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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Madagascar	Botswana	Madagascar
1960	516,165	5,111,029	-	-
1961	527,942	5,246,158	2.28%	2.64%
1962	540,186	5,384,150	2.32%	2.63%
1963	552,966	5,525,185	2.37%	2.62%
1964	566,266	5,669,863	2.41%	2.62%
1965	574,664	5,819,116	1.48%	2.63%
1966	577,866	5,974,279	0.56%	2.67%
1967	580,933	6,136,486	0.53%	2.72%
1968	583,966	6,306,493	0.52%	2.77%
1969	587,066	6,484,716	0.53%	2.83%
1970	590,334	6,672,003	0.56%	2.89%
1971	600,481	6,868,868	1.72%	2.95%
1972	622,407	7,074,398	3.65%	2.99%
1973	652,408	7,288,048	4.82%	3.02%
1974	685,448	7,509,726	5.06%	3.04%
1975	720,380	7,739,336	5.1%	3.06%
1976	758,508	7,976,831	5.29%	3.07%
1977	799,574	8,222,240	5.41%	3.08%
1978	849,239	8,475,864	6.21%	3.08%
1979	901,742	8,737,581	6.18%	3.09%
1980	937,485	9,006,032	3.96%	3.07%
1981	969,996	9,279,011	3.47%	3.03%
1982	1,009,269	9,557,671	4.05%	3%
1983	1,046,137	9,843,044	3.65%	2.99%
1984	1,083,660	10,134,550	3.59%	2.96%
1985	1,121,945	10,433,142	3.53%	2.95%
1986	1,160,650	10,736,857	3.45%	2.91%
1987	1,199,167	11,047,291	3.32%	2.89%
1988	1,235,476	11,369,462	3.03%	2.92%
1989	1,270,274	11,704,998	2.82%	2.95%
1990	1,305,696	12,055,639	2.79%	3%
1991	1,341,756	12,421,412	2.76%	3.03%
1992	1,380,033	12,800,870	2.85%	3.05%
1993	1,420,115	13,197,345	2.9%	3.1%
1994	1,460,023	13,613,850	2.81%	3.16%
1995	1,498,836	14,051,275	2.66%	3.21%
1996	1,535,914	14,510,711	2.47%	3.27%
1997	1,571,691	14,990,814	2.33%	3.31%
1998	1,606,899	15,489,364	2.24%	3.33%
1999	1,641,997	16,000,506	2.18%	3.3%
2000	1,677,382	16,516,338	2.15%	3.22%
2001	1,712,254	17,032,939	2.08%	3.13%
2002	1,744,763	17,549,913	1.9%	3.04%
2003	1,775,736	18,071,854	1.78%	2.97%
2004	1,807,146	18,606,608	1.77%	2.96%
2005	1,839,877	19,159,707	1.81%	2.97%
2006	1,874,516	19,730,909	1.88%	2.98%
2007	1,911,201	20,318,583	1.96%	2.98%
2008	1,949,970	20,923,840	2.03%	2.98%
2009	1,990,673	21,547,280	2.09%	2.98%
2010	2,033,111	22,183,340	2.13%	2.95%
2011	2,073,535	22,822,300	1.99%	2.88%
2012	2,108,617	23,462,438	1.69%	2.8%
2013	2,140,682	24,109,290	1.52%	2.76%
2014	2,172,044	24,764,348	1.47%	2.72%
2015	2,203,273	25,426,702	1.44%	2.67%
2016	2,234,776	26,099,952	1.43%	2.65%
2017	2,266,747	26,788,375	1.43%	2.64%
2018	2,299,141	27,494,926	1.43%	2.64%
2019	2,332,083	28,219,554	1.43%	2.64%
2020	2,365,894	28,953,556	1.45%	2.6%
2021	2,401,441	29,691,083	1.5%	2.55%
2022	2,439,892	30,437,261	1.6%	2.51%
2023	2,480,244	31,195,932	1.65%	2.49%
2024	2,521,139	31,964,956	1.65%	2.47%
2025	2,562,118	32,740,675	1.63%	2.43%
2026	2,603,385	33,522,048	1.61%	2.39%
2027	2,644,640	34,308,785	1.58%	2.35%
2028	2,685,602	35,099,853	1.55%	2.31%
2029	2,726,042	35,894,674	1.51%	2.26%
2030	2,765,913	36,693,182	1.46%	2.22%
2031	2,804,987	37,495,701	1.41%	2.19%
2032	2,843,228	38,301,308	1.36%	2.15%
2033	2,880,982	39,109,380	1.33%	2.11%
2034	2,917,972	39,919,948	1.28%	2.07%
2035	2,954,411	40,733,841	1.25%	2.04%
2036	2,990,130	41,551,309	1.21%	2.01%
2037	3,025,222	42,371,330	1.17%	1.97%
2038	3,059,525	43,194,142	1.13%	1.94%
2039	3,093,371	44,019,285	1.11%	1.91%
2040	3,126,637	44,846,889	1.08%	1.88%
2041	3,159,130	45,676,973	1.04%	1.85%
2042	3,190,968	46,508,810	1.01%	1.82%
2043	3,222,560	47,342,285	0.99%	1.79%
2044	3,254,012	48,176,594	0.98%	1.76%
2045	3,285,297	49,011,270	0.96%	1.73%
2046	3,316,997	49,846,522	0.96%	1.7%
2047	3,348,491	50,682,055	0.95%	1.68%
2048	3,379,103	51,517,342	0.91%	1.65%
2049	3,408,763	52,351,981	0.88%	1.62%
2050	3,437,424	53,185,464	0.84%	1.59%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,266,995 people (a 32.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,941,633 (a 31.2% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2005 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 59.4% to 53,185,464 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.