Population in Botswana compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and North Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	North Korea	Botswana	North Korea
1960	516,165	11,722,953	-	-
1961	527,942	11,990,713	2.28%	2.28%
1962	540,186	12,262,882	2.32%	2.27%
1963	552,966	12,567,057	2.37%	2.48%
1964	566,266	12,889,770	2.41%	2.57%
1965	574,664	13,219,369	1.48%	2.56%
1966	577,866	13,569,094	0.56%	2.65%
1967	580,933	13,958,350	0.53%	2.87%
1968	583,966	14,365,596	0.52%	2.92%
1969	587,066	14,767,615	0.53%	2.8%
1970	590,334	15,172,775	0.56%	2.74%
1971	600,481	15,572,457	1.72%	2.63%
1972	622,407	15,975,069	3.65%	2.59%
1973	652,408	16,350,367	4.82%	2.35%
1974	685,448	16,673,121	5.06%	1.97%
1975	720,380	16,971,055	5.1%	1.79%
1976	758,508	17,243,450	5.29%	1.61%
1977	799,574	17,492,798	5.41%	1.45%
1978	849,239	17,735,995	6.21%	1.39%
1979	901,742	17,983,470	6.18%	1.4%
1980	937,485	18,236,786	3.96%	1.41%
1981	969,996	18,501,295	3.47%	1.45%
1982	1,009,269	18,776,357	4.05%	1.49%
1983	1,046,137	19,054,034	3.65%	1.48%
1984	1,083,660	19,335,043	3.59%	1.47%
1985	1,121,945	19,620,388	3.53%	1.48%
1986	1,160,650	19,910,855	3.45%	1.48%
1987	1,199,167	20,205,483	3.32%	1.48%
1988	1,235,476	20,503,161	3.03%	1.47%
1989	1,270,274	20,804,367	2.82%	1.47%
1990	1,305,696	21,112,137	2.79%	1.48%
1991	1,341,756	21,428,638	2.76%	1.5%
1992	1,380,033	21,750,911	2.85%	1.5%
1993	1,420,115	22,073,352	2.9%	1.48%
1994	1,460,023	22,393,975	2.81%	1.45%
1995	1,498,836	22,669,304	2.66%	1.23%
1996	1,535,914	22,895,746	2.47%	1%
1997	1,571,691	23,110,830	2.33%	0.94%
1998	1,606,899	23,311,564	2.24%	0.87%
1999	1,641,997	23,497,599	2.18%	0.8%
2000	1,677,382	23,665,910	2.15%	0.72%
2001	1,712,254	23,815,358	2.08%	0.63%
2002	1,744,763	23,943,973	1.9%	0.54%
2003	1,775,736	24,090,380	1.78%	0.61%
2004	1,807,146	24,254,943	1.77%	0.68%
2005	1,839,877	24,396,433	1.81%	0.58%
2006	1,874,516	24,524,507	1.88%	0.52%
2007	1,911,201	24,646,383	1.96%	0.5%
2008	1,949,970	24,764,618	2.03%	0.48%
2009	1,990,673	24,878,332	2.09%	0.46%
2010	2,033,111	24,987,258	2.13%	0.44%
2011	2,073,535	25,097,874	1.99%	0.44%
2012	2,108,617	25,211,728	1.69%	0.45%
2013	2,140,682	25,329,451	1.52%	0.47%
2014	2,172,044	25,451,262	1.47%	0.48%
2015	2,203,273	25,575,350	1.44%	0.49%
2016	2,234,776	25,698,326	1.43%	0.48%
2017	2,266,747	25,817,709	1.43%	0.46%
2018	2,299,141	25,931,147	1.43%	0.44%
2019	2,332,083	26,037,632	1.43%	0.41%
2020	2,365,894	26,136,312	1.45%	0.38%
2021	2,401,441	26,232,534	1.5%	0.37%
2022	2,439,892	26,328,845	1.6%	0.37%
2023	2,480,244	26,418,204	1.65%	0.34%
2024	2,521,139	26,498,823	1.65%	0.31%
2025	2,562,118	26,571,033	1.63%	0.27%
2026	2,603,385	26,633,682	1.61%	0.24%
2027	2,644,640	26,686,492	1.58%	0.2%
2028	2,685,602	26,729,261	1.55%	0.16%
2029	2,726,042	26,762,008	1.51%	0.12%
2030	2,765,913	26,784,894	1.46%	0.09%
2031	2,804,987	26,797,946	1.41%	0.05%
2032	2,843,228	26,801,071	1.36%	0.01%
2033	2,880,982	26,795,061	1.33%	-0.02%
2034	2,917,972	26,780,481	1.28%	-0.05%
2035	2,954,411	26,757,705	1.25%	-0.09%
2036	2,990,130	26,727,309	1.21%	-0.11%
2037	3,025,222	26,689,907	1.17%	-0.14%
2038	3,059,525	26,646,323	1.13%	-0.16%
2039	3,093,371	26,596,967	1.11%	-0.19%
2040	3,126,637	26,542,417	1.08%	-0.21%
2041	3,159,130	26,483,475	1.04%	-0.22%
2042	3,190,968	26,420,812	1.01%	-0.24%
2043	3,222,560	26,354,324	0.99%	-0.25%
2044	3,254,012	26,284,000	0.98%	-0.27%
2045	3,285,297	26,210,196	0.96%	-0.28%
2046	3,316,997	26,132,922	0.96%	-0.29%
2047	3,348,491	26,052,086	0.95%	-0.31%
2048	3,379,103	25,967,581	0.91%	-0.32%
2049	3,408,763	25,879,244	0.88%	-0.34%
2050	3,437,424	25,787,120	0.84%	-0.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 935,933 (a 3.64% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.18% to 25,787,120 people and rank change from 56th to 66th.