Population in Botswana compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Gambia	Botswana	Gambia
1960	516,165	398,060	-	-
1961	527,942	408,930	2.28%	2.73%
1962	540,186	420,163	2.32%	2.75%
1963	552,966	431,757	2.37%	2.76%
1964	566,266	443,687	2.41%	2.76%
1965	574,664	455,952	1.48%	2.76%
1966	577,866	468,516	0.56%	2.76%
1967	580,933	481,588	0.53%	2.79%
1968	583,966	495,269	0.52%	2.84%
1969	587,066	509,440	0.53%	2.86%
1970	590,334	524,105	0.56%	2.88%
1971	600,481	539,388	1.72%	2.92%
1972	622,407	555,370	3.65%	2.96%
1973	652,408	571,991	4.82%	2.99%
1974	685,448	589,085	5.06%	2.99%
1975	720,380	606,821	5.1%	3.01%
1976	758,508	625,667	5.29%	3.11%
1977	799,574	645,770	5.41%	3.21%
1978	849,239	667,103	6.21%	3.3%
1979	901,742	689,781	6.18%	3.4%
1980	937,485	713,913	3.96%	3.5%
1981	969,996	739,125	3.47%	3.53%
1982	1,009,269	765,753	4.05%	3.6%
1983	1,046,137	794,525	3.65%	3.76%
1984	1,083,660	825,631	3.59%	3.92%
1985	1,121,945	858,874	3.53%	4.03%
1986	1,160,650	894,019	3.45%	4.09%
1987	1,199,167	931,091	3.32%	4.15%
1988	1,235,476	970,160	3.03%	4.2%
1989	1,270,274	1,011,357	2.82%	4.25%
1990	1,305,696	1,054,696	2.79%	4.29%
1991	1,341,756	1,099,959	2.76%	4.29%
1992	1,380,033	1,145,582	2.85%	4.15%
1993	1,420,115	1,188,365	2.9%	3.73%
1994	1,460,023	1,227,226	2.81%	3.27%
1995	1,498,836	1,264,313	2.66%	3.02%
1996	1,535,914	1,301,410	2.47%	2.93%
1997	1,571,691	1,338,889	2.33%	2.88%
1998	1,606,899	1,376,987	2.24%	2.85%
1999	1,641,997	1,415,779	2.18%	2.82%
2000	1,677,382	1,455,084	2.15%	2.78%
2001	1,712,254	1,495,011	2.08%	2.74%
2002	1,744,763	1,535,691	1.9%	2.72%
2003	1,775,736	1,577,611	1.78%	2.73%
2004	1,807,146	1,621,312	1.77%	2.77%
2005	1,839,877	1,667,037	1.81%	2.82%
2006	1,874,516	1,715,275	1.88%	2.89%
2007	1,911,201	1,765,774	1.96%	2.94%
2008	1,949,970	1,817,852	2.03%	2.95%
2009	1,990,673	1,871,422	2.09%	2.95%
2010	2,033,111	1,926,630	2.13%	2.95%
2011	2,073,535	1,983,784	1.99%	2.97%
2012	2,108,617	2,043,094	1.69%	2.99%
2013	2,140,682	2,103,820	1.52%	2.97%
2014	2,172,044	2,164,528	1.47%	2.89%
2015	2,203,273	2,224,529	1.44%	2.77%
2016	2,234,776	2,283,769	1.43%	2.66%
2017	2,266,747	2,342,189	1.43%	2.56%
2018	2,299,141	2,399,632	1.43%	2.45%
2019	2,332,083	2,456,844	1.43%	2.38%
2020	2,365,894	2,515,733	1.45%	2.4%
2021	2,401,441	2,576,010	1.5%	2.4%
2022	2,439,892	2,636,470	1.6%	2.35%
2023	2,480,244	2,697,845	1.65%	2.33%
2024	2,521,139	2,759,988	1.65%	2.3%
2025	2,562,118	2,822,083	1.63%	2.25%
2026	2,603,385	2,884,075	1.61%	2.2%
2027	2,644,640	2,945,874	1.58%	2.14%
2028	2,685,602	3,007,541	1.55%	2.09%
2029	2,726,042	3,069,012	1.51%	2.04%
2030	2,765,913	3,130,117	1.46%	1.99%
2031	2,804,987	3,190,986	1.41%	1.94%
2032	2,843,228	3,251,816	1.36%	1.91%
2033	2,880,982	3,312,585	1.33%	1.87%
2034	2,917,972	3,373,117	1.28%	1.83%
2035	2,954,411	3,433,418	1.25%	1.79%
2036	2,990,130	3,493,569	1.21%	1.75%
2037	3,025,222	3,553,521	1.17%	1.72%
2038	3,059,525	3,613,489	1.13%	1.69%
2039	3,093,371	3,673,332	1.11%	1.66%
2040	3,126,637	3,732,793	1.08%	1.62%
2041	3,159,130	3,791,791	1.04%	1.58%
2042	3,190,968	3,850,526	1.01%	1.55%
2043	3,222,560	3,909,016	0.99%	1.52%
2044	3,254,012	3,966,899	0.98%	1.48%
2045	3,285,297	4,024,221	0.96%	1.45%
2046	3,316,997	4,080,955	0.96%	1.41%
2047	3,348,491	4,137,188	0.95%	1.38%
2048	3,379,103	4,192,836	0.91%	1.35%
2049	3,408,763	4,247,701	0.88%	1.31%
2050	3,437,424	4,301,881	0.84%	1.28%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while the Gambia gained 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 647,350 (a 29.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2005 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.