Population of Botswana

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2022)
Date	16 Jun 2024

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The current population of Botswana is 2,532,564 as of October 10, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Botswana is projected at 2,719,694, or 2.72 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Botswana is projected at 2,675,352, or 2.68 million people for the year 2023.

Botswana ranks 143rd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Botswana is ranked 42nd 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	413,481	9,299	2.249	0.02
1951	418,130	422,885	9,511	2.249	0.02
1952	427,641	432,592	9,902	2.289	0.02
1953	437,543	442,483	9,881	2.233	0.02
1954	447,424	452,263	9,678	2.140	0.02
1955	457,102	461,880	9,555	2.069	0.02
1956	466,657	471,466	9,617	2.040	0.02
1957	476,274	481,225	9,902	2.058	0.02
1958	486,176	491,313	10,274	2.091	0.02
1959	496,450	501,837	10,774	2.147	0.02
1960	507,224	512,865	11,281	2.200	0.02
1961	518,505	524,403	11,795	2.249	0.02
1962	530,300	536,428	12,256	2.285	0.02
1963	542,556	549,041	12,970	2.362	0.02
1964	555,526	562,274	13,497	2.401	0.02
1965	569,023	570,975	3,904	0.684	0.02
1966	572,927	574,855	3,856	0.671	0.02
1967	576,783	578,723	3,881	0.671	0.02
1968	580,664	582,655	3,982	0.683	0.02
1969	584,646	586,737	4,183	0.713	0.02
1970	588,829	592,244	6,829	1.153	0.02
1971	595,658	604,139	16,962	2.808	0.02
1972	612,620	626,601	27,963	4.463	0.02
1973	640,583	657,246	33,326	5.072	0.02
1974	673,909	691,569	35,321	5.108	0.02
1975	709,230	727,930	37,400	5.139	0.02
1976	746,630	766,424	39,589	5.167	0.02
1977	786,219	806,968	41,498	5.144	0.02
1978	827,717	849,394	43,354	5.105	0.02
1979	871,071	893,500	44,857	5.021	0.02
1980	915,928	938,578	45,301	4.827	0.02
1981	961,229	982,747	43,036	4.380	0.02
1982	1,004,265	1,023,009	37,487	3.665	0.02
1983	1,041,752	1,060,717	37,930	3.576	0.02
1984	1,079,682	1,099,170	38,976	3.546	0.02
1985	1,118,658	1,138,704	40,091	3.521	0.02
1986	1,158,749	1,179,263	41,027	3.479	0.02
1987	1,199,776	1,220,361	41,170	3.374	0.02
1988	1,240,946	1,261,272	40,652	3.223	0.02
1989	1,281,598	1,301,671	40,146	3.084	0.02
1990	1,321,744	1,341,474	39,460	2.942	0.03
1991	1,361,204	1,380,584	38,760	2.808	0.03
1992	1,399,964	1,420,695	41,462	2.919	0.03
1993	1,441,426	1,462,262	41,671	2.850	0.03
1994	1,483,097	1,503,544	40,895	2.720	0.03
1995	1,523,992	1,543,634	39,284	2.545	0.03
1996	1,563,276	1,582,169	37,787	2.388	0.03
1997	1,601,063	1,619,354	36,582	2.259	0.03
1998	1,637,645	1,655,699	36,109	2.181	0.03
1999	1,673,754	1,691,558	35,608	2.105	0.03
2000	1,709,362	1,726,985	35,245	2.041	0.03
2001	1,744,607	1,761,930	34,646	1.966	0.03
2002	1,779,253	1,795,130	31,755	1.769	0.03
2003	1,811,008	1,826,863	31,711	1.736	0.03
2004	1,842,719	1,859,085	32,732	1.761	0.03
2005	1,875,451	1,892,807	34,712	1.834	0.03
2006	1,910,163	1,928,704	37,081	1.923	0.03
2007	1,947,244	1,966,977	39,466	2.006	0.03
2008	1,986,710	2,007,320	41,220	2.054	0.03
2009	2,027,930	2,048,997	42,134	2.056	0.03
2010	2,070,064	2,091,664	43,201	2.065	0.03
2011	2,113,265	2,134,037	41,544	1.947	0.03
2012	2,154,809	2,175,425	41,233	1.895	0.03
2013	2,196,042	2,217,278	42,472	1.916	0.03
2014	2,238,514	2,260,376	43,723	1.934	0.03
2015	2,282,237	2,305,171	45,869	1.990	0.03
2016	2,328,106	2,352,416	48,619	2.067	0.03
2017	2,376,725	2,401,840	50,230	2.091	0.03
2018	2,426,955	2,451,409	48,907	1.995	0.03
2019	2,475,862	2,499,702	47,679	1.907	0.03
2020	2,523,541	2,546,402	45,722	1.796	0.03
2021	2,569,263	2,588,423	38,320	1.480	0.03

Botswana population projections
Year	Population		Growth		Share (%)
Year	1 Jan	1 July	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2022	2,607,583	2,630,296	45,426	1.727	0.03
2023	2,653,009	2,675,352	44,687	1.670	0.03
2024	2,697,696	2,719,694	43,996	1.618	0.03
2025	2,741,692	2,763,338	43,292	1.567	0.03
2026	2,784,984	2,806,300	42,632	1.519	0.03
2027	2,827,616	2,848,644	42,056	1.476	0.03
2028	2,869,672	2,890,377	41,410	1.433	0.03
2029	2,911,082	2,931,568	40,971	1.398	0.03
2030	2,952,053	2,972,271	40,436	1.360	0.03
2031	2,992,489	3,012,432	39,886	1.324	0.03
2032	3,032,375	3,052,105	39,460	1.293	0.04
2033	3,071,835	3,091,424	39,178	1.267	0.04
2034	3,111,013	3,130,405	38,784	1.239	0.04
2035	3,149,797	3,169,059	38,525	1.216	0.04
2036	3,188,322	3,207,327	38,010	1.185	0.04
2037	3,226,332	3,244,988	37,312	1.150	0.04
2038	3,263,644	3,282,099	36,910	1.125	0.04
2039	3,300,554	3,318,773	36,439	1.098	0.04
2040	3,336,993	3,355,041	36,096	1.076	0.04
2041	3,373,089	3,390,767	35,357	1.043	0.04
2042	3,408,446	3,425,834	34,776	1.015	0.04
2043	3,443,222	3,460,278	34,113	0.986	0.04
2044	3,477,335	3,494,050	33,431	0.957	0.04
2045	3,510,766	3,527,139	32,746	0.928	0.04
2046	3,543,512	3,559,380	31,735	0.892	0.04
2047	3,575,247	3,590,737	30,980	0.863	0.04
2048	3,606,227	3,621,294	30,135	0.832	0.04
2049	3,636,362	3,650,860	28,996	0.794	0.04
2050	3,665,358	3,679,340	27,963	0.760	0.04
2051	3,693,321	3,706,808	26,974	0.728	0.04
2052	3,720,295	3,733,227	25,865	0.693	0.04
2053	3,746,160	3,758,653	24,986	0.665	0.04
2054	3,771,146	3,783,208	24,124	0.638	0.04
2055	3,795,270	3,806,813	23,086	0.606	0.04
2056	3,818,356	3,829,376	22,041	0.576	0.04
2057	3,840,397	3,851,011	21,228	0.551	0.04
2058	3,861,625	3,871,757	20,264	0.523	0.04
2059	3,881,889	3,891,537	19,296	0.496	0.04
2060	3,901,185	3,910,244	18,118	0.463	0.04
2061	3,919,303	3,927,954	17,303	0.441	0.04
2062	3,936,606	3,944,907	16,601	0.421	0.04
2063	3,953,207	3,961,113	15,813	0.399	0.04
2064	3,969,020	3,976,473	14,906	0.375	0.04
2065	3,983,926	3,991,116	14,380	0.360	0.04
2066	3,998,306	4,005,201	13,790	0.344	0.04
2067	4,012,096	4,018,802	13,413	0.334	0.04
2068	4,025,509	4,031,897	12,776	0.317	0.04
2069	4,038,285	4,044,439	12,307	0.304	0.04
2070	4,050,592	4,056,561	11,939	0.294	0.04
2071	4,062,531	4,068,184	11,305	0.278	0.04
2072	4,073,836	4,079,240	10,809	0.265	0.04
2073	4,084,645	4,089,881	10,473	0.256	0.04
2074	4,095,118	4,100,033	9,830	0.240	0.04
2075	4,104,948	4,109,597	9,299	0.226	0.04
2076	4,114,247	4,118,681	8,867	0.215	0.04
2077	4,123,114	4,127,316	8,405	0.204	0.04
2078	4,131,519	4,135,384	7,730	0.187	0.04
2079	4,139,249	4,142,865	7,233	0.175	0.04
2080	4,146,482	4,149,776	6,589	0.159	0.04
2081	4,153,071	4,156,071	6,000	0.144	0.04
2082	4,159,071	4,161,726	5,310	0.128	0.04
2083	4,164,381	4,166,773	4,784	0.115	0.04
2084	4,169,165	4,171,368	4,406	0.106	0.04
2085	4,173,571	4,175,445	3,749	0.090	0.04
2086	4,177,320	4,179,001	3,361	0.080	0.04
2087	4,180,681	4,182,024	2,686	0.064	0.04
2088	4,183,367	4,184,422	2,111	0.050	0.04
2089	4,185,478	4,186,185	1,414	0.034	0.04
2090	4,186,892	4,187,456	1,128	0.027	0.04
2091	4,188,020	4,188,383	726	0.017	0.04
2092	4,188,746	4,188,864	236	0.006	0.04
2093	4,188,982	4,188,854	-256	-0.006	0.04
2094	4,188,726	4,188,383	-685	-0.016	0.04
2095	4,188,041	4,187,499	-1,083	-0.026	0.04
2096	4,186,958	4,186,266	-1,383	-0.033	0.04
2097	4,185,575	4,184,569	-2,011	-0.048	0.04
2098	4,183,564	4,182,499	-2,129	-0.051	0.04
2099	4,181,435	4,180,228	-2,414	-0.058	0.04
2100	4,179,021	4,177,614	-2,815	-0.067	0.04