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Population in Botswana

Botswana: Population was 2.48 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.48 million people
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
146th
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.48 million people
in 2023
All-time low
60,640 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Botswana, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Botswana stood at 2.48 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Botswana peaked at 2.48 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,640 people, in 1000.

That places Botswana 146th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 60,640 people 60,640 people 60,640 people 1
1100s 65,132 people 65,132 people 65,132 people 1
1200s 69,956 people 69,956 people 69,956 people 1
1300s 75,138 people 75,138 people 75,138 people 1
1400s 80,704 people 80,704 people 80,704 people 1
1500s 86,682 people 86,682 people 86,682 people 1
1600s 93,103 people 93,103 people 93,103 people 1
1700s 100,000 people 100,000 people 100,000 people 1
1710s 102,013 people 102,013 people 102,013 people 1
1720s 103,479 people 103,479 people 103,479 people 1
1730s 105,031 people 105,031 people 105,031 people 1
1740s 106,680 people 106,680 people 106,680 people 1
1750s 108,436 people 108,436 people 108,436 people 1
1760s 110,311 people 110,311 people 110,311 people 1
1770s 112,321 people 112,321 people 112,321 people 1
1780s 114,483 people 114,483 people 114,483 people 1
1790s 116,820 people 116,820 people 116,820 people 1
1800s 118,954 people 116,928 people 121,000 people 10
1810s 114,516 people 112,567 people 116,486 people 10
1820s 110,243 people 108,366 people 112,139 people 10
1830s 106,129 people 104,322 people 107,954 people 10
1840s 102,196 people 100,707 people 103,926 people 10
1850s 104,823 people 100,884 people 109,494 people 10
1860s 115,742 people 110,596 people 121,028 people 10
1870s 127,935 people 122,246 people 133,777 people 10
1880s 141,411 people 135,124 people 147,869 people 10
1890s 156,328 people 149,357 people 163,655 people 10
1900s 177,938 people 165,725 people 191,132 people 10
1910s 208,411 people 194,195 people 223,349 people 10
1920s 249,371 people 227,317 people 273,204 people 10
1930s 305,713 people 278,852 people 333,887 people 10
1940s 371,683 people 340,490 people 404,733 people 10
1950s 458,954 people 413,708 people 504,883 people 10
1960s 560,811 people 516,174 people 587,078 people 10
1970s 718,061 people 590,338 people 901,754 people 10
1980s 1.10 million people 937,493 people 1.27 million people 10
1990s 1.48 million people 1.31 million people 1.64 million people 10
2000s 1.83 million people 1.68 million people 1.99 million people 10
2010s 2.19 million people 2.03 million people 2.33 million people 10
2020s 2.42 million people 2.37 million people 2.48 million people 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 143 Albania 2.81 million people compare
  2. 144 Gambia 2.70 million people compare
  3. 145 Gabon 2.48 million people compare
  4. 147 Lesotho 2.31 million people compare
  5. 148 Guinea-Bissau 2.15 million people compare
  6. 149 Slovenia 2.12 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Botswana?
Population in Botswana was 2.48 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 2.48 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 60,640 people in 1000.
How does Botswana rank for population?
Botswana ranks 146th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.