Botswana's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 2.7 million in 2021.
The population of Botswana grew at 1.9% in the last year and is ranked the 39th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Namibia.
Botswana last conducted a national census in 2011 and 87.5% of births in Botswana are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Botswana compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Botswana's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London