# Population growth rate: Botswana

1.638% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.

Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. [Source and method](/sources/population-growth) · [All countries and regions](/population-growth).

## Every year

| Year | Value (%) |
| ---: | ---: |
| 2023 | 1.638 |
| 2022 | 1.643 |
| 2021 | 1.533 |
| 2020 | 1.449 |
| 2019 | 1.43 |
| 2018 | 1.416 |
| 2017 | 1.422 |
| 2016 | 1.419 |
| 2015 | 1.421 |
| 2014 | 1.434 |
| 2013 | 1.475 |
| 2012 | 1.544 |
| 2011 | 1.813 |
| 2010 | 2.127 |
| 2009 | 2.091 |
| 2008 | 2.04 |
| 2007 | 1.976 |
| 2006 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 1.83 |
| 2004 | 1.759 |
| 2003 | 1.747 |
| 2002 | 1.772 |
| 2001 | 1.991 |
| 2000 | 2.125 |
| 1999 | 2.139 |
| 1998 | 2.182 |
| 1997 | 2.249 |
| 1996 | 2.358 |
| 1995 | 2.532 |
| 1994 | 2.718 |
| 1993 | 2.826 |
| 1992 | 2.901 |
| 1991 | 2.722 |
| 1990 | 2.727 |
| 1989 | 2.775 |
| 1988 | 2.78 |
| 1987 | 3.192 |
| 1986 | 3.34 |
| 1985 | 3.445 |
| 1984 | 3.5 |
| 1983 | 3.549 |
| 1982 | 3.628 |
| 1981 | 4.324 |
| 1980 | 2.463 |
| 1979 | 5.368 |
| 1978 | 6.668 |
| 1977 | 5.344 |
| 1976 | 5.197 |
| 1975 | 5.116 |
| 1974 | 4.818 |
| 1973 | 5.068 |
| 1972 | 4.329 |
| 1971 | 2.816 |
| 1970 | 0.573 |
| 1969 | 0.537 |
| 1968 | 0.522 |
| 1967 | 0.519 |
| 1966 | 0.539 |
| 1965 | 0.572 |
| 1964 | 2.386 |
| 1963 | 2.368 |
| 1962 | 2.309 |
| 1961 | 2.276 |
| 1960 | 2.236 |
| 1959 | 2.186 |
| 1958 | 2.127 |
| 1957 | 2.093 |
| 1956 | 2.087 |
| 1955 | 2.118 |
| 1954 | 2.19 |
| 1953 | 2.297 |
| 1952 | 2.381 |
| 1951 | 2.357 |
| 1950 | 2.353 |

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