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: 2 689 806*^[1], area 600370 km², population density 4.48 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

2 689 806

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 2025-11-08*

	Male	%	Female
0-4	160 388	⇐+2.6%	156 313
5-9	144 409	⇐+1.8%	141 823
10-14	120 406	⇐+1.7%	118 343
15-19	110 268	⇐+2%	108 133
20-24	109 214	⇐+1.7%	107 342
25-29	111 997	⇐+1.2%	110 644
30-34	123 446	⇐+0.3%	123 024
35-39	123 582	⇐+0.6%	122 905
40-44	99 551	⇐+2%	97 608
45-49	69 631	⇐+2.5%	67 944
50-54	48 829	+1.5%⇒	49 570
55-59	36 384	+8.9%⇒	39 618
60-64	32 658	+15.3%⇒	37 659
65-69	24 722	+15.5%⇒	28 556
70-74	12 354	+13.7%⇒	14 044
75-79	8 629	+26.4%⇒	10 904
80-84	4 715	+52.6%⇒	7 196
85-89	1 869	+85.3%⇒	3 463
90-94	433	+126.3%⇒	980
95-99	92	+68.5%⇒	155
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).