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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Botswana

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.56M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$19.93B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$7.78K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth69.32024 · yearsInternet use57.5%2024 · % of populationForest area26.3%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.6%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Botswana2025 · 1.6%
01.513.014.526.031960199320251961: 2.3%1962: 2.3%1963: 2.3%1964: 2.4%1965: 1.5%1966: 0.6%1967: 0.5%1968: 0.5%1969: 0.5%1970: 0.6%1971: 1.7%1972: 3.6%1973: 4.7%1974: 4.9%1975: 5%1976: 5.2%1977: 5.3%1978: 6%1979: 6%1980: 3.9%1981: 3.4%1982: 4%1983: 3.6%1984: 3.5%1985: 3.5%1986: 3.4%1987: 3.3%1988: 3%1989: 2.8%1990: 2.8%1991: 2.7%1992: 2.8%1993: 2.9%1994: 2.8%1995: 2.6%1996: 2.4%1997: 2.3%1998: 2.2%1999: 2.2%2000: 2.1%2001: 2.1%2002: 1.9%2003: 1.8%2004: 1.8%2005: 1.8%2006: 1.9%2007: 1.9%2008: 2%2009: 2.1%2010: 2.1%2011: 2%2012: 1.7%2013: 1.5%2014: 1.5%2015: 1.4%2016: 1.4%2017: 1.4%2018: 1.4%2019: 1.4%2020: 1.4%2021: 1.5%2022: 1.6%2023: 1.6%2024: 1.6%2025: 1.6%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Botswana in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Gaborone
Country code
BWA

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