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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Poland	Botswana	Poland
1960	516,165	29,637,450	-	-
1961	527,942	29,964,000	2.28%	1.1%
1962	540,186	30,308,500	2.32%	1.15%
1963	552,966	30,712,000	2.37%	1.33%
1964	566,266	31,139,450	2.41%	1.39%
1965	574,664	31,444,950	1.48%	0.98%
1966	577,866	31,681,000	0.56%	0.75%
1967	580,933	31,987,155	0.53%	0.97%
1968	583,966	32,294,655	0.52%	0.96%
1969	587,066	32,548,300	0.53%	0.79%
1970	590,334	32,664,300	0.56%	0.36%
1971	600,481	32,783,500	1.72%	0.36%
1972	622,407	33,055,650	3.65%	0.83%
1973	652,408	33,357,200	4.82%	0.91%
1974	685,448	33,678,899	5.06%	0.96%
1975	720,380	34,015,199	5.1%	1%
1976	758,508	34,356,300	5.29%	1%
1977	799,574	34,689,050	5.41%	0.97%
1978	849,239	34,965,600	6.21%	0.8%
1979	901,742	35,247,217	6.18%	0.81%
1980	937,485	35,574,150	3.96%	0.93%
1981	969,996	35,898,587	3.47%	0.91%
1982	1,009,269	36,230,481	4.05%	0.92%
1983	1,046,137	36,571,808	3.65%	0.94%
1984	1,083,660	36,904,134	3.59%	0.91%
1985	1,121,945	37,201,885	3.53%	0.81%
1986	1,160,650	37,456,119	3.45%	0.68%
1987	1,199,167	37,668,045	3.32%	0.57%
1988	1,235,476	37,824,487	3.03%	0.42%
1989	1,270,274	37,961,529	2.82%	0.36%
1990	1,305,696	38,110,782	2.79%	0.39%
1991	1,341,756	38,246,193	2.76%	0.36%
1992	1,380,033	38,363,667	2.85%	0.31%
1993	1,420,115	38,461,408	2.9%	0.25%
1994	1,460,023	38,542,652	2.81%	0.21%
1995	1,498,836	38,594,998	2.66%	0.14%
1996	1,535,914	38,624,370	2.47%	0.08%
1997	1,571,691	38,649,660	2.33%	0.07%
1998	1,606,899	38,663,481	2.24%	0.04%
1999	1,641,997	38,660,271	2.18%	-0.008%
2000	1,677,382	38,258,629	2.15%	-1.04%
2001	1,712,254	38,248,076	2.08%	-0.03%
2002	1,744,763	38,230,364	1.9%	-0.05%
2003	1,775,736	38,204,570	1.78%	-0.07%
2004	1,807,146	38,182,222	1.77%	-0.06%
2005	1,839,877	38,165,445	1.81%	-0.04%
2006	1,874,516	38,141,267	1.88%	-0.06%
2007	1,911,201	38,120,560	1.96%	-0.05%
2008	1,949,970	38,125,759	2.03%	0.01%
2009	1,990,673	38,151,603	2.09%	0.07%
2010	2,033,111	38,042,794	2.13%	-0.29%
2011	2,073,535	38,063,255	1.99%	0.05%
2012	2,108,617	38,063,164	1.69%	-0%
2013	2,140,682	38,040,196	1.52%	-0.06%
2014	2,172,044	38,011,735	1.47%	-0.07%
2015	2,203,273	37,986,412	1.44%	-0.07%
2016	2,234,776	37,970,087	1.43%	-0.04%
2017	2,266,747	37,974,826	1.43%	0.01%
2018	2,299,141	37,974,750	1.43%	-0%
2019	2,332,083	37,965,475	1.43%	-0.02%
2020	2,365,894	37,515,748	1.45%	-1.18%
2021	2,401,441	36,981,559	1.5%	-1.42%
2022	2,439,892	36,821,749	1.6%	-0.43%
2023	2,480,244	36,687,353	1.65%	-0.36%
2024	2,521,139	36,559,233	1.65%	-0.35%
2025	2,562,118	36,181,399	1.63%	-1.03%
2026	2,603,385	35,898,979	1.61%	-0.78%
2027	2,644,640	35,758,415	1.58%	-0.39%
2028	2,685,602	35,609,703	1.55%	-0.42%
2029	2,726,042	35,452,249	1.51%	-0.44%
2030	2,765,913	35,287,436	1.46%	-0.46%
2031	2,804,987	35,116,185	1.41%	-0.49%
2032	2,843,228	34,938,952	1.36%	-0.5%
2033	2,880,982	34,757,421	1.33%	-0.52%
2034	2,917,972	34,571,572	1.28%	-0.53%
2035	2,954,411	34,381,734	1.25%	-0.55%
2036	2,990,130	34,187,419	1.21%	-0.57%
2037	3,025,222	33,988,985	1.17%	-0.58%
2038	3,059,525	33,787,175	1.13%	-0.59%
2039	3,093,371	33,581,427	1.11%	-0.61%
2040	3,126,637	33,372,181	1.08%	-0.62%
2041	3,159,130	33,160,435	1.04%	-0.63%
2042	3,190,968	32,945,446	1.01%	-0.65%
2043	3,222,560	32,726,827	0.99%	-0.66%
2044	3,254,012	32,506,015	0.98%	-0.67%
2045	3,285,297	32,282,692	0.96%	-0.69%
2046	3,316,997	32,056,740	0.96%	-0.7%
2047	3,348,491	31,828,421	0.95%	-0.71%
2048	3,379,103	31,597,823	0.91%	-0.72%
2049	3,408,763	31,364,596	0.88%	-0.74%
2050	3,437,424	31,128,250	0.84%	-0.75%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 46th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.