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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Mozambique	Botswana	Mozambique
1960	516,165	6,713,695	-	-
1961	527,942	6,834,936	2.28%	1.81%
1962	540,186	6,969,364	2.32%	1.97%
1963	552,966	7,109,828	2.37%	2.02%
1964	566,266	7,255,061	2.41%	2.04%
1965	574,664	7,406,421	1.48%	2.09%
1966	577,866	7,562,990	0.56%	2.11%
1967	580,933	7,724,550	0.53%	2.14%
1968	583,966	7,892,613	0.52%	2.18%
1969	587,066	8,066,951	0.53%	2.21%
1970	590,334	8,250,506	0.56%	2.28%
1971	600,481	8,456,317	1.72%	2.49%
1972	622,407	8,692,935	3.65%	2.8%
1973	652,408	8,954,242	4.82%	3.01%
1974	685,448	9,236,093	5.06%	3.15%
1975	720,380	9,540,817	5.1%	3.3%
1976	758,508	9,867,209	5.29%	3.42%
1977	799,574	10,224,975	5.41%	3.63%
1978	849,239	10,618,250	6.21%	3.85%
1979	901,742	11,028,809	6.18%	3.87%
1980	937,485	11,336,221	3.96%	2.79%
1981	969,996	11,568,127	3.47%	2.05%
1982	1,009,269	11,824,370	4.05%	2.22%
1983	1,046,137	12,073,822	3.65%	2.11%
1984	1,083,660	12,315,954	3.59%	2.01%
1985	1,121,945	12,548,949	3.53%	1.89%
1986	1,160,650	12,770,578	3.45%	1.77%
1987	1,199,167	12,822,574	3.32%	0.41%
1988	1,235,476	12,800,558	3.03%	-0.17%
1989	1,270,274	12,906,842	2.82%	0.83%
1990	1,305,696	13,094,537	2.79%	1.45%
1991	1,341,756	13,352,090	2.76%	1.97%
1992	1,380,033	13,613,316	2.85%	1.96%
1993	1,420,115	14,051,192	2.9%	3.22%
1994	1,460,023	15,033,853	2.81%	6.99%
1995	1,498,836	15,960,530	2.66%	6.16%
1996	1,535,914	16,492,480	2.47%	3.33%
1997	1,571,691	16,949,982	2.33%	2.77%
1998	1,606,899	17,340,464	2.24%	2.3%
1999	1,641,997	17,734,506	2.18%	2.27%
2000	1,677,382	18,129,653	2.15%	2.23%
2001	1,712,254	18,537,729	2.08%	2.25%
2002	1,744,763	18,958,338	1.9%	2.27%
2003	1,775,736	19,392,475	1.78%	2.29%
2004	1,807,146	19,840,313	1.77%	2.31%
2005	1,839,877	20,304,569	1.81%	2.34%
2006	1,874,516	20,787,087	1.88%	2.38%
2007	1,911,201	21,287,635	1.96%	2.41%
2008	1,949,970	21,819,036	2.03%	2.5%
2009	1,990,673	22,391,745	2.09%	2.62%
2010	2,033,111	22,999,235	2.13%	2.71%
2011	2,073,535	23,649,039	1.99%	2.83%
2012	2,108,617	24,337,846	1.69%	2.91%
2013	2,140,682	25,051,611	1.52%	2.93%
2014	2,172,044	25,788,475	1.47%	2.94%
2015	2,203,273	26,547,572	1.44%	2.94%
2016	2,234,776	27,337,105	1.43%	2.97%
2017	2,266,747	28,166,393	1.43%	3.03%
2018	2,299,141	29,018,644	1.43%	3.03%
2019	2,332,083	29,884,380	1.43%	2.98%
2020	2,365,894	30,783,688	1.45%	3.01%
2021	2,401,441	31,707,800	1.5%	3%
2022	2,439,892	32,656,246	1.6%	2.99%
2023	2,480,244	33,635,160	1.65%	3%
2024	2,521,139	34,631,766	1.65%	2.96%
2025	2,562,118	35,631,656	1.63%	2.89%
2026	2,603,385	36,639,853	1.61%	2.83%
2027	2,644,640	37,668,656	1.58%	2.81%
2028	2,685,602	38,714,097	1.55%	2.78%
2029	2,726,042	39,774,947	1.51%	2.74%
2030	2,765,913	40,846,749	1.46%	2.69%
2031	2,804,987	41,931,250	1.41%	2.66%
2032	2,843,228	43,032,887	1.36%	2.63%
2033	2,880,982	44,144,533	1.33%	2.58%
2034	2,917,972	45,273,522	1.28%	2.56%
2035	2,954,411	46,411,774	1.25%	2.51%
2036	2,990,130	47,548,671	1.21%	2.45%
2037	3,025,222	48,684,563	1.17%	2.39%
2038	3,059,525	49,822,039	1.13%	2.34%
2039	3,093,371	50,971,124	1.11%	2.31%
2040	3,126,637	52,124,215	1.08%	2.26%
2041	3,159,130	53,271,004	1.04%	2.2%
2042	3,190,968	54,423,407	1.01%	2.16%
2043	3,222,560	55,574,711	0.99%	2.12%
2044	3,254,012	56,716,585	0.98%	2.05%
2045	3,285,297	57,851,787	0.96%	2%
2046	3,316,997	58,981,102	0.96%	1.95%
2047	3,348,491	60,117,587	0.95%	1.93%
2048	3,379,103	61,254,584	0.91%	1.89%
2049	3,408,763	62,397,018	0.88%	1.87%
2050	3,437,424	63,530,955	0.84%	1.82%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,243,003 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,893,947 (a 37.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2005 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 74.3% to 63,530,955 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.