World Development Indicators
Population, total: Botswana
- Most recent
- 2.56212e+06 (2025)
- Earliest
- 516,165 (1960)
- Highest
- 2.56212e+06 (2025)
- Years reported
- 66
- Member state
- Botswana at the United Nations
Every year reported
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.56212e+06 |
| 2024 | 2.52114e+06 |
| 2023 | 2.48024e+06 |
| 2022 | 2.43989e+06 |
| 2021 | 2.40144e+06 |
| 2020 | 2.36589e+06 |
| 2019 | 2.33208e+06 |
| 2018 | 2.29914e+06 |
| 2017 | 2.26675e+06 |
| 2016 | 2.23478e+06 |
| 2015 | 2.20327e+06 |
| 2014 | 2.17204e+06 |
| 2013 | 2.14068e+06 |
| 2012 | 2.10862e+06 |
| 2011 | 2.07354e+06 |
| 2010 | 2.03311e+06 |
| 2009 | 1.99067e+06 |
| 2008 | 1.94997e+06 |
| 2007 | 1.9112e+06 |
| 2006 | 1.87452e+06 |
| 2005 | 1.83988e+06 |
| 2004 | 1.80715e+06 |
| 2003 | 1.77574e+06 |
| 2002 | 1.74476e+06 |
| 2001 | 1.71225e+06 |
| 2000 | 1.67738e+06 |
| 1999 | 1.642e+06 |
| 1998 | 1.6069e+06 |
| 1997 | 1.57169e+06 |
| 1996 | 1.53591e+06 |
| 1995 | 1.49884e+06 |
| 1994 | 1.46002e+06 |
| 1993 | 1.42012e+06 |
| 1992 | 1.38003e+06 |
| 1991 | 1.34176e+06 |
| 1990 | 1.3057e+06 |
| 1989 | 1.27027e+06 |
| 1988 | 1.23548e+06 |
| 1987 | 1.19917e+06 |
| 1986 | 1.16065e+06 |
| 1985 | 1.12194e+06 |
| 1984 | 1.08366e+06 |
| 1983 | 1.04614e+06 |
| 1982 | 1.00927e+06 |
| 1981 | 969,996 |
| 1980 | 937,485 |
| 1979 | 901,742 |
| 1978 | 849,239 |
| 1977 | 799,574 |
| 1976 | 758,508 |
| 1975 | 720,380 |
| 1974 | 685,448 |
| 1973 | 652,408 |
| 1972 | 622,407 |
| 1971 | 600,481 |
| 1970 | 590,334 |
| 1969 | 587,066 |
| 1968 | 583,966 |
| 1967 | 580,933 |
| 1966 | 577,866 |
| 1965 | 574,664 |
| 1964 | 566,266 |
| 1963 | 552,966 |
| 1962 | 540,186 |
| 1961 | 527,942 |
| 1960 | 516,165 |
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