Botswana - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Botswana was 2,351,625 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,351,625 in 2020 and a minimum value of 502,733 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 502,733
1961 512,688
1962 523,777
1963 535,692
1964 547,870
1965 559,996
1966 571,957
1967 584,098
1968 596,946
1969 611,297
1970 627,714
1971 646,350
1972 667,096
1973 689,906
1974 714,701
1975 741,346
1976 769,982
1977 800,532
1978 832,467
1979 865,073
1980 897,860
1981 930,412
1982 962,859
1983 996,124
1984 1,031,439
1985 1,069,585
1986 1,110,948
1987 1,154,904
1988 1,200,073
1989 1,244,484
1990 1,286,756
1991 1,326,321
1992 1,363,541
1993 1,399,110
1994 1,434,061
1995 1,469,173
1996 1,504,724
1997 1,540,424
1998 1,575,827
1999 1,610,260
2000 1,643,333
2001 1,674,674
2002 1,704,637
2003 1,734,387
2004 1,765,533
2005 1,799,077
2006 1,835,911
2007 1,875,458
2008 1,915,636
2009 1,953,495
2010 1,987,106
2011 2,015,406
2012 2,039,551
2013 2,062,551
2014 2,088,619
2015 2,120,716
2016 2,159,925
2017 2,205,076
2018 2,254,067
2019 2,303,703
2020 2,351,625

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Botswana was 1,212,526 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,212,526 in 2020 and a minimum value of 258,813 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 258,813
1961 263,828
1962 269,359
1963 275,332
1964 281,560
1965 287,959
1966 294,525
1967 301,399
1968 308,727
1969 316,740
1970 325,610
1971 335,325
1972 345,888
1973 357,514
1974 370,472
1975 384,917
1976 401,023
1977 418,628
1978 437,111
1979 455,642
1980 473,626
1981 490,714
1982 507,106
1983 523,512
1984 540,928
1985 560,026
1986 581,061
1987 603,636
1988 626,945
1989 649,826
1990 671,468
1991 691,560
1992 710,328
1993 728,136
1994 745,513
1995 762,874
1996 780,350
1997 797,787
1998 815,027
1999 831,779
2000 847,900
2001 863,288
2002 878,119
2003 892,835
2004 908,062
2005 924,207
2006 941,550
2007 959,935
2008 978,824
2009 997,437
2010 1,015,242
2011 1,031,977
2012 1,047,927
2013 1,063,856
2014 1,080,798
2015 1,099,500
2016 1,120,211
2017 1,142,607
2018 1,166,046
2019 1,189,587
2020 1,212,526

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Botswana was 51.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.75 in 1980, while its lowest value was 51.06 in 2009.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 51.48
1961 51.46
1962 51.43
1963 51.40
1964 51.39
1965 51.42
1966 51.49
1967 51.60
1968 51.72
1969 51.81
1970 51.87
1971 51.88
1972 51.85
1973 51.82
1974 51.84
1975 51.92
1976 52.08
1977 52.29
1978 52.51
1979 52.67
1980 52.75
1981 52.74
1982 52.67
1983 52.55
1984 52.44
1985 52.36
1986 52.30
1987 52.27
1988 52.24
1989 52.22
1990 52.18
1991 52.14
1992 52.09
1993 52.04
1994 51.99
1995 51.93
1996 51.86
1997 51.79
1998 51.72
1999 51.65
2000 51.60
2001 51.55
2002 51.51
2003 51.48
2004 51.43
2005 51.37
2006 51.29
2007 51.18
2008 51.10
2009 51.06
2010 51.09
2011 51.20
2012 51.38
2013 51.58
2014 51.75
2015 51.85
2016 51.86
2017 51.82
2018 51.73
2019 51.64
2020 51.56

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Botswana was 1,139,099 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,139,099 in 2020 and a minimum value of 243,920 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 243,920
1961 248,860
1962 254,418
1963 260,360
1964 266,310
1965 272,037
1966 277,432
1967 282,699
1968 288,219
1969 294,557
1970 302,104
1971 311,025
1972 321,208
1973 332,392
1974 344,229
1975 356,429
1976 368,959
1977 381,904
1978 395,356
1979 409,431
1980 424,234
1981 439,698
1982 455,753
1983 472,612
1984 490,511
1985 509,559
1986 529,887
1987 551,268
1988 573,128
1989 594,658
1990 615,288
1991 634,761
1992 653,213
1993 670,974
1994 688,548
1995 706,299
1996 724,374
1997 742,637
1998 760,800
1999 778,481
2000 795,433
2001 811,386
2002 826,518
2003 841,552
2004 857,471
2005 874,870
2006 894,361
2007 915,523
2008 936,812
2009 956,058
2010 971,864
2011 983,429
2012 991,624
2013 998,695
2014 1,007,821
2015 1,021,216
2016 1,039,714
2017 1,062,469
2018 1,088,021
2019 1,114,116
2020 1,139,099

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Botswana was 48.44 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.94 in 2009, while its lowest value was 47.25 in 1980.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48.52
1961 48.54
1962 48.57
1963 48.60
1964 48.61
1965 48.58
1966 48.51
1967 48.40
1968 48.28
1969 48.19
1970 48.13
1971 48.12
1972 48.15
1973 48.18
1974 48.16
1975 48.08
1976 47.92
1977 47.71
1978 47.49
1979 47.33
1980 47.25
1981 47.26
1982 47.33
1983 47.45
1984 47.56
1985 47.64
1986 47.70
1987 47.73
1988 47.76
1989 47.78
1990 47.82
1991 47.86
1992 47.91
1993 47.96
1994 48.01
1995 48.07
1996 48.14
1997 48.21
1998 48.28
1999 48.35
2000 48.40
2001 48.45
2002 48.49
2003 48.52
2004 48.57
2005 48.63
2006 48.71
2007 48.82
2008 48.90
2009 48.94
2010 48.91
2011 48.80
2012 48.62
2013 48.42
2014 48.25
2015 48.15
2016 48.14
2017 48.18
2018 48.27
2019 48.36
2020 48.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population