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 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Laos gained 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,066,298 (a 15.4% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Laos was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.3% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.