Population, female in Botswana
Botswana: Population, female was 1.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female in Botswana is 1.29 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Botswana peaked at 1.29 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 267,947, in 1960.
That places Botswana 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294,341 | 267,947 | 314,903 | 10 |
| 1970s | 379,396 | 318,712 | 463,775 | 10 |
| 1980s | 565,166 | 481,256 | 650,259 | 10 |
| 1990s | 754,984 | 668,581 | 837,545 | 10 |
| 2000s | 928,742 | 854,973 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.03 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.19 million | 1.29 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, female in Botswana?
- Population, female in Botswana was 1.29 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,947 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for population, female?
- Botswana ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.