In 1964, Gaborone only had 3,855 citizens;[33] seven years later, the city had almost 18,000 residents.[34] The city originally planned on 20,000 citizens, but by 1992, the city had 138,000 people.
Mo tsatsing la gompieno Gaborone o gola ka bonako. ka ngwaga wa 1964, Gaborone o ne a nale banni ba le 3,855;[22] dingwaga tse supa morago, toropo ya bo e na le banni ba le 18000.[23] Toropo e e ne e agetswe banni ba le 20,000, mme ka ngwaga wa 1992, toropo ke fa e nale batho ba le 138,000.