Population in Botswana compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Marshall Islands	Botswana	Marshall Islands
1960	516,165	14,703	-	-
1961	527,942	15,219	2.28%	3.51%
1962	540,186	15,755	2.32%	3.52%
1963	552,966	16,302	2.37%	3.47%
1964	566,266	16,852	2.41%	3.37%
1965	574,664	17,402	1.48%	3.26%
1966	577,866	17,927	0.56%	3.02%
1967	580,933	18,655	0.53%	4.06%
1968	583,966	19,862	0.52%	6.47%
1969	587,066	21,305	0.53%	7.27%
1970	590,334	22,530	0.56%	5.75%
1971	600,481	23,366	1.72%	3.71%
1972	622,407	23,992	3.65%	2.68%
1973	652,408	24,581	4.82%	2.45%
1974	685,448	25,296	5.06%	2.91%
1975	720,380	26,154	5.1%	3.39%
1976	758,508	27,021	5.29%	3.31%
1977	799,574	27,906	5.41%	3.28%
1978	849,239	28,809	6.21%	3.24%
1979	901,742	29,738	6.18%	3.22%
1980	937,485	30,774	3.96%	3.48%
1981	969,996	32,017	3.47%	4.04%
1982	1,009,269	33,397	4.05%	4.31%
1983	1,046,137	34,811	3.65%	4.23%
1984	1,083,660	36,264	3.59%	4.17%
1985	1,121,945	37,761	3.53%	4.13%
1986	1,160,650	39,286	3.45%	4.04%
1987	1,199,167	40,828	3.32%	3.93%
1988	1,235,476	42,321	3.03%	3.66%
1989	1,270,274	43,586	2.82%	2.99%
1990	1,305,696	44,629	2.79%	2.39%
1991	1,341,756	45,568	2.76%	2.1%
1992	1,380,033	46,388	2.85%	1.8%
1993	1,420,115	47,093	2.9%	1.52%
1994	1,460,023	47,712	2.81%	1.31%
1995	1,498,836	48,266	2.66%	1.16%
1996	1,535,914	48,775	2.47%	1.05%
1997	1,571,691	49,259	2.33%	0.99%
1998	1,606,899	49,717	2.24%	0.93%
1999	1,641,997	50,202	2.18%	0.98%
2000	1,677,382	50,706	2.15%	1%
2001	1,712,254	51,123	2.08%	0.82%
2002	1,744,763	51,425	1.9%	0.59%
2003	1,775,736	51,639	1.78%	0.42%
2004	1,807,146	51,791	1.77%	0.29%
2005	1,839,877	51,906	1.81%	0.22%
2006	1,874,516	51,992	1.88%	0.17%
2007	1,911,201	52,035	1.96%	0.08%
2008	1,949,970	52,030	2.03%	-0.01%
2009	1,990,673	52,019	2.09%	-0.02%
2010	2,033,111	52,044	2.13%	0.05%
2011	2,073,535	51,907	1.99%	-0.26%
2012	2,108,617	51,419	1.69%	-0.94%
2013	2,140,682	50,681	1.52%	-1.44%
2014	2,172,044	49,796	1.47%	-1.75%
2015	2,203,273	48,800	1.44%	-2%
2016	2,234,776	47,709	1.43%	-2.24%
2017	2,266,747	46,529	1.43%	-2.47%
2018	2,299,141	45,285	1.43%	-2.67%
2019	2,332,083	44,007	1.43%	-2.82%
2020	2,365,894	42,706	1.45%	-2.96%
2021	2,401,441	41,367	1.5%	-3.14%
2022	2,439,892	40,077	1.6%	-3.12%
2023	2,480,244	38,827	1.65%	-3.12%
2024	2,521,139	37,548	1.65%	-3.29%
2025	2,562,118	36,281	1.63%	-3.37%
2026	2,603,385	35,078	1.61%	-3.32%
2027	2,644,640	33,976	1.58%	-3.14%
2028	2,685,602	32,977	1.55%	-2.94%
2029	2,726,042	32,054	1.51%	-2.8%
2030	2,765,913	31,191	1.46%	-2.69%
2031	2,804,987	30,420	1.41%	-2.47%
2032	2,843,228	29,740	1.36%	-2.23%
2033	2,880,982	29,142	1.33%	-2.01%
2034	2,917,972	28,608	1.28%	-1.83%
2035	2,954,411	28,147	1.25%	-1.61%
2036	2,990,130	27,751	1.21%	-1.41%
2037	3,025,222	27,405	1.17%	-1.25%
2038	3,059,525	27,092	1.13%	-1.14%
2039	3,093,371	26,836	1.11%	-0.94%
2040	3,126,637	26,598	1.08%	-0.89%
2041	3,159,130	26,396	1.04%	-0.76%
2042	3,190,968	26,217	1.01%	-0.68%
2043	3,222,560	26,054	0.99%	-0.62%
2044	3,254,012	25,913	0.98%	-0.54%
2045	3,285,297	25,777	0.96%	-0.52%
2046	3,316,997	25,653	0.96%	-0.48%
2047	3,348,491	25,543	0.95%	-0.43%
2048	3,379,103	25,429	0.91%	-0.45%
2049	3,408,763	25,311	0.88%	-0.46%
2050	3,437,424	25,195	0.84%	-0.46%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,631 (a 26.5% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2006 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 28.2% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.