Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Southern Africa
Botswana is recorded at 2.52m people in 2024, with total annual change of +41,174 under the WPP medium variant.
Botswana observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 61,418 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -14,465 |
| Natural change | +46,953 |
| Net migration | -5,778 |
| Total change | +41,174 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +41,174 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -1,364,303 since 2088 |
| Projected 2100 | 3.84m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Botswana 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 800.7k, ages 15-64 1.58m, ages 65+ 98.5k.
Botswana 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 808.8k, ages 15-64 2.36m, ages 65+ 264.8k.
Botswana 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 645.0k, ages 15-64 2.38m, ages 65+ 813.2k.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2079.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.52m | 41,174 | 61.4k | 14.5k | 2.70 |
| 2030 | 2.77m | 40,037 | 59.0k | 16.2k | 2.49 |
| 2050 | 3.44m | 28,186 | 55.4k | 25.3k | 2.08 |
| 2080 | 3.88m | 1,743 | 47.1k | 42.9k | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 3.84m | -6,133 | 41.4k | 46.0k | 1.78 |