| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 14 May 2024 |
There are 1.34 million males and 1.38 million females in Botswana. The percentage of the male population is 49.42%, compared to 50.58% of the female population. Botswana has 31k more females than males. The sex ratio in Botswana in 2024 will be 97.715 males per 100 females. Botswana is in the 86th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 413,481 | 2.25 |
| 1955 | 461,880 | 2.07 |
| 1960 | 512,865 | 2.20 |
| 1965 | 570,975 | 0.68 |
| 1970 | 592,244 | 1.15 |
| 1975 | 727,930 | 5.14 |
| 1980 | 938,578 | 4.83 |
| 1985 | 1,138,704 | 3.52 |
| 1990 | 1,341,474 | 2.94 |
| 1995 | 1,543,634 | 2.54 |
| 2000 | 1,726,985 | 2.04 |
| 2005 | 1,892,807 | 1.83 |
| 2010 | 2,091,664 | 2.06 |
| 2015 | 2,305,171 | 1.99 |
| 2020 | 2,546,402 | 1.80 |
| 2021 | 2,588,423 | 1.48 |
| 2022 | 2,630,296 | 1.73 |
| 2023 | 2,675,352 | 1.67 |
| 2024 | 2,719,694 | 1.62 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 8,423 | 18,796 | 20.338 | 45.384 |
| 1955 | 8,719 | 21,874 | 18.800 | 47.163 |
| 1960 | 8,638 | 24,256 | 16.770 | 47.090 |
| 1965 | 8,461 | 26,562 | 14.635 | 45.942 |
| 1970 | 7,803 | 27,359 | 13.033 | 45.698 |
| 1975 | 7,843 | 33,507 | 10.857 | 46.383 |
| 1980 | 8,285 | 41,514 | 8.881 | 44.499 |
| 1985 | 8,493 | 45,283 | 7.468 | 39.817 |
| 1990 | 10,697 | 46,010 | 7.986 | 34.350 |
| 1995 | 16,312 | 47,790 | 10.596 | 31.042 |
| 2000 | 22,623 | 49,908 | 13.128 | 28.961 |
| 2005 | 23,765 | 53,708 | 12.568 | 28.404 |
| 2010 | 18,664 | 58,309 | 8.930 | 27.898 |
| 2015 | 17,131 | 60,853 | 7.435 | 26.409 |
| 2020 | 17,690 | 61,583 | 6.950 | 24.195 |
| 2021 | 24,478 | 60,999 | 9.461 | 23.576 |
| 2022 | 18,131 | 60,554 | 6.897 | 23.036 |
| 2023 | 18,506 | 60,190 | 6.921 | 22.512 |
| 2024 | 18,887 | 59,877 | 6.949 | 22.029 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 11,205 | 401,326 | 2.716 |
| 1955 | 13,543 | 456,197 | 2.883 |
| 1960 | 16,053 | 508,499 | 3.060 |
| 1965 | 22,923 | 574,267 | 3.839 |
| 1970 | 54,495 | 641,102 | 7.834 |
| 1975 | 98,144 | 727,696 | 11.884 |
| 1980 | 164,984 | 836,174 | 16.479 |
| 1985 | 317,784 | 871,330 | 26.724 |
| 1990 | 577,801 | 800,111 | 41.933 |
| 1995 | 768,551 | 800,543 | 48.981 |
| 2000 | 919,803 | 808,537 | 53.219 |
| 2005 | 1,038,238 | 817,614 | 55.944 |
| 2010 | 1,257,527 | 757,339 | 62.412 |
| 2015 | 1,483,587 | 725,610 | 67.155 |
| 2020 | 1,712,212 | 703,554 | 70.877 |
| 2021 | 1,757,850 | 698,606 | 71.560 |
| 2022 | 1,803,179 | 693,476 | 72.224 |
| 2023 | 1,848,155 | 688,191 | 72.867 |
| 2024 | 1,892,771 | 682,785 | 73.490 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 148,465 | 144,719 | 293,185 | 10.78 | 102.588 |
| 05-09 | 148,020 | 144,256 | 292,276 | 10.75 | 102.609 |
| 10-14 | 141,601 | 138,069 | 279,670 | 10.28 | 102.558 |
| 15-19 | 131,260 | 128,350 | 259,610 | 9.55 | 102.267 |
| 20-24 | 117,587 | 115,673 | 233,260 | 8.58 | 101.655 |
| 25-29 | 111,148 | 109,462 | 220,609 | 8.11 | 101.540 |
| 30-34 | 111,524 | 110,205 | 221,729 | 8.15 | 101.197 |
| 35-39 | 106,964 | 107,682 | 214,646 | 7.89 | 99.333 |
| 40-44 | 94,052 | 98,001 | 192,054 | 7.06 | 95.970 |
| 45-49 | 72,552 | 76,989 | 149,541 | 5.50 | 94.237 |
| 50-54 | 51,603 | 56,521 | 108,124 | 3.98 | 91.299 |
| 55-59 | 38,810 | 46,136 | 84,946 | 3.12 | 84.121 |
| 60-64 | 28,053 | 36,383 | 64,436 | 2.37 | 77.105 |
| 65-69 | 19,384 | 27,026 | 46,410 | 1.71 | 71.724 |
| 70-74 | 11,887 | 17,547 | 29,434 | 1.08 | 67.744 |
| 75-79 | 6,202 | 9,554 | 15,755 | 0.58 | 64.915 |
| 80-84 | 3,263 | 5,373 | 8,636 | 0.32 | 60.730 |
| 85-89 | 1,323 | 2,533 | 3,856 | 0.14 | 52.231 |
| 90-94 | 361 | 861 | 1,222 | 0.04 | 41.928 |
| 95-99 | 64 | 193 | 257 | 0.01 | 33.161 |
| 100+ | 7 | 32 | 38 | 0.00 | 21.875 |
| Total | 1,344,130 | 1,375,565 | 2,719,694 | 97.715 | |