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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	France	Botswana	France
1960	516,165	47,412,964	-	-
1961	527,942	47,905,982	2.28%	1.04%
1962	540,186	48,389,516	2.32%	1.01%
1963	552,966	48,877,567	2.37%	1.01%
1964	566,266	49,401,492	2.41%	1.07%
1965	574,664	49,877,725	1.48%	0.96%
1966	577,866	50,311,637	0.56%	0.87%
1967	580,933	50,722,791	0.53%	0.82%
1968	583,966	51,112,980	0.52%	0.77%
1969	587,066	51,536,014	0.53%	0.83%
1970	590,334	52,007,169	0.56%	0.91%
1971	600,481	52,499,553	1.72%	0.95%
1972	622,407	52,962,356	3.65%	0.88%
1973	652,408	53,392,161	4.82%	0.81%
1974	685,448	53,746,571	5.06%	0.66%
1975	720,380	54,002,853	5.1%	0.48%
1976	758,508	54,232,383	5.29%	0.43%
1977	799,574	54,486,467	5.41%	0.47%
1978	849,239	54,734,030	6.21%	0.45%
1979	901,742	54,979,851	6.18%	0.45%
1980	937,485	55,274,184	3.96%	0.54%
1981	969,996	55,603,353	3.47%	0.6%
1982	1,009,269	55,806,789	4.05%	0.37%
1983	1,046,137	56,108,330	3.65%	0.54%
1984	1,083,660	56,383,085	3.59%	0.49%
1985	1,121,945	56,665,619	3.53%	0.5%
1986	1,160,650	56,956,002	3.45%	0.51%
1987	1,199,167	57,266,167	3.32%	0.54%
1988	1,235,476	57,598,186	3.03%	0.58%
1989	1,270,274	57,943,062	2.82%	0.6%
1990	1,305,696	58,261,012	2.79%	0.55%
1991	1,341,756	58,554,242	2.76%	0.5%
1992	1,380,033	58,846,584	2.85%	0.5%
1993	1,420,115	59,103,094	2.9%	0.44%
1994	1,460,023	59,324,863	2.81%	0.38%
1995	1,498,836	59,541,294	2.66%	0.36%
1996	1,535,914	59,754,504	2.47%	0.36%
1997	1,571,691	59,968,066	2.33%	0.36%
1998	1,606,899	60,190,684	2.24%	0.37%
1999	1,641,997	60,501,986	2.18%	0.52%
2000	1,677,382	60,918,661	2.15%	0.69%
2001	1,712,254	61,364,377	2.08%	0.73%
2002	1,744,763	61,812,142	1.9%	0.73%
2003	1,775,736	62,249,855	1.78%	0.71%
2004	1,807,146	62,707,588	1.77%	0.74%
2005	1,839,877	63,180,854	1.81%	0.75%
2006	1,874,516	63,622,342	1.88%	0.7%
2007	1,911,201	64,016,890	1.96%	0.62%
2008	1,949,970	64,375,116	2.03%	0.56%
2009	1,990,673	64,706,436	2.09%	0.51%
2010	2,033,111	65,026,211	2.13%	0.49%
2011	2,073,535	65,340,830	1.99%	0.48%
2012	2,108,617	65,657,659	1.69%	0.48%
2013	2,140,682	65,997,932	1.52%	0.52%
2014	2,172,044	66,312,067	1.47%	0.48%
2015	2,203,273	66,548,272	1.44%	0.36%
2016	2,234,776	66,724,104	1.43%	0.26%
2017	2,266,747	66,918,020	1.43%	0.29%
2018	2,299,141	67,158,348	1.43%	0.36%
2019	2,332,083	67,382,061	1.43%	0.33%
2020	2,365,894	67,601,110	1.45%	0.33%
2021	2,401,441	67,842,811	1.5%	0.36%
2022	2,439,892	68,065,015	1.6%	0.33%
2023	2,480,244	68,287,487	1.65%	0.33%
2024	2,521,139	68,516,699	1.65%	0.34%
2025	2,562,118	68,621,995	1.63%	0.15%
2026	2,603,385	68,720,416	1.61%	0.14%
2027	2,644,640	68,814,997	1.58%	0.14%
2028	2,685,602	68,908,044	1.55%	0.14%
2029	2,726,042	69,000,393	1.51%	0.13%
2030	2,765,913	69,092,395	1.46%	0.13%
2031	2,804,987	69,182,139	1.41%	0.13%
2032	2,843,228	69,271,844	1.36%	0.13%
2033	2,880,982	69,361,763	1.33%	0.13%
2034	2,917,972	69,453,221	1.28%	0.13%
2035	2,954,411	69,545,666	1.25%	0.13%
2036	2,990,130	69,635,631	1.21%	0.13%
2037	3,025,222	69,723,960	1.17%	0.13%
2038	3,059,525	69,807,163	1.13%	0.12%
2039	3,093,371	69,880,758	1.11%	0.11%
2040	3,126,637	69,948,192	1.08%	0.1%
2041	3,159,130	70,013,748	1.04%	0.09%
2042	3,190,968	70,076,842	1.01%	0.09%
2043	3,222,560	70,130,305	0.99%	0.08%
2044	3,254,012	70,172,822	0.98%	0.06%
2045	3,285,297	70,207,698	0.96%	0.05%
2046	3,316,997	70,232,113	0.96%	0.03%
2047	3,348,491	70,246,945	0.95%	0.02%
2048	3,379,103	70,253,351	0.91%	0.009%
2049	3,408,763	70,249,312	0.88%	-0.006%
2050	3,437,424	70,237,272	0.84%	-0.02%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while France gained 3,367,418 people (a 5.33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while France's population increased by 2,152,782 (a 3.23% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. France was ranked 20th in 2005 and ranked 23rd 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 France will increase by 2.24% to 70,237,272 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.