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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Malaysia	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	516,165	7,956,197	-	-
1961	527,942	8,164,443	2.28%	2.62%
1962	540,186	8,380,172	2.32%	2.64%
1963	552,966	8,602,160	2.37%	2.65%
1964	566,266	8,828,406	2.41%	2.63%
1965	574,664	9,056,408	1.48%	2.58%
1966	577,866	9,284,688	0.56%	2.52%
1967	580,933	9,507,099	0.53%	2.4%
1968	583,966	9,725,281	0.52%	2.29%
1969	587,066	9,947,597	0.53%	2.29%
1970	590,334	10,178,802	0.56%	2.32%
1971	600,481	10,423,453	1.72%	2.4%
1972	622,407	10,676,835	3.65%	2.43%
1973	652,408	10,935,621	4.82%	2.42%
1974	685,448	11,200,906	5.06%	2.43%
1975	720,380	11,471,914	5.1%	2.42%
1976	758,508	11,750,097	5.29%	2.42%
1977	799,574	12,035,713	5.41%	2.43%
1978	849,239	12,328,157	6.21%	2.43%
1979	901,742	12,627,862	6.18%	2.43%
1980	937,485	12,983,363	3.96%	2.82%
1981	969,996	13,399,203	3.47%	3.2%
1982	1,009,269	13,832,798	4.05%	3.24%
1983	1,046,137	14,285,907	3.65%	3.28%
1984	1,083,660	14,759,009	3.59%	3.31%
1985	1,121,945	15,252,258	3.53%	3.34%
1986	1,160,650	15,760,419	3.45%	3.33%
1987	1,199,167	16,276,737	3.32%	3.28%
1988	1,235,476	16,796,605	3.03%	3.19%
1989	1,270,274	17,314,997	2.82%	3.09%
1990	1,305,696	17,833,171	2.79%	2.99%
1991	1,341,756	18,342,464	2.76%	2.86%
1992	1,380,033	18,834,572	2.85%	2.68%
1993	1,420,115	19,322,664	2.9%	2.59%
1994	1,460,023	19,820,446	2.81%	2.58%
1995	1,498,836	20,330,599	2.66%	2.57%
1996	1,535,914	20,850,087	2.47%	2.56%
1997	1,571,691	21,375,218	2.33%	2.52%
1998	1,606,899	21,906,713	2.24%	2.49%
1999	1,641,997	22,435,531	2.18%	2.41%
2000	1,677,382	22,967,816	2.15%	2.37%
2001	1,712,254	23,526,538	2.08%	2.43%
2002	1,744,763	24,102,477	1.9%	2.45%
2003	1,775,736	24,679,602	1.78%	2.39%
2004	1,807,146	25,256,772	1.77%	2.34%
2005	1,839,877	25,836,071	1.81%	2.29%
2006	1,874,516	26,417,909	1.88%	2.25%
2007	1,911,201	26,998,389	1.96%	2.2%
2008	1,949,970	27,570,059	2.03%	2.12%
2009	1,990,673	28,124,778	2.09%	2.01%
2010	2,033,111	28,655,776	2.13%	1.89%
2011	2,073,535	29,162,039	1.99%	1.77%
2012	2,108,617	29,662,831	1.69%	1.72%
2013	2,140,682	30,174,265	1.52%	1.72%
2014	2,172,044	30,696,137	1.47%	1.73%
2015	2,203,273	31,232,798	1.44%	1.75%
2016	2,234,776	31,789,685	1.43%	1.78%
2017	2,266,747	32,355,644	1.43%	1.78%
2018	2,299,141	32,910,967	1.43%	1.72%
2019	2,332,083	33,440,596	1.43%	1.61%
2020	2,365,894	33,889,558	1.45%	1.34%
2021	2,401,441	34,282,399	1.5%	1.16%
2022	2,439,892	34,695,493	1.6%	1.2%
2023	2,480,244	35,126,298	1.65%	1.24%
2024	2,521,139	35,557,673	1.65%	1.23%
2025	2,562,118	35,977,838	1.63%	1.18%
2026	2,603,385	36,385,119	1.61%	1.13%
2027	2,644,640	36,785,089	1.58%	1.1%
2028	2,685,602	37,182,773	1.55%	1.08%
2029	2,726,042	37,574,292	1.51%	1.05%
2030	2,765,913	37,961,722	1.46%	1.03%
2031	2,804,987	38,347,786	1.41%	1.02%
2032	2,843,228	38,728,383	1.36%	0.99%
2033	2,880,982	39,097,871	1.33%	0.95%
2034	2,917,972	39,457,849	1.28%	0.92%
2035	2,954,411	39,814,834	1.25%	0.9%
2036	2,990,130	40,166,904	1.21%	0.88%
2037	3,025,222	40,512,289	1.17%	0.86%
2038	3,059,525	40,853,318	1.13%	0.84%
2039	3,093,371	41,185,892	1.11%	0.81%
2040	3,126,637	41,509,646	1.08%	0.79%
2041	3,159,130	41,828,594	1.04%	0.77%
2042	3,190,968	42,144,474	1.01%	0.76%
2043	3,222,560	42,455,952	0.99%	0.74%
2044	3,254,012	42,754,140	0.98%	0.7%
2045	3,285,297	43,038,205	0.96%	0.66%
2046	3,316,997	43,313,754	0.96%	0.64%
2047	3,348,491	43,580,459	0.95%	0.62%
2048	3,379,103	43,831,577	0.91%	0.58%
2049	3,408,763	44,065,538	0.88%	0.53%
2050	3,437,424	44,289,765	0.84%	0.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.