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Botswana

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
2,562,122 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 2,480,244in 2023[4]
Land area
566,730 km²[5]
Total area
581,737 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currency
Land borders
Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe[10]
Coast
No ocean coast (landlocked)[11][10]
Continent
Official names
  • Botswana[12]
  • République du Botswana[13]
  • Lefatshe la Botswana[14]
  • Republic of Botswana[15]
  • Botswanská republika[16]

Parts of Botswana

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Through time

Population over time[3]
196020252.6M

516,165 in 1960, 2,562,122 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960516,165
1961527,942
1962540,186
1963552,966
1964566,266
1965574,664
1966577,866
1967580,933
1968583,966
1969587,066
1970590,334
1971600,481
1972622,407
1973652,408
1974685,448
1975720,380
1976758,508
1977799,574
1978849,239
1979901,742
1980937,485
1981969,996
19821,009,269
19831,046,137
19841,083,660
19851,121,945
19861,160,650
19871,199,167
19881,235,476
19891,270,274
19901,305,696
19911,341,756
19921,380,033
19931,420,115
19941,460,023
19951,498,836
19961,535,914
19971,571,691
19981,606,899
19991,641,997
20001,677,382
20011,712,254
20021,744,763
20031,775,736
20041,807,146
20051,839,877
20061,874,516
20071,911,201
20081,949,970
20091,990,673
20102,033,111
20112,073,535
20122,108,617
20132,140,682
20142,172,044
20152,203,273
20162,234,776
20172,266,747
20182,299,141
20192,332,083
20202,365,894
20212,401,441
20222,439,892
20232,480,244
20242,521,139
20252,562,122

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
BW[17]
ISO alpha-3
BWA[18]
ISO numeric
072[19]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), capital: Gaborone (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), population (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), area (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), official language: English (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  8. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), currency: Botswana pula (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), continent: Africa (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  11. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), instance of (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  12. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), official name (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), official name (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), official name (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), official name (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Official Names of the United Nations Membership
  16. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), official name (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  17. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  18. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  19. Wikidata: Botswana (Q963), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2563664839) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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