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Botswana

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Capital
Gaborone
Currency
Botswana pula
Continent
Africa
Area
581,737 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q963 ↗ · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
2.56M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
19.93B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
7,778.12 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.66 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
24.48 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.7 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
69.29 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: 2.56M
Botswana · Population1.81M2.01M2.22M2.42M2.63M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · Population · people
YearBotswana
20252,562,122
20242,521,139
20232,480,244
20222,439,892
20212,401,441
20202,365,894
20192,332,083
20182,299,141
20172,266,747
20162,234,776
20152,203,273
20142,172,044
20132,140,682
20122,108,617
20112,073,535
20102,033,111
20091,990,673
20081,949,970
20071,911,201
20061,874,516

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: 19.93B
Botswana · GDP8.88B12B15.12B18.24B21.36B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · GDP · current US$
YearBotswana
202519,928,479,839.45
202419,286,251,067.51
202319,413,614,554.69
202220,321,150,599.15
202118,750,182,236.22
202014,960,251,607.81
201916,725,908,148.55
201817,031,943,186.14
201716,105,155,856.77
201615,082,637,184.05
201513,530,748,844.51
201415,470,088,500.74
201314,271,738,933.2
201213,907,464,500.15
201115,110,643,612.17
201012,637,273,429.13
200910,118,459,242.32
200810,730,829,116.41
200710,567,270,655.5
20069,919,158,482.41

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: 7,778.12
Botswana · GDP per capita4,758.365,732.096,705.827,679.558,653.292006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBotswana
20257,778.12
20247,649.82
20237,827.3
20228,328.71
20217,807.89
20206,323.3
20197,172.09
20187,407.96
20177,104.96
20166,749.06
20156,141.2
20147,122.36
20136,666.91
20126,595.54
20117,287.38
20106,215.73
20095,082.93
20085,503.07
20075,529.13
20065,291.58

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: 2.66
Botswana · Inflation0.814.057.310.5413.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · Inflation · %
YearBotswana
20252.66
20242.82
20235.07
202211.67
20217.24
20201.89
20192.77
20183.24
20173.31
20162.81
20153.06
20144.4
20135.88
20127.54
20118.46
20106.95
20098.03
200812.7
20077.08
200611.56

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: 24.48
Botswana · Unemployment15.3417.8320.3222.8225.312006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBotswana
202524.48
202423.81
202323.38
202223.62
202123.11
202021.02
201920.09
201819.67
201719.67
201619.33
201518.92
201418.48
201318.17
201217.92
201118.05
201017.86
200916.17
200816.29
200716.98
200617.78

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: —
Botswana · Fertility rate2.662.792.923.053.182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBotswana
2025No data available
20242.7
20232.73
20222.79
20212.83
20202.86
20192.91
20182.94
20172.97
20162.99
20153.01
20143.03
20133.05
20123.07
20113.1
20103.14
20093.13
20083.13
20073.13
20063.11

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Botswana: —
Botswana · Life expectancy53.6957.9562.266.4670.712006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Botswana · Life expectancy · years
YearBotswana
2025No data available
202469.29
202369.16
202268.75
202163.3
202067.64
201967.17
201866.37
201765.42
201664.32
201563.22
201462.17
201361.22
201260.38
201159.72
201059.14
200958.3
200857.66
200756.74
200655.11
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology ↗

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