Population of Botswana (2024)

Botswana population

220,920

Births this year: 0 Births today 0
Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Botswana Population by Religions(2001 census)

Region Name Percents Number
Christian 71.6% 158,179 people
Badimo 6% 13,255 people
other 1.4% 3,093 people
unspecified 0.4% 884 people
none 20.6% 45,510 people

Botswana Population by Ethnic groups (2001 census)

Ethnic groups Name Percents Number
Tswana (or Setswana) 79% 174,527 people
Kalanga 11% 24,301 people
Basarwa 3% 6,628 people
other 0 people
including Kgalagadi and white 7% 15,464 people

Botswana population by Age group

Age Both Sexes Population Male Population Female Population Both Sexes (%) Male (%) Female (%) Sex ratio (female/male)
Total 2,460,223 1,228,861 1,231,362 100 100 100 99.8
00-04 265,507 134,185 131,322 10.8 10.9 10.7 102.2
05-09 265,299 133,897 131,402 10.8 10.9 10.7 101.9
10-14 236,270 119,110 117,160 9.6 9.7 9.5 101.7
15-19 221,120 111,451 109,669 9 9.1 8.9 101.6
20-24 220,644 111,086 109,558 9 9 8.9 101.4
25-29 220,800 111,147 109,653 9 9 8.9 101.4
30-34 219,944 110,751 109,193 8.9 9 8.9 101.4
35-39 203,778 102,688 101,090 8.3 8.4 8.2 101.6
40-44 164,398 83,002 81,396 6.7 6.8 6.6 102
45-49 120,886 60,797 60,089 4.9 4.9 4.9 101.2
50-54 90,399 44,673 45,726 3.7 3.6 3.7 97.7
55-59 71,091 34,223 36,868 2.9 2.8 3 92.8
60-64 58,138 27,300 30,838 2.4 2.2 2.5 88.5
65-69 45,000 20,665 24,335 1.8 1.7 2 84.9
70-74 26,657 11,949 14,708 1.1 1 1.2 81.2
75-79 17,202 7,186 10,016 0.7 0.6 0.8 71.7
80-84 9,060 3,426 5,634 0.4 0.3 0.5 60.8
85-89 3,234 1,091 2,143 0.1 0.1 0.2 50.9
90-94 691 207 484 0 0 0 42.8
95-99 99 26 73 0 0 0 35.6
100+ 6 1 5 0 0 0 20

Botswana Age structure and Population pyramid

Botswana Age structure and Population pyramid

Botswana Sex ratio

Botswana Sex ratio

Botswana Dependency ratios

Chart working age in Botswana

Botswana Population (1950 - 2024)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Sex ratio Density
(P/Km²)
2023 2,573,371 1.47 37,266 99.76 4.54
2022 2,536,105 1.51 37,740 99.77 4.47
2021 2,498,365 1.55 38,142 99.78 4.41
2020 2,460,223 1.59 38,388 99.80 4.34
2019 2,421,835 1.62 38,651 99.81 4.27
2018 2,383,184 1.67 39,203 99.82 4.21
2017 2,343,981 1.74 40,161 99.84 4.14
2016 2,303,820 1.83 41,335 99.85 4.07
2015 2,262,485 1.92 42,548 99.85 3.99
2014 2,219,937 2.00 43,427 99.85 3.92
2013 2,176,510 2.05 43,688 99.85 3.84
2012 2,132,822 2.06 43,116 99.84 3.76
2011 2,089,706 2.04 41,875 99.82 3.69
2010 2,047,831 2.02 40,619 99.80 3.61
2005 1,864,003 7.34 127,424 99.62 3.29
2000 1,736,579 10.17 160,288 99.04 3.06
1995 1,576,291 14.24 196,477 98.29 2.78
1990 1,379,814 16.64 196,872 97.52 2.43
1985 1,182,942 18.73 186,611 96.74 2.09
1980 996,331 21.20 174,302 95.78 1.76
1975 822,029 18.62 129,008 94.05 1.45
1970 693,021 16.33 97,280 92.29 1.22
1965 595,741 13.68 71,712 91.19 1.05
1960 524,029 11.57 54,358 91.76 0.92
1955 469,671 13.85 57,138 93.99 0.83
1950 412,533 93.83 0.73
Chart population Botswana Population (1950 - 2024)