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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Kiribati	Botswana	Kiribati
1960	516,165	47,157	-	-
1961	527,942	48,323	2.28%	2.47%
1962	540,186	49,538	2.32%	2.51%
1963	552,966	50,791	2.37%	2.53%
1964	566,266	52,088	2.41%	2.55%
1965	574,664	53,439	1.48%	2.59%
1966	577,866	54,425	0.56%	1.85%
1967	580,933	54,996	0.53%	1.05%
1968	583,966	55,529	0.52%	0.97%
1969	587,066	56,360	0.53%	1.5%
1970	590,334	57,510	0.56%	2.04%
1971	600,481	58,652	1.72%	1.99%
1972	622,407	59,778	3.65%	1.92%
1973	652,408	60,824	4.82%	1.75%
1974	685,448	61,219	5.06%	0.65%
1975	720,380	60,987	5.1%	-0.38%
1976	758,508	60,661	5.29%	-0.53%
1977	799,574	60,267	5.41%	-0.65%
1978	849,239	59,864	6.21%	-0.67%
1979	901,742	60,172	6.18%	0.51%
1980	937,485	61,148	3.96%	1.62%
1981	969,996	62,121	3.47%	1.59%
1982	1,009,269	63,134	4.05%	1.63%
1983	1,046,137	64,169	3.65%	1.64%
1984	1,083,660	65,228	3.59%	1.65%
1985	1,121,945	66,496	3.53%	1.94%
1986	1,160,650	68,059	3.45%	2.35%
1987	1,199,167	69,733	3.32%	2.46%
1988	1,235,476	71,427	3.03%	2.43%
1989	1,270,274	73,147	2.82%	2.41%
1990	1,305,696	74,855	2.79%	2.34%
1991	1,341,756	76,367	2.76%	2.02%
1992	1,380,033	77,641	2.85%	1.67%
1993	1,420,115	78,841	2.9%	1.55%
1994	1,460,023	80,021	2.81%	1.5%
1995	1,498,836	81,234	2.66%	1.52%
1996	1,535,914	82,623	2.47%	1.71%
1997	1,571,691	84,147	2.33%	1.84%
1998	1,606,899	85,657	2.24%	1.79%
1999	1,641,997	87,126	2.18%	1.71%
2000	1,677,382	88,613	2.15%	1.71%
2001	1,712,254	90,335	2.08%	1.94%
2002	1,744,763	92,264	1.9%	2.14%
2003	1,775,736	94,175	1.78%	2.07%
2004	1,807,146	96,085	1.77%	2.03%
2005	1,839,877	98,035	1.81%	2.03%
2006	1,874,516	100,017	1.88%	2.02%
2007	1,911,201	102,068	1.96%	2.05%
2008	1,949,970	104,222	2.03%	2.11%
2009	1,990,673	106,467	2.09%	2.15%
2010	2,033,111	108,704	2.13%	2.1%
2011	2,073,535	110,647	1.99%	1.79%
2012	2,108,617	112,284	1.69%	1.48%
2013	2,140,682	113,838	1.52%	1.38%
2014	2,172,044	115,326	1.47%	1.31%
2015	2,203,273	116,815	1.44%	1.29%
2016	2,234,776	118,478	1.43%	1.42%
2017	2,266,747	120,275	1.43%	1.52%
2018	2,299,141	122,084	1.43%	1.5%
2019	2,332,083	123,921	1.43%	1.5%
2020	2,365,894	126,099	1.45%	1.76%
2021	2,401,441	128,377	1.5%	1.81%
2022	2,439,892	130,469	1.6%	1.63%
2023	2,480,244	132,530	1.65%	1.58%
2024	2,521,139	134,518	1.65%	1.5%
2025	2,562,118	136,501	1.63%	1.47%
2026	2,603,385	138,451	1.61%	1.43%
2027	2,644,640	140,405	1.58%	1.41%
2028	2,685,602	142,335	1.55%	1.37%
2029	2,726,042	144,231	1.51%	1.33%
2030	2,765,913	146,130	1.46%	1.32%
2031	2,804,987	148,028	1.41%	1.3%
2032	2,843,228	149,915	1.36%	1.27%
2033	2,880,982	151,768	1.33%	1.24%
2034	2,917,972	153,602	1.28%	1.21%
2035	2,954,411	155,447	1.25%	1.2%
2036	2,990,130	157,316	1.21%	1.2%
2037	3,025,222	159,188	1.17%	1.19%
2038	3,059,525	161,050	1.13%	1.17%
2039	3,093,371	162,895	1.11%	1.15%
2040	3,126,637	164,711	1.08%	1.11%
2041	3,159,130	166,508	1.04%	1.09%
2042	3,190,968	168,325	1.01%	1.09%
2043	3,222,560	170,182	0.99%	1.1%
2044	3,254,012	172,012	0.98%	1.08%
2045	3,285,297	173,818	0.96%	1.05%
2046	3,316,997	175,629	0.96%	1.04%
2047	3,348,491	177,392	0.95%	1%
2048	3,379,103	179,152	0.91%	0.99%
2049	3,408,763	180,915	0.88%	0.98%
2050	3,437,424	182,629	0.84%	0.95%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 19,994 (a 16.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.9% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.