Population in Botswana compared to Equatorial Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea
1960	516,165	269,807	-	-
1961	527,942	274,896	2.28%	1.89%
1962	540,186	280,286	2.32%	1.96%
1963	552,966	285,965	2.37%	2.03%
1964	566,266	291,942	2.41%	2.09%
1965	574,664	298,238	1.48%	2.16%
1966	577,866	304,859	0.56%	2.22%
1967	580,933	311,805	0.53%	2.28%
1968	583,966	318,849	0.52%	2.26%
1969	587,066	322,517	0.53%	1.15%
1970	590,334	320,803	0.56%	-0.53%
1971	600,481	315,940	1.72%	-1.52%
1972	622,407	309,468	3.65%	-2.05%
1973	652,408	302,281	4.82%	-2.32%
1974	685,448	294,953	5.06%	-2.42%
1975	720,380	287,901	5.1%	-2.39%
1976	758,508	281,031	5.29%	-2.39%
1977	799,574	276,779	5.41%	-1.51%
1978	849,239	276,531	6.21%	-0.09%
1979	901,742	279,846	6.18%	1.2%
1980	937,485	288,644	3.96%	3.14%
1981	969,996	303,252	3.47%	5.06%
1982	1,009,269	322,216	4.05%	6.25%
1983	1,046,137	343,421	3.65%	6.58%
1984	1,083,660	364,899	3.59%	6.25%
1985	1,121,945	385,547	3.53%	5.66%
1986	1,160,650	404,728	3.45%	4.98%
1987	1,199,167	422,522	3.32%	4.4%
1988	1,235,476	439,651	3.03%	4.05%
1989	1,270,274	456,808	2.82%	3.9%
1990	1,305,696	474,274	2.79%	3.82%
1991	1,341,756	492,217	2.76%	3.78%
1992	1,380,033	510,770	2.85%	3.77%
1993	1,420,115	530,023	2.9%	3.77%
1994	1,460,023	550,138	2.81%	3.8%
1995	1,498,836	571,264	2.66%	3.84%
1996	1,535,914	593,492	2.47%	3.89%
1997	1,571,691	616,893	2.33%	3.94%
1998	1,606,899	641,474	2.24%	3.98%
1999	1,641,997	667,214	2.18%	4.01%
2000	1,677,382	703,279	2.15%	5.41%
2001	1,712,254	749,836	2.08%	6.62%
2002	1,744,763	797,957	1.9%	6.42%
2003	1,775,736	847,862	1.78%	6.25%
2004	1,807,146	899,917	1.77%	6.14%
2005	1,839,877	947,367	1.81%	5.27%
2006	1,874,516	990,343	1.88%	4.54%
2007	1,911,201	1,036,044	1.96%	4.61%
2008	1,949,970	1,084,530	2.03%	4.68%
2009	1,990,673	1,135,673	2.09%	4.72%
2010	2,033,111	1,189,085	2.13%	4.7%
2011	2,073,535	1,241,835	1.99%	4.44%
2012	2,108,617	1,293,483	1.69%	4.16%
2013	2,140,682	1,346,218	1.52%	4.08%
2014	2,172,044	1,399,828	1.47%	3.98%
2015	2,203,273	1,453,923	1.44%	3.86%
2016	2,234,776	1,508,186	1.43%	3.73%
2017	2,266,747	1,562,396	1.43%	3.59%
2018	2,299,141	1,616,422	1.43%	3.46%
2019	2,332,083	1,670,177	1.43%	3.33%
2020	2,365,894	1,716,468	1.45%	2.77%
2021	2,401,441	1,758,786	1.5%	2.47%
2022	2,439,892	1,803,545	1.6%	2.54%
2023	2,480,244	1,847,549	1.65%	2.44%
2024	2,521,139	1,892,516	1.65%	2.43%
2025	2,562,118	1,938,427	1.63%	2.43%
2026	2,603,385	1,984,463	1.61%	2.37%
2027	2,644,640	2,030,749	1.58%	2.33%
2028	2,685,602	2,077,253	1.55%	2.29%
2029	2,726,042	2,123,699	1.51%	2.24%
2030	2,765,913	2,170,434	1.46%	2.2%
2031	2,804,987	2,218,077	1.41%	2.2%
2032	2,843,228	2,267,025	1.36%	2.21%
2033	2,880,982	2,315,991	1.33%	2.16%
2034	2,917,972	2,364,847	1.28%	2.11%
2035	2,954,411	2,414,263	1.25%	2.09%
2036	2,990,130	2,463,880	1.21%	2.06%
2037	3,025,222	2,513,955	1.17%	2.03%
2038	3,059,525	2,564,843	1.13%	2.02%
2039	3,093,371	2,615,417	1.11%	1.97%
2040	3,126,637	2,665,575	1.08%	1.92%
2041	3,159,130	2,715,477	1.04%	1.87%
2042	3,190,968	2,764,764	1.01%	1.82%
2043	3,222,560	2,813,769	0.99%	1.77%
2044	3,254,012	2,862,511	0.98%	1.73%
2045	3,285,297	2,911,227	0.96%	1.7%
2046	3,316,997	2,959,088	0.96%	1.64%
2047	3,348,491	3,005,551	0.95%	1.57%
2048	3,379,103	3,051,480	0.91%	1.53%
2049	3,408,763	3,097,625	0.88%	1.51%
2050	3,437,424	3,143,719	0.84%	1.49%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 521,483 (a 35.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th in 2005 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.