Population 2,562,122
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Botswana 2025 · 2.56M
0 640.53K 1.28M 1.92M 2.56M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 516,165 1961: 527,942 1962: 540,186 1963: 552,966 1964: 566,266 1965: 574,664 1966: 577,866 1967: 580,933 1968: 583,966 1969: 587,066 1970: 590,334 1971: 600,481 1972: 622,407 1973: 652,408 1974: 685,448 1975: 720,380 1976: 758,508 1977: 799,574 1978: 849,239 1979: 901,742 1980: 937,485 1981: 969,996 1982: 1,009,269 1983: 1,046,137 1984: 1,083,660 1985: 1,121,945 1986: 1,160,650 1987: 1,199,167 1988: 1,235,476 1989: 1,270,274 1990: 1,305,696 1991: 1,341,756 1992: 1,380,033 1993: 1,420,115 1994: 1,460,023 1995: 1,498,836 1996: 1,535,914 1997: 1,571,691 1998: 1,606,899 1999: 1,641,997 2000: 1,677,382 2001: 1,712,254 2002: 1,744,763 2003: 1,775,736 2004: 1,807,146 2005: 1,839,877 2006: 1,874,516 2007: 1,911,201 2008: 1,949,970 2009: 1,990,673 2010: 2,033,111 2011: 2,073,535 2012: 2,108,617 2013: 2,140,682 2014: 2,172,044 2015: 2,203,273 2016: 2,234,776 2017: 2,266,747 2018: 2,299,141 2019: 2,332,083 2020: 2,365,894 2021: 2,401,441 2022: 2,439,892 2023: 2,480,244 2024: 2,521,139 2025: 2,562,122 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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