Population, male in Botswana
Botswana: Population, male was 1.28 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Botswana is 1.28 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Botswana peaked at 1.28 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 248,218, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 143rd of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 266,461 | 248,218 | 274,435 | 10 |
| 1970s | 338,656 | 271,622 | 437,967 | 10 |
| 1980s | 538,240 | 456,229 | 620,015 | 10 |
| 1990s | 721,312 | 637,115 | 804,452 | 10 |
| 2000s | 899,610 | 822,409 | 982,815 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million | 1.00 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.18 million | 1.28 million | 6 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Botswana?
- Population, male in Botswana was 1.28 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,218 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for population, male?
- Botswana ranks 143rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.