Population in Botswana
The population of Botswana was 2,562,122 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Botswana, 2025
2,562,122
Change from 2024
+1.6%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
143rd of 217
Population in Botswana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,562,122 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 2,521,139 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 2,480,244 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 2,439,892 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 2,401,441 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 2,365,894 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 2,332,083 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 2,299,141 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 2,266,747 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 2,234,776 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 2,203,273 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 2,172,044 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 2,140,682 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 2,108,617 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 2,073,535 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 2,033,111 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 1,990,673 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 1,949,970 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 1,911,201 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 1,874,516 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 1,839,877 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 1,807,146 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 1,775,736 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 1,744,763 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 1,712,254 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.6% from 2,521,139 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2,203,273 people, the figure has changed by +16.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Botswana has the 143rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Botswana
All statistics for Botswana
Population growth
1.61%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,480,244 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
22.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.73 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.64%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
4.1%
2025 · World Bank