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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Nauru	Botswana	Nauru
1960	516,165	4,607	-	-
1961	527,942	4,774	2.28%	3.62%
1962	540,186	4,979	2.32%	4.29%
1963	552,966	5,226	2.37%	4.96%
1964	566,266	5,515	2.41%	5.53%
1965	574,664	5,832	1.48%	5.75%
1966	577,866	6,043	0.56%	3.62%
1967	580,933	6,135	0.53%	1.52%
1968	583,966	6,328	0.52%	3.15%
1969	587,066	6,581	0.53%	4%
1970	590,334	6,710	0.56%	1.96%
1971	600,481	6,762	1.72%	0.77%
1972	622,407	6,812	3.65%	0.74%
1973	652,408	6,866	4.82%	0.79%
1974	685,448	6,923	5.06%	0.83%
1975	720,380	6,987	5.1%	0.92%
1976	758,508	7,064	5.29%	1.1%
1977	799,574	7,163	5.41%	1.4%
1978	849,239	7,298	6.21%	1.88%
1979	901,742	7,468	6.18%	2.33%
1980	937,485	7,649	3.96%	2.42%
1981	969,996	7,839	3.47%	2.48%
1982	1,009,269	8,040	4.05%	2.56%
1983	1,046,137	8,216	3.65%	2.19%
1984	1,083,660	8,377	3.59%	1.96%
1985	1,121,945	8,551	3.53%	2.08%
1986	1,160,650	8,742	3.45%	2.23%
1987	1,199,167	8,946	3.32%	2.33%
1988	1,235,476	9,165	3.03%	2.45%
1989	1,270,274	9,390	2.82%	2.45%
1990	1,305,696	9,622	2.79%	2.47%
1991	1,341,756	9,850	2.76%	2.37%
1992	1,380,033	10,021	2.85%	1.74%
1993	1,420,115	10,102	2.9%	0.81%
1994	1,460,023	10,137	2.81%	0.35%
1995	1,498,836	10,165	2.66%	0.28%
1996	1,535,914	10,183	2.47%	0.18%
1997	1,571,691	10,197	2.33%	0.14%
1998	1,606,899	10,198	2.24%	0.01%
1999	1,641,997	10,187	2.18%	-0.11%
2000	1,677,382	10,168	2.15%	-0.19%
2001	1,712,254	10,130	2.08%	-0.37%
2002	1,744,763	10,082	1.9%	-0.47%
2003	1,775,736	10,059	1.78%	-0.23%
2004	1,807,146	10,060	1.77%	0.01%
2005	1,839,877	10,049	1.81%	-0.11%
2006	1,874,516	10,034	1.88%	-0.15%
2007	1,911,201	10,020	1.96%	-0.14%
2008	1,949,970	10,009	2.03%	-0.11%
2009	1,990,673	10,016	2.09%	0.07%
2010	2,033,111	10,043	2.13%	0.27%
2011	2,073,535	10,098	1.99%	0.55%
2012	2,108,617	10,267	1.69%	1.67%
2013	2,140,682	10,517	1.52%	2.43%
2014	2,172,044	10,742	1.47%	2.14%
2015	2,203,273	10,954	1.44%	1.97%
2016	2,234,776	11,150	1.43%	1.79%
2017	2,266,747	11,324	1.43%	1.56%
2018	2,299,141	11,477	1.43%	1.35%
2019	2,332,083	11,587	1.43%	0.96%
2020	2,365,894	11,643	1.45%	0.48%
2021	2,401,441	11,709	1.5%	0.57%
2022	2,439,892	11,801	1.6%	0.79%
2023	2,480,244	11,875	1.65%	0.63%
2024	2,521,139	11,947	1.65%	0.61%
2025	2,562,118	12,030	1.63%	0.7%
2026	2,603,385	12,103	1.61%	0.61%
2027	2,644,640	12,196	1.58%	0.77%
2028	2,685,602	12,296	1.55%	0.82%
2029	2,726,042	12,403	1.51%	0.87%
2030	2,765,913	12,519	1.46%	0.94%
2031	2,804,987	12,645	1.41%	1%
2032	2,843,228	12,785	1.36%	1.11%
2033	2,880,982	12,921	1.33%	1.06%
2034	2,917,972	13,071	1.28%	1.16%
2035	2,954,411	13,230	1.25%	1.22%
2036	2,990,130	13,391	1.21%	1.21%
2037	3,025,222	13,541	1.17%	1.12%
2038	3,059,525	13,697	1.13%	1.16%
2039	3,093,371	13,857	1.11%	1.17%
2040	3,126,637	14,041	1.08%	1.33%
2041	3,159,130	14,220	1.04%	1.27%
2042	3,190,968	14,402	1.01%	1.28%
2043	3,222,560	14,579	0.99%	1.23%
2044	3,254,012	14,754	0.98%	1.2%
2045	3,285,297	14,920	0.96%	1.13%
2046	3,316,997	15,098	0.96%	1.19%
2047	3,348,491	15,268	0.95%	1.12%
2048	3,379,103	15,431	0.91%	1.07%
2049	3,408,763	15,595	0.88%	1.06%
2050	3,437,424	15,751	0.84%	1%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Nauru gained 1,116 people (a 11.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 954 (a 8.56% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Nauru was ranked 196th in 2006 and ranked 195th 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 Nauru will increase by 30.1% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.