Botswana Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Botswana population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Botswana in 2021 is 2,397,241, a 1.94% increase from 2020.
- The population of Botswana in 2020 was 2,351,627, a 2.08% increase from 2019.
- The population of Botswana in 2019 was 2,303,697, a 2.2% increase from 2018.
- The population of Botswana in 2018 was 2,254,068, a 2.22% increase from 2017.
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| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| China |
1,444,216,107 |
| Brazil |
213,993,437 |
| Russia |
145,912,025 |
| Mexico |
130,262,216 |
| Turkey |
85,042,738 |
| Iran |
85,028,759 |
| Thailand |
69,950,850 |
| South Africa |
60,041,994 |
| Colombia |
51,265,844 |
| Algeria |
44,616,624 |
| Iraq |
41,179,350 |
| Peru |
33,359,418 |
| Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
| Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
| Romania |
19,127,774 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
| Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
| Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
| Cuba |
11,317,505 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
| Jordan |
10,269,021 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
| Belarus |
9,442,862 |
| Serbia |
8,697,550 |
| Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
| Libya |
6,958,532 |
| Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
| Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
| Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
| Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
| Armenia |
2,968,127 |
| Albania |
2,872,933 |
| Namibia |
2,587,344 |
| Botswana |
2,397,241 |
| Gabon |
2,278,825 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
| Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
| Fiji |
902,906 |
| Guyana |
790,326 |
| Montenegro |
628,053 |
| Suriname |
591,800 |
| Maldives |
543,617 |
| Belize |
404,914 |
| Samoa |
200,149 |
| Grenada |
113,021 |
| Tonga |
106,760 |
| Dominica |
72,167 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
| American Samoa |
55,100 |
| Tuvalu |
11,931 |
| Nauru |
10,876 |
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Botswana - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
2,397,241 |
1.94% |
| 2020 |
2,351,627 |
2.08% |
| 2019 |
2,303,697 |
2.20% |
| 2018 |
2,254,068 |
2.22% |
| 2017 |
2,205,080 |
2.09% |
| 2016 |
2,159,927 |
1.85% |
| 2015 |
2,120,716 |
1.54% |
| 2014 |
2,088,618 |
1.26% |
| 2013 |
2,062,548 |
1.13% |
| 2012 |
2,039,556 |
1.20% |
| 2011 |
2,015,403 |
1.42% |
| 2010 |
1,987,105 |
1.72% |
| 2009 |
1,953,498 |
1.98% |
| 2008 |
1,915,639 |
2.14% |
| 2007 |
1,875,459 |
2.15% |
| 2006 |
1,835,908 |
2.05% |
| 2005 |
1,799,078 |
1.90% |
| 2004 |
1,765,527 |
1.79% |
| 2003 |
1,734,398 |
1.75% |
| 2002 |
1,704,642 |
1.79% |
| 2001 |
1,674,678 |
1.91% |
| 2000 |
1,643,334 |
2.05% |
| 1999 |
1,610,264 |
2.19% |
| 1998 |
1,575,824 |
2.30% |
| 1997 |
1,540,425 |
2.37% |
| 1996 |
1,504,730 |
2.42% |
| 1995 |
1,469,174 |
2.45% |
| 1994 |
1,434,059 |
2.50% |
| 1993 |
1,399,110 |
2.61% |
| 1992 |
1,363,554 |
2.81% |
| 1991 |
1,326,322 |
3.07% |
| 1990 |
1,286,756 |
3.40% |
| 1989 |
1,244,484 |
3.70% |
| 1988 |
1,200,067 |
3.91% |
| 1987 |
1,154,906 |
3.96% |
| 1986 |
1,110,943 |
3.87% |
| 1985 |
1,069,582 |
3.70% |
| 1984 |
1,031,439 |
3.54% |
| 1983 |
996,130 |
3.45% |
| 1982 |
962,875 |
3.49% |
| 1981 |
930,408 |
3.62% |
| 1980 |
897,868 |
3.79% |
| 1979 |
865,075 |
3.92% |
| 1978 |
832,467 |
3.99% |
| 1977 |
800,529 |
3.97% |
| 1976 |
769,979 |
3.86% |
| 1975 |
741,355 |
3.73% |
| 1974 |
714,712 |
3.59% |
| 1973 |
689,912 |
3.42% |
| 1972 |
667,092 |
3.21% |
| 1971 |
646,347 |
2.97% |
| 1970 |
627,715 |
2.69% |
| 1969 |
611,300 |
2.40% |
| 1968 |
596,947 |
2.20% |
| 1967 |
584,092 |
2.12% |
| 1966 |
571,964 |
2.14% |
| 1965 |
559,994 |
2.21% |
| 1964 |
547,873 |
2.28% |
| 1963 |
535,685 |
2.27% |
| 1962 |
523,778 |
2.16% |
| 1961 |
512,685 |
1.98% |
| 1960 |
502,745 |
1.78% |
| 1959 |
493,961 |
1.62% |
| 1958 |
486,080 |
1.55% |
| 1957 |
478,665 |
1.58% |
| 1956 |
471,227 |
1.70% |
| 1955 |
463,359 |
1.89% |
| 1954 |
454,777 |
2.12% |
| 1953 |
445,330 |
2.37% |
| 1952 |
435,034 |
2.60% |
| 1951 |
424,000 |
2.78% |
| 1950 |
412,531 |
0.00% |
