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Botswana: area, population and density
Botswana has 566,730 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 2,562,122; calculated population density is 4.5 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Botswana ranks 47th of 196 by land area, 142nd by population and 189th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 566,730 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 2,562,122World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 4.5 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Botswana in the country comparison set
Botswana has 566,730 sq km of land area and a population value of 2,562,122 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 47th by land area, 142nd by population, and 189th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Botswana first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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