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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Niger	Botswana	Niger
1960	516,165	3,505,050	-	-
1961	527,942	3,608,162	2.28%	2.94%
1962	540,186	3,714,520	2.32%	2.95%
1963	552,966	3,823,873	2.37%	2.94%
1964	566,266	3,935,814	2.41%	2.93%
1965	574,664	4,049,695	1.48%	2.89%
1966	577,866	4,165,544	0.56%	2.86%
1967	580,933	4,283,590	0.53%	2.83%
1968	583,966	4,403,637	0.52%	2.8%
1969	587,066	4,525,725	0.53%	2.77%
1970	590,334	4,650,275	0.56%	2.75%
1971	600,481	4,776,225	1.72%	2.71%
1972	622,407	4,904,845	3.65%	2.69%
1973	652,408	5,037,865	4.82%	2.71%
1974	685,448	5,174,953	5.06%	2.72%
1975	720,380	5,317,019	5.1%	2.75%
1976	758,508	5,464,962	5.29%	2.78%
1977	799,574	5,619,716	5.41%	2.83%
1978	849,239	5,782,932	6.21%	2.9%
1979	901,742	5,955,556	6.18%	2.99%
1980	937,485	6,135,971	3.96%	3.03%
1981	969,996	6,322,006	3.47%	3.03%
1982	1,009,269	6,512,732	4.05%	3.02%
1983	1,046,137	6,708,644	3.65%	3.01%
1984	1,083,660	6,909,971	3.59%	3%
1985	1,121,945	7,118,457	3.53%	3.02%
1986	1,160,650	7,335,811	3.45%	3.05%
1987	1,199,167	7,561,150	3.32%	3.07%
1988	1,235,476	7,793,748	3.03%	3.08%
1989	1,270,274	8,034,780	2.82%	3.09%
1990	1,305,696	8,286,059	2.79%	3.13%
1991	1,341,756	8,546,900	2.76%	3.15%
1992	1,380,033	8,817,633	2.85%	3.17%
1993	1,420,115	9,100,789	2.9%	3.21%
1994	1,460,023	9,398,258	2.81%	3.27%
1995	1,498,836	9,714,529	2.66%	3.37%
1996	1,535,914	10,044,852	2.47%	3.4%
1997	1,571,691	10,383,969	2.33%	3.38%
1998	1,606,899	10,741,413	2.24%	3.44%
1999	1,641,997	11,117,411	2.18%	3.5%
2000	1,677,382	11,509,630	2.15%	3.53%
2001	1,712,254	11,920,647	2.08%	3.57%
2002	1,744,763	12,349,144	1.9%	3.59%
2003	1,775,736	12,796,984	1.78%	3.63%
2004	1,807,146	13,265,836	1.77%	3.66%
2005	1,839,877	13,756,192	1.81%	3.7%
2006	1,874,516	14,268,581	1.88%	3.72%
2007	1,911,201	14,803,610	1.96%	3.75%
2008	1,949,970	15,361,915	2.03%	3.77%
2009	1,990,673	15,943,675	2.09%	3.79%
2010	2,033,111	16,548,835	2.13%	3.8%
2011	2,073,535	17,176,283	1.99%	3.79%
2012	2,108,617	17,836,769	1.69%	3.85%
2013	2,140,682	18,519,898	1.52%	3.83%
2014	2,172,044	19,215,909	1.47%	3.76%
2015	2,203,273	19,939,498	1.44%	3.77%
2016	2,234,776	20,685,753	1.43%	3.74%
2017	2,266,747	21,435,446	1.43%	3.62%
2018	2,299,141	22,188,069	1.43%	3.51%
2019	2,332,083	22,947,757	1.43%	3.42%
2020	2,365,894	23,717,613	1.45%	3.35%
2021	2,401,441	24,502,140	1.5%	3.31%
2022	2,439,892	25,311,973	1.6%	3.31%
2023	2,480,244	26,159,867	1.65%	3.35%
2024	2,521,139	27,032,412	1.65%	3.34%
2025	2,562,118	27,917,825	1.63%	3.28%
2026	2,603,385	28,814,872	1.61%	3.21%
2027	2,644,640	29,723,688	1.58%	3.15%
2028	2,685,602	30,643,561	1.55%	3.09%
2029	2,726,042	31,575,091	1.51%	3.04%
2030	2,765,913	32,518,069	1.46%	2.99%
2031	2,804,987	33,469,616	1.41%	2.93%
2032	2,843,228	34,428,638	1.36%	2.87%
2033	2,880,982	35,397,029	1.33%	2.81%
2034	2,917,972	36,372,374	1.28%	2.76%
2035	2,954,411	37,353,462	1.25%	2.7%
2036	2,990,130	38,340,142	1.21%	2.64%
2037	3,025,222	39,330,372	1.17%	2.58%
2038	3,059,525	40,323,460	1.13%	2.52%
2039	3,093,371	41,318,407	1.11%	2.47%
2040	3,126,637	42,316,733	1.08%	2.42%
2041	3,159,130	43,319,236	1.04%	2.37%
2042	3,190,968	44,326,115	1.01%	2.32%
2043	3,222,560	45,337,248	0.99%	2.28%
2044	3,254,012	46,353,160	0.98%	2.24%
2045	3,285,297	47,374,113	0.96%	2.2%
2046	3,316,997	48,397,993	0.96%	2.16%
2047	3,348,491	49,423,853	0.95%	2.12%
2048	3,379,103	50,452,202	0.91%	2.08%
2049	3,408,763	51,482,559	0.88%	2.04%
2050	3,437,424	52,513,870	0.84%	2%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,139,051 (a 39.3% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 82.2% to 52,513,870 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.