Society · Population growth · Botswana
Botswana’s population growth fell to 1.6% y/y in 2025.
1.6% y/y
2025
Down 0.02 pp from 2024.
Updated 18 Oct 2026
In plain words
1.6% y/y
What it is. A change compared with the same period a year earlier. 1.6% y/y means the underlying figure is 1.6% higher than a year earlier.
Neither way is good in itself. Whether a change is welcome depends on why it happened, so read it against its own history and other countries. A lower rate means slower growth, not a fall, unless it drops below zero.
Why it matters. Comparing with a year earlier takes out the usual seasonal swings, so the figure shows the underlying direction.
| Period | Population growth · Botswana |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.4% y/y |
| 2017 | 1.4% y/y |
| 2018 | 1.4% y/y |
| 2019 | 1.4% y/y |
| 2020 | 1.4% y/y |
| 2021 | 1.5% y/y |
| 2022 | 1.6% y/y |
| 2023 | 1.6% y/y |
| 2024 | 1.6% y/y |
| 2025 | 1.6% y/y |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Population growth, Botswana, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 18 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/society/population-growth/botswana
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Methodology
Annual growth of the total population. Unit: % y/y.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SP.POP.GROW), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.