Botswana Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Botswana population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Botswana in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Botswana in 2017 was 2,205,080, a 2.09% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| China | 1,439,323,776 |
| Brazil | 212,559,417 |
| Russia | 145,934,462 |
| Mexico | 128,932,753 |
| Turkey | 84,339,067 |
| Iran | 83,992,949 |
| Thailand | 69,799,978 |
| South Africa | 59,308,690 |
| Colombia | 50,882,891 |
| Algeria | 43,851,044 |
| Iraq | 40,222,493 |
| Peru | 32,971,854 |
| Malaysia | 32,365,999 |
| Venezuela | 28,435,940 |
| Romania | 19,237,691 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,776,707 |
| Guatemala | 17,915,568 |
| Ecuador | 17,643,054 |
| Cuba | 11,326,616 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,847,910 |
| Jordan | 10,203,134 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,139,177 |
| Belarus | 9,449,323 |
| Serbia | 8,737,371 |
| Paraguay | 7,132,538 |
| Bulgaria | 6,948,445 |
| Libya | 6,871,292 |
| Lebanon | 6,825,445 |
| Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 |
| Costa Rica | 5,094,118 |
| Armenia | 2,963,243 |
| Jamaica | 2,961,167 |
| Albania | 2,877,797 |
| Namibia | 2,540,905 |
| Botswana | 2,351,627 |
| Gabon | 2,225,734 |
| North Macedonia | 2,083,374 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 |
| Mauritius | 1,271,768 |
| Fiji | 896,445 |
| Guyana | 786,552 |
| Montenegro | 628,066 |
| Suriname | 586,632 |
| Maldives | 540,544 |
| Belize | 397,628 |
| Samoa | 198,414 |
| Grenada | 112,523 |
| Tonga | 105,695 |
| Dominica | 71,986 |
| Marshall Islands | 59,190 |
| American Samoa | 55,191 |
| Tuvalu | 11,792 |
| Nauru | 10,824 |
| Botswana - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
