Population ages 15-64, total in Botswana
Botswana: Population ages 15-64, total was 1.64 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 15-64, total in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Botswana is 1.64 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Botswana peaked at 1.64 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 261,413, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 141st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 272,970 | 261,413 | 278,951 | 10 |
| 1970s | 349,932 | 275,705 | 459,697 | 10 |
| 1980s | 561,782 | 477,474 | 651,523 | 10 |
| 1990s | 804,556 | 674,183 | 945,549 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 977,490 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million | 1.27 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million | 1.50 million | 1.64 million | 6 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 58,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Botswana?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Botswana was 1.64 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,413 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Botswana ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.