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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Mauritania	Botswana	Mauritania
1960	516,165	824,298	-	-
1961	527,942	846,167	2.28%	2.65%
1962	540,186	869,184	2.32%	2.72%
1963	552,966	893,423	2.37%	2.79%
1964	566,266	918,955	2.41%	2.86%
1965	574,664	945,838	1.48%	2.93%
1966	577,866	974,157	0.56%	2.99%
1967	580,933	1,003,843	0.53%	3.05%
1968	583,966	1,034,739	0.52%	3.08%
1969	587,066	1,066,754	0.53%	3.09%
1970	590,334	1,099,806	0.56%	3.1%
1971	600,481	1,133,702	1.72%	3.08%
1972	622,407	1,168,355	3.65%	3.06%
1973	652,408	1,203,838	4.82%	3.04%
1974	685,448	1,240,188	5.06%	3.02%
1975	720,380	1,277,330	5.1%	2.99%
1976	758,508	1,315,336	5.29%	2.98%
1977	799,574	1,353,768	5.41%	2.92%
1978	849,239	1,392,713	6.21%	2.88%
1979	901,742	1,432,758	6.18%	2.88%
1980	937,485	1,474,043	3.96%	2.88%
1981	969,996	1,516,877	3.47%	2.91%
1982	1,009,269	1,561,176	4.05%	2.92%
1983	1,046,137	1,606,746	3.65%	2.92%
1984	1,083,660	1,653,693	3.59%	2.92%
1985	1,121,945	1,702,107	3.53%	2.93%
1986	1,160,650	1,751,835	3.45%	2.92%
1987	1,199,167	1,803,014	3.32%	2.92%
1988	1,235,476	1,855,859	3.03%	2.93%
1989	1,270,274	1,903,048	2.82%	2.54%
1990	1,305,696	1,951,878	2.79%	2.57%
1991	1,341,756	2,009,738	2.76%	2.96%
1992	1,380,033	2,088,135	2.85%	3.9%
1993	1,420,115	2,174,328	2.9%	4.13%
1994	1,460,023	2,249,454	2.81%	3.46%
1995	1,498,836	2,312,017	2.66%	2.78%
1996	1,535,914	2,358,188	2.47%	2%
1997	1,571,691	2,411,306	2.33%	2.25%
1998	1,606,899	2,474,651	2.24%	2.63%
1999	1,641,997	2,541,698	2.18%	2.71%
2000	1,677,382	2,613,441	2.15%	2.82%
2001	1,712,254	2,678,760	2.08%	2.5%
2002	1,744,763	2,738,655	1.9%	2.24%
2003	1,775,736	2,802,046	1.78%	2.31%
2004	1,807,146	2,868,664	1.77%	2.38%
2005	1,839,877	2,939,059	1.81%	2.45%
2006	1,874,516	3,013,660	1.88%	2.54%
2007	1,911,201	3,093,059	1.96%	2.63%
2008	1,949,970	3,183,269	2.03%	2.92%
2009	1,990,673	3,284,448	2.09%	3.18%
2010	2,033,111	3,390,965	2.13%	3.24%
2011	2,073,535	3,502,811	1.99%	3.3%
2012	2,108,617	3,619,034	1.69%	3.32%
2013	2,140,682	3,734,318	1.52%	3.19%
2014	2,172,044	3,848,514	1.47%	3.06%
2015	2,203,273	3,965,959	1.44%	3.05%
2016	2,234,776	4,086,657	1.43%	3.04%
2017	2,266,747	4,210,600	1.43%	3.03%
2018	2,299,141	4,337,685	1.43%	3.02%
2019	2,332,083	4,467,708	1.43%	3%
2020	2,365,894	4,600,131	1.45%	2.96%
2021	2,401,441	4,734,874	1.5%	2.93%
2022	2,439,892	4,875,637	1.6%	2.97%
2023	2,480,244	5,022,441	1.65%	3.01%
2024	2,521,139	5,169,395	1.65%	2.93%
2025	2,562,118	5,315,063	1.63%	2.82%
2026	2,603,385	5,461,313	1.61%	2.75%
2027	2,644,640	5,608,785	1.58%	2.7%
2028	2,685,602	5,757,952	1.55%	2.66%
2029	2,726,042	5,909,186	1.51%	2.63%
2030	2,765,913	6,062,523	1.46%	2.59%
2031	2,804,987	6,217,791	1.41%	2.56%
2032	2,843,228	6,374,839	1.36%	2.53%
2033	2,880,982	6,533,828	1.33%	2.49%
2034	2,917,972	6,694,445	1.28%	2.46%
2035	2,954,411	6,856,314	1.25%	2.42%
2036	2,990,130	7,019,227	1.21%	2.38%
2037	3,025,222	7,183,105	1.17%	2.33%
2038	3,059,525	7,348,357	1.13%	2.3%
2039	3,093,371	7,514,734	1.11%	2.26%
2040	3,126,637	7,681,907	1.08%	2.22%
2041	3,159,130	7,850,210	1.04%	2.19%
2042	3,190,968	8,020,480	1.01%	2.17%
2043	3,222,560	8,192,542	0.99%	2.15%
2044	3,254,012	8,365,171	0.98%	2.11%
2045	3,285,297	8,538,521	0.96%	2.07%
2046	3,316,997	8,713,247	0.96%	2.05%
2047	3,348,491	8,888,466	0.95%	2.01%
2048	3,379,103	9,064,207	0.91%	1.98%
2049	3,408,763	9,240,169	0.88%	1.94%
2050	3,437,424	9,415,589	0.84%	1.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,466,583 (a 37% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Mauritania was ranked 133rd in 2005 and ranked 123rd 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 Mauritania will increase by 73.3% to 9,415,589 people and rank change from 123rd to 103rd.