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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Kuwait	Botswana	Kuwait
1960	516,165	311,060	-	-
1961	527,942	345,945	2.28%	11.2%
1962	540,186	384,995	2.32%	11.3%
1963	552,966	427,694	2.37%	11.1%
1964	566,266	473,115	2.41%	10.6%
1965	574,664	521,174	1.48%	10.2%
1966	577,866	572,590	0.56%	9.87%
1967	580,933	628,089	0.53%	9.69%
1968	583,966	687,716	0.52%	9.49%
1969	587,066	749,452	0.53%	8.98%
1970	590,334	809,114	0.56%	7.96%
1971	600,481	865,076	1.72%	6.92%
1972	622,407	920,352	3.65%	6.39%
1973	652,408	977,654	4.82%	6.23%
1974	685,448	1,038,346	5.06%	6.21%
1975	720,380	1,104,863	5.1%	6.41%
1976	758,508	1,178,711	5.29%	6.68%
1977	799,574	1,258,023	5.41%	6.73%
1978	849,239	1,340,319	6.21%	6.54%
1979	901,742	1,423,514	6.18%	6.21%
1980	937,485	1,504,782	3.96%	5.71%
1981	969,996	1,583,426	3.47%	5.23%
1982	1,009,269	1,662,480	4.05%	4.99%
1983	1,046,137	1,744,295	3.65%	4.92%
1984	1,083,660	1,820,688	3.59%	4.38%
1985	1,121,945	1,894,242	3.53%	4.04%
1986	1,160,650	1,972,520	3.45%	4.13%
1987	1,199,167	2,052,994	3.32%	4.08%
1988	1,235,476	2,134,707	3.03%	3.98%
1989	1,270,274	2,217,468	2.82%	3.88%
1990	1,305,696	1,684,819	2.79%	-24%
1991	1,341,756	1,351,399	2.76%	-19.8%
1992	1,380,033	1,634,961	2.85%	21%
1993	1,420,115	1,672,151	2.9%	2.27%
1994	1,460,023	1,664,361	2.81%	-0.47%
1995	1,498,836	1,681,513	2.66%	1.03%
1996	1,535,914	1,730,246	2.47%	2.9%
1997	1,571,691	1,787,683	2.33%	3.32%
1998	1,606,899	1,844,302	2.24%	3.17%
1999	1,641,997	1,900,030	2.18%	3.02%
2000	1,677,382	1,954,709	2.15%	2.88%
2001	1,712,254	2,008,121	2.08%	2.73%
2002	1,744,763	2,059,974	1.9%	2.58%
2003	1,775,736	2,109,881	1.78%	2.42%
2004	1,807,146	2,157,320	1.77%	2.25%
2005	1,839,877	2,236,788	1.81%	3.68%
2006	1,874,516	2,364,733	1.88%	5.72%
2007	1,911,201	2,507,887	1.96%	6.05%
2008	1,949,970	2,651,421	2.03%	5.72%
2009	1,990,673	2,795,484	2.09%	5.43%
2010	2,033,111	2,943,372	2.13%	5.29%
2011	2,073,535	3,132,814	1.99%	6.44%
2012	2,108,617	3,337,109	1.69%	6.52%
2013	2,140,682	3,507,844	1.52%	5.12%
2014	2,172,044	3,665,876	1.47%	4.51%
2015	2,203,273	3,834,574	1.44%	4.6%
2016	2,234,776	4,004,096	1.43%	4.42%
2017	2,266,747	4,154,812	1.43%	3.76%
2018	2,299,141	4,323,515	1.43%	4.06%
2019	2,332,083	4,442,316	1.43%	2.75%
2020	2,365,894	4,400,267	1.45%	-0.95%
2021	2,401,441	4,360,865	1.5%	-0.9%
2022	2,439,892	4,589,643	1.6%	5.25%
2023	2,480,244	4,853,420	1.65%	5.75%
2024	2,521,139	4,973,861	1.65%	2.48%
2025	2,562,118	5,066,162	1.63%	1.86%
2026	2,603,385	5,143,465	1.61%	1.53%
2027	2,644,640	5,209,589	1.58%	1.29%
2028	2,685,602	5,266,597	1.55%	1.09%
2029	2,726,042	5,318,118	1.51%	0.98%
2030	2,765,913	5,366,659	1.46%	0.91%
2031	2,804,987	5,414,485	1.41%	0.89%
2032	2,843,228	5,463,178	1.36%	0.9%
2033	2,880,982	5,512,705	1.33%	0.91%
2034	2,917,972	5,563,035	1.28%	0.91%
2035	2,954,411	5,614,091	1.25%	0.92%
2036	2,990,130	5,665,789	1.21%	0.92%
2037	3,025,222	5,718,074	1.17%	0.92%
2038	3,059,525	5,770,901	1.13%	0.92%
2039	3,093,371	5,824,158	1.11%	0.92%
2040	3,126,637	5,877,719	1.08%	0.92%
2041	3,159,130	5,931,576	1.04%	0.92%
2042	3,190,968	5,985,681	1.01%	0.91%
2043	3,222,560	6,039,888	0.99%	0.91%
2044	3,254,012	6,094,155	0.98%	0.9%
2045	3,285,297	6,148,424	0.96%	0.89%
2046	3,316,997	6,202,560	0.96%	0.88%
2047	3,348,491	6,256,606	0.95%	0.87%
2048	3,379,103	6,310,637	0.91%	0.86%
2049	3,408,763	6,364,604	0.88%	0.86%
2050	3,437,424	6,418,538	0.84%	0.85%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,597,786 people (a 71.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,293,683 (a 33.7% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Kuwait was ranked 140th in 2005 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 25.2% to 6,418,538 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.