Population now
2,552,622
- World: 140th
- Africa: 41st
Male: | 1,241,311 | (48.65 %) |
Female: | 1,311,311 | (51.35 %) |
Births in 2025: | 34,607 |
Deaths in 2025: | 9,799 |
Life expectancy & Rates (2025)
Male: | 67.07 years |
Female: | 73.10 years |
Total: | 70.23 years |
Median Age: | 24.15 years |
Birth Rate: | 21.26 |
Death Rate: | 6.02 |
Growth Rate: | 2.53 % |
Fertility Rate: | 2.60 |
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- Birth & Death rate
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- Population structure (mid 2025)
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Botswana Population History
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Year | Total | Male | Female | Sex Ratio | Growth rate | Birth rate | Death rate | Fertility rate | Life exp., total Life expectancy | Life exp., male | Life exp., female | Median Age | Urbanization | Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2 |
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1960 | 503k | 244k | 259k | 0.94 | 1.67% | 47.28 | 17.69 | 6.62 | 49.18 | 46.31 | 52.08 | 17.30 | 3.06% | 0.84 |
1961 | 513k | 249k | 264k | 0.94 | 1.72% | 47.06 | 17.28 | 6.63 | 49.68 | 46.79 | 52.61 | 17.12 | 3.10% | 0.85 |
1962 | 524k | 254k | 269k | 0.94 | 1.78% | 46.82 | 16.87 | 6.65 | 50.17 | 47.25 | 53.13 | 16.86 | 3.13% | 0.87 |
1963 | 536k | 260k | 275k | 0.95 | 1.83% | 46.59 | 16.46 | 6.67 | 50.64 | 47.69 | 53.64 | 16.52 | 3.17% | 0.89 |
1964 | 548k | 266k | 282k | 0.95 | 1.88% | 46.36 | 16.07 | 6.68 | 51.10 | 48.11 | 54.14 | 16.20 | 3.32% | 0.91 |
1965 | 560k | 272k | 288k | 0.94 | 1.95% | 46.15 | 15.67 | 6.69 | 51.55 | 48.52 | 54.63 | 15.95 | 3.84% | 0.93 |
1966 | 572k | 277k | 295k | 0.94 | 2.01% | 45.94 | 15.28 | 6.70 | 51.99 | 48.93 | 55.12 | 15.66 | 4.44% | 0.95 |
1967 | 584k | 283k | 301k | 0.94 | 2.07% | 45.73 | 14.89 | 6.70 | 52.44 | 49.34 | 55.59 | 15.44 | 5.12% | 0.97 |
1968 | 597k | 288k | 309k | 0.93 | 2.14% | 45.52 | 14.49 | 6.69 | 52.89 | 49.77 | 56.06 | 15.30 | 5.91% | 0.99 |
1969 | 611k | 295k | 317k | 0.93 | 2.22% | 45.31 | 14.09 | 6.67 | 53.35 | 50.21 | 56.53 | 15.19 | 6.81% | 1.02 |
1970 | 628k | 302k | 326k | 0.93 | 2.30% | 45.12 | 13.68 | 6.65 | 53.82 | 50.67 | 57.01 | 15.09 | 7.83% | 1.05 |
1971 | 646k | 311k | 335k | 0.93 | 2.39% | 44.96 | 13.27 | 6.62 | 54.33 | 51.16 | 57.51 | 15.02 | 9.00% | 1.08 |
1972 | 667k | 321k | 346k | 0.93 | 2.49% | 44.83 | 12.85 | 6.58 | 54.85 | 51.68 | 58.03 | 14.98 | 9.70% | 1.11 |
1973 | 690k | 332k | 358k | 0.93 | 2.60% | 44.75 | 12.43 | 6.55 | 55.40 | 52.21 | 58.56 | 14.96 | 10.38% | 1.15 |
1974 | 715k | 344k | 370k | 0.93 | 2.72% | 44.70 | 12.02 | 6.51 | 55.96 | 52.76 | 59.12 | 14.95 | 11.11% | 1.19 |
1975 | 741k | 356k | 385k | 0.93 | 2.85% | 44.66 | 11.61 | 6.47 | 56.52 | 53.31 | 59.69 | 14.93 | 11.88% | 1.23 |
1976 | 770k | 369k | 401k | 0.92 | 2.98% | 44.64 | 11.22 | 6.43 | 57.09 | 53.86 | 60.26 | 14.91 | 12.71% | 1.28 |
1977 | 801k | 382k | 419k | 0.91 | 3.12% | 44.62 | 10.83 | 6.39 | 57.65 | 54.41 | 60.82 | 14.86 | 13.57% | 1.33 |
1978 | 832k | 395k | 437k | 0.9 | 3.26% | 44.55 | 10.46 | 6.35 | 58.19 | 54.93 | 61.37 | 14.81 | 14.49% | 1.39 |
1979 | 865k | 409k | 456k | 0.9 | 3.39% | 44.41 | 10.11 | 6.29 | 58.69 | 55.42 | 61.88 | 14.75 | 15.46% | 1.44 |
1980 | 898k | 424k | 474k | 0.9 | 3.51% | 44.15 | 9.78 | 6.21 | 59.17 | 55.88 | 62.38 | 14.70 | 16.48% | 1.50 |
1981 | 930k | 440k | 491k | 0.9 | 3.63% | 43.72 | 9.45 | 6.12 | 59.65 | 56.32 | 62.87 | 14.70 | 17.55% | 1.55 |
1982 | 963k | 456k | 507k | 0.9 | 3.71% | 43.09 | 9.14 | 5.99 | 60.11 | 56.74 | 63.36 | 14.72 | 19.49% | 1.60 |
1983 | 996k | 473k | 524k | 0.9 | 3.78% | 42.29 | 8.84 | 5.83 | 60.54 | 57.11 | 63.84 | 14.77 | 21.72% | 1.66 |
1984 | 1M | 491k | 541k | 0.91 | 3.81% | 41.31 | 8.58 | 5.65 | 60.92 | 57.42 | 64.26 | 14.84 | 24.14% | 1.72 |
1985 | 1M | 510k | 560k | 0.91 | 3.80% | 40.22 | 8.38 | 5.45 | 61.17 | 57.60 | 64.58 | 14.95 | 26.72% | 1.78 |
1986 | 1M | 530k | 581k | 0.91 | 3.72% | 39.07 | 8.27 | 5.25 | 61.23 | 57.58 | 64.73 | 15.12 | 29.48% | 1.85 |
1987 | 1M | 551k | 604k | 0.91 | 3.59% | 37.92 | 8.27 | 5.04 | 61.06 | 57.32 | 64.67 | 15.35 | 32.40% | 1.92 |
1988 | 1M | 573k | 627k | 0.91 | 3.39% | 36.83 | 8.39 | 4.84 | 60.65 | 56.84 | 64.38 | 15.62 | 35.47% | 2.00 |
1989 | 1M | 595k | 650k | 0.92 | 3.15% | 35.83 | 8.63 | 4.65 | 60.02 | 56.14 | 63.86 | 15.91 | 38.65% | 2.07 |
1990 | 1M | 615k | 671k | 0.92 | 2.89% | 34.93 | 8.97 | 4.49 | 59.19 | 55.28 | 63.13 | 16.20 | 41.93% | 2.14 |
1991 | 1M | 635k | 692k | 0.92 | 2.64% | 34.12 | 9.38 | 4.33 | 58.23 | 54.33 | 62.22 | 16.41 | 45.29% | 2.21 |
1992 | 1M | 653k | 710k | 0.92 | 2.40% | 33.35 | 9.82 | 4.18 | 57.22 | 53.38 | 61.19 | 16.62 | 46.44% | 2.27 |
1993 | 1M | 671k | 728k | 0.92 | 2.17% | 32.61 | 10.28 | 4.04 | 56.22 | 52.50 | 60.12 | 16.83 | 47.29% | 2.33 |
1994 | 1M | 689k | 746k | 0.92 | 1.97% | 31.89 | 10.73 | 3.90 | 55.28 | 51.72 | 59.04 | 17.07 | 48.13% | 2.39 |
1995 | 1M | 706k | 763k | 0.93 | 1.80% | 31.23 | 11.17 | 3.77 | 54.41 | 51.04 | 57.98 | 17.34 | 48.98% | 2.45 |
1996 | 2M | 724k | 780k | 0.93 | 1.64% | 30.65 | 11.63 | 3.65 | 53.57 | 50.42 | 56.92 | 17.57 | 49.83% | 2.51 |
1997 | 2M | 743k | 798k | 0.93 | 1.49% | 30.16 | 12.11 | 3.55 | 52.75 | 49.82 | 55.88 | 17.83 | 50.68% | 2.57 |
1998 | 2M | 761k | 815k | 0.93 | 1.36% | 29.78 | 12.62 | 3.45 | 51.95 | 49.22 | 54.88 | 18.12 | 51.53% | 2.62 |
1999 | 2M | 778k | 832k | 0.94 | 1.25% | 29.50 | 13.11 | 3.37 | 51.21 | 48.66 | 53.97 | 18.41 | 52.37% | 2.68 |
2000 | 2M | 795k | 848k | 0.94 | 1.16% | 29.30 | 13.54 | 3.30 | 50.63 | 48.21 | 53.25 | 18.70 | 53.22% | 2.74 |
2001 | 2M | 811k | 863k | 0.94 | 1.11% | 29.16 | 13.83 | 3.25 | 50.28 | 47.97 | 52.81 | 18.96 | 54.06% | 2.79 |
2002 | 2M | 827k | 878k | 0.94 | 1.08% | 29.05 | 13.95 | 3.20 | 50.23 | 48.00 | 52.68 | 19.24 | 54.57% | 2.84 |
2003 | 2M | 842k | 893k | 0.94 | 1.09% | 28.94 | 13.87 | 3.16 | 50.52 | 48.33 | 52.90 | 19.50 | 55.03% | 2.89 |
2004 | 2M | 857k | 908k | 0.94 | 1.12% | 28.80 | 13.59 | 3.12 | 51.15 | 49.00 | 53.48 | 19.75 | 55.49% | 2.94 |
2005 | 2M | 875k | 924k | 0.95 | 1.19% | 28.65 | 13.10 | 3.09 | 52.13 | 49.98 | 54.42 | 20.00 | 55.94% | 3.00 |
2006 | 2M | 894k | 942k | 0.95 | 1.29% | 28.50 | 12.44 | 3.07 | 53.44 | 51.27 | 55.71 | 20.24 | 56.40% | 3.06 |
2007 | 2M | 916k | 960k | 0.95 | 1.43% | 28.35 | 11.66 | 3.05 | 54.98 | 52.78 | 57.26 | 20.49 | 57.93% | 3.12 |
2008 | 2M | 937k | 979k | 0.96 | 1.61% | 28.21 | 10.82 | 3.03 | 56.68 | 54.42 | 58.97 | 20.74 | 59.44% | 3.19 |
2009 | 2M | 956k | 997k | 0.96 | 1.82% | 28.08 | 9.97 | 3.03 | 58.45 | 56.12 | 60.78 | 20.99 | 60.94% | 3.25 |
2010 | 2M | 972k | 1M | 0.96 | 2.05% | 27.93 | 9.15 | 3.02 | 60.21 | 57.80 | 62.59 | 21.23 | 62.41% | 3.31 |
2011 | 2M | 983k | 1M | 0.95 | 2.31% | 27.75 | 8.39 | 3.02 | 61.91 | 59.41 | 64.35 | 21.42 | 63.87% | 3.36 |
2012 | 2M | 992k | 1M | 0.95 | 2.57% | 27.52 | 7.71 | 3.01 | 63.51 | 60.92 | 66.02 | 21.59 | 64.77% | 3.40 |
2013 | 2M | 999k | 1M | 0.94 | 2.82% | 27.23 | 7.12 | 3.00 | 64.98 | 62.28 | 67.54 | 21.73 | 65.57% | 3.44 |
2014 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.93 | 3.05% | 26.87 | 6.63 | 2.99 | 66.27 | 63.47 | 68.89 | 21.86 | 66.37% | 3.48 |
2015 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.93 | 3.22% | 26.44 | 6.26 | 2.97 | 67.34 | 64.46 | 70.01 | 21.97 | 67.16% | 3.53 |
2016 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.93 | 3.32% | 25.94 | 6.00 | 2.94 | 68.18 | 65.22 | 70.89 | 22.16 | 67.93% | 3.60 |
2017 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.93 | 3.36% | 25.40 | 5.83 | 2.91 | 68.81 | 65.79 | 71.56 | 22.36 | 68.70% | 3.67 |
2018 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.93 | 3.32% | 24.82 | 5.74 | 2.87 | 69.28 | 66.20 | 72.05 | 22.59 | 69.45% | 3.75 |
2019 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.94 | 3.24% | 24.23 | 5.71 | 2.84 | 69.59 | 66.49 | 72.39 | 22.81 | 70.17% | 3.84 |
2020 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.94 | 3.13% | 23.65 | 5.72 | 2.80 | 69.79 | 66.67 | 72.60 | 23.04 | 70.88% | 3.92 |
2021 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.94 | 3.13% | 23.65 | 5.72 | 2.80 | 69.79 | 66.67 | 72.60 | 23.26 | 71.56% | 3.99 |
2022 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.94 | 3.13% | 23.65 | 5.72 | 2.80 | 69.79 | 66.67 | 72.60 | 23.47 | 72.22% | 4.07 |
2023 | 2M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.77% | 22.22 | 5.90 | 2.68 | 70.05 | 66.91 | 72.90 | 23.65 | 72.87% | 4.14 |
2024 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.65% | 21.74 | 5.96 | 2.64 | 70.14 | 66.99 | 73.00 | 23.93 | 73.49% | 4.21 |
2025 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.53% | 21.26 | 6.02 | 2.60 | 70.23 | 67.07 | 73.10 | 24.15 | 74.09% | 4.28 |
Botswana Population Projections
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Year | Total | Male | Female | Sex Ratio | Growth rate | Birth rate | Death rate | Fertility rate | Life exp., total Life expectancy | Life exp., male | Life exp., female | Median Age | Urbanization | Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2 |
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2026 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.46% | 20.98 | 6.07 | 2.57 | 70.36 | 67.20 | 73.25 | 24.43 | 74.68% | 4.35 |
2027 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.38% | 20.70 | 6.13 | 2.54 | 70.50 | 67.32 | 73.40 | 24.67 | 75.24% | 4.42 |
2028 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.30% | 20.41 | 6.18 | 2.52 | 70.63 | 67.45 | 73.55 | 24.97 | 75.79% | 4.49 |
2029 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.23% | 20.13 | 6.24 | 2.49 | 70.77 | 67.57 | 73.70 | 25.19 | 76.31% | 4.55 |
2030 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.16% | 19.85 | 6.29 | 2.46 | 70.90 | 67.70 | 73.85 | 25.51 | 76.82% | 4.62 |
2031 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.95 | 2.09% | 19.65 | 6.35 | 2.43 | 71.03 | 67.82 | 73.99 | 25.78 | 77.31% | 4.69 |
2032 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.96 | 2.03% | 19.45 | 6.41 | 2.41 | 71.16 | 67.94 | 74.14 | 26.04 | 77.79% | 4.76 |
2033 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.96 | 1.97% | 19.24 | 6.47 | 2.38 | 71.28 | 68.05 | 74.28 | 26.32 | 78.24% | 4.82 |
2034 | 3M | 1M | 1M | 0.96 | 1.92% | 19.04 | 6.53 | 2.36 | 71.41 | 68.17 | 74.43 | 26.63 | 78.68% | 4.89 |
2035 | 3M | 1M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.86% | 18.84 | 6.59 | 2.33 | 71.54 | 68.29 | 74.57 | 26.91 | 79.10% | 4.96 |
2036 | 3M | 1M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.80% | 18.63 | 6.66 | 2.31 | 71.66 | 68.41 | 74.71 | 27.15 | 79.51% | 5.02 |
2037 | 3M | 1M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.74% | 18.43 | 6.72 | 2.29 | 71.79 | 68.53 | 74.85 | 27.46 | 79.90% | 5.09 |
2038 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.68% | 18.22 | 6.79 | 2.26 | 71.91 | 68.65 | 74.98 | 27.76 | 80.27% | 5.15 |
2039 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.63% | 18.02 | 6.85 | 2.24 | 72.04 | 68.77 | 75.12 | 28.04 | 80.63% | 5.21 |
2040 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.57% | 17.81 | 6.92 | 2.22 | 72.16 | 68.89 | 75.26 | 28.31 | 80.98% | 5.28 |
2041 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.52% | 17.58 | 6.99 | 2.20 | 72.28 | 69.01 | 75.39 | 28.59 | 81.31% | 5.34 |
2042 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.96 | 1.46% | 17.34 | 7.06 | 2.18 | 72.41 | 69.14 | 75.53 | 28.91 | 81.62% | 5.40 |
2043 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.40% | 17.11 | 7.14 | 2.17 | 72.53 | 69.26 | 75.66 | 29.19 | 81.92% | 5.46 |
2044 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.34% | 16.87 | 7.21 | 2.15 | 72.66 | 69.39 | 75.80 | 29.52 | 82.21% | 5.52 |
2045 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.29% | 16.64 | 7.28 | 2.13 | 72.78 | 69.51 | 75.93 | 29.83 | 82.50% | 5.58 |
2046 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.23% | 16.42 | 7.37 | 2.12 | 72.90 | 69.64 | 76.06 | 30.12 | 82.79% | 5.63 |
2047 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.17% | 16.20 | 7.46 | 2.10 | 73.03 | 69.77 | 76.19 | 30.38 | 83.08% | 5.69 |
2048 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.12% | 15.97 | 7.54 | 2.09 | 73.15 | 69.89 | 76.32 | 30.69 | 83.36% | 5.74 |
2049 | 3M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.06% | 15.75 | 7.63 | 2.07 | 73.28 | 70.02 | 76.45 | 31.02 | 83.63% | 5.79 |
2050 | 4M | 2M | 2M | 0.97 | 1.01% | 15.53 | 7.72 | 2.06 | 73.40 | 70.15 | 76.58 | 31.32 | 83.91% | 5.85 |
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