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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Dominica	Botswana	Dominica
1960	516,165	59,372	-	-
1961	527,942	60,209	2.28%	1.41%
1962	540,186	60,948	2.32%	1.23%
1963	552,966	61,739	2.37%	1.3%
1964	566,266	62,587	2.41%	1.37%
1965	574,664	63,505	1.48%	1.47%
1966	577,866	64,507	0.56%	1.58%
1967	580,933	65,585	0.53%	1.67%
1968	583,966	66,732	0.52%	1.75%
1969	587,066	67,934	0.53%	1.8%
1970	590,334	68,908	0.56%	1.43%
1971	600,481	69,532	1.72%	0.91%
1972	622,407	70,060	3.65%	0.76%
1973	652,408	70,585	4.82%	0.75%
1974	685,448	71,091	5.06%	0.72%
1975	720,380	71,570	5.1%	0.67%
1976	758,508	72,017	5.29%	0.62%
1977	799,574	72,406	5.41%	0.54%
1978	849,239	72,724	6.21%	0.44%
1979	901,742	72,959	6.18%	0.32%
1980	937,485	73,083	3.96%	0.17%
1981	969,996	72,986	3.47%	-0.13%
1982	1,009,269	72,688	4.05%	-0.41%
1983	1,046,137	72,365	3.65%	-0.44%
1984	1,083,660	72,056	3.59%	-0.43%
1985	1,121,945	71,744	3.53%	-0.43%
1986	1,160,650	71,406	3.45%	-0.47%
1987	1,199,167	71,023	3.32%	-0.54%
1988	1,235,476	70,608	3.03%	-0.58%
1989	1,270,274	70,153	2.82%	-0.64%
1990	1,305,696	69,627	2.79%	-0.75%
1991	1,341,756	69,296	2.76%	-0.48%
1992	1,380,033	69,325	2.85%	0.04%
1993	1,420,115	69,433	2.9%	0.16%
1994	1,460,023	69,477	2.81%	0.06%
1995	1,498,836	69,469	2.66%	-0.01%
1996	1,535,914	69,410	2.47%	-0.08%
1997	1,571,691	69,299	2.33%	-0.16%
1998	1,606,899	69,124	2.24%	-0.25%
1999	1,641,997	68,870	2.18%	-0.37%
2000	1,677,382	68,511	2.15%	-0.52%
2001	1,712,254	68,288	2.08%	-0.33%
2002	1,744,763	68,367	1.9%	0.12%
2003	1,775,736	68,531	1.78%	0.24%
2004	1,807,146	68,649	1.77%	0.17%
2005	1,839,877	68,734	1.81%	0.12%
2006	1,874,516	68,806	1.88%	0.1%
2007	1,911,201	68,847	1.96%	0.06%
2008	1,949,970	68,854	2.03%	0.01%
2009	1,990,673	68,864	2.09%	0.01%
2010	2,033,111	68,859	2.13%	-0.007%
2011	2,073,535	69,053	1.99%	0.28%
2012	2,108,617	69,118	1.69%	0.09%
2013	2,140,682	69,715	1.52%	0.86%
2014	2,172,044	70,373	1.47%	0.94%
2015	2,203,273	70,410	1.44%	0.05%
2016	2,234,776	69,606	1.43%	-1.14%
2017	2,266,747	68,496	1.43%	-1.59%
2018	2,299,141	68,174	1.43%	-0.47%
2019	2,332,083	67,880	1.43%	-0.43%
2020	2,365,894	67,573	1.45%	-0.45%
2021	2,401,441	67,202	1.5%	-0.55%
2022	2,439,892	66,826	1.6%	-0.56%
2023	2,480,244	66,510	1.65%	-0.47%
2024	2,521,139	66,205	1.65%	-0.46%
2025	2,562,118	65,870	1.63%	-0.51%
2026	2,603,385	65,508	1.61%	-0.55%
2027	2,644,640	65,160	1.58%	-0.53%
2028	2,685,602	64,808	1.55%	-0.54%
2029	2,726,042	64,475	1.51%	-0.51%
2030	2,765,913	64,169	1.46%	-0.47%
2031	2,804,987	63,949	1.41%	-0.34%
2032	2,843,228	63,825	1.36%	-0.19%
2033	2,880,982	63,775	1.33%	-0.08%
2034	2,917,972	63,756	1.28%	-0.03%
2035	2,954,411	63,764	1.25%	0.01%
2036	2,990,130	63,757	1.21%	-0.01%
2037	3,025,222	63,770	1.17%	0.02%
2038	3,059,525	63,784	1.13%	0.02%
2039	3,093,371	63,792	1.11%	0.01%
2040	3,126,637	63,798	1.08%	0.009%
2041	3,159,130	63,804	1.04%	0.009%
2042	3,190,968	63,778	1.01%	-0.04%
2043	3,222,560	63,731	0.99%	-0.07%
2044	3,254,012	63,677	0.98%	-0.08%
2045	3,285,297	63,630	0.96%	-0.07%
2046	3,316,997	63,575	0.96%	-0.09%
2047	3,348,491	63,501	0.95%	-0.12%
2048	3,379,103	63,411	0.91%	-0.14%
2049	3,408,763	63,303	0.88%	-0.17%
2050	3,437,424	63,191	0.84%	-0.18%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Dominica gained 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Dominica's population decreased by -4,540 (a 6.45% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Dominica was ranked 187th in 2005 and ranked 188th 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 Dominica will decrease by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th.