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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Malta	Botswana	Malta
1960	516,165	326,550	-	-
1961	527,942	325,250	2.28%	-0.4%
1962	540,186	323,900	2.32%	-0.42%
1963	552,966	322,550	2.37%	-0.42%
1964	566,266	321,250	2.41%	-0.4%
1965	574,664	318,800	1.48%	-0.76%
1966	577,866	315,200	0.56%	-1.13%
1967	580,933	311,550	0.53%	-1.16%
1968	583,966	307,900	0.52%	-1.17%
1969	587,066	304,300	0.53%	-1.17%
1970	590,334	302,650	0.56%	-0.54%
1971	600,481	302,700	1.72%	0.02%
1972	622,407	302,450	3.65%	-0.08%
1973	652,408	302,200	4.82%	-0.08%
1974	685,448	301,996	5.06%	-0.07%
1975	720,380	304,222	5.1%	0.74%
1976	758,508	305,774	5.29%	0.51%
1977	799,574	306,970	5.41%	0.39%
1978	849,239	310,182	6.21%	1.05%
1979	901,742	313,342	6.18%	1.02%
1980	937,485	316,645	3.96%	1.05%
1981	969,996	318,982	3.47%	0.74%
1982	1,009,269	325,898	4.05%	2.17%
1983	1,046,137	330,524	3.65%	1.42%
1984	1,083,660	330,593	3.59%	0.02%
1985	1,121,945	336,452	3.53%	1.77%
1986	1,160,650	342,121	3.45%	1.68%
1987	1,199,167	344,485	3.32%	0.69%
1988	1,235,476	347,325	3.03%	0.82%
1989	1,270,274	350,722	2.82%	0.98%
1990	1,305,696	354,170	2.79%	0.98%
1991	1,341,756	363,845	2.76%	2.73%
1992	1,380,033	367,618	2.85%	1.04%
1993	1,420,115	371,308	2.9%	1%
1994	1,460,023	374,797	2.81%	0.94%
1995	1,498,836	377,419	2.66%	0.7%
1996	1,535,914	379,905	2.47%	0.66%
1997	1,571,691	382,791	2.33%	0.76%
1998	1,606,899	385,287	2.24%	0.65%
1999	1,641,997	387,578	2.18%	0.59%
2000	1,677,382	390,087	2.15%	0.65%
2001	1,712,254	393,028	2.08%	0.75%
2002	1,744,763	395,969	1.9%	0.75%
2003	1,775,736	398,582	1.78%	0.66%
2004	1,807,146	401,268	1.77%	0.67%
2005	1,839,877	403,834	1.81%	0.64%
2006	1,874,516	405,308	1.88%	0.37%
2007	1,911,201	406,724	1.96%	0.35%
2008	1,949,970	409,379	2.03%	0.65%
2009	1,990,673	412,477	2.09%	0.76%
2010	2,033,111	414,508	2.13%	0.49%
2011	2,073,535	416,268	1.99%	0.42%
2012	2,108,617	420,028	1.69%	0.9%
2013	2,140,682	424,810	1.52%	1.14%
2014	2,172,044	433,481	1.47%	2.04%
2015	2,203,273	444,220	1.44%	2.48%
2016	2,234,776	454,505	1.43%	2.32%
2017	2,266,747	467,106	1.43%	2.77%
2018	2,299,141	483,903	1.43%	3.6%
2019	2,332,083	503,912	1.43%	4.13%
2020	2,365,894	515,490	1.45%	2.3%
2021	2,401,441	518,150	1.5%	0.52%
2022	2,439,892	531,113	1.6%	2.5%
2023	2,480,244	552,747	1.65%	4.07%
2024	2,521,139	574,346	1.65%	3.91%
2025	2,562,118	580,514	1.63%	1.07%
2026	2,603,385	584,351	1.61%	0.66%
2027	2,644,640	586,444	1.58%	0.36%
2028	2,685,602	588,290	1.55%	0.31%
2029	2,726,042	589,776	1.51%	0.25%
2030	2,765,913	590,973	1.46%	0.2%
2031	2,804,987	591,921	1.41%	0.16%
2032	2,843,228	592,622	1.36%	0.12%
2033	2,880,982	592,974	1.33%	0.06%
2034	2,917,972	592,827	1.28%	-0.02%
2035	2,954,411	592,332	1.25%	-0.08%
2036	2,990,130	591,668	1.21%	-0.11%
2037	3,025,222	590,830	1.17%	-0.14%
2038	3,059,525	589,771	1.13%	-0.18%
2039	3,093,371	588,528	1.11%	-0.21%
2040	3,126,637	587,256	1.08%	-0.22%
2041	3,159,130	585,895	1.04%	-0.23%
2042	3,190,968	584,467	1.01%	-0.24%
2043	3,222,560	582,966	0.99%	-0.26%
2044	3,254,012	581,355	0.98%	-0.28%
2045	3,285,297	579,693	0.96%	-0.29%
2046	3,316,997	577,954	0.96%	-0.3%
2047	3,348,491	576,050	0.95%	-0.33%
2048	3,379,103	574,050	0.91%	-0.35%
2049	3,408,763	572,187	0.88%	-0.32%
2050	3,437,424	570,210	0.84%	-0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Malta gained 40,386 people (a 10% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Malta's population increased by 139,376 (a 31.4% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Malta was ranked 168th in 2005 and ranked 167th 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 Malta will decrease by 2.29% to 570,210 people and will still be ranked 167th.