Population in Botswana compared to Burkina Faso: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and Burkina Faso: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Burkina Faso	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1960	516,165	4,778,621	-	-
1961	527,942	4,848,224	2.28%	1.46%
1962	540,186	4,919,672	2.32%	1.47%
1963	552,966	4,993,623	2.37%	1.5%
1964	566,266	5,071,034	2.41%	1.55%
1965	574,664	5,152,833	1.48%	1.61%
1966	577,866	5,237,933	0.56%	1.65%
1967	580,933	5,326,348	0.53%	1.69%
1968	583,966	5,418,644	0.52%	1.73%
1969	587,066	5,513,177	0.53%	1.74%
1970	590,334	5,610,304	0.56%	1.76%
1971	600,481	5,707,999	1.72%	1.74%
1972	622,407	5,807,234	3.65%	1.74%
1973	652,408	5,911,927	4.82%	1.8%
1974	685,448	6,024,904	5.06%	1.91%
1975	720,380	6,147,569	5.1%	2.04%
1976	758,508	6,280,635	5.29%	2.16%
1977	799,574	6,428,734	5.41%	2.36%
1978	849,239	6,590,984	6.21%	2.52%
1979	901,742	6,763,903	6.18%	2.62%
1980	937,485	6,947,900	3.96%	2.72%
1981	969,996	7,140,271	3.47%	2.77%
1982	1,009,269	7,340,197	4.05%	2.8%
1983	1,046,137	7,551,129	3.65%	2.87%
1984	1,083,660	7,772,256	3.59%	2.93%
1985	1,121,945	7,999,935	3.53%	2.93%
1986	1,160,650	8,228,847	3.45%	2.86%
1987	1,199,167	8,457,109	3.32%	2.77%
1988	1,235,476	8,687,435	3.03%	2.72%
1989	1,270,274	8,921,175	2.82%	2.69%
1990	1,305,696	9,159,356	2.79%	2.67%
1991	1,341,756	9,394,632	2.76%	2.57%
1992	1,380,033	9,629,275	2.85%	2.5%
1993	1,420,115	9,871,713	2.9%	2.52%
1994	1,460,023	10,123,798	2.81%	2.55%
1995	1,498,836	10,386,722	2.66%	2.6%
1996	1,535,914	10,655,942	2.47%	2.59%
1997	1,571,691	10,934,223	2.33%	2.61%
1998	1,606,899	11,240,664	2.24%	2.8%
1999	1,641,997	11,574,928	2.18%	2.97%
2000	1,677,382	11,925,546	2.15%	3.03%
2001	1,712,254	12,295,001	2.08%	3.1%
2002	1,744,763	12,680,897	1.9%	3.14%
2003	1,775,736	13,082,532	1.78%	3.17%
2004	1,807,146	13,500,533	1.77%	3.2%
2005	1,839,877	13,932,123	1.81%	3.2%
2006	1,874,516	14,373,707	1.88%	3.17%
2007	1,911,201	14,816,307	1.96%	3.08%
2008	1,949,970	15,258,093	2.03%	2.98%
2009	1,990,673	15,710,066	2.09%	2.96%
2010	2,033,111	16,176,498	2.13%	2.97%
2011	2,073,535	16,661,908	1.99%	3%
2012	2,108,617	17,172,287	1.69%	3.06%
2013	2,140,682	17,695,409	1.52%	3.05%
2014	2,172,044	18,229,461	1.47%	3.02%
2015	2,203,273	18,777,487	1.44%	3.01%
2016	2,234,776	19,334,856	1.43%	2.97%
2017	2,266,747	19,894,407	1.43%	2.89%
2018	2,299,141	20,438,288	1.43%	2.73%
2019	2,332,083	20,961,952	1.43%	2.56%
2020	2,365,894	21,478,690	1.45%	2.47%
2021	2,401,441	21,995,243	1.5%	2.4%
2022	2,439,892	22,509,038	1.6%	2.34%
2023	2,480,244	23,025,776	1.65%	2.3%
2024	2,521,139	23,548,781	1.65%	2.27%
2025	2,562,118	24,074,578	1.63%	2.23%
2026	2,603,385	24,601,695	1.61%	2.19%
2027	2,644,640	25,130,909	1.58%	2.15%
2028	2,685,602	25,661,935	1.55%	2.11%
2029	2,726,042	26,194,607	1.51%	2.08%
2030	2,765,913	26,730,315	1.46%	2.05%
2031	2,804,987	27,270,863	1.41%	2.02%
2032	2,843,228	27,815,172	1.36%	2%
2033	2,880,982	28,363,848	1.33%	1.97%
2034	2,917,972	28,916,943	1.28%	1.95%
2035	2,954,411	29,469,748	1.25%	1.91%
2036	2,990,130	30,019,874	1.21%	1.87%
2037	3,025,222	30,567,561	1.17%	1.82%
2038	3,059,525	31,112,525	1.13%	1.78%
2039	3,093,371	31,654,867	1.11%	1.74%
2040	3,126,637	32,193,641	1.08%	1.7%
2041	3,159,130	32,728,834	1.04%	1.66%
2042	3,190,968	33,260,944	1.01%	1.63%
2043	3,222,560	33,788,597	0.99%	1.59%
2044	3,254,012	34,311,733	0.98%	1.55%
2045	3,285,297	34,829,690	0.96%	1.51%
2046	3,316,997	35,339,501	0.96%	1.46%
2047	3,348,491	35,842,178	0.95%	1.42%
2048	3,379,103	36,336,700	0.91%	1.38%
2049	3,408,763	36,823,426	0.88%	1.34%
2050	3,437,424	37,304,383	0.84%	1.31%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Burkina Faso gained 4,961,149 people (a 34.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Burkina Faso's population increased by 5,272,622 (a 27.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Burkina Faso was ranked 63rd in 2006 and ranked 59th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 142nd to 137th. The population of Burkina Faso will increase by 51.6% to 37,304,383 people and rank change from 59th to 56th.