Population of Botswana

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	06 Dec 2024

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The current population of Botswana is 2,554,282 as of April 20, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Botswana is projected at 2,521,139, or 2.52 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Botswana is projected at 2,480,244, or 2.48 million people for the year 2023.

Botswana ranks 146th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Botswana is ranked 44th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

Botswana population estimates
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	408,831	413,697	9,733	2.353	0.0166
1951	418,564	423,556	9,984	2.357	0.0167
1952	428,548	433,711	10,326	2.381	0.0168
1953	438,874	443,973	10,198	2.297	0.0169
1954	449,072	454,043	9,941	2.190	0.0169
1955	459,013	463,926	9,826	2.118	0.0169
1956	468,839	473,782	9,886	2.087	0.0169
1957	478,725	483,788	10,127	2.093	0.0170
1958	488,852	494,106	10,507	2.127	0.0170
1959	499,359	504,877	11,037	2.186	0.0170
1960	510,396	516,165	11,539	2.236	0.0171
1961	521,935	527,942	12,015	2.276	0.0172
1962	533,950	540,186	12,471	2.309	0.0173
1963	546,421	552,966	13,091	2.368	0.0173
1964	559,512	566,266	13,508	2.386	0.0173
1965	573,020	574,664	3,289	0.572	0.0172
1966	576,309	577,866	3,115	0.539	0.0170
1967	579,424	580,933	3,017	0.519	0.0167
1968	582,441	583,966	3,049	0.522	0.0165
1969	585,490	587,066	3,152	0.537	0.0162
1970	588,642	590,334	3,384	0.573	0.0160
1971	592,026	600,481	16,910	2.816	0.0159
1972	608,936	622,407	26,942	4.329	0.0162
1973	635,878	652,408	33,060	5.068	0.0166
1974	668,938	685,448	33,020	4.818	0.0172
1975	701,958	720,380	36,843	5.116	0.0177
1976	738,801	758,508	39,413	5.197	0.0183
1977	778,214	799,574	42,720	5.344	0.0190
1978	820,934	849,239	56,610	6.668	0.0198
1979	877,544	901,742	48,397	5.368	0.0206
1980	925,941	937,485	23,088	2.463	0.0211
1981	949,029	969,996	41,935	4.324	0.0214
1982	990,964	1,009,269	36,609	3.628	0.0219
1983	1,027,573	1,046,137	37,127	3.549	0.0223
1984	1,064,700	1,083,660	37,921	3.500	0.0227
1985	1,102,621	1,121,945	38,648	3.445	0.0230
1986	1,141,269	1,160,650	38,762	3.340	0.0234
1987	1,180,031	1,199,167	38,272	3.192	0.0237
1988	1,218,303	1,235,476	34,347	2.780	0.0240
1989	1,252,650	1,270,274	35,247	2.775	0.0243
1990	1,287,897	1,305,696	35,598	2.727	0.0245
1991	1,323,495	1,341,756	36,523	2.722	0.0248
1992	1,360,018	1,380,033	40,029	2.901	0.0251
1993	1,400,047	1,420,115	40,136	2.826	0.0254
1994	1,440,183	1,460,023	39,679	2.718	0.0257
1995	1,479,862	1,498,836	37,948	2.532	0.0260
1996	1,517,810	1,535,914	36,208	2.358	0.0263
1997	1,554,018	1,571,691	35,347	2.249	0.0265
1998	1,589,365	1,606,899	35,069	2.182	0.0268
1999	1,624,434	1,641,997	35,126	2.139	0.0270
2000	1,659,560	1,677,382	35,645	2.125	0.0272
2001	1,695,205	1,712,254	34,098	1.991	0.0274
2002	1,729,303	1,744,763	30,919	1.772	0.0275
2003	1,760,222	1,775,736	31,029	1.747	0.0277
2004	1,791,251	1,807,146	31,790	1.759	0.0278
2005	1,823,041	1,839,877	33,672	1.830	0.0279
2006	1,856,713	1,874,516	35,607	1.900	0.0281
2007	1,892,320	1,911,201	37,762	1.976	0.0283
2008	1,930,082	1,949,970	39,777	2.040	0.0285
2009	1,969,859	1,990,673	41,628	2.091	0.0287
2010	2,011,487	2,033,111	43,247	2.127	0.0290
2011	2,054,734	2,073,535	37,601	1.813	0.0292
2012	2,092,335	2,108,617	32,563	1.544	0.0293
2013	2,124,898	2,140,682	31,569	1.475	0.0294
2014	2,156,467	2,172,044	31,154	1.434	0.0294
2015	2,187,621	2,203,273	31,304	1.421	0.0295
2016	2,218,925	2,234,776	31,701	1.419	0.0296
2017	2,250,626	2,266,747	32,242	1.422	0.0296
2018	2,282,868	2,299,141	32,546	1.416	0.0297
2019	2,315,414	2,332,083	33,338	1.430	0.0299
2020	2,348,752	2,365,894	34,283	1.449	0.0300
2021	2,383,035	2,401,441	36,811	1.533	0.0302
2022	2,419,846	2,439,892	40,091	1.643	0.0304
2023	2,459,937	2,480,244	40,615	1.638	0.0307

Botswana population projections
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2024	2,500,552	2,521,139	41,174	1.633	0.0309
2025	2,541,726	2,562,122	40,792	1.592	0.0311
2026	2,582,518	2,603,388	41,740	1.603	0.0314
2027	2,624,258	2,644,642	40,769	1.542	0.0316
2028	2,665,027	2,685,608	41,161	1.533	0.0318
2029	2,706,188	2,726,044	39,711	1.457	0.0321
2030	2,745,899	2,765,918	40,037	1.448	0.0323
2031	2,785,936	2,804,989	38,106	1.359	0.0325
2032	2,824,042	2,843,233	38,383	1.350	0.0327
2033	2,862,425	2,880,983	37,115	1.288	0.0329
2034	2,899,540	2,917,977	36,875	1.264	0.0331
2035	2,936,415	2,954,414	35,998	1.218	0.0333
2036	2,972,413	2,990,135	35,444	1.185	0.0334
2037	3,007,857	3,025,228	34,742	1.148	0.0336
2038	3,042,599	3,059,532	33,867	1.107	0.0338
2039	3,076,466	3,093,374	33,817	1.093	0.0339
2040	3,110,283	3,126,640	32,714	1.046	0.0341
2041	3,142,997	3,159,131	32,267	1.021	0.0342
2042	3,175,264	3,190,970	31,412	0.984	0.0344
2043	3,206,676	3,222,567	31,782	0.986	0.0345
2044	3,238,458	3,254,015	31,113	0.956	0.0347
2045	3,269,571	3,285,301	31,460	0.958	0.0348
2046	3,301,031	3,317,003	31,943	0.963	0.0350
2047	3,332,974	3,348,499	31,051	0.927	0.0351
2048	3,364,025	3,379,112	30,174	0.893	0.0353
2049	3,394,199	3,408,768	29,138	0.855	0.0354
2050	3,423,337	3,437,430	28,186	0.820	0.0356
2051	3,451,523	3,465,409	27,771	0.801	0.0357
2052	3,479,294	3,493,077	27,567	0.789	0.0359
2053	3,506,861	3,519,978	26,234	0.745	0.0360
2054	3,533,095	3,545,430	24,670	0.696	0.0361
2055	3,557,765	3,570,057	24,585	0.689	0.0363
2056	3,582,350	3,594,089	23,478	0.653	0.0364
2057	3,605,828	3,617,756	23,856	0.659	0.0365
2058	3,629,684	3,641,214	23,060	0.633	0.0366
2059	3,652,744	3,662,868	20,248	0.553	0.0368
2060	3,672,992	3,682,968	19,951	0.542	0.0369
2061	3,692,943	3,702,546	19,205	0.519	0.0370
2062	3,712,148	3,720,811	17,327	0.466	0.0371
2063	3,729,475	3,737,290	15,630	0.418	0.0372
2064	3,745,105	3,752,679	15,148	0.404	0.0372
2065	3,760,253	3,767,441	14,376	0.382	0.0373
2066	3,774,629	3,780,896	12,533	0.331	0.0374
2067	3,787,162	3,793,354	12,383	0.326	0.0374
2068	3,799,545	3,804,747	10,404	0.273	0.0375
2069	3,809,949	3,814,867	9,837	0.258	0.0375
2070	3,819,786	3,823,499	7,425	0.194	0.0375
2071	3,827,211	3,830,655	6,888	0.180	0.0375
2072	3,834,099	3,837,865	7,532	0.196	0.0376
2073	3,841,631	3,844,506	5,751	0.150	0.0376
2074	3,847,382	3,850,178	5,593	0.145	0.0376
2075	3,852,975	3,855,867	5,784	0.150	0.0376
2076	3,858,759	3,861,535	5,553	0.144	0.0376
2077	3,864,312	3,866,644	4,663	0.121	0.0377
2078	3,868,975	3,871,222	4,493	0.116	0.0377
2079	3,873,468	3,874,905	2,874	0.074	0.0377
2080	3,876,342	3,877,213	1,743	0.045	0.0377
2081	3,878,085	3,878,572	973	0.025	0.0377
2082	3,879,058	3,880,017	1,919	0.049	0.0377
2083	3,880,977	3,881,689	1,424	0.037	0.0377
2084	3,882,401	3,883,106	1,409	0.036	0.0377
2085	3,883,810	3,884,067	514	0.013	0.0378
2086	3,884,324	3,884,584	519	0.013	0.0378
2087	3,884,843	3,885,182	678	0.017	0.0378
2088	3,885,521	3,885,442	-158	-0.004	0.0378
2089	3,885,363	3,885,044	-639	-0.016	0.0378
2090	3,884,724	3,883,332	-2,784	-0.072	0.0378
2091	3,881,940	3,879,753	-4,373	-0.113	0.0378
2092	3,877,567	3,875,608	-3,917	-0.101	0.0378
2093	3,873,650	3,871,635	-4,030	-0.104	0.0378
2094	3,869,620	3,867,504	-4,232	-0.109	0.0378
2095	3,865,388	3,863,243	-4,290	-0.111	0.0377
2096	3,861,098	3,858,668	-4,861	-0.126	0.0377
2097	3,856,237	3,853,602	-5,271	-0.137	0.0377
2098	3,850,966	3,847,968	-5,996	-0.156	0.0377
2099	3,844,970	3,842,430	-5,079	-0.132	0.0377
2100	3,839,891	3,836,825	-6,133	-0.160	0.0377