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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Germany	Botswana	Germany
1960	516,165	72,814,900	-	-
1961	527,942	73,377,632	2.28%	0.77%
1962	540,186	74,025,784	2.32%	0.88%
1963	552,966	74,714,353	2.37%	0.93%
1964	566,266	75,318,337	2.41%	0.81%
1965	574,664	75,963,695	1.48%	0.86%
1966	577,866	76,600,311	0.56%	0.84%
1967	580,933	76,951,336	0.53%	0.46%
1968	583,966	77,294,314	0.52%	0.45%
1969	587,066	77,909,682	0.53%	0.8%
1970	590,334	78,169,289	0.56%	0.33%
1971	600,481	78,312,842	1.72%	0.18%
1972	622,407	78,688,452	3.65%	0.48%
1973	652,408	78,936,666	4.82%	0.32%
1974	685,448	78,967,433	5.06%	0.04%
1975	720,380	78,673,554	5.1%	-0.37%
1976	758,508	78,336,950	5.29%	-0.43%
1977	799,574	78,159,814	5.41%	-0.23%
1978	849,239	78,091,820	6.21%	-0.09%
1979	901,742	78,126,350	6.18%	0.04%
1980	937,485	78,288,576	3.96%	0.21%
1981	969,996	78,407,907	3.47%	0.15%
1982	1,009,269	78,333,366	4.05%	-0.1%
1983	1,046,137	78,128,282	3.65%	-0.26%
1984	1,083,660	77,858,685	3.59%	-0.35%
1985	1,121,945	77,684,873	3.53%	-0.22%
1986	1,160,650	77,720,436	3.45%	0.05%
1987	1,199,167	77,839,920	3.32%	0.15%
1988	1,235,476	78,144,619	3.03%	0.39%
1989	1,270,274	78,751,283	2.82%	0.78%
1990	1,305,696	79,433,029	2.79%	0.87%
1991	1,341,756	80,013,896	2.76%	0.73%
1992	1,380,033	80,624,598	2.85%	0.76%
1993	1,420,115	81,156,363	2.9%	0.66%
1994	1,460,023	81,438,348	2.81%	0.35%
1995	1,498,836	81,678,051	2.66%	0.29%
1996	1,535,914	81,914,831	2.47%	0.29%
1997	1,571,691	82,034,771	2.33%	0.15%
1998	1,606,899	82,047,195	2.24%	0.02%
1999	1,641,997	82,100,243	2.18%	0.06%
2000	1,677,382	82,211,508	2.15%	0.14%
2001	1,712,254	82,349,925	2.08%	0.17%
2002	1,744,763	82,488,495	1.9%	0.17%
2003	1,775,736	82,534,176	1.78%	0.06%
2004	1,807,146	82,516,260	1.77%	-0.02%
2005	1,839,877	82,469,422	1.81%	-0.06%
2006	1,874,516	82,376,451	1.88%	-0.11%
2007	1,911,201	82,266,372	1.96%	-0.13%
2008	1,949,970	82,110,097	2.03%	-0.19%
2009	1,990,673	81,902,307	2.09%	-0.25%
2010	2,033,111	81,776,930	2.13%	-0.15%
2011	2,073,535	80,274,983	1.99%	-1.84%
2012	2,108,617	80,425,823	1.69%	0.19%
2013	2,140,682	80,645,605	1.52%	0.27%
2014	2,172,044	80,982,500	1.47%	0.42%
2015	2,203,273	81,686,611	1.44%	0.87%
2016	2,234,776	82,348,669	1.43%	0.81%
2017	2,266,747	82,657,002	1.43%	0.37%
2018	2,299,141	82,905,782	1.43%	0.3%
2019	2,332,083	83,092,962	1.43%	0.23%
2020	2,365,894	83,160,871	1.45%	0.08%
2021	2,401,441	83,196,078	1.5%	0.04%
2022	2,439,892	83,797,985	1.6%	0.72%
2023	2,480,244	83,901,923	1.65%	0.12%
2024	2,521,139	83,510,950	1.65%	-0.47%
2025	2,562,118	83,039,665	1.63%	-0.56%
2026	2,603,385	82,614,154	1.61%	-0.51%
2027	2,644,640	82,415,087	1.58%	-0.24%
2028	2,685,602	82,204,095	1.55%	-0.26%
2029	2,726,042	81,983,207	1.51%	-0.27%
2030	2,765,913	81,761,486	1.46%	-0.27%
2031	2,804,987	81,535,782	1.41%	-0.28%
2032	2,843,228	81,309,833	1.36%	-0.28%
2033	2,880,982	81,088,671	1.33%	-0.27%
2034	2,917,972	80,874,239	1.28%	-0.26%
2035	2,954,411	80,664,119	1.25%	-0.26%
2036	2,990,130	80,440,400	1.21%	-0.28%
2037	3,025,222	80,216,687	1.17%	-0.28%
2038	3,059,525	79,996,530	1.13%	-0.27%
2039	3,093,371	79,775,309	1.11%	-0.28%
2040	3,126,637	79,559,716	1.08%	-0.27%
2041	3,159,130	79,356,179	1.04%	-0.26%
2042	3,190,968	79,162,051	1.01%	-0.24%
2043	3,222,560	78,957,628	0.99%	-0.26%
2044	3,254,012	78,737,840	0.98%	-0.28%
2045	3,285,297	78,512,825	0.96%	-0.29%
2046	3,316,997	78,288,289	0.96%	-0.29%
2047	3,348,491	78,060,952	0.95%	-0.29%
2048	3,379,103	77,820,753	0.91%	-0.31%
2049	3,408,763	77,573,634	0.88%	-0.32%
2050	3,437,424	77,330,385	0.84%	-0.31%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Germany lost 782,811 people (a 0.95% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Germany's population increased by 1,353,054 (a 1.66% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Germany was ranked 13th in 2005 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.88% to 77,330,385 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.