 |
| Lebanon |
5,097,604 |
| Jamaica |
2,823,199 |
| Albania |
2,821,626 |
| Armenia |
2,777,003 |
| Botswana |
2,763,338 |
| Namibia |
2,690,284 |
| Gabon |
2,532,885 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,425 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,795,574 |
| Mauritius |
1,303,210 |
| Fiji |
949,992 |
| Guyana |
825,051 |
| Suriname |
634,221 |
| Montenegro |
625,623 |
| Maldives |
515,223 |
| Belize |
422,440 |
| Samoa |
232,231 |
| Grenada |
127,553 |
| Tonga |
109,596 |
| Dominica |
73,685 |
| American Samoa |
43,161 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,819 |
| Nauru |
12,979 |
| Tuvalu |
11,565 |
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Botswana - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
2,763,338 |
1.60% |
| 2024 |
2,719,694 |
1.66% |
| 2023 |
2,675,352 |
1.71% |
| 2022 |
2,630,296 |
1.62% |
| 2021 |
2,588,423 |
1.65% |
| 2020 |
2,546,402 |
1.87% |
| 2019 |
2,499,702 |
1.97% |
| 2018 |
2,451,409 |
2.06% |
| 2017 |
2,401,840 |
2.10% |
| 2016 |
2,352,416 |
2.05% |
| 2015 |
2,305,171 |
1.98% |
| 2014 |
2,260,376 |
1.94% |
| 2013 |
2,217,278 |
1.92% |
| 2012 |
2,175,425 |
1.94% |
| 2011 |
2,134,037 |
2.03% |
| 2010 |
2,091,664 |
2.08% |
| 2009 |
2,048,997 |
2.08% |
| 2008 |
2,007,320 |
2.05% |
| 2007 |
1,966,977 |
1.98% |
| 2006 |
1,928,704 |
1.90% |
| 2005 |
1,892,807 |
1.81% |
| 2004 |
1,859,085 |
1.76% |
| 2003 |
1,826,863 |
1.77% |
| 2002 |
1,795,130 |
1.88% |
| 2001 |
1,761,930 |
2.02% |
| 2000 |
1,726,985 |
2.09% |
| 1999 |
1,691,558 |
2.17% |
| 1998 |
1,655,699 |
2.24% |
| 1997 |
1,619,354 |
2.35% |
| 1996 |
1,582,169 |
2.50% |
| 1995 |
1,543,634 |
2.67% |
| 1994 |
1,503,544 |
2.82% |
| 1993 |
1,462,262 |
2.93% |
| 1992 |
1,420,695 |
2.91% |
| 1991 |
1,380,584 |
2.92% |
| 1990 |
1,341,474 |
3.06% |
| 1989 |
1,301,671 |
3.20% |
| 1988 |
1,261,272 |
3.35% |
| 1987 |
1,220,361 |
3.49% |
| 1986 |
1,179,263 |
3.56% |
| 1985 |
1,138,704 |
3.60% |
| 1984 |
1,099,170 |
3.63% |
| 1983 |
1,060,717 |
3.69% |
| 1982 |
1,023,009 |
4.10% |
| 1981 |
982,747 |
4.71% |
| 1980 |
938,578 |
5.05% |
| 1979 |
893,500 |
5.19% |
| 1978 |
849,394 |
5.26% |
| 1977 |
806,968 |
5.29% |
| 1976 |
766,424 |
5.29% |
| 1975 |
727,930 |
5.26% |
| 1974 |
691,569 |
5.22% |
| 1973 |
657,246 |
4.89% |
| 1972 |
626,601 |
3.72% |
| 1971 |
604,139 |
2.01% |
| 1970 |
592,244 |
0.94% |
| 1969 |
586,737 |
0.70% |
| 1968 |
582,655 |
0.68% |
| 1967 |
578,723 |
0.67% |
| 1966 |
574,855 |
0.68% |
| 1965 |
570,975 |
1.55% |
| 1964 |
562,274 |
2.41% |
| 1963 |
549,041 |
2.35% |
| 1962 |
536,428 |
2.29% |
| 1961 |
524,403 |
2.25% |
| 1960 |
512,865 |
2.20% |
| 1959 |
501,837 |
2.14% |
| 1958 |
491,313 |
2.10% |
| 1957 |
481,225 |
2.07% |
| 1956 |
471,466 |
2.08% |
| 1955 |
461,880 |
2.13% |
| 1954 |
452,263 |
2.21% |
| 1953 |
442,483 |
2.29% |
| 1952 |
432,592 |
2.30% |
| 1951 |
422,885 |
2.27% |
| 1950 |
413,481 |
0.00% |
