Population in Botswana compared to East Timor: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	East Timor	Botswana	East Timor
1960	516,165	468,118	-	-
1961	527,942	475,291	2.28%	1.53%
1962	540,186	482,774	2.32%	1.57%
1963	552,966	490,564	2.37%	1.61%
1964	566,266	498,659	2.41%	1.65%
1965	574,664	507,034	1.48%	1.68%
1966	577,866	515,696	0.56%	1.71%
1967	580,933	524,648	0.53%	1.74%
1968	583,966	533,875	0.52%	1.76%
1969	587,066	543,356	0.53%	1.78%
1970	590,334	553,069	0.56%	1.79%
1971	600,481	562,966	1.72%	1.79%
1972	622,407	572,962	3.65%	1.78%
1973	652,408	582,855	4.82%	1.73%
1974	685,448	590,827	5.06%	1.37%
1975	720,380	598,158	5.1%	1.24%
1976	758,508	607,620	5.29%	1.58%
1977	799,574	618,315	5.41%	1.76%
1978	849,239	628,775	6.21%	1.69%
1979	901,742	638,719	6.18%	1.58%
1980	937,485	649,871	3.96%	1.75%
1981	969,996	660,493	3.47%	1.63%
1982	1,009,269	669,149	4.05%	1.31%
1983	1,046,137	677,707	3.65%	1.28%
1984	1,083,660	686,777	3.59%	1.34%
1985	1,121,945	696,665	3.53%	1.44%
1986	1,160,650	707,185	3.45%	1.51%
1987	1,199,167	718,476	3.32%	1.6%
1988	1,235,476	730,745	3.03%	1.71%
1989	1,270,274	744,856	2.82%	1.93%
1990	1,305,696	760,345	2.79%	2.08%
1991	1,341,756	778,278	2.76%	2.36%
1992	1,380,033	799,318	2.85%	2.7%
1993	1,420,115	821,437	2.9%	2.77%
1994	1,460,023	844,493	2.81%	2.81%
1995	1,498,836	868,146	2.66%	2.8%
1996	1,535,914	892,282	2.47%	2.78%
1997	1,571,691	917,184	2.33%	2.79%
1998	1,606,899	942,530	2.24%	2.76%
1999	1,641,997	834,697	2.18%	-11.4%
2000	1,677,382	745,088	2.15%	-10.7%
2001	1,712,254	812,249	2.08%	9.01%
2002	1,744,763	879,159	1.9%	8.24%
2003	1,775,736	916,878	1.78%	4.29%
2004	1,807,146	929,074	1.77%	1.33%
2005	1,839,877	948,311	1.81%	2.07%
2006	1,874,516	976,597	1.88%	2.98%
2007	1,911,201	1,004,889	1.96%	2.9%
2008	1,949,970	1,032,429	2.03%	2.74%
2009	1,990,673	1,058,782	2.09%	2.55%
2010	2,033,111	1,084,679	2.13%	2.45%
2011	2,073,535	1,110,207	1.99%	2.35%
2012	2,108,617	1,134,885	1.69%	2.22%
2013	2,140,682	1,158,695	1.52%	2.1%
2014	2,172,044	1,181,903	1.47%	2%
2015	2,203,273	1,205,131	1.44%	1.97%
2016	2,234,776	1,228,312	1.43%	1.92%
2017	2,266,747	1,251,703	1.43%	1.9%
2018	2,299,141	1,275,959	1.43%	1.94%
2019	2,332,083	1,300,945	1.43%	1.96%
2020	2,365,894	1,326,053	1.45%	1.93%
2021	2,401,441	1,350,139	1.5%	1.82%
2022	2,439,892	1,369,295	1.6%	1.42%
2023	2,480,244	1,384,286	1.65%	1.09%
2024	2,521,139	1,400,638	1.65%	1.18%
2025	2,562,118	1,418,519	1.63%	1.28%
2026	2,603,385	1,436,934	1.61%	1.3%
2027	2,644,640	1,456,334	1.58%	1.35%
2028	2,685,602	1,476,850	1.55%	1.41%
2029	2,726,042	1,498,119	1.51%	1.44%
2030	2,765,913	1,519,802	1.46%	1.45%
2031	2,804,987	1,540,659	1.41%	1.37%
2032	2,843,228	1,559,710	1.36%	1.24%
2033	2,880,982	1,578,114	1.33%	1.18%
2034	2,917,972	1,597,444	1.28%	1.22%
2035	2,954,411	1,618,799	1.25%	1.34%
2036	2,990,130	1,639,721	1.21%	1.29%
2037	3,025,222	1,659,327	1.17%	1.2%
2038	3,059,525	1,678,953	1.13%	1.18%
2039	3,093,371	1,698,891	1.11%	1.19%
2040	3,126,637	1,718,249	1.08%	1.14%
2041	3,159,130	1,736,476	1.04%	1.06%
2042	3,190,968	1,755,847	1.01%	1.12%
2043	3,222,560	1,776,066	0.99%	1.15%
2044	3,254,012	1,793,758	0.98%	1%
2045	3,285,297	1,809,637	0.96%	0.89%
2046	3,316,997	1,825,551	0.96%	0.88%
2047	3,348,491	1,841,558	0.95%	0.88%
2048	3,379,103	1,858,311	0.91%	0.91%
2049	3,408,763	1,873,846	0.88%	0.84%
2050	3,437,424	1,889,246	0.84%	0.82%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 208,834 (a 17% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.