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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Palau	Botswana	Palau
1960	516,165	9,328	-	-
1961	527,942	9,555	2.28%	2.43%
1962	540,186	9,793	2.32%	2.49%
1963	552,966	10,037	2.37%	2.49%
1964	566,266	10,292	2.41%	2.54%
1965	574,664	10,547	1.48%	2.48%
1966	577,866	10,805	0.56%	2.45%
1967	580,933	10,988	0.53%	1.69%
1968	583,966	11,080	0.52%	0.84%
1969	587,066	11,159	0.53%	0.71%
1970	590,334	11,368	0.56%	1.87%
1971	600,481	11,759	1.72%	3.44%
1972	622,407	12,194	3.65%	3.7%
1973	652,408	12,552	4.82%	2.94%
1974	685,448	12,687	5.06%	1.08%
1975	720,380	12,655	5.1%	-0.25%
1976	758,508	12,598	5.29%	-0.45%
1977	799,574	12,525	5.41%	-0.58%
1978	849,239	12,440	6.21%	-0.68%
1979	901,742	12,337	6.18%	-0.83%
1980	937,485	12,271	3.96%	-0.53%
1981	969,996	12,402	3.47%	1.07%
1982	1,009,269	12,694	4.05%	2.35%
1983	1,046,137	13,006	3.65%	2.46%
1984	1,083,660	13,337	3.59%	2.54%
1985	1,121,945	13,688	3.53%	2.63%
1986	1,160,650	14,024	3.45%	2.45%
1987	1,199,167	14,334	3.32%	2.21%
1988	1,235,476	14,645	3.03%	2.17%
1989	1,270,274	14,945	2.82%	2.05%
1990	1,305,696	15,259	2.79%	2.1%
1991	1,341,756	15,614	2.76%	2.33%
1992	1,380,033	15,989	2.85%	2.4%
1993	1,420,115	16,372	2.9%	2.4%
1994	1,460,023	16,770	2.81%	2.43%
1995	1,498,836	17,195	2.66%	2.53%
1996	1,535,914	17,654	2.47%	2.67%
1997	1,571,691	18,108	2.33%	2.57%
1998	1,606,899	18,524	2.24%	2.3%
1999	1,641,997	18,901	2.18%	2.04%
2000	1,677,382	19,178	2.15%	1.47%
2001	1,712,254	19,352	2.08%	0.91%
2002	1,744,763	19,503	1.9%	0.78%
2003	1,775,736	19,659	1.78%	0.8%
2004	1,807,146	19,820	1.77%	0.82%
2005	1,839,877	19,819	1.81%	-0.005%
2006	1,874,516	19,593	1.88%	-1.14%
2007	1,911,201	19,302	1.96%	-1.49%
2008	1,949,970	19,009	2.03%	-1.52%
2009	1,990,673	18,709	2.09%	-1.58%
2010	2,033,111	18,396	2.13%	-1.67%
2011	2,073,535	18,078	1.99%	-1.73%
2012	2,108,617	17,765	1.69%	-1.73%
2013	2,140,682	17,648	1.52%	-0.66%
2014	2,172,044	17,715	1.47%	0.38%
2015	2,203,273	17,770	1.44%	0.31%
2016	2,234,776	17,797	1.43%	0.15%
2017	2,266,747	17,812	1.43%	0.08%
2018	2,299,141	17,814	1.43%	0.01%
2019	2,332,083	17,798	1.43%	-0.09%
2020	2,365,894	17,792	1.45%	-0.03%
2021	2,401,441	17,783	1.5%	-0.05%
2022	2,439,892	17,759	1.6%	-0.13%
2023	2,480,244	17,727	1.65%	-0.18%
2024	2,521,139	17,695	1.65%	-0.18%
2025	2,562,118	17,663	1.63%	-0.18%
2026	2,603,385	17,618	1.61%	-0.25%
2027	2,644,640	17,564	1.58%	-0.31%
2028	2,685,602	17,504	1.55%	-0.34%
2029	2,726,042	17,436	1.51%	-0.39%
2030	2,765,913	17,376	1.46%	-0.34%
2031	2,804,987	17,299	1.41%	-0.44%
2032	2,843,228	17,228	1.36%	-0.41%
2033	2,880,982	17,163	1.33%	-0.38%
2034	2,917,972	17,092	1.28%	-0.41%
2035	2,954,411	17,012	1.25%	-0.47%
2036	2,990,130	16,940	1.21%	-0.43%
2037	3,025,222	16,858	1.17%	-0.48%
2038	3,059,525	16,779	1.13%	-0.47%
2039	3,093,371	16,689	1.11%	-0.54%
2040	3,126,637	16,604	1.08%	-0.51%
2041	3,159,130	16,510	1.04%	-0.57%
2042	3,190,968	16,403	1.01%	-0.65%
2043	3,222,560	16,302	0.99%	-0.61%
2044	3,254,012	16,202	0.98%	-0.62%
2045	3,285,297	16,097	0.96%	-0.65%
2046	3,316,997	15,977	0.96%	-0.74%
2047	3,348,491	15,863	0.95%	-0.71%
2048	3,379,103	15,749	0.91%	-0.72%
2049	3,408,763	15,632	0.88%	-0.74%
2050	3,437,424	15,515	0.84%	-0.75%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Palau lost 1,796 people (a 9.17% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -179 (a 1.01% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Palau was ranked 194th in 2006 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 11.9% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.