Population in Belize compared to Botswana: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belize and Botswana: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Botswana	Belize	Botswana
1960	91,318	516,165	-	-
1961	93,632	527,942	2.53%	2.28%
1962	96,042	540,186	2.57%	2.32%
1963	98,704	552,966	2.77%	2.37%
1964	101,603	566,266	2.94%	2.41%
1965	104,675	574,664	3.02%	1.48%
1966	107,906	577,866	3.09%	0.56%
1967	111,272	580,933	3.12%	0.53%
1968	114,713	583,966	3.09%	0.52%
1969	118,040	587,066	2.9%	0.53%
1970	120,736	590,334	2.28%	0.56%
1971	122,805	600,481	1.71%	1.72%
1972	124,676	622,407	1.52%	3.65%
1973	126,445	652,408	1.42%	4.82%
1974	128,185	685,448	1.38%	5.06%
1975	130,387	720,380	1.72%	5.1%
1976	133,099	758,508	2.08%	5.29%
1977	135,887	799,574	2.09%	5.41%
1978	138,713	849,239	2.08%	6.21%
1979	141,678	901,742	2.14%	6.18%
1980	145,062	937,485	2.39%	3.96%
1981	148,786	969,996	2.57%	3.47%
1982	152,548	1,009,269	2.53%	4.05%
1983	156,297	1,046,137	2.46%	3.65%
1984	160,044	1,083,660	2.4%	3.59%
1985	163,796	1,121,945	2.34%	3.53%
1986	167,554	1,160,650	2.29%	3.45%
1987	171,338	1,199,167	2.26%	3.32%
1988	175,180	1,235,476	2.24%	3.03%
1989	179,107	1,270,274	2.24%	2.82%
1990	183,076	1,305,696	2.22%	2.79%
1991	187,040	1,341,756	2.17%	2.76%
1992	190,983	1,380,033	2.11%	2.85%
1993	194,902	1,420,115	2.05%	2.9%
1994	199,097	1,460,023	2.15%	2.81%
1995	204,146	1,498,836	2.54%	2.66%
1996	210,310	1,535,914	3.02%	2.47%
1997	217,446	1,571,691	3.39%	2.33%
1998	225,173	1,606,899	3.55%	2.24%
1999	233,059	1,641,997	3.5%	2.18%
2000	240,799	1,677,382	3.32%	2.15%
2001	248,379	1,712,254	3.15%	2.08%
2002	256,009	1,744,763	3.07%	1.9%
2003	263,780	1,775,736	3.04%	1.78%
2004	271,688	1,807,146	3%	1.77%
2005	279,731	1,839,877	2.96%	1.81%
2006	287,878	1,874,516	2.91%	1.88%
2007	296,100	1,911,201	2.86%	1.96%
2008	304,361	1,949,970	2.79%	2.03%
2009	312,614	1,990,673	2.71%	2.09%
2010	320,245	2,033,111	2.44%	2.13%
2011	327,298	2,073,535	2.2%	1.99%
2012	334,414	2,108,617	2.17%	1.69%
2013	341,627	2,140,682	2.16%	1.52%
2014	348,923	2,172,044	2.14%	1.47%
2015	356,333	2,203,273	2.12%	1.44%
2016	364,705	2,234,776	2.35%	1.43%
2017	373,202	2,266,747	2.33%	1.43%
2018	380,226	2,299,141	1.88%	1.43%
2019	385,829	2,332,083	1.47%	1.43%
2020	390,812	2,365,894	1.29%	1.45%
2021	395,346	2,401,441	1.16%	1.5%
2022	402,733	2,439,892	1.87%	1.6%
2023	411,106	2,480,244	2.08%	1.65%
2024	417,072	2,521,139	1.45%	1.65%
2025	422,922	2,562,118	1.4%	1.63%
2026	428,651	2,603,385	1.35%	1.61%
2027	434,214	2,644,640	1.3%	1.58%
2028	439,588	2,685,602	1.24%	1.55%
2029	444,794	2,726,042	1.18%	1.51%
2030	449,845	2,765,913	1.14%	1.46%
2031	454,733	2,804,987	1.09%	1.41%
2032	459,517	2,843,228	1.05%	1.36%
2033	464,203	2,880,982	1.02%	1.33%
2034	468,777	2,917,972	0.99%	1.28%
2035	473,126	2,954,411	0.93%	1.25%
2036	477,230	2,990,130	0.87%	1.21%
2037	481,157	3,025,222	0.82%	1.17%
2038	484,877	3,059,525	0.77%	1.13%
2039	488,334	3,093,371	0.71%	1.11%
2040	491,592	3,126,637	0.67%	1.08%
2041	494,725	3,159,130	0.64%	1.04%
2042	497,695	3,190,968	0.6%	1.01%
2043	500,514	3,222,560	0.57%	0.99%
2044	503,171	3,254,012	0.53%	0.98%
2045	505,692	3,285,297	0.5%	0.96%
2046	508,116	3,316,997	0.48%	0.96%
2047	510,423	3,348,491	0.45%	0.95%
2048	512,657	3,379,103	0.44%	0.91%
2049	514,721	3,408,763	0.4%	0.88%
2050	516,621	3,437,424	0.37%	0.84%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Botswana gained 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 391,993 (a 17.8% growth).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Botswana was ranked 145th in 2005 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belize's population will grow by 20.8% to 516,621 people with a rank change from 171st to 172nd. The population of Botswana will increase by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people and rank change from 143rd to 137th.