Total mid-year population. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| 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 |
54 countries carry a recent total population figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
156 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Botswana, grouped by topic.