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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Lesotho	Botswana	Lesotho
1960	516,165	736,500	-	-
1961	527,942	758,824	2.28%	3.03%
1962	540,186	781,814	2.32%	3.03%
1963	552,966	805,373	2.37%	3.01%
1964	566,266	829,437	2.41%	2.99%
1965	574,664	854,090	1.48%	2.97%
1966	577,866	881,870	0.56%	3.25%
1967	580,933	913,982	0.53%	3.64%
1968	583,966	948,105	0.52%	3.73%
1969	587,066	983,202	0.53%	3.7%
1970	590,334	1,019,273	0.56%	3.67%
1971	600,481	1,056,246	1.72%	3.63%
1972	622,407	1,094,063	3.65%	3.58%
1973	652,408	1,132,697	4.82%	3.53%
1974	685,448	1,172,420	5.06%	3.51%
1975	720,380	1,213,643	5.1%	3.52%
1976	758,508	1,253,214	5.29%	3.26%
1977	799,574	1,289,967	5.41%	2.93%
1978	849,239	1,327,240	6.21%	2.89%
1979	901,742	1,366,169	6.18%	2.93%
1980	937,485	1,406,521	3.96%	2.95%
1981	969,996	1,448,069	3.47%	2.95%
1982	1,009,269	1,490,732	4.05%	2.95%
1983	1,046,137	1,534,413	3.65%	2.93%
1984	1,083,660	1,578,986	3.59%	2.9%
1985	1,121,945	1,624,379	3.53%	2.87%
1986	1,160,650	1,666,138	3.45%	2.57%
1987	1,199,167	1,703,390	3.32%	2.24%
1988	1,235,476	1,739,841	3.03%	2.14%
1989	1,270,274	1,775,436	2.82%	2.05%
1990	1,305,696	1,809,696	2.79%	1.93%
1991	1,341,756	1,842,379	2.76%	1.81%
1992	1,380,033	1,873,274	2.85%	1.68%
1993	1,420,115	1,901,793	2.9%	1.52%
1994	1,460,023	1,927,707	2.81%	1.36%
1995	1,498,836	1,951,437	2.66%	1.23%
1996	1,535,914	1,972,418	2.47%	1.08%
1997	1,571,691	1,988,130	2.33%	0.8%
1998	1,606,899	1,998,049	2.24%	0.5%
1999	1,641,997	2,003,234	2.18%	0.26%
2000	1,677,382	2,003,913	2.15%	0.03%
2001	1,712,254	2,000,853	2.08%	-0.15%
2002	1,744,763	1,994,679	1.9%	-0.31%
2003	1,775,736	1,985,059	1.78%	-0.48%
2004	1,807,146	1,971,129	1.77%	-0.7%
2005	1,839,877	1,953,076	1.81%	-0.92%
2006	1,874,516	1,945,063	1.88%	-0.41%
2007	1,911,201	1,953,268	1.96%	0.42%
2008	1,949,970	1,966,541	2.03%	0.68%
2009	1,990,673	1,980,883	2.09%	0.73%
2010	2,033,111	1,996,251	2.13%	0.78%
2011	2,073,535	2,014,009	1.99%	0.89%
2012	2,108,617	2,034,354	1.69%	1.01%
2013	2,140,682	2,056,504	1.52%	1.09%
2014	2,172,044	2,080,089	1.47%	1.15%
2015	2,203,273	2,104,611	1.44%	1.18%
2016	2,234,776	2,130,422	1.43%	1.23%
2017	2,266,747	2,157,110	1.43%	1.25%
2018	2,299,141	2,183,603	1.43%	1.23%
2019	2,332,083	2,209,405	1.43%	1.18%
2020	2,365,894	2,235,727	1.45%	1.19%
2021	2,401,441	2,261,542	1.5%	1.15%
2022	2,439,892	2,286,110	1.6%	1.09%
2023	2,480,244	2,311,472	1.65%	1.11%
2024	2,521,139	2,337,423	1.65%	1.12%
2025	2,562,118	2,363,324	1.63%	1.11%
2026	2,603,385	2,389,334	1.61%	1.1%
2027	2,644,640	2,415,365	1.58%	1.09%
2028	2,685,602	2,441,435	1.55%	1.08%
2029	2,726,042	2,467,677	1.51%	1.07%
2030	2,765,913	2,493,816	1.46%	1.06%
2031	2,804,987	2,520,014	1.41%	1.05%
2032	2,843,228	2,546,489	1.36%	1.05%
2033	2,880,982	2,573,106	1.33%	1.05%
2034	2,917,972	2,599,777	1.28%	1.04%
2035	2,954,411	2,626,560	1.25%	1.03%
2036	2,990,130	2,653,503	1.21%	1.03%
2037	3,025,222	2,680,081	1.17%	1%
2038	3,059,525	2,706,197	1.13%	0.97%
2039	3,093,371	2,732,138	1.11%	0.96%
2040	3,126,637	2,757,868	1.08%	0.94%
2041	3,159,130	2,783,361	1.04%	0.92%
2042	3,190,968	2,808,538	1.01%	0.9%
2043	3,222,560	2,833,257	0.99%	0.88%
2044	3,254,012	2,857,499	0.98%	0.86%
2045	3,285,297	2,881,333	0.96%	0.83%
2046	3,316,997	2,904,780	0.96%	0.81%
2047	3,348,491	2,927,859	0.95%	0.79%
2048	3,379,103	2,950,411	0.91%	0.77%
2049	3,408,763	2,972,156	0.88%	0.74%
2050	3,437,424	2,993,080	0.84%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd 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 Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.