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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Laos	Botswana	Laos
1960	516,165	2,121,514	-	-
1961	527,942	2,169,796	2.28%	2.28%
1962	540,186	2,219,910	2.32%	2.31%
1963	552,966	2,271,061	2.37%	2.3%
1964	566,266	2,322,826	2.41%	2.28%
1965	574,664	2,376,200	1.48%	2.3%
1966	577,866	2,431,084	0.56%	2.31%
1967	580,933	2,487,715	0.53%	2.33%
1968	583,966	2,546,377	0.52%	2.36%
1969	587,066	2,606,959	0.53%	2.38%
1970	590,334	2,669,702	0.56%	2.41%
1971	600,481	2,734,628	1.72%	2.43%
1972	622,407	2,801,660	3.65%	2.45%
1973	652,408	2,870,573	4.82%	2.46%
1974	685,448	2,939,761	5.06%	2.41%
1975	720,380	3,005,521	5.1%	2.24%
1976	758,508	3,064,876	5.29%	1.97%
1977	799,574	3,118,923	5.41%	1.76%
1978	849,239	3,171,740	6.21%	1.69%
1979	901,742	3,228,202	6.18%	1.78%
1980	937,485	3,292,573	3.96%	1.99%
1981	969,996	3,366,631	3.47%	2.25%
1982	1,009,269	3,450,026	4.05%	2.48%
1983	1,046,137	3,541,001	3.65%	2.64%
1984	1,083,660	3,637,843	3.59%	2.73%
1985	1,121,945	3,739,985	3.53%	2.81%
1986	1,160,650	3,846,715	3.45%	2.85%
1987	1,199,167	3,957,612	3.32%	2.88%
1988	1,235,476	4,072,601	3.03%	2.91%
1989	1,270,274	4,190,974	2.82%	2.91%
1990	1,305,696	4,311,955	2.79%	2.89%
1991	1,341,756	4,435,118	2.76%	2.86%
1992	1,380,033	4,559,646	2.85%	2.81%
1993	1,420,115	4,685,060	2.9%	2.75%
1994	1,460,023	4,809,220	2.81%	2.65%
1995	1,498,836	4,929,409	2.66%	2.5%
1996	1,535,914	5,045,678	2.47%	2.36%
1997	1,571,691	5,152,011	2.33%	2.11%
1998	1,606,899	5,248,266	2.24%	1.87%
1999	1,641,997	5,340,784	2.18%	1.76%
2000	1,677,382	5,431,212	2.15%	1.69%
2001	1,712,254	5,521,482	2.08%	1.66%
2002	1,744,763	5,610,889	1.9%	1.62%
2003	1,775,736	5,697,945	1.78%	1.55%
2004	1,807,146	5,781,626	1.77%	1.47%
2005	1,839,877	5,869,523	1.81%	1.52%
2006	1,874,516	5,963,200	1.88%	1.6%
2007	1,911,201	6,056,236	1.96%	1.56%
2008	1,949,970	6,148,969	2.03%	1.53%
2009	1,990,673	6,241,642	2.09%	1.51%
2010	2,033,111	6,334,194	2.13%	1.48%
2011	2,073,535	6,426,590	1.99%	1.46%
2012	2,108,617	6,518,978	1.69%	1.44%
2013	2,140,682	6,611,385	1.52%	1.42%
2014	2,172,044	6,703,172	1.47%	1.39%
2015	2,203,273	6,801,645	1.44%	1.47%
2016	2,234,776	6,908,802	1.43%	1.58%
2017	2,266,747	7,018,147	1.43%	1.58%
2018	2,299,141	7,128,045	1.43%	1.57%
2019	2,332,083	7,237,636	1.43%	1.54%
2020	2,365,894	7,346,533	1.45%	1.5%
2021	2,401,441	7,453,194	1.5%	1.45%
2022	2,439,892	7,559,007	1.6%	1.42%
2023	2,480,244	7,664,993	1.65%	1.4%
2024	2,521,139	7,769,819	1.65%	1.37%
2025	2,562,118	7,873,043	1.63%	1.33%
2026	2,603,385	7,974,020	1.61%	1.28%
2027	2,644,640	8,072,924	1.58%	1.24%
2028	2,685,602	8,169,794	1.55%	1.2%
2029	2,726,042	8,264,394	1.51%	1.16%
2030	2,765,913	8,357,024	1.46%	1.12%
2031	2,804,987	8,447,769	1.41%	1.09%
2032	2,843,228	8,536,450	1.36%	1.05%
2033	2,880,982	8,622,824	1.33%	1.01%
2034	2,917,972	8,706,826	1.28%	0.97%
2035	2,954,411	8,788,759	1.25%	0.94%
2036	2,990,130	8,868,880	1.21%	0.91%
2037	3,025,222	8,947,241	1.17%	0.88%
2038	3,059,525	9,023,864	1.13%	0.86%
2039	3,093,371	9,097,889	1.11%	0.82%
2040	3,126,637	9,168,998	1.08%	0.78%
2041	3,159,130	9,238,108	1.04%	0.75%
2042	3,190,968	9,305,405	1.01%	0.73%
2043	3,222,560	9,370,049	0.99%	0.69%
2044	3,254,012	9,432,310	0.98%	0.66%
2045	3,285,297	9,492,501	0.96%	0.64%
2046	3,316,997	9,550,341	0.96%	0.61%
2047	3,348,491	9,605,804	0.95%	0.58%
2048	3,379,103	9,659,037	0.91%	0.55%
2049	3,408,763	9,709,614	0.88%	0.52%
2050	3,437,424	9,757,279	0.84%	0.49%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.