Population in Botswana compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the DR Congo: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	DR Congo	Botswana	DR Congo
1960	516,165	15,264,846	-	-
1961	527,942	15,662,374	2.28%	2.6%
1962	540,186	16,075,724	2.32%	2.64%
1963	552,966	16,507,599	2.37%	2.69%
1964	566,266	16,955,327	2.41%	2.71%
1965	574,664	17,427,802	1.48%	2.79%
1966	577,866	17,931,929	0.56%	2.89%
1967	580,933	18,462,782	0.53%	2.96%
1968	583,966	19,012,189	0.52%	2.98%
1969	587,066	19,570,445	0.53%	2.94%
1970	590,334	20,137,436	0.56%	2.9%
1971	600,481	20,695,569	1.72%	2.77%
1972	622,407	21,251,160	3.65%	2.68%
1973	652,408	21,827,665	4.82%	2.71%
1974	685,448	22,418,878	5.06%	2.71%
1975	720,380	23,021,101	5.1%	2.69%
1976	758,508	23,624,031	5.29%	2.62%
1977	799,574	24,229,061	5.41%	2.56%
1978	849,239	24,992,689	6.21%	3.15%
1979	901,742	25,886,782	6.18%	3.58%
1980	937,485	26,711,099	3.96%	3.18%
1981	969,996	27,500,515	3.47%	2.96%
1982	1,009,269	28,338,190	4.05%	3.05%
1983	1,046,137	29,250,963	3.65%	3.22%
1984	1,083,660	30,245,081	3.59%	3.4%
1985	1,121,945	31,264,816	3.53%	3.37%
1986	1,160,650	32,265,196	3.45%	3.2%
1987	1,199,167	33,298,904	3.32%	3.2%
1988	1,235,476	34,382,752	3.03%	3.25%
1989	1,270,274	35,486,866	2.82%	3.21%
1990	1,305,696	36,684,063	2.79%	3.37%
1991	1,341,756	37,925,817	2.76%	3.38%
1992	1,380,033	39,228,910	2.85%	3.44%
1993	1,420,115	40,656,336	2.9%	3.64%
1994	1,460,023	42,626,876	2.81%	4.85%
1995	1,498,836	44,433,704	2.66%	4.24%
1996	1,535,914	45,296,124	2.47%	1.94%
1997	1,571,691	46,029,902	2.33%	1.62%
1998	1,606,899	47,297,600	2.24%	2.75%
1999	1,641,997	48,912,971	2.18%	3.42%
2000	1,677,382	50,507,442	2.15%	3.26%
2001	1,712,254	52,132,646	2.08%	3.22%
2002	1,744,763	53,750,524	1.9%	3.1%
2003	1,775,736	55,343,867	1.78%	2.96%
2004	1,807,146	56,997,741	1.77%	2.99%
2005	1,839,877	58,775,724	1.81%	3.12%
2006	1,874,516	60,615,908	1.88%	3.13%
2007	1,911,201	62,477,752	1.96%	3.07%
2008	1,949,970	64,390,664	2.03%	3.06%
2009	1,990,673	66,412,044	2.09%	3.14%
2010	2,033,111	68,563,038	2.13%	3.24%
2011	2,073,535	70,849,311	1.99%	3.33%
2012	2,108,617	73,254,618	1.69%	3.39%
2013	2,140,682	75,789,395	1.52%	3.46%
2014	2,172,044	78,403,242	1.47%	3.45%
2015	2,203,273	81,035,531	1.44%	3.36%
2016	2,234,776	83,956,415	1.43%	3.6%
2017	2,266,747	87,083,398	1.43%	3.72%
2018	2,299,141	90,047,644	1.43%	3.4%
2019	2,332,083	92,947,442	1.43%	3.22%
2020	2,365,894	95,989,998	1.45%	3.27%
2021	2,401,441	99,148,932	1.5%	3.29%
2022	2,439,892	102,396,968	1.6%	3.28%
2023	2,480,244	105,789,731	1.65%	3.31%
2024	2,521,139	109,276,265	1.65%	3.3%
2025	2,562,118	112,832,475	1.63%	3.25%
2026	2,603,385	116,452,162	1.61%	3.21%
2027	2,644,640	120,129,744	1.58%	3.16%
2028	2,685,602	123,871,555	1.55%	3.11%
2029	2,726,042	127,674,141	1.51%	3.07%
2030	2,765,913	131,532,201	1.46%	3.02%
2031	2,804,987	135,447,495	1.41%	2.98%
2032	2,843,228	139,408,613	1.36%	2.92%
2033	2,880,982	143,414,031	1.33%	2.87%
2034	2,917,972	147,468,142	1.28%	2.83%
2035	2,954,411	151,560,102	1.25%	2.77%
2036	2,990,130	155,689,453	1.21%	2.72%
2037	3,025,222	159,848,574	1.17%	2.67%
2038	3,059,525	164,045,610	1.13%	2.63%
2039	3,093,371	168,296,695	1.11%	2.59%
2040	3,126,637	172,595,578	1.08%	2.55%
2041	3,159,130	176,946,261	1.04%	2.52%
2042	3,190,968	181,350,407	1.01%	2.49%
2043	3,222,560	185,805,168	0.99%	2.46%
2044	3,254,012	190,312,004	0.98%	2.43%
2045	3,285,297	194,865,386	0.96%	2.39%
2046	3,316,997	199,464,487	0.96%	2.36%
2047	3,348,491	204,105,925	0.95%	2.33%
2048	3,379,103	208,783,692	0.91%	2.29%
2049	3,408,763	213,497,692	0.88%	2.26%
2050	3,437,424	218,246,073	0.84%	2.22%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 32,535,939 (a 38.8% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the DR Congo will increase by 87.3% to 218,246,073 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.