Population in Botswana compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Netherlands	Botswana	Netherlands
1960	516,165	11,486,631	-	-
1961	527,942	11,638,712	2.28%	1.32%
1962	540,186	11,805,689	2.32%	1.43%
1963	552,966	11,965,966	2.37%	1.36%
1964	566,266	12,127,120	2.41%	1.35%
1965	574,664	12,294,732	1.48%	1.38%
1966	577,866	12,456,251	0.56%	1.31%
1967	580,933	12,598,201	0.53%	1.14%
1968	583,966	12,729,721	0.52%	1.04%
1969	587,066	12,877,984	0.53%	1.16%
1970	590,334	13,038,526	0.56%	1.25%
1971	600,481	13,194,497	1.72%	1.2%
1972	622,407	13,328,593	3.65%	1.02%
1973	652,408	13,439,322	4.82%	0.83%
1974	685,448	13,545,056	5.06%	0.79%
1975	720,380	13,666,335	5.1%	0.9%
1976	758,508	13,774,037	5.29%	0.79%
1977	799,574	13,856,185	5.41%	0.6%
1978	849,239	13,941,700	6.21%	0.62%
1979	901,742	14,038,270	6.18%	0.69%
1980	937,485	14,149,800	3.96%	0.79%
1981	969,996	14,247,208	3.47%	0.69%
1982	1,009,269	14,312,690	4.05%	0.46%
1983	1,046,137	14,367,070	3.65%	0.38%
1984	1,083,660	14,424,211	3.59%	0.4%
1985	1,121,945	14,491,632	3.53%	0.47%
1986	1,160,650	14,572,278	3.45%	0.56%
1987	1,199,167	14,665,037	3.32%	0.64%
1988	1,235,476	14,760,094	3.03%	0.65%
1989	1,270,274	14,848,907	2.82%	0.6%
1990	1,305,696	14,951,510	2.79%	0.69%
1991	1,341,756	15,069,798	2.76%	0.79%
1992	1,380,033	15,184,166	2.85%	0.76%
1993	1,420,115	15,290,368	2.9%	0.7%
1994	1,460,023	15,382,838	2.81%	0.6%
1995	1,498,836	15,459,006	2.66%	0.5%
1996	1,535,914	15,530,498	2.47%	0.46%
1997	1,571,691	15,610,650	2.33%	0.52%
1998	1,606,899	15,707,209	2.24%	0.62%
1999	1,641,997	15,812,088	2.18%	0.67%
2000	1,677,382	15,925,513	2.15%	0.72%
2001	1,712,254	16,046,180	2.08%	0.76%
2002	1,744,763	16,148,929	1.9%	0.64%
2003	1,775,736	16,225,302	1.78%	0.47%
2004	1,807,146	16,281,779	1.77%	0.35%
2005	1,839,877	16,319,868	1.81%	0.23%
2006	1,874,516	16,346,101	1.88%	0.16%
2007	1,911,201	16,381,696	1.96%	0.22%
2008	1,949,970	16,445,593	2.03%	0.39%
2009	1,990,673	16,530,388	2.09%	0.52%
2010	2,033,111	16,615,394	2.13%	0.51%
2011	2,073,535	16,693,074	1.99%	0.47%
2012	2,108,617	16,754,962	1.69%	0.37%
2013	2,140,682	16,804,432	1.52%	0.3%
2014	2,172,044	16,865,008	1.47%	0.36%
2015	2,203,273	16,939,923	1.44%	0.44%
2016	2,234,776	17,030,314	1.43%	0.53%
2017	2,266,747	17,131,296	1.43%	0.59%
2018	2,299,141	17,231,624	1.43%	0.59%
2019	2,332,083	17,344,874	1.43%	0.66%
2020	2,365,894	17,441,500	1.45%	0.56%
2021	2,401,441	17,533,044	1.5%	0.52%
2022	2,439,892	17,700,982	1.6%	0.96%
2023	2,480,244	17,877,117	1.65%	1%
2024	2,521,139	17,994,237	1.65%	0.66%
2025	2,562,118	18,110,800	1.63%	0.65%
2026	2,603,385	18,211,436	1.61%	0.56%
2027	2,644,640	18,299,531	1.58%	0.48%
2028	2,685,602	18,379,573	1.55%	0.44%
2029	2,726,042	18,452,044	1.51%	0.39%
2030	2,765,913	18,515,913	1.46%	0.35%
2031	2,804,987	18,571,934	1.41%	0.3%
2032	2,843,228	18,621,087	1.36%	0.26%
2033	2,880,982	18,664,975	1.33%	0.24%
2034	2,917,972	18,702,456	1.28%	0.2%
2035	2,954,411	18,733,223	1.25%	0.16%
2036	2,990,130	18,760,054	1.21%	0.14%
2037	3,025,222	18,781,793	1.17%	0.12%
2038	3,059,525	18,798,283	1.13%	0.09%
2039	3,093,371	18,810,276	1.11%	0.06%
2040	3,126,637	18,817,745	1.08%	0.04%
2041	3,159,130	18,820,870	1.04%	0.02%
2042	3,190,968	18,819,607	1.01%	-0.007%
2043	3,222,560	18,815,261	0.99%	-0.02%
2044	3,254,012	18,807,564	0.98%	-0.04%
2045	3,285,297	18,797,005	0.96%	-0.06%
2046	3,316,997	18,785,724	0.96%	-0.06%
2047	3,348,491	18,771,651	0.95%	-0.07%
2048	3,379,103	18,754,325	0.91%	-0.09%
2049	3,408,763	18,735,299	0.88%	-0.1%
2050	3,437,424	18,714,579	0.84%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.