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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Maldives	Botswana	Maldives
1960	516,165	91,189	-	-
1961	527,942	93,450	2.28%	2.48%
1962	540,186	95,802	2.32%	2.52%
1963	552,966	98,222	2.37%	2.53%
1964	566,266	100,662	2.41%	2.48%
1965	574,664	104,102	1.48%	3.42%
1966	577,866	108,507	0.56%	4.23%
1967	580,933	112,528	0.53%	3.71%
1968	583,966	116,075	0.52%	3.15%
1969	587,066	119,564	0.53%	3.01%
1970	590,334	123,219	0.56%	3.06%
1971	600,481	127,035	1.72%	3.1%
1972	622,407	130,968	3.65%	3.1%
1973	652,408	134,952	4.82%	3.04%
1974	685,448	138,978	5.06%	2.98%
1975	720,380	143,158	5.1%	3.01%
1976	758,508	147,525	5.29%	3.05%
1977	799,574	151,930	5.41%	2.99%
1978	849,239	156,159	6.21%	2.78%
1979	901,742	160,360	6.18%	2.69%
1980	937,485	164,835	3.96%	2.79%
1981	969,996	169,532	3.47%	2.85%
1982	1,009,269	174,333	4.05%	2.83%
1983	1,046,137	179,128	3.65%	2.75%
1984	1,083,660	184,198	3.59%	2.83%
1985	1,121,945	190,169	3.53%	3.24%
1986	1,160,650	196,935	3.45%	3.56%
1987	1,199,167	203,944	3.32%	3.56%
1988	1,235,476	210,885	3.03%	3.4%
1989	1,270,274	217,738	2.82%	3.25%
1990	1,305,696	224,762	2.79%	3.23%
1991	1,341,756	231,802	2.76%	3.13%
1992	1,380,033	238,543	2.85%	2.91%
1993	1,420,115	244,884	2.9%	2.66%
1994	1,460,023	250,822	2.81%	2.42%
1995	1,498,836	256,649	2.66%	2.32%
1996	1,535,914	262,347	2.47%	2.22%
1997	1,571,691	267,707	2.33%	2.04%
1998	1,606,899	272,723	2.24%	1.87%
1999	1,641,997	277,412	2.18%	1.72%
2000	1,677,382	282,019	2.15%	1.66%
2001	1,712,254	286,767	2.08%	1.68%
2002	1,744,763	291,616	1.9%	1.69%
2003	1,775,736	296,491	1.78%	1.67%
2004	1,807,146	301,413	1.77%	1.66%
2005	1,839,877	306,429	1.81%	1.66%
2006	1,874,516	313,851	1.88%	2.42%
2007	1,911,201	324,479	1.96%	3.39%
2008	1,949,970	336,170	2.03%	3.6%
2009	1,990,673	348,275	2.09%	3.6%
2010	2,033,111	360,792	2.13%	3.59%
2011	2,073,535	373,674	1.99%	3.57%
2012	2,108,617	386,818	1.69%	3.52%
2013	2,140,682	400,070	1.52%	3.43%
2014	2,172,044	413,617	1.47%	3.39%
2015	2,203,273	428,154	1.44%	3.51%
2016	2,234,776	443,308	1.43%	3.54%
2017	2,266,747	458,287	1.43%	3.38%
2018	2,299,141	473,099	1.43%	3.23%
2019	2,332,083	487,731	1.43%	3.09%
2020	2,365,894	502,118	1.45%	2.95%
2021	2,401,441	516,154	1.5%	2.8%
2022	2,439,892	524,106	1.6%	1.54%
2023	2,480,244	525,994	1.65%	0.36%
2024	2,521,139	527,799	1.65%	0.34%
2025	2,562,118	529,677	1.63%	0.36%
2026	2,603,385	531,514	1.61%	0.35%
2027	2,644,640	533,433	1.58%	0.36%
2028	2,685,602	535,502	1.55%	0.39%
2029	2,726,042	537,574	1.51%	0.39%
2030	2,765,913	539,667	1.46%	0.39%
2031	2,804,987	541,929	1.41%	0.42%
2032	2,843,228	544,288	1.36%	0.44%
2033	2,880,982	546,723	1.33%	0.45%
2034	2,917,972	549,162	1.28%	0.45%
2035	2,954,411	551,599	1.25%	0.44%
2036	2,990,130	554,092	1.21%	0.45%
2037	3,025,222	556,637	1.17%	0.46%
2038	3,059,525	559,231	1.13%	0.47%
2039	3,093,371	561,958	1.11%	0.49%
2040	3,126,637	564,800	1.08%	0.51%
2041	3,159,130	567,606	1.04%	0.5%
2042	3,190,968	570,381	1.01%	0.49%
2043	3,222,560	573,138	0.99%	0.48%
2044	3,254,012	575,811	0.98%	0.47%
2045	3,285,297	578,459	0.96%	0.46%
2046	3,316,997	581,026	0.96%	0.44%
2047	3,348,491	583,393	0.95%	0.41%
2048	3,379,103	585,720	0.91%	0.4%
2049	3,408,763	587,988	0.88%	0.39%
2050	3,437,424	589,960	0.84%	0.34%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.