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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Curacao	Botswana	Curacao
1960	516,165	124,826	-	-
1961	527,942	126,125	2.28%	1.04%
1962	540,186	128,414	2.32%	1.81%
1963	552,966	130,860	2.37%	1.9%
1964	566,266	133,148	2.41%	1.75%
1965	574,664	135,266	1.48%	1.59%
1966	577,866	136,682	0.56%	1.05%
1967	580,933	138,140	0.53%	1.07%
1968	583,966	140,298	0.52%	1.56%
1969	587,066	142,581	0.53%	1.63%
1970	590,334	144,739	0.56%	1.51%
1971	600,481	147,389	1.72%	1.83%
1972	622,407	147,710	3.65%	0.22%
1973	652,408	146,912	4.82%	-0.54%
1974	685,448	148,351	5.06%	0.98%
1975	720,380	149,129	5.1%	0.52%
1976	758,508	149,399	5.29%	0.18%
1977	799,574	149,459	5.41%	0.04%
1978	849,239	148,341	6.21%	-0.75%
1979	901,742	147,851	6.18%	-0.33%
1980	937,485	148,041	3.96%	0.13%
1981	969,996	148,629	3.47%	0.4%
1982	1,009,269	150,101	4.05%	0.99%
1983	1,046,137	151,159	3.65%	0.7%
1984	1,083,660	151,940	3.59%	0.52%
1985	1,121,945	152,711	3.53%	0.51%
1986	1,160,650	152,662	3.45%	-0.03%
1987	1,199,167	151,456	3.32%	-0.79%
1988	1,235,476	149,254	3.03%	-1.45%
1989	1,270,274	146,937	2.82%	-1.55%
1990	1,305,696	145,400	2.79%	-1.05%
1991	1,341,756	144,403	2.76%	-0.69%
1992	1,380,033	143,912	2.85%	-0.34%
1993	1,420,115	144,299	2.9%	0.27%
1994	1,460,023	144,630	2.81%	0.23%
1995	1,498,836	145,139	2.66%	0.35%
1996	1,535,914	146,306	2.47%	0.8%
1997	1,571,691	146,956	2.33%	0.44%
1998	1,606,899	144,472	2.24%	-1.69%
1999	1,641,997	139,428	2.18%	-3.49%
2000	1,677,382	133,860	2.15%	-3.99%
2001	1,712,254	129,047	2.08%	-3.6%
2002	1,744,763	129,205	1.9%	0.12%
2003	1,775,736	131,897	1.78%	2.08%
2004	1,807,146	134,192	1.77%	1.74%
2005	1,839,877	137,658	1.81%	2.58%
2006	1,874,516	141,239	1.88%	2.6%
2007	1,911,201	144,056	1.96%	1.99%
2008	1,949,970	145,880	2.03%	1.27%
2009	1,990,673	146,833	2.09%	0.65%
2010	2,033,111	148,703	2.13%	1.27%
2011	2,073,535	150,831	1.99%	1.43%
2012	2,108,617	152,088	1.69%	0.83%
2013	2,140,682	153,822	1.52%	1.14%
2014	2,172,044	155,909	1.47%	1.36%
2015	2,203,273	157,980	1.44%	1.33%
2016	2,234,776	159,664	1.43%	1.07%
2017	2,266,747	160,175	1.43%	0.32%
2018	2,299,141	159,336	1.43%	-0.52%
2019	2,332,083	157,441	1.43%	-1.19%
2020	2,365,894	154,947	1.45%	-1.58%
2021	2,401,441	152,369	1.5%	-1.66%
2022	2,439,892	149,996	1.6%	-1.56%
2023	2,480,244	155,800	1.65%	3.87%
2024	2,521,139	155,900	1.65%	0.06%
2025	2,562,118	155,910	1.63%	0.007%
2026	2,603,385	155,878	1.61%	-0.02%
2027	2,644,640	155,806	1.58%	-0.05%
2028	2,685,602	155,710	1.55%	-0.06%
2029	2,726,042	155,558	1.51%	-0.1%
2030	2,765,913	155,356	1.46%	-0.13%
2031	2,804,987	155,112	1.41%	-0.16%
2032	2,843,228	154,845	1.36%	-0.17%
2033	2,880,982	154,546	1.33%	-0.19%
2034	2,917,972	154,200	1.28%	-0.22%
2035	2,954,411	153,844	1.25%	-0.23%
2036	2,990,130	153,444	1.21%	-0.26%
2037	3,025,222	153,028	1.17%	-0.27%
2038	3,059,525	152,600	1.13%	-0.28%
2039	3,093,371	152,140	1.11%	-0.3%
2040	3,126,637	151,635	1.08%	-0.33%
2041	3,159,130	151,130	1.04%	-0.33%
2042	3,190,968	150,608	1.01%	-0.35%
2043	3,222,560	150,071	0.99%	-0.36%
2044	3,254,012	149,519	0.98%	-0.37%
2045	3,285,297	148,941	0.96%	-0.39%
2046	3,316,997	148,367	0.96%	-0.39%
2047	3,348,491	147,763	0.95%	-0.41%
2048	3,379,103	147,130	0.91%	-0.43%
2049	3,408,763	146,495	0.88%	-0.43%
2050	3,437,424	145,829	0.84%	-0.45%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th 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 Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.