| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 06 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.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |