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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Cambodia	Botswana	Cambodia
1960	516,165	5,449,966	-	-
1961	527,942	5,571,168	2.28%	2.22%
1962	540,186	5,697,558	2.32%	2.27%
1963	552,966	5,823,010	2.37%	2.2%
1964	566,266	5,946,178	2.41%	2.12%
1965	574,664	6,072,289	1.48%	2.12%
1966	577,866	6,201,232	0.56%	2.12%
1967	580,933	6,332,944	0.53%	2.12%
1968	583,966	6,467,324	0.52%	2.12%
1969	587,066	6,604,725	0.53%	2.12%
1970	590,334	6,639,182	0.56%	0.52%
1971	600,481	6,620,880	1.72%	-0.28%
1972	622,407	6,673,886	3.65%	0.8%
1973	652,408	6,739,726	4.82%	0.99%
1974	685,448	6,783,240	5.06%	0.65%
1975	720,380	6,581,371	5.1%	-2.98%
1976	758,508	6,134,991	5.29%	-6.78%
1977	799,574	5,668,551	5.41%	-7.6%
1978	849,239	5,211,653	6.21%	-8.06%
1979	901,742	5,088,808	6.18%	-2.36%
1980	937,485	5,199,872	3.96%	2.18%
1981	969,996	5,284,495	3.47%	1.63%
1982	1,009,269	5,436,432	4.05%	2.88%
1983	1,046,137	5,636,203	3.65%	3.67%
1984	1,083,660	5,845,117	3.59%	3.71%
1985	1,121,945	6,043,783	3.53%	3.4%
1986	1,160,650	6,285,693	3.45%	4%
1987	1,199,167	6,557,970	3.32%	4.33%
1988	1,235,476	6,812,014	3.03%	3.87%
1989	1,270,274	7,073,473	2.82%	3.84%
1990	1,305,696	7,374,752	2.79%	4.26%
1991	1,341,756	7,686,850	2.76%	4.23%
1992	1,380,033	8,113,083	2.85%	5.54%
1993	1,420,115	8,616,381	2.9%	6.2%
1994	1,460,023	9,239,162	2.81%	7.23%
1995	1,498,836	10,018,497	2.66%	8.44%
1996	1,535,914	10,801,270	2.47%	7.81%
1997	1,571,691	11,570,982	2.33%	7.13%
1998	1,606,899	12,058,173	2.24%	4.21%
1999	1,641,997	12,265,731	2.18%	1.72%
2000	1,677,382	12,462,336	2.15%	1.6%
2001	1,712,254	12,658,484	2.08%	1.57%
2002	1,744,763	12,855,241	1.9%	1.55%
2003	1,775,736	13,050,968	1.78%	1.52%
2004	1,807,146	13,244,731	1.77%	1.48%
2005	1,839,877	13,439,202	1.81%	1.47%
2006	1,874,516	13,639,028	1.88%	1.49%
2007	1,911,201	13,841,770	1.96%	1.49%
2008	1,949,970	14,053,479	2.03%	1.53%
2009	1,990,673	14,276,810	2.09%	1.59%
2010	2,033,111	14,500,726	2.13%	1.57%
2011	2,073,535	14,722,584	1.99%	1.53%
2012	2,108,617	14,945,085	1.69%	1.51%
2013	2,140,682	15,170,208	1.52%	1.51%
2014	2,172,044	15,396,772	1.47%	1.49%
2015	2,203,273	15,623,251	1.44%	1.47%
2016	2,234,776	15,852,803	1.43%	1.47%
2017	2,266,747	16,073,372	1.43%	1.39%
2018	2,299,141	16,274,522	1.43%	1.25%
2019	2,332,083	16,481,304	1.43%	1.27%
2020	2,365,894	16,725,474	1.45%	1.48%
2021	2,401,441	16,974,305	1.5%	1.49%
2022	2,439,892	17,201,724	1.6%	1.34%
2023	2,480,244	17,423,880	1.65%	1.29%
2024	2,521,139	17,638,801	1.65%	1.23%
2025	2,562,118	17,847,976	1.63%	1.19%
2026	2,603,385	18,051,214	1.61%	1.14%
2027	2,644,640	18,250,137	1.58%	1.1%
2028	2,685,602	18,446,768	1.55%	1.08%
2029	2,726,042	18,639,395	1.51%	1.04%
2030	2,765,913	18,827,380	1.46%	1.01%
2031	2,804,987	19,012,049	1.41%	0.98%
2032	2,843,228	19,193,347	1.36%	0.95%
2033	2,880,982	19,371,575	1.33%	0.93%
2034	2,917,972	19,546,868	1.28%	0.9%
2035	2,954,411	19,720,135	1.25%	0.89%
2036	2,990,130	19,889,525	1.21%	0.86%
2037	3,025,222	20,055,496	1.17%	0.83%
2038	3,059,525	20,220,797	1.13%	0.82%
2039	3,093,371	20,382,857	1.11%	0.8%
2040	3,126,637	20,540,677	1.08%	0.77%
2041	3,159,130	20,695,378	1.04%	0.75%
2042	3,190,968	20,848,368	1.01%	0.74%
2043	3,222,560	20,998,535	0.99%	0.72%
2044	3,254,012	21,144,573	0.98%	0.7%
2045	3,285,297	21,286,229	0.96%	0.67%
2046	3,316,997	21,424,338	0.96%	0.65%
2047	3,348,491	21,558,214	0.95%	0.62%
2048	3,379,103	21,687,184	0.91%	0.6%
2049	3,408,763	21,812,182	0.88%	0.58%
2050	3,437,424	21,931,449	0.84%	0.55%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Cambodia gained 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Cambodia's population increased by 2,200,585 (a 13.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Cambodia was ranked 67th in 2006 and ranked 73rd 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 Cambodia will increase by 21.5% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd.