By 2038, Botswana’s population is projected to reach nearly 3 million people while the country becomes more urban, older and increasingly concentrated around its major economic centres.
The country is on course to have a population of 2,954,519 people by 2038, according to new projections by Statistics Botswana. This marks a substantial increase from the 2,359,609 people recorded in the 2022 Population and Housing Census.
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