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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Bhutan	Botswana	Bhutan	Botswana
1960	224,084	516,165	-	-
1961	230,602	527,942	2.91%	2.28%
1962	237,636	540,186	3.05%	2.32%
1963	245,156	552,966	3.16%	2.37%
1964	252,987	566,266	3.19%	2.41%
1965	261,200	574,664	3.25%	1.48%
1966	269,820	577,866	3.3%	0.56%
1967	278,852	580,933	3.35%	0.53%
1968	288,311	583,966	3.39%	0.52%
1969	298,214	587,066	3.43%	0.53%
1970	308,528	590,334	3.46%	0.56%
1971	319,211	600,481	3.46%	1.72%
1972	330,264	622,407	3.46%	3.65%
1973	341,705	652,408	3.46%	4.82%
1974	353,538	685,448	3.46%	5.06%
1975	365,791	720,380	3.47%	5.1%
1976	378,490	758,508	3.47%	5.29%
1977	391,639	799,574	3.47%	5.41%
1978	405,243	849,239	3.47%	6.21%
1979	419,200	901,742	3.44%	6.18%
1980	433,404	937,485	3.39%	3.96%
1981	447,836	969,996	3.33%	3.47%
1982	462,485	1,009,269	3.27%	4.05%
1983	477,460	1,046,137	3.24%	3.65%
1984	492,784	1,083,660	3.21%	3.59%
1985	508,392	1,121,945	3.17%	3.53%
1986	524,324	1,160,650	3.13%	3.45%
1987	540,557	1,199,167	3.1%	3.32%
1988	556,986	1,235,476	3.04%	3.03%
1989	573,586	1,270,274	2.98%	2.82%
1990	589,287	1,305,696	2.74%	2.79%
1991	599,784	1,341,756	1.78%	2.76%
1992	577,774	1,380,033	-3.67%	2.85%
1993	554,673	1,420,115	-4%	2.9%
1994	554,497	1,460,023	-0.03%	2.81%
1995	547,989	1,498,836	-1.17%	2.66%
1996	548,784	1,535,914	0.15%	2.47%
1997	558,697	1,571,691	1.81%	2.33%
1998	569,435	1,606,899	1.92%	2.24%
1999	582,579	1,641,997	2.31%	2.18%
2000	596,863	1,677,382	2.45%	2.15%
2001	610,794	1,712,254	2.33%	2.08%
2002	624,409	1,744,763	2.23%	1.9%
2003	637,663	1,775,736	2.12%	1.78%
2004	650,544	1,807,146	2.02%	1.77%
2005	661,865	1,839,877	1.74%	1.81%
2006	670,799	1,874,516	1.35%	1.88%
2007	678,641	1,911,201	1.17%	1.96%
2008	686,351	1,949,970	1.14%	2.03%
2009	693,988	1,990,673	1.11%	2.09%
2010	701,632	2,033,111	1.1%	2.13%
2011	709,377	2,073,535	1.1%	1.99%
2012	717,279	2,108,617	1.11%	1.69%
2013	725,273	2,140,682	1.11%	1.52%
2014	733,139	2,172,044	1.08%	1.47%
2015	740,618	2,203,273	1.02%	1.44%
2016	747,866	2,234,776	0.98%	1.43%
2017	754,335	2,266,747	0.86%	1.43%
2018	759,759	2,299,141	0.72%	1.43%
2019	764,824	2,332,083	0.67%	1.43%
2020	770,006	2,365,894	0.68%	1.45%
2021	775,442	2,401,441	0.71%	1.5%
2022	780,914	2,439,892	0.71%	1.6%
2023	786,385	2,480,244	0.7%	1.65%
2024	791,524	2,521,139	0.65%	1.65%
2025	796,681	2,562,118	0.65%	1.63%
2026	802,211	2,603,385	0.69%	1.61%
2027	807,265	2,644,640	0.63%	1.58%
2028	811,835	2,685,602	0.57%	1.55%
2029	816,265	2,726,042	0.55%	1.51%
2030	820,693	2,765,913	0.54%	1.46%
2031	825,464	2,804,987	0.58%	1.41%
2032	830,347	2,843,228	0.59%	1.36%
2033	834,984	2,880,982	0.56%	1.33%
2034	839,045	2,917,972	0.49%	1.28%
2035	843,199	2,954,411	0.5%	1.25%
2036	847,699	2,990,130	0.53%	1.21%
2037	851,844	3,025,222	0.49%	1.17%
2038	855,558	3,059,525	0.44%	1.13%
2039	858,918	3,093,371	0.39%	1.11%
2040	862,126	3,126,637	0.37%	1.08%
2041	865,152	3,159,130	0.35%	1.04%
2042	868,152	3,190,968	0.35%	1.01%
2043	871,100	3,222,560	0.34%	0.99%
2044	873,733	3,254,012	0.3%	0.98%
2045	876,178	3,285,297	0.28%	0.96%
2046	878,161	3,316,997	0.23%	0.96%
2047	879,450	3,348,491	0.15%	0.95%
2048	880,488	3,379,103	0.12%	0.91%
2049	881,433	3,408,763	0.11%	0.88%
2050	882,337	3,437,424	0.1%	0.84%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Bhutan increased by 78,753 people (a 11.9% growth), while Botswana gained 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Bhutan gained 60,505 (a 8.17% growth), while Botswana's population increased by 391,993 (a 17.8% growth).

Bhutan was ranked 161st most populous country in 2005 and is 163rd 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) Bhutan's population will grow by 10.1% to 882,337 people and will still be ranked 163rd. The population of Botswana will increase by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people and rank change from 143rd to 137th.