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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Gabon	Botswana	Gabon
1960	516,165	512,316	-	-
1961	527,942	518,266	2.28%	1.16%
1962	540,186	524,649	2.32%	1.23%
1963	552,966	531,452	2.37%	1.3%
1964	566,266	538,657	2.41%	1.36%
1965	574,664	546,308	1.48%	1.42%
1966	577,866	554,463	0.56%	1.49%
1967	580,933	563,108	0.53%	1.56%
1968	583,966	572,257	0.52%	1.62%
1969	587,066	583,276	0.53%	1.93%
1970	590,334	595,846	0.56%	2.16%
1971	600,481	608,348	1.72%	2.1%
1972	622,407	620,960	3.65%	2.07%
1973	652,408	633,995	4.82%	2.1%
1974	685,448	647,691	5.06%	2.16%
1975	720,380	662,197	5.1%	2.24%
1976	758,508	677,628	5.29%	2.33%
1977	799,574	693,984	5.41%	2.41%
1978	849,239	711,245	6.21%	2.49%
1979	901,742	729,375	6.18%	2.55%
1980	937,485	748,389	3.96%	2.61%
1981	969,996	768,385	3.47%	2.67%
1982	1,009,269	789,286	4.05%	2.72%
1983	1,046,137	811,005	3.65%	2.75%
1984	1,083,660	833,501	3.59%	2.77%
1985	1,121,945	856,726	3.53%	2.79%
1986	1,160,650	880,705	3.45%	2.8%
1987	1,199,167	905,479	3.32%	2.81%
1988	1,235,476	931,020	3.03%	2.82%
1989	1,270,274	957,138	2.82%	2.81%
1990	1,305,696	983,734	2.79%	2.78%
1991	1,341,756	1,010,818	2.76%	2.75%
1992	1,380,033	1,038,380	2.85%	2.73%
1993	1,420,115	1,066,405	2.9%	2.7%
1994	1,460,023	1,094,720	2.81%	2.66%
1995	1,498,836	1,123,213	2.66%	2.6%
1996	1,535,914	1,152,015	2.47%	2.56%
1997	1,571,691	1,181,439	2.33%	2.55%
1998	1,606,899	1,211,736	2.24%	2.56%
1999	1,641,997	1,243,016	2.18%	2.58%
2000	1,677,382	1,275,572	2.15%	2.62%
2001	1,712,254	1,309,589	2.08%	2.67%
2002	1,744,763	1,345,135	1.9%	2.71%
2003	1,775,736	1,382,350	1.78%	2.77%
2004	1,807,146	1,421,609	1.77%	2.84%
2005	1,839,877	1,463,495	1.81%	2.95%
2006	1,874,516	1,508,337	1.88%	3.06%
2007	1,911,201	1,556,237	1.96%	3.18%
2008	1,949,970	1,607,175	2.03%	3.27%
2009	1,990,673	1,661,556	2.09%	3.38%
2010	2,033,111	1,719,879	2.13%	3.51%
2011	2,073,535	1,781,985	1.99%	3.61%
2012	2,108,617	1,846,889	1.69%	3.64%
2013	2,140,682	1,913,059	1.52%	3.58%
2014	2,172,044	1,978,399	1.47%	3.42%
2015	2,203,273	2,040,989	1.44%	3.16%
2016	2,234,776	2,100,306	1.43%	2.91%
2017	2,266,747	2,156,900	1.43%	2.69%
2018	2,299,141	2,212,318	1.43%	2.57%
2019	2,332,083	2,267,706	1.43%	2.5%
2020	2,365,894	2,322,539	1.45%	2.42%
2021	2,401,441	2,376,722	1.5%	2.33%
2022	2,439,892	2,430,747	1.6%	2.27%
2023	2,480,244	2,484,789	1.65%	2.22%
2024	2,521,139	2,538,952	1.65%	2.18%
2025	2,562,118	2,593,130	1.63%	2.13%
2026	2,603,385	2,647,397	1.61%	2.09%
2027	2,644,640	2,701,860	1.58%	2.06%
2028	2,685,602	2,756,474	1.55%	2.02%
2029	2,726,042	2,811,348	1.51%	1.99%
2030	2,765,913	2,866,668	1.46%	1.97%
2031	2,804,987	2,922,503	1.41%	1.95%
2032	2,843,228	2,978,812	1.36%	1.93%
2033	2,880,982	3,035,711	1.33%	1.91%
2034	2,917,972	3,093,221	1.28%	1.89%
2035	2,954,411	3,151,467	1.25%	1.88%
2036	2,990,130	3,210,584	1.21%	1.88%
2037	3,025,222	3,270,304	1.17%	1.86%
2038	3,059,525	3,330,507	1.13%	1.84%
2039	3,093,371	3,391,378	1.11%	1.83%
2040	3,126,637	3,452,985	1.08%	1.82%
2041	3,159,130	3,515,218	1.04%	1.8%
2042	3,190,968	3,577,745	1.01%	1.78%
2043	3,222,560	3,640,570	0.99%	1.76%
2044	3,254,012	3,703,794	0.98%	1.74%
2045	3,285,297	3,767,430	0.96%	1.72%
2046	3,316,997	3,831,211	0.96%	1.69%
2047	3,348,491	3,894,840	0.95%	1.66%
2048	3,379,103	3,958,294	0.91%	1.63%
2049	3,408,763	4,021,470	0.88%	1.6%
2050	3,437,424	4,084,535	0.84%	1.57%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Gabon gained 591,969 people (a 39.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Gabon's population increased by 547,686 (a 26.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Gabon was ranked 147th in 2006 and ranked 141st 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 Gabon will increase by 54.3% to 4,084,535 people and rank change from 141st to 133rd.