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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
Population growth ↗
1.61 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
-0.73 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
20.7K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
4.08 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
67.96 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
68.8 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
46 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
57.46 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
69.54 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
2.42 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Botswana

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.

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