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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Cameroon	Botswana	Cameroon
1960	516,165	5,159,057	-	-
1961	527,942	5,239,273	2.28%	1.55%
1962	540,186	5,338,620	2.32%	1.9%
1963	552,966	5,456,623	2.37%	2.21%
1964	566,266	5,578,257	2.41%	2.23%
1965	574,664	5,704,686	1.48%	2.27%
1966	577,866	5,837,295	0.56%	2.32%
1967	580,933	5,977,318	0.53%	2.4%
1968	583,966	6,125,863	0.52%	2.49%
1969	587,066	6,283,462	0.53%	2.57%
1970	590,334	6,449,793	0.56%	2.65%
1971	600,481	6,624,408	1.72%	2.71%
1972	622,407	6,806,872	3.65%	2.75%
1973	652,408	6,996,660	4.82%	2.79%
1974	685,448	7,193,583	5.06%	2.81%
1975	720,380	7,397,120	5.1%	2.83%
1976	758,508	7,597,962	5.29%	2.72%
1977	799,574	7,796,501	5.41%	2.61%
1978	849,239	8,011,921	6.21%	2.76%
1979	901,742	8,239,641	6.18%	2.84%
1980	937,485	8,512,219	3.96%	3.31%
1981	969,996	8,816,377	3.47%	3.57%
1982	1,009,269	9,028,678	4.05%	2.41%
1983	1,046,137	9,215,397	3.65%	2.07%
1984	1,083,660	9,475,078	3.59%	2.82%
1985	1,121,945	9,761,730	3.53%	3.03%
1986	1,160,650	10,060,342	3.45%	3.06%
1987	1,199,167	10,370,749	3.32%	3.09%
1988	1,235,476	10,684,968	3.03%	3.03%
1989	1,270,274	11,002,745	2.82%	2.97%
1990	1,305,696	11,331,821	2.79%	2.99%
1991	1,341,756	11,667,180	2.76%	2.96%
1992	1,380,033	12,006,353	2.85%	2.91%
1993	1,420,115	12,353,131	2.9%	2.89%
1994	1,460,023	12,704,903	2.81%	2.85%
1995	1,498,836	13,058,516	2.66%	2.78%
1996	1,535,914	13,414,757	2.47%	2.73%
1997	1,571,691	13,775,214	2.33%	2.69%
1998	1,606,899	14,144,860	2.24%	2.68%
1999	1,641,997	14,525,140	2.18%	2.69%
2000	1,677,382	14,912,631	2.15%	2.67%
2001	1,712,254	15,309,490	2.08%	2.66%
2002	1,744,763	15,725,528	1.9%	2.72%
2003	1,775,736	16,160,340	1.78%	2.77%
2004	1,807,146	16,610,487	1.77%	2.79%
2005	1,839,877	17,074,594	1.81%	2.79%
2006	1,874,516	17,550,407	1.88%	2.79%
2007	1,911,201	18,049,896	1.96%	2.85%
2008	1,949,970	18,574,056	2.03%	2.9%
2009	1,990,673	19,113,974	2.09%	2.91%
2010	2,033,111	19,668,066	2.13%	2.9%
2011	2,073,535	20,232,304	1.99%	2.87%
2012	2,108,617	20,809,529	1.69%	2.85%
2013	2,140,682	21,402,376	1.52%	2.85%
2014	2,172,044	22,059,893	1.47%	3.07%
2015	2,203,273	22,763,414	1.44%	3.19%
2016	2,234,776	23,454,161	1.43%	3.03%
2017	2,266,747	24,128,601	1.43%	2.88%
2018	2,299,141	24,806,383	1.43%	2.81%
2019	2,332,083	25,506,095	1.43%	2.82%
2020	2,365,894	26,210,558	1.45%	2.76%
2021	2,401,441	26,915,758	1.5%	2.69%
2022	2,439,892	27,632,771	1.6%	2.66%
2023	2,480,244	28,372,687	1.65%	2.68%
2024	2,521,139	29,123,744	1.65%	2.65%
2025	2,562,118	29,879,335	1.63%	2.59%
2026	2,603,385	30,640,810	1.61%	2.55%
2027	2,644,640	31,410,378	1.58%	2.51%
2028	2,685,602	32,190,667	1.55%	2.48%
2029	2,726,042	32,979,275	1.51%	2.45%
2030	2,765,913	33,777,182	1.46%	2.42%
2031	2,804,987	34,584,118	1.41%	2.39%
2032	2,843,228	35,399,666	1.36%	2.36%
2033	2,880,982	36,223,480	1.33%	2.33%
2034	2,917,972	37,054,803	1.28%	2.29%
2035	2,954,411	37,893,817	1.25%	2.26%
2036	2,990,130	38,742,461	1.21%	2.24%
2037	3,025,222	39,600,369	1.17%	2.21%
2038	3,059,525	40,463,007	1.13%	2.18%
2039	3,093,371	41,332,840	1.11%	2.15%
2040	3,126,637	42,207,999	1.08%	2.12%
2041	3,159,130	43,089,974	1.04%	2.09%
2042	3,190,968	43,976,014	1.01%	2.06%
2043	3,222,560	44,857,795	0.99%	2.01%
2044	3,254,012	45,741,469	0.98%	1.97%
2045	3,285,297	46,629,033	0.96%	1.94%
2046	3,316,997	47,519,028	0.96%	1.91%
2047	3,348,491	48,413,775	0.95%	1.88%
2048	3,379,103	49,308,762	0.91%	1.85%
2049	3,408,763	50,203,267	0.88%	1.81%
2050	3,437,424	51,096,315	0.84%	1.78%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2005 and ranked 51st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 143rd to 137th. The population of Cameroon will increase by 67.6% to 51,096,315 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.