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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Mauritius	Botswana	Mauritius
1960	516,165	680,331	-	-
1961	527,942	680,757	2.28%	0.06%
1962	540,186	700,349	2.32%	2.88%
1963	552,966	718,861	2.37%	2.64%
1964	566,266	736,381	2.41%	2.44%
1965	574,664	753,000	1.48%	2.26%
1966	577,866	768,813	0.56%	2.1%
1967	580,933	783,917	0.53%	1.96%
1968	583,966	798,413	0.52%	1.85%
1969	587,066	812,405	0.53%	1.75%
1970	590,334	826,000	0.56%	1.67%
1971	600,481	839,230	1.72%	1.6%
1972	622,407	852,053	3.65%	1.53%
1973	652,408	864,819	4.82%	1.5%
1974	685,448	878,042	5.06%	1.53%
1975	720,380	892,000	5.1%	1.59%
1976	758,508	906,507	5.29%	1.63%
1977	799,574	921,379	5.41%	1.64%
1978	849,239	933,499	6.21%	1.32%
1979	901,742	949,888	6.18%	1.76%
1980	937,485	966,039	3.96%	1.7%
1981	969,996	980,462	3.47%	1.49%
1982	1,009,269	992,521	4.05%	1.23%
1983	1,046,137	1,001,691	3.65%	0.92%
1984	1,083,660	1,012,221	3.59%	1.05%
1985	1,121,945	1,020,528	3.53%	0.82%
1986	1,160,650	1,028,360	3.45%	0.77%
1987	1,199,167	1,036,082	3.32%	0.75%
1988	1,235,476	1,043,239	3.03%	0.69%
1989	1,270,274	1,051,260	2.82%	0.77%
1990	1,305,696	1,058,775	2.79%	0.71%
1991	1,341,756	1,070,266	2.76%	1.09%
1992	1,380,033	1,084,441	2.85%	1.32%
1993	1,420,115	1,097,374	2.9%	1.19%
1994	1,460,023	1,112,846	2.81%	1.41%
1995	1,498,836	1,122,457	2.66%	0.86%
1996	1,535,914	1,133,996	2.47%	1.03%
1997	1,571,691	1,148,284	2.33%	1.26%
1998	1,606,899	1,160,421	2.24%	1.06%
1999	1,641,997	1,175,267	2.18%	1.28%
2000	1,677,382	1,186,873	2.15%	0.99%
2001	1,712,254	1,196,287	2.08%	0.79%
2002	1,744,763	1,204,621	1.9%	0.7%
2003	1,775,736	1,213,370	1.78%	0.73%
2004	1,807,146	1,221,003	1.77%	0.63%
2005	1,839,877	1,228,254	1.81%	0.59%
2006	1,874,516	1,233,996	1.88%	0.47%
2007	1,911,201	1,239,630	1.96%	0.46%
2008	1,949,970	1,244,121	2.03%	0.36%
2009	1,990,673	1,247,429	2.09%	0.27%
2010	2,033,111	1,250,400	2.13%	0.24%
2011	2,073,535	1,252,404	1.99%	0.16%
2012	2,108,617	1,255,882	1.69%	0.28%
2013	2,140,682	1,258,927	1.52%	0.24%
2014	2,172,044	1,261,208	1.47%	0.18%
2015	2,203,273	1,262,879	1.44%	0.13%
2016	2,234,776	1,263,747	1.43%	0.07%
2017	2,266,747	1,264,887	1.43%	0.09%
2018	2,299,141	1,265,577	1.43%	0.05%
2019	2,332,083	1,265,985	1.43%	0.03%
2020	2,365,894	1,266,014	1.45%	0.002%
2021	2,401,441	1,266,334	1.5%	0.03%
2022	2,439,892	1,262,523	1.6%	-0.3%
2023	2,480,244	1,248,647	1.65%	-1.1%
2024	2,521,139	1,245,779	1.65%	-0.23%
2025	2,562,118	1,242,950	1.63%	-0.23%
2026	2,603,385	1,239,793	1.61%	-0.25%
2027	2,644,640	1,236,435	1.58%	-0.27%
2028	2,685,602	1,232,914	1.55%	-0.28%
2029	2,726,042	1,229,227	1.51%	-0.3%
2030	2,765,913	1,225,457	1.46%	-0.31%
2031	2,804,987	1,221,502	1.41%	-0.32%
2032	2,843,228	1,217,208	1.36%	-0.35%
2033	2,880,982	1,212,606	1.33%	-0.38%
2034	2,917,972	1,207,685	1.28%	-0.41%
2035	2,954,411	1,202,449	1.25%	-0.43%
2036	2,990,130	1,196,894	1.21%	-0.46%
2037	3,025,222	1,191,031	1.17%	-0.49%
2038	3,059,525	1,184,867	1.13%	-0.52%
2039	3,093,371	1,178,313	1.11%	-0.55%
2040	3,126,637	1,171,352	1.08%	-0.59%
2041	3,159,130	1,164,041	1.04%	-0.62%
2042	3,190,968	1,156,420	1.01%	-0.65%
2043	3,222,560	1,148,461	0.99%	-0.69%
2044	3,254,012	1,140,167	0.98%	-0.72%
2045	3,285,297	1,131,600	0.96%	-0.75%
2046	3,316,997	1,122,728	0.96%	-0.78%
2047	3,348,491	1,113,607	0.95%	-0.81%
2048	3,379,103	1,104,261	0.91%	-0.84%
2049	3,408,763	1,094,728	0.88%	-0.86%
2050	3,437,424	1,085,083	0.84%	-0.88%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by -23,954 (a 1.9% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.