Botswana · Population

On this page you can find past, current and future population statistics for Botswana (from 1950-2100), population map, demographics, live population counter etc. . Question: What is the population of Botswana? Answer: Current population of Botswana is: 2 727 226*^[1], area 600370 km², population density 4.54 p/km². Capital of Botswana is Gaborone. Continent: Africa.

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Botswana · Population 1950-2100

Botswana · historical and predicted populations (both sexes) for the period 1950-2100 (millions) De facto population in Botswana as of 1 July of the year indicated. Source United Nations Population Division [1].

What was the Botswana population at your birthday?*

Enter your birth date to find out. [1]

year:***	month:	day:

Current Botswana population

2 727 226

Today	This year
Population growth Today xx Changes every 765.027 sec.	Population growth This year xx
Births Today xx Changes every 530.711 sec.	Births This year xx [x]
Deaths Today xx Changes every 1732.742 sec.	Deaths This year xx [x]

Sources: [1]
Today's statistic since midnight 00:00.
This year, statistic changes since 1st January
Population = Births** - Deaths

Botswana population map

City density ^[2] • population density ^[3] • Legend (Click on marker to hide it)

• Population Growth rate: 113 / day = 4.71 / hour = 0.078 / minute = 0.0013 / seconds
• Births Growth rate**: 163 / day = 6.78 / hour = 0.115 / minute = 0.0016 / seconds
• Deaths Growth rate: 50 / day = 2.08 / hour = 0.035 / minute = 0.0006 / seconds.

Current Botswana population by age and sex for 2026-10-06*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	162 657	⇐+2.6%	158 461
5-9	146 602	⇐+1.8%	143 970
10-14	121 190	⇐+1.7%	119 110
15-19	110 228	⇐+2%	108 043
20-24	109 059	⇐+1.8%	107 140
25-29	112 024	⇐+1.2%	110 674
30-34	125 028	⇐+0.2%	124 728
35-39	126 805	⇐+0.4%	126 270
40-44	102 619	⇐+1.9%	100 658
45-49	71 521	⇐+2.6%	69 686
50-54	49 838	+1.3%⇒	50 498
55-59	36 897	+8.9%⇒	40 187
60-64	33 405	+15.5%⇒	38 596
65-69	25 570	+15.5%⇒	29 539
70-74	12 535	+12.6%⇒	14 119
75-79	8 858	+24.9%⇒	11 068
80-84	4 894	+51.5%⇒	7 415
85-89	1 962	+84.7%⇒	3 623
90-94	454	+126.4%⇒	1 028
95-99	99	+65.7%⇒	164
100+	1	+200%⇒	3

Sources: [1]

Population for cities or regions in Botswana (26)

Bobonong Central
♥ Francistown North East
Gabane Kweneng
♥ Gaborone South East
Ghanzi Ghanzi
Jwaneng Southern
Kanye Southern
Letlhakane Central
Lobatse South East
Mahalapye Central
♥ Maun North West
Mmadinare Central
Mochudi Kgatleng
♥ Mogoditshane Kweneng
♥ Molepolole Kweneng
Moshupa Southern
Orapa Central
Palapye Central
Ramotswa South East
Selebi-Phikwe Central
♥ Serowe Central
Shoshong Central
Thamaga Kweneng
Tlokweng South East
Tonota Central
Tutume Central

Sources, Notices

* Value is calculated with linear interpolation from 2 nearest estimated (date->population) data (unofficial).
** Net migration is included in Births with this calculation: Births = Population[1] + Deaths[1].
*** For years before 1950 we dont have population data. Value is approximate calculation using function: 1900 population = 70% of 1950 population.
[1] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision. Data are estimates and projections according to a medium-fertility variant. Reused with the permission of the United Nations. Downloaded: 2015-11-15 (un.org)
[2] City density map, generated by population.city using data provided to us by 1km.net website. Every circle is city with population over 5000. Link
[3] Population density map generated by instructions from daysleeperrr on reddig. Link1. Used data source is the Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3 online at the the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University. Link2. Additional urban land cover: Extracted from Global Land Cover Characteristics Data Base Version 2.0 and Binary MOD12Q1 data on shadedrelief.com. Link3 (PNG,0.5Mb).