Population in Botswana compared to the Dominican Republic: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the Dominican Republic: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Dominican Republic	Botswana	Dominican Republic
1960	516,165	3,268,336	-	-
1961	527,942	3,373,233	2.28%	3.21%
1962	540,186	3,479,936	2.32%	3.16%
1963	552,966	3,588,287	2.37%	3.11%
1964	566,266	3,698,559	2.41%	3.07%
1965	574,664	3,808,963	1.48%	2.99%
1966	577,866	3,921,847	0.56%	2.96%
1967	580,933	4,038,928	0.53%	2.99%
1968	583,966	4,157,189	0.52%	2.93%
1969	587,066	4,277,035	0.53%	2.88%
1970	590,334	4,399,290	0.56%	2.86%
1971	600,481	4,524,234	1.72%	2.84%
1972	622,407	4,651,883	3.65%	2.82%
1973	652,408	4,782,227	4.82%	2.8%
1974	685,448	4,914,197	5.06%	2.76%
1975	720,380	5,046,776	5.1%	2.7%
1976	758,508	5,180,404	5.29%	2.65%
1977	799,574	5,315,443	5.41%	2.61%
1978	849,239	5,451,882	6.21%	2.57%
1979	901,742	5,589,690	6.18%	2.53%
1980	937,485	5,729,037	3.96%	2.49%
1981	969,996	5,868,453	3.47%	2.43%
1982	1,009,269	6,007,114	4.05%	2.36%
1983	1,046,137	6,147,248	3.65%	2.33%
1984	1,083,660	6,289,040	3.59%	2.31%
1985	1,121,945	6,430,404	3.53%	2.25%
1986	1,160,650	6,571,208	3.45%	2.19%
1987	1,199,167	6,712,515	3.32%	2.15%
1988	1,235,476	6,855,734	3.03%	2.13%
1989	1,270,274	7,002,295	2.82%	2.14%
1990	1,305,696	7,151,166	2.79%	2.13%
1991	1,341,756	7,299,853	2.76%	2.08%
1992	1,380,033	7,447,474	2.85%	2.02%
1993	1,420,115	7,594,572	2.9%	1.98%
1994	1,460,023	7,741,694	2.81%	1.94%
1995	1,498,836	7,888,115	2.66%	1.89%
1996	1,535,914	8,032,894	2.47%	1.84%
1997	1,571,691	8,174,078	2.33%	1.76%
1998	1,606,899	8,310,362	2.24%	1.67%
1999	1,641,997	8,446,208	2.18%	1.63%
2000	1,677,382	8,584,190	2.15%	1.63%
2001	1,712,254	8,720,283	2.08%	1.59%
2002	1,744,763	8,852,235	1.9%	1.51%
2003	1,775,736	8,980,620	1.78%	1.45%
2004	1,807,146	9,104,892	1.77%	1.38%
2005	1,839,877	9,225,034	1.81%	1.32%
2006	1,874,516	9,341,183	1.88%	1.26%
2007	1,911,201	9,455,658	1.96%	1.23%
2008	1,949,970	9,573,130	2.03%	1.24%
2009	1,990,673	9,695,265	2.09%	1.28%
2010	2,033,111	9,820,175	2.13%	1.29%
2011	2,073,535	9,945,621	1.99%	1.28%
2012	2,108,617	10,070,411	1.69%	1.25%
2013	2,140,682	10,193,833	1.52%	1.23%
2014	2,172,044	10,315,528	1.47%	1.19%
2015	2,203,273	10,434,829	1.44%	1.16%
2016	2,234,776	10,551,430	1.43%	1.12%
2017	2,266,747	10,666,843	1.43%	1.09%
2018	2,299,141	10,782,053	1.43%	1.08%
2019	2,332,083	10,894,043	1.43%	1.04%
2020	2,365,894	11,008,300	1.45%	1.05%
2021	2,401,441	11,123,476	1.5%	1.05%
2022	2,439,892	11,230,734	1.6%	0.96%
2023	2,480,244	11,331,265	1.65%	0.9%
2024	2,521,139	11,427,557	1.65%	0.85%
2025	2,562,118	11,520,480	1.63%	0.81%
2026	2,603,385	11,609,496	1.61%	0.77%
2027	2,644,640	11,695,935	1.58%	0.74%
2028	2,685,602	11,779,929	1.55%	0.72%
2029	2,726,042	11,860,814	1.51%	0.69%
2030	2,765,913	11,938,853	1.46%	0.66%
2031	2,804,987	12,014,148	1.41%	0.63%
2032	2,843,228	12,086,669	1.36%	0.6%
2033	2,880,982	12,156,523	1.33%	0.58%
2034	2,917,972	12,224,121	1.28%	0.56%
2035	2,954,411	12,289,431	1.25%	0.53%
2036	2,990,130	12,352,228	1.21%	0.51%
2037	3,025,222	12,412,542	1.17%	0.49%
2038	3,059,525	12,470,656	1.13%	0.47%
2039	3,093,371	12,526,156	1.11%	0.45%
2040	3,126,637	12,579,320	1.08%	0.42%
2041	3,159,130	12,630,679	1.04%	0.41%
2042	3,190,968	12,680,019	1.01%	0.39%
2043	3,222,560	12,727,289	0.99%	0.37%
2044	3,254,012	12,772,651	0.98%	0.36%
2045	3,285,297	12,816,003	0.96%	0.34%
2046	3,316,997	12,856,883	0.96%	0.32%
2047	3,348,491	12,895,158	0.95%	0.3%
2048	3,379,103	12,931,165	0.91%	0.28%
2049	3,408,763	12,964,841	0.88%	0.26%
2050	3,437,424	12,996,290	0.84%	0.24%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while the Dominican Republic gained 1,209,795 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while the Dominican Republic's population increased by 1,157,155 (a 11.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. The Dominican Republic was ranked 85th in 2005 and ranked 84th 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 the Dominican Republic will increase by 12.1% to 12,996,290 people and rank change from 84th to 90th.