Demographics · Southern Africa
Botswana Population
2.56Mas of 2025+1.6% vs 2024
Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.56M |
| 2024 | 2.52M |
| 2023 | 2.48M |
| 2022 | 2.44M |
| 2021 | 2.4M |
| 2020 | 2.37M |
| 2019 | 2.33M |
| 2018 | 2.3M |
| 2017 | 2.27M |
| 2016 | 2.23M |
| 2015 | 2.2M |
| 2014 | 2.17M |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BW&metric_key=population_total" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Population across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Population |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 237.53M |
| Kenya | 57.53M |
| South Africa | 64.75M |
| Egypt | 118.37M |
| Ghana | 35.06M |
| Ethiopia | 135.47M |
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