Botswana Population (LIVE)

2,553,768

Botswana Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Botswana is 2,553,440 as of Thursday, April 17, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Botswana 2025 population is estimated at 2,562,122 people at mid-year.
Botswana population is equivalent to 0.031% of the total world population.
Botswana ranks number 146 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Botswana is 5 per Km² (12 people per mi²).
The total land area is 566,730 Km² (218,816 sq. miles).
75.60% of the population is urban (1,937,024 people in 2025)
The median age in Botswana is 23.4 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Botswana (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Botswana Global Rank
2025	2,562,122	1.63%	40,983	−5,665	23.4	2.66	5	75.6%	1,937,024	0.031%	8,231,613,070	146
2024	2,521,139	1.65%	40,895	−5,778	23.2	2.7	4	75.1%	1,892,771	0.031%	8,161,972,572	146
2023	2,480,244	1.65%	40,352	−6,487	22.9	2.73	4	74.5%	1,848,155	0.031%	8,091,734,930	146
2022	2,439,892	1.55%	36,999	−7,306	22.6	2.79	4	73.9%	1,803,179	0.030%	8,021,407,192	145
2020	2,365,894	1.43%	32,524	−11,330	22.3	2.86	4	72.4%	1,712,212	0.030%	7,887,001,292	145
2015	2,203,273	1.62%	34,032	−9,599	21.7	3.01	4	67.3%	1,483,587	0.029%	7,470,491,872	145
2010	2,033,111	2.02%	38,647	5,151	21.5	3.13	4	61.9%	1,257,527	0.029%	7,021,732,148	146
2005	1,839,877	1.87%	32,499	4,283	20.1	3.08	3	56.4%	1,038,238	0.028%	6,586,970,132	147
2000	1,677,382	2.28%	35,709	9,798	18.7	3.29	3	54.8%	919,803	0.027%	6,171,702,993	147
1995	1,498,836	2.8%	38,628	9,464	17.1	3.79	3	51.3%	768,551	0.026%	5,758,878,982	147
1990	1,305,696	3.08%	36,750	2,580	16.1	4.51	2	44.3%	577,801	0.025%	5,327,803,110	148
1985	1,121,945	3.66%	36,892	2,683	15.7	5.48	2	28.3%	317,784	0.023%	4,868,943,465	148
1980	937,485	5.41%	43,421	−10,849	15.8	6.29	2	17.6%	164,984	0.021%	4,447,606,236	150
1975	720,380	4.06%	26,009	11,086	14.9	6.61	1	13.6%	98,144	0.018%	4,070,735,277	150
1970	590,334	0.54%	3,134	−16,054	14.4	6.55	1	9.2%	54,495	0.016%	3,694,683,794	152
1965	574,664	2.17%	11,700	−14,753	15.2	6.6	1	4%	22,923	0.017%	3,334,533,703	151
1960	516,165	2.16%	10,448	−4,331	16.7	6.59	1	3.1%	16,053	0.017%	3,015,470,894	151
1955	463,926	2.32%	10,046	−3,595	17.6	6.55	1	2.9%	13,543	0.017%	2,740,213,792	152

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Botswana Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Botswana Global Rank
2030	2,765,918	1.54%	40,759	−2,832	24.9	2.49	5	77.8%	2,151,354	0.032%	8,569,124,911	144
2035	2,954,414	1.33%	37,699	−2,569	26.3	2.35	5	79.6%	2,353,033	0.033%	8,885,210,181	140
2040	3,126,640	1.14%	34,445	−2,636	27.6	2.23	6	81.3%	2,540,719	0.034%	9,177,190,203	139
2045	3,285,301	0.99%	31,732	−1,617	28.9	2.15	6	82.6%	2,712,627	0.035%	9,439,639,668	139
2050	3,437,430	0.91%	30,426	−1,929	30.3	2.08	6	83.5%	2,870,743	0.036%	9,664,378,587	138

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Botswana Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Botswana

Life Expectancy

69.4 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

27.2

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

36.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

The Botswana Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Botswana delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Botswana (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country’s Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Botswana in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.