Botswana | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 523997 |
| 1961 | 536540 |
| 1962 | 549953 |
| 1963 | 564277 |
| 1964 | 579518 |
| 1965 | 595697 |
| 1966 | 612903 |
| 1967 | 631226 |
| 1968 | 650676 |
| 1969 | 671247 |
| 1970 | 692959 |
| 1971 | 715745 |
| 1972 | 739683 |
| 1973 | 765101 |
| 1974 | 792432 |
| 1975 | 821942 |
| 1976 | 853774 |
| 1977 | 887716 |
| 1978 | 923234 |
| 1979 | 959584 |
| 1980 | 996211 |
| 1981 | 1032889 |
| 1982 | 1069707 |
| 1983 | 1106802 |
| 1984 | 1144442 |
| 1985 | 1182803 |
| 1986 | 1221790 |
| 1987 | 1261235 |
| 1988 | 1301146 |
| 1989 | 1341540 |
| 1990 | 1382371 |
| 1991 | 1423570 |
| 1992 | 1464924 |
| 1993 | 1506037 |
| 1994 | 1546414 |
| 1995 | 1585637 |
| 1996 | 1623704 |
| 1997 | 1660538 |
| 1998 | 1695587 |
| 1999 | 1728179 |
| 2000 | 1757925 |
| 2001 | 1784449 |
| 2002 | 1808103 |
| 2003 | 1830127 |
| 2004 | 1852243 |
| 2005 | 1875673 |
| 2006 | 1900905 |
| 2007 | 1927540 |
| 2008 | 1954822 |
| 2009 | 1981576 |
| 2010 | 2006945 |
| 2011 | 2030738 |
| 2012 |
Botswana | Population, total
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. The values shown are midyear estimates.