Population of Botswana

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date06 Dec 2024

The current population of Botswana is 2,554,169 as of April 19, 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 projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20242,500,5522,521,13941,1741.6330.0309
20252,541,7262,562,12240,7921.5920.0311
20262,582,5182,603,38841,7401.6030.0314
20272,624,2582,644,64240,7691.5420.0316
20282,665,0272,685,60841,1611.5330.0318
20292,706,1882,726,04439,7111.4570.0321
20302,745,8992,765,91840,0371.4480.0323
20312,785,9362,804,98938,1061.3590.0325
20322,824,0422,843,23338,3831.3500.0327
20332,862,4252,880,98337,1151.2880.0329
20342,899,5402,917,97736,8751.2640.0331
20352,936,4152,954,41435,9981.2180.0333
20362,972,4132,990,13535,4441.1850.0334
20373,007,8573,025,22834,7421.1480.0336
20383,042,5993,059,53233,8671.1070.0338
20393,076,4663,093,37433,8171.0930.0339
20403,110,2833,126,64032,7141.0460.0341
20413,142,9973,159,13132,2671.0210.0342
20423,175,2643,190,97031,4120.9840.0344
20433,206,6763,222,56731,7820.9860.0345
20443,238,4583,254,01531,1130.9560.0347
20453,269,5713,285,30131,4600.9580.0348
20463,301,0313,317,00331,9430.9630.0350
20473,332,9743,348,49931,0510.9270.0351
20483,364,0253,379,11230,1740.8930.0353
20493,394,1993,408,76829,1380.8550.0354
20503,423,3373,437,43028,1860.8200.0356
20513,451,5233,465,40927,7710.8010.0357
20523,479,2943,493,07727,5670.7890.0359
20533,506,8613,519,97826,2340.7450.0360
20543,533,0953,545,43024,6700.6960.0361
20553,557,7653,570,05724,5850.6890.0363
20563,582,3503,594,08923,4780.6530.0364
20573,605,8283,617,75623,8560.6590.0365
20583,629,6843,641,21423,0600.6330.0366
20593,652,7443,662,86820,2480.5530.0368
20603,672,9923,682,96819,9510.5420.0369
20613,692,9433,702,54619,2050.5190.0370
20623,712,1483,720,81117,3270.4660.0371
20633,729,4753,737,29015,6300.4180.0372
20643,745,1053,752,67915,1480.4040.0372
20653,760,2533,767,44114,3760.3820.0373
20663,774,6293,780,89612,5330.3310.0374
20673,787,1623,793,35412,3830.3260.0374
20683,799,5453,804,74710,4040.2730.0375
20693,809,9493,814,8679,8370.2580.0375
20703,819,7863,823,4997,4250.1940.0375
20713,827,2113,830,6556,8880.1800.0375
20723,834,0993,837,8657,5320.1960.0376
20733,841,6313,844,5065,7510.1500.0376
20743,847,3823,850,1785,5930.1450.0376
20753,852,9753,855,8675,7840.1500.0376
20763,858,7593,861,5355,5530.1440.0376
20773,864,3123,866,6444,6630.1210.0377
20783,868,9753,871,2224,4930.1160.0377
20793,873,4683,874,9052,8740.0740.0377
20803,876,3423,877,2131,7430.0450.0377
20813,878,0853,878,5729730.0250.0377
20823,879,0583,880,0171,9190.0490.0377
20833,880,9773,881,6891,4240.0370.0377
20843,882,4013,883,1061,4090.0360.0377
20853,883,8103,884,0675140.0130.0378
20863,884,3243,884,5845190.0130.0378
20873,884,8433,885,1826780.0170.0378
20883,885,5213,885,442-158-0.0040.0378
20893,885,3633,885,044-639-0.0160.0378
20903,884,7243,883,332-2,784-0.0720.0378
20913,881,9403,879,753-4,373-0.1130.0378
20923,877,5673,875,608-3,917-0.1010.0378
20933,873,6503,871,635-4,030-0.1040.0378
20943,869,6203,867,504-4,232-0.1090.0378
20953,865,3883,863,243-4,290-0.1110.0377
20963,861,0983,858,668-4,861-0.1260.0377
20973,856,2373,853,602-5,271-0.1370.0377
20983,850,9663,847,968-5,996-0.1560.0377
20993,844,9703,842,430-5,079-0.1320.0377
21003,839,8913,836,825-6,133-0.1600.0377

Botswana population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950408,831413,6979,7332.3530.0166
1951418,564423,5569,9842.3570.0167
1952428,548433,71110,3262.3810.0168
1953438,874443,97310,1982.2970.0169
1954449,072454,0439,9412.1900.0169
1955459,013463,9269,8262.1180.0169
1956468,839473,7829,8862.0870.0169
1957478,725483,78810,1272.0930.0170
1958488,852494,10610,5072.1270.0170
1959499,359504,87711,0372.1860.0170
1960510,396516,16511,5392.2360.0171
1961521,935527,94212,0152.2760.0172
1962533,950540,18612,4712.3090.0173
1963546,421552,96613,0912.3680.0173
1964559,512566,26613,5082.3860.0173
1965573,020574,6643,2890.5720.0172
1966576,309577,8663,1150.5390.0170
1967579,424580,9333,0170.5190.0167
1968582,441583,9663,0490.5220.0165
1969585,490587,0663,1520.5370.0162
1970588,642590,3343,3840.5730.0160
1971592,026600,48116,9102.8160.0159
1972608,936622,40726,9424.3290.0162
1973635,878652,40833,0605.0680.0166
1974668,938685,44833,0204.8180.0172
1975701,958720,38036,8435.1160.0177
1976738,801758,50839,4135.1970.0183
1977778,214799,57442,7205.3440.0190
1978820,934849,23956,6106.6680.0198
1979877,544901,74248,3975.3680.0206
1980925,941937,48523,0882.4630.0211
1981949,029969,99641,9354.3240.0214
1982990,9641,009,26936,6093.6280.0219
19831,027,5731,046,13737,1273.5490.0223
19841,064,7001,083,66037,9213.5000.0227
19851,102,6211,121,94538,6483.4450.0230
19861,141,2691,160,65038,7623.3400.0234
19871,180,0311,199,16738,2723.1920.0237
19881,218,3031,235,47634,3472.7800.0240
19891,252,6501,270,27435,2472.7750.0243
19901,287,8971,305,69635,5982.7270.0245
19911,323,4951,341,75636,5232.7220.0248
19921,360,0181,380,03340,0292.9010.0251
19931,400,0471,420,11540,1362.8260.0254
19941,440,1831,460,02339,6792.7180.0257
19951,479,8621,498,83637,9482.5320.0260
19961,517,8101,535,91436,2082.3580.0263
19971,554,0181,571,69135,3472.2490.0265
19981,589,3651,606,89935,0692.1820.0268
19991,624,4341,641,99735,1262.1390.0270
20001,659,5601,677,38235,6452.1250.0272
20011,695,2051,712,25434,0981.9910.0274
20021,729,3031,744,76330,9191.7720.0275
20031,760,2221,775,73631,0291.7470.0277
20041,791,2511,807,14631,7901.7590.0278
20051,823,0411,839,87733,6721.8300.0279
20061,856,7131,874,51635,6071.9000.0281
20071,892,3201,911,20137,7621.9760.0283
20081,930,0821,949,97039,7772.0400.0285
20091,969,8591,990,67341,6282.0910.0287
20102,011,4872,033,11143,2472.1270.0290
20112,054,7342,073,53537,6011.8130.0292
20122,092,3352,108,61732,5631.5440.0293
20132,124,8982,140,68231,5691.4750.0294
20142,156,4672,172,04431,1541.4340.0294
20152,187,6212,203,27331,3041.4210.0295
20162,218,9252,234,77631,7011.4190.0296
20172,250,6262,266,74732,2421.4220.0296
20182,282,8682,299,14132,5461.4160.0297
20192,315,4142,332,08333,3381.4300.0299
20202,348,7522,365,89434,2831.4490.0300
20212,383,0352,401,44136,8111.5330.0302
20222,419,8462,439,89240,0911.6430.0304
20232,459,9372,480,24440,6151.6380.0307