Population in Botswana compared to Cape Verde: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and Cape Verde: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Cape Verde	Botswana	Cape Verde
1960	516,165	210,024	-	-
1961	527,942	215,087	2.28%	2.41%
1962	540,186	221,919	2.32%	3.18%
1963	552,966	229,373	2.37%	3.36%
1964	566,266	237,006	2.41%	3.33%
1965	574,664	244,856	1.48%	3.31%
1966	577,866	252,976	0.56%	3.32%
1967	580,933	261,404	0.53%	3.33%
1968	583,966	270,164	0.52%	3.35%
1969	587,066	279,248	0.53%	3.36%
1970	590,334	287,885	0.56%	3.09%
1971	600,481	294,046	1.72%	2.14%
1972	622,407	297,386	3.65%	1.14%
1973	652,408	299,881	4.82%	0.84%
1974	685,448	302,570	5.06%	0.9%
1975	720,380	305,847	5.1%	1.08%
1976	758,508	309,455	5.29%	1.18%
1977	799,574	312,834	5.41%	1.09%
1978	849,239	316,147	6.21%	1.06%
1979	901,742	319,480	6.18%	1.05%
1980	937,485	323,301	3.96%	1.2%
1981	969,996	327,846	3.47%	1.41%
1982	1,009,269	332,724	4.05%	1.49%
1983	1,046,137	337,654	3.65%	1.48%
1984	1,083,660	342,505	3.59%	1.44%
1985	1,121,945	347,365	3.53%	1.42%
1986	1,160,650	352,312	3.45%	1.42%
1987	1,199,167	357,302	3.32%	1.42%
1988	1,235,476	362,329	3.03%	1.41%
1989	1,270,274	367,803	2.82%	1.51%
1990	1,305,696	375,428	2.79%	2.07%
1991	1,341,756	384,586	2.76%	2.44%
1992	1,380,033	393,415	2.85%	2.3%
1993	1,420,115	401,965	2.9%	2.17%
1994	1,460,023	410,228	2.81%	2.06%
1995	1,498,836	418,104	2.66%	1.92%
1996	1,535,914	425,581	2.47%	1.79%
1997	1,571,691	432,798	2.33%	1.7%
1998	1,606,899	439,784	2.24%	1.61%
1999	1,641,997	446,519	2.18%	1.53%
2000	1,677,382	453,317	2.15%	1.52%
2001	1,712,254	460,293	2.08%	1.54%
2002	1,744,763	467,046	1.9%	1.47%
2003	1,775,736	473,383	1.78%	1.36%
2004	1,807,146	479,370	1.77%	1.26%
2005	1,839,877	485,115	1.81%	1.2%
2006	1,874,516	490,728	1.88%	1.16%
2007	1,911,201	496,190	1.96%	1.11%
2008	1,949,970	501,355	2.03%	1.04%
2009	1,990,673	506,141	2.09%	0.95%
2010	2,033,111	509,784	2.13%	0.72%
2011	2,073,535	511,447	1.99%	0.33%
2012	2,108,617	511,955	1.69%	0.1%
2013	2,140,682	512,225	1.52%	0.05%
2014	2,172,044	512,326	1.47%	0.02%
2015	2,203,273	512,394	1.44%	0.01%
2016	2,234,776	512,554	1.43%	0.03%
2017	2,266,747	512,893	1.43%	0.07%
2018	2,299,141	513,415	1.43%	0.1%
2019	2,332,083	514,104	1.43%	0.13%
2020	2,365,894	514,679	1.45%	0.11%
2021	2,401,441	516,649	1.5%	0.38%
2022	2,439,892	519,741	1.6%	0.6%
2023	2,480,244	522,331	1.65%	0.5%
2024	2,521,139	524,877	1.65%	0.49%
2025	2,562,118	527,331	1.63%	0.47%
2026	2,603,385	529,641	1.61%	0.44%
2027	2,644,640	531,874	1.58%	0.42%
2028	2,685,602	534,119	1.55%	0.42%
2029	2,726,042	536,345	1.51%	0.42%
2030	2,765,913	538,617	1.46%	0.42%
2031	2,804,987	540,769	1.41%	0.4%
2032	2,843,228	542,801	1.36%	0.38%
2033	2,880,982	544,769	1.33%	0.36%
2034	2,917,972	546,653	1.28%	0.35%
2035	2,954,411	548,594	1.25%	0.36%
2036	2,990,130	550,481	1.21%	0.34%
2037	3,025,222	552,294	1.17%	0.33%
2038	3,059,525	554,085	1.13%	0.32%
2039	3,093,371	555,802	1.11%	0.31%
2040	3,126,637	557,378	1.08%	0.28%
2041	3,159,130	558,819	1.04%	0.26%
2042	3,190,968	560,139	1.01%	0.24%
2043	3,222,560	561,350	0.99%	0.22%
2044	3,254,012	562,468	0.98%	0.2%
2045	3,285,297	563,484	0.96%	0.18%
2046	3,316,997	564,357	0.96%	0.15%
2047	3,348,491	565,018	0.95%	0.12%
2048	3,379,103	565,511	0.91%	0.09%
2049	3,408,763	565,896	0.88%	0.07%
2050	3,437,424	566,140	0.84%	0.04%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Cape Verde gained 21,826 people (a 4.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Cape Verde's population increased by 17,111 (a 3.34% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Cape Verde was ranked 166th in 2006 and ranked 169th 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 Cape Verde will increase by 6.89% to 566,140 people and rank change from 169th to 167th.