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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Iraq	Botswana	Iraq
1960	516,165	7,022,052	-	-
1961	527,942	7,194,553	2.28%	2.46%
1962	540,186	7,413,875	2.32%	3.05%
1963	552,966	7,667,928	2.37%	3.43%
1964	566,266	7,929,566	2.41%	3.41%
1965	574,664	8,202,140	1.48%	3.44%
1966	577,866	8,485,104	0.56%	3.45%
1967	580,933	8,778,869	0.53%	3.46%
1968	583,966	9,085,016	0.52%	3.49%
1969	587,066	9,403,356	0.53%	3.5%
1970	590,334	9,735,611	0.56%	3.53%
1971	600,481	10,077,809	1.72%	3.51%
1972	622,407	10,430,164	3.65%	3.5%
1973	652,408	10,795,869	4.82%	3.51%
1974	685,448	11,167,761	5.06%	3.44%
1975	720,380	11,543,639	5.1%	3.37%
1976	758,508	11,927,651	5.29%	3.33%
1977	799,574	12,331,046	5.41%	3.38%
1978	849,239	12,753,355	6.21%	3.42%
1979	901,742	13,170,365	6.18%	3.27%
1980	937,485	13,591,992	3.96%	3.2%
1981	969,996	14,006,381	3.47%	3.05%
1982	1,009,269	14,406,083	4.05%	2.85%
1983	1,046,137	14,840,555	3.65%	3.02%
1984	1,083,660	15,310,733	3.59%	3.17%
1985	1,121,945	15,683,430	3.53%	2.43%
1986	1,160,650	16,074,145	3.45%	2.49%
1987	1,199,167	16,521,049	3.32%	2.78%
1988	1,235,476	16,908,819	3.03%	2.35%
1989	1,270,274	17,364,542	2.82%	2.7%
1990	1,305,696	17,581,206	2.79%	1.25%
1991	1,341,756	17,767,253	2.76%	1.06%
1992	1,380,033	18,300,845	2.85%	3%
1993	1,420,115	19,201,195	2.9%	4.92%
1994	1,460,023	20,139,807	2.81%	4.89%
1995	1,498,836	20,825,860	2.66%	3.41%
1996	1,535,914	21,501,321	2.47%	3.24%
1997	1,571,691	22,176,593	2.33%	3.14%
1998	1,606,899	22,884,399	2.24%	3.19%
1999	1,641,997	23,636,527	2.18%	3.29%
2000	1,677,382	24,424,056	2.15%	3.33%
2001	1,712,254	25,197,840	2.08%	3.17%
2002	1,744,763	26,006,559	1.9%	3.21%
2003	1,775,736	26,802,659	1.78%	3.06%
2004	1,807,146	27,577,878	1.77%	2.89%
2005	1,839,877	28,407,448	1.81%	3.01%
2006	1,874,516	28,616,515	1.88%	0.74%
2007	1,911,201	28,391,607	1.96%	-0.79%
2008	1,949,970	28,971,036	2.03%	2.04%
2009	1,990,673	30,058,206	2.09%	3.75%
2010	2,033,111	31,045,366	2.13%	3.28%
2011	2,073,535	32,161,424	1.99%	3.59%
2012	2,108,617	33,654,842	1.69%	4.64%
2013	2,140,682	35,281,989	1.52%	4.83%
2014	2,172,044	36,550,059	1.47%	3.59%
2015	2,203,273	37,560,535	1.44%	2.76%
2016	2,234,776	38,469,627	1.43%	2.42%
2017	2,266,747	39,337,353	1.43%	2.26%
2018	2,299,141	40,265,624	1.43%	2.36%
2019	2,332,083	41,192,171	1.43%	2.3%
2020	2,365,894	42,116,605	1.45%	2.24%
2021	2,401,441	43,071,211	1.5%	2.27%
2022	2,439,892	44,070,551	1.6%	2.32%
2023	2,480,244	45,074,049	1.65%	2.28%
2024	2,521,139	46,042,015	1.65%	2.15%
2025	2,562,118	47,020,778	1.63%	2.13%
2026	2,603,385	48,007,435	1.61%	2.1%
2027	2,644,640	48,987,424	1.58%	2.04%
2028	2,685,602	49,960,955	1.55%	1.99%
2029	2,726,042	50,943,339	1.51%	1.97%
2030	2,765,913	51,937,208	1.46%	1.95%
2031	2,804,987	52,934,373	1.41%	1.92%
2032	2,843,228	53,953,395	1.36%	1.93%
2033	2,880,982	54,985,129	1.33%	1.91%
2034	2,917,972	56,012,641	1.28%	1.87%
2035	2,954,411	57,035,917	1.25%	1.83%
2036	2,990,130	58,071,740	1.21%	1.82%
2037	3,025,222	59,109,258	1.17%	1.79%
2038	3,059,525	60,132,232	1.13%	1.73%
2039	3,093,371	61,174,679	1.11%	1.73%
2040	3,126,637	62,223,208	1.08%	1.71%
2041	3,159,130	63,249,167	1.04%	1.65%
2042	3,190,968	64,260,847	1.01%	1.6%
2043	3,222,560	65,257,000	0.99%	1.55%
2044	3,254,012	66,237,772	0.98%	1.5%
2045	3,285,297	67,204,176	0.96%	1.46%
2046	3,316,997	68,150,060	0.96%	1.41%
2047	3,348,491	69,098,087	0.95%	1.39%
2048	3,379,103	70,050,118	0.91%	1.38%
2049	3,408,763	70,999,566	0.88%	1.36%
2050	3,437,424	71,928,759	0.84%	1.31%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Iraq gained 9,853,112 people (a 34.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 9,548,518 (a 24.8% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Iraq was ranked 39th in 2006 and ranked 34th 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 Iraq will increase by 49.8% to 71,928,759 people and rank change from 34th to 28th.