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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Mali	Botswana	Mali
1960	516,165	5,402,550	-	-
1961	527,942	5,482,283	2.28%	1.48%
1962	540,186	5,563,917	2.32%	1.49%
1963	552,966	5,646,605	2.37%	1.49%
1964	566,266	5,730,125	2.41%	1.48%
1965	574,664	5,815,487	1.48%	1.49%
1966	577,866	5,902,204	0.56%	1.49%
1967	580,933	5,990,906	0.53%	1.5%
1968	583,966	6,082,979	0.52%	1.54%
1969	587,066	6,177,704	0.53%	1.56%
1970	590,334	6,276,472	0.56%	1.6%
1971	600,481	6,377,944	1.72%	1.62%
1972	622,407	6,483,726	3.65%	1.66%
1973	652,408	6,597,106	4.82%	1.75%
1974	685,448	6,715,436	5.06%	1.79%
1975	720,380	6,837,261	5.1%	1.81%
1976	758,508	6,960,979	5.29%	1.81%
1977	799,574	7,090,979	5.41%	1.87%
1978	849,239	7,229,651	6.21%	1.96%
1979	901,742	7,375,266	6.18%	2.01%
1980	937,485	7,530,515	3.96%	2.1%
1981	969,996	7,692,766	3.47%	2.15%
1982	1,009,269	7,860,194	4.05%	2.18%
1983	1,046,137	8,034,400	3.65%	2.22%
1984	1,083,660	8,208,599	3.59%	2.17%
1985	1,121,945	8,374,663	3.53%	2.02%
1986	1,160,650	8,531,277	3.45%	1.87%
1987	1,199,167	8,681,164	3.32%	1.76%
1988	1,235,476	8,833,996	3.03%	1.76%
1989	1,270,274	8,999,938	2.82%	1.88%
1990	1,305,696	9,178,830	2.79%	1.99%
1991	1,341,756	9,362,888	2.76%	2.01%
1992	1,380,033	9,553,540	2.85%	2.04%
1993	1,420,115	9,754,786	2.9%	2.11%
1994	1,460,023	9,967,031	2.81%	2.18%
1995	1,498,836	10,185,365	2.66%	2.19%
1996	1,535,914	10,407,278	2.47%	2.18%
1997	1,571,691	10,646,495	2.33%	2.3%
1998	1,606,899	10,919,573	2.24%	2.56%
1999	1,641,997	11,227,415	2.18%	2.82%
2000	1,677,382	11,559,290	2.15%	2.96%
2001	1,712,254	11,912,158	2.08%	3.05%
2002	1,744,763	12,288,050	1.9%	3.16%
2003	1,775,736	12,684,955	1.78%	3.23%
2004	1,807,146	13,102,409	1.77%	3.29%
2005	1,839,877	13,538,647	1.81%	3.33%
2006	1,874,516	13,990,139	1.88%	3.33%
2007	1,911,201	14,457,775	1.96%	3.34%
2008	1,949,970	14,940,782	2.03%	3.34%
2009	1,990,673	15,435,539	2.09%	3.31%
2010	2,033,111	15,945,198	2.13%	3.3%
2011	2,073,535	16,469,049	1.99%	3.29%
2012	2,108,617	16,957,033	1.69%	2.96%
2013	2,140,682	17,459,615	1.52%	2.96%
2014	2,172,044	18,020,267	1.47%	3.21%
2015	2,203,273	18,593,022	1.44%	3.18%
2016	2,234,776	19,191,289	1.43%	3.22%
2017	2,266,747	19,813,011	1.43%	3.24%
2018	2,299,141	20,442,030	1.43%	3.17%
2019	2,332,083	21,068,405	1.43%	3.06%
2020	2,365,894	21,713,836	1.45%	3.06%
2021	2,401,441	22,388,630	1.5%	3.11%
2022	2,439,892	23,072,640	1.6%	3.06%
2023	2,480,244	23,769,127	1.65%	3.02%
2024	2,521,139	24,478,595	1.65%	2.98%
2025	2,562,118	25,198,817	1.63%	2.94%
2026	2,603,385	25,932,275	1.61%	2.91%
2027	2,644,640	26,679,171	1.58%	2.88%
2028	2,685,602	27,440,613	1.55%	2.85%
2029	2,726,042	28,215,513	1.51%	2.82%
2030	2,765,913	29,002,864	1.46%	2.79%
2031	2,804,987	29,804,545	1.41%	2.76%
2032	2,843,228	30,618,893	1.36%	2.73%
2033	2,880,982	31,442,801	1.33%	2.69%
2034	2,917,972	32,276,672	1.28%	2.65%
2035	2,954,411	33,118,344	1.25%	2.61%
2036	2,990,130	33,967,889	1.21%	2.57%
2037	3,025,222	34,823,450	1.17%	2.52%
2038	3,059,525	35,685,576	1.13%	2.48%
2039	3,093,371	36,549,487	1.11%	2.42%
2040	3,126,637	37,413,641	1.08%	2.36%
2041	3,159,130	38,280,868	1.04%	2.32%
2042	3,190,968	39,151,280	1.01%	2.27%
2043	3,222,560	40,026,317	0.99%	2.24%
2044	3,254,012	40,902,500	0.98%	2.19%
2045	3,285,297	41,778,984	0.96%	2.14%
2046	3,316,997	42,655,642	0.96%	2.1%
2047	3,348,491	43,530,852	0.95%	2.05%
2048	3,379,103	44,405,715	0.91%	2.01%
2049	3,408,763	45,279,772	0.88%	1.97%
2050	3,437,424	46,154,079	0.84%	1.93%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,749,148 (a 35.2% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 77.9% to 46,154,079 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.