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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Namibia	Botswana	Namibia
1960	516,165	591,465	-	-
1961	527,942	603,067	2.28%	1.96%
1962	540,186	615,759	2.32%	2.1%
1963	552,966	629,589	2.37%	2.25%
1964	566,266	644,530	2.41%	2.37%
1965	574,664	660,558	1.48%	2.49%
1966	577,866	677,655	0.56%	2.59%
1967	580,933	696,045	0.53%	2.71%
1968	583,966	715,542	0.52%	2.8%
1969	587,066	736,120	0.53%	2.88%
1970	590,334	757,868	0.56%	2.95%
1971	600,481	780,584	1.72%	3%
1972	622,407	804,399	3.65%	3.05%
1973	652,408	828,928	4.82%	3.05%
1974	685,448	854,320	5.06%	3.06%
1975	720,380	881,032	5.1%	3.13%
1976	758,508	906,566	5.29%	2.9%
1977	799,574	931,104	5.41%	2.71%
1978	849,239	947,269	6.21%	1.74%
1979	901,742	962,825	6.18%	1.64%
1980	937,485	981,434	3.96%	1.93%
1981	969,996	992,500	3.47%	1.13%
1982	1,009,269	1,010,308	4.05%	1.79%
1983	1,046,137	1,037,511	3.65%	2.69%
1984	1,083,660	1,065,989	3.59%	2.74%
1985	1,121,945	1,096,890	3.53%	2.9%
1986	1,160,650	1,131,081	3.45%	3.12%
1987	1,199,167	1,167,889	3.32%	3.25%
1988	1,235,476	1,209,696	3.03%	3.58%
1989	1,270,274	1,288,947	2.82%	6.55%
1990	1,305,696	1,369,303	2.79%	6.23%
1991	1,341,756	1,415,684	2.76%	3.39%
1992	1,380,033	1,461,322	2.85%	3.22%
1993	1,420,115	1,508,697	2.9%	3.24%
1994	1,460,023	1,556,304	2.81%	3.16%
1995	1,498,836	1,602,170	2.66%	2.95%
1996	1,535,914	1,646,103	2.47%	2.74%
1997	1,571,691	1,689,264	2.33%	2.62%
1998	1,606,899	1,732,745	2.24%	2.57%
1999	1,641,997	1,776,368	2.18%	2.52%
2000	1,677,382	1,818,647	2.15%	2.38%
2001	1,712,254	1,857,048	2.08%	2.11%
2002	1,744,763	1,889,970	1.9%	1.77%
2003	1,775,736	1,917,464	1.78%	1.45%
2004	1,807,146	1,942,082	1.77%	1.28%
2005	1,839,877	1,966,582	1.81%	1.26%
2006	1,874,516	1,991,888	1.88%	1.29%
2007	1,911,201	2,018,600	1.96%	1.34%
2008	1,949,970	2,047,056	2.03%	1.41%
2009	1,990,673	2,077,394	2.09%	1.48%
2010	2,033,111	2,109,811	2.13%	1.56%
2011	2,073,535	2,146,325	1.99%	1.73%
2012	2,108,617	2,194,654	1.69%	2.25%
2013	2,140,682	2,252,508	1.52%	2.64%
2014	2,172,044	2,312,139	1.47%	2.65%
2015	2,203,273	2,374,300	1.44%	2.69%
2016	2,234,776	2,439,213	1.43%	2.73%
2017	2,266,747	2,506,853	1.43%	2.77%
2018	2,299,141	2,577,327	1.43%	2.81%
2019	2,332,083	2,650,494	1.43%	2.84%
2020	2,365,894	2,728,762	1.45%	2.95%
2021	2,401,441	2,810,548	1.5%	3%
2022	2,439,892	2,889,662	1.6%	2.81%
2023	2,480,244	2,963,095	1.65%	2.54%
2024	2,521,139	3,030,131	1.65%	2.26%
2025	2,562,118	3,092,826	1.63%	2.07%
2026	2,603,385	3,153,252	1.61%	1.95%
2027	2,644,640	3,212,910	1.58%	1.89%
2028	2,685,602	3,272,166	1.55%	1.84%
2029	2,726,042	3,330,819	1.51%	1.79%
2030	2,765,913	3,389,961	1.46%	1.78%
2031	2,804,987	3,449,508	1.41%	1.76%
2032	2,843,228	3,508,245	1.36%	1.7%
2033	2,880,982	3,565,349	1.33%	1.63%
2034	2,917,972	3,621,829	1.28%	1.58%
2035	2,954,411	3,678,888	1.25%	1.58%
2036	2,990,130	3,735,939	1.21%	1.55%
2037	3,025,222	3,792,807	1.17%	1.52%
2038	3,059,525	3,850,310	1.13%	1.52%
2039	3,093,371	3,907,182	1.11%	1.48%
2040	3,126,637	3,962,414	1.08%	1.41%
2041	3,159,130	4,017,690	1.04%	1.4%
2042	3,190,968	4,073,359	1.01%	1.39%
2043	3,222,560	4,129,577	0.99%	1.38%
2044	3,254,012	4,186,114	0.98%	1.37%
2045	3,285,297	4,243,359	0.96%	1.37%
2046	3,316,997	4,299,969	0.96%	1.33%
2047	3,348,491	4,355,507	0.95%	1.29%
2048	3,379,103	4,409,459	0.91%	1.24%
2049	3,408,763	4,460,507	0.88%	1.16%
2050	3,437,424	4,512,307	0.84%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Namibia gained 407,718 people (a 20.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 767,064 (a 32.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2005 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 43.6% to 4,512,307 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.