Population in Botswana compared to Ivory Coast: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and Ivory Coast: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Ivory Coast	Botswana	Ivory Coast
1960	516,165	3,673,666	-	-
1961	527,942	3,810,151	2.28%	3.72%
1962	540,186	3,956,939	2.32%	3.85%
1963	552,966	4,112,061	2.37%	3.92%
1964	566,266	4,273,952	2.41%	3.94%
1965	574,664	4,442,377	1.48%	3.94%
1966	577,866	4,617,519	0.56%	3.94%
1967	580,933	4,799,744	0.53%	3.95%
1968	583,966	4,990,021	0.52%	3.96%
1969	587,066	5,192,221	0.53%	4.05%
1970	590,334	5,411,567	0.56%	4.22%
1971	600,481	5,650,868	1.72%	4.42%
1972	622,407	5,909,716	3.65%	4.58%
1973	652,408	6,184,944	4.82%	4.66%
1974	685,448	6,474,057	5.06%	4.67%
1975	720,380	6,776,297	5.1%	4.67%
1976	758,508	7,057,958	5.29%	4.16%
1977	799,574	7,321,950	5.41%	3.74%
1978	849,239	7,603,130	6.21%	3.84%
1979	901,742	7,902,267	6.18%	3.93%
1980	937,485	8,220,714	3.96%	4.03%
1981	969,996	8,556,596	3.47%	4.09%
1982	1,009,269	8,907,936	4.05%	4.11%
1983	1,046,137	9,272,744	3.65%	4.1%
1984	1,083,660	9,650,516	3.59%	4.07%
1985	1,121,945	10,040,483	3.53%	4.04%
1986	1,160,650	10,440,917	3.45%	3.99%
1987	1,199,167	10,851,475	3.32%	3.93%
1988	1,235,476	11,275,189	3.03%	3.9%
1989	1,270,274	11,719,771	2.82%	3.94%
1990	1,305,696	12,189,778	2.79%	4.01%
1991	1,341,756	12,683,870	2.76%	4.05%
1992	1,380,033	13,200,310	2.85%	4.07%
1993	1,420,115	13,735,951	2.9%	4.06%
1994	1,460,023	14,287,201	2.81%	4.01%
1995	1,498,836	14,855,565	2.66%	3.98%
1996	1,535,914	15,442,312	2.47%	3.95%
1997	1,571,691	16,047,170	2.33%	3.92%
1998	1,606,899	16,663,948	2.24%	3.84%
1999	1,641,997	17,215,935	2.18%	3.31%
2000	1,677,382	17,699,004	2.15%	2.81%
2001	1,712,254	18,178,913	2.08%	2.71%
2002	1,744,763	18,654,771	1.9%	2.62%
2003	1,775,736	19,125,542	1.78%	2.52%
2004	1,807,146	19,595,000	1.77%	2.45%
2005	1,839,877	20,068,458	1.81%	2.42%
2006	1,874,516	20,546,802	1.88%	2.38%
2007	1,911,201	21,030,558	1.96%	2.35%
2008	1,949,970	21,514,439	2.03%	2.3%
2009	1,990,673	21,997,940	2.09%	2.25%
2010	2,033,111	22,488,065	2.13%	2.23%
2011	2,073,535	22,982,000	1.99%	2.2%
2012	2,108,617	23,467,078	1.69%	2.11%
2013	2,140,682	23,939,775	1.52%	2.01%
2014	2,172,044	24,527,395	1.47%	2.45%
2015	2,203,273	25,246,342	1.44%	2.93%
2016	2,234,776	25,989,405	1.43%	2.94%
2017	2,266,747	26,733,372	1.43%	2.86%
2018	2,299,141	27,464,173	1.43%	2.73%
2019	2,332,083	28,193,009	1.43%	2.65%
2020	2,365,894	28,915,449	1.45%	2.56%
2021	2,401,441	29,639,736	1.5%	2.5%
2022	2,439,892	30,395,002	1.6%	2.55%
2023	2,480,244	31,165,654	1.65%	2.54%
2024	2,521,139	31,934,230	1.65%	2.47%
2025	2,562,118	32,711,547	1.63%	2.43%
2026	2,603,385	33,494,340	1.61%	2.39%
2027	2,644,640	34,281,129	1.58%	2.35%
2028	2,685,602	35,077,094	1.55%	2.32%
2029	2,726,042	35,883,465	1.51%	2.3%
2030	2,765,913	36,699,008	1.46%	2.27%
2031	2,804,987	37,529,369	1.41%	2.26%
2032	2,843,228	38,376,612	1.36%	2.26%
2033	2,880,982	39,244,388	1.33%	2.26%
2034	2,917,972	40,132,807	1.28%	2.26%
2035	2,954,411	41,033,849	1.25%	2.25%
2036	2,990,130	41,948,468	1.21%	2.23%
2037	3,025,222	42,880,003	1.17%	2.22%
2038	3,059,525	43,824,363	1.13%	2.2%
2039	3,093,371	44,778,750	1.11%	2.18%
2040	3,126,637	45,743,921	1.08%	2.16%
2041	3,159,130	46,717,434	1.04%	2.13%
2042	3,190,968	47,702,165	1.01%	2.11%
2043	3,222,560	48,700,670	0.99%	2.09%
2044	3,254,012	49,709,049	0.98%	2.07%
2045	3,285,297	50,716,074	0.96%	2.03%
2046	3,316,997	51,718,057	0.96%	1.98%
2047	3,348,491	52,721,465	0.95%	1.94%
2048	3,379,103	53,730,594	0.91%	1.91%
2049	3,408,763	54,739,405	0.88%	1.88%
2050	3,437,424	55,746,988	0.84%	1.84%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Ivory Coast gained 5,442,603 people (a 26.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Ivory Coast's population increased by 7,513,533 (a 28.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Ivory Coast was ranked 53rd in 2006 and ranked 50th 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 Ivory Coast will increase by 66.4% to 55,746,988 people and rank change from 50th to 36th.