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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Portugal	Botswana	Portugal
1960	516,165	8,857,716	-	-
1961	527,942	8,929,316	2.28%	0.81%
1962	540,186	8,993,985	2.32%	0.72%
1963	552,966	9,030,355	2.37%	0.4%
1964	566,266	9,035,365	2.41%	0.06%
1965	574,664	8,998,595	1.48%	-0.41%
1966	577,866	8,930,990	0.56%	-0.75%
1967	580,933	8,874,520	0.53%	-0.63%
1968	583,966	8,836,650	0.52%	-0.43%
1969	587,066	8,757,705	0.53%	-0.89%
1970	590,334	8,680,431	0.56%	-0.88%
1971	600,481	8,643,756	1.72%	-0.42%
1972	622,407	8,630,430	3.65%	-0.15%
1973	652,408	8,633,100	4.82%	0.03%
1974	685,448	8,754,365	5.06%	1.4%
1975	720,380	9,093,470	5.1%	3.87%
1976	758,508	9,355,810	5.29%	2.88%
1977	799,574	9,455,675	5.41%	1.07%
1978	849,239	9,558,250	6.21%	1.08%
1979	901,742	9,661,265	6.18%	1.08%
1980	937,485	9,766,312	3.96%	1.09%
1981	969,996	9,851,362	3.47%	0.87%
1982	1,009,269	9,911,771	4.05%	0.61%
1983	1,046,137	9,957,865	3.65%	0.47%
1984	1,083,660	9,996,232	3.59%	0.39%
1985	1,121,945	10,023,613	3.53%	0.27%
1986	1,160,650	10,032,734	3.45%	0.09%
1987	1,199,167	10,030,031	3.32%	-0.03%
1988	1,235,476	10,019,610	3.03%	-0.1%
1989	1,270,274	10,005,000	2.82%	-0.15%
1990	1,305,696	9,983,218	2.79%	-0.22%
1991	1,341,756	9,960,235	2.76%	-0.23%
1992	1,380,033	9,952,494	2.85%	-0.08%
1993	1,420,115	9,964,675	2.9%	0.12%
1994	1,460,023	9,991,525	2.81%	0.27%
1995	1,498,836	10,026,176	2.66%	0.35%
1996	1,535,914	10,063,945	2.47%	0.38%
1997	1,571,691	10,108,977	2.33%	0.45%
1998	1,606,899	10,160,196	2.24%	0.51%
1999	1,641,997	10,217,828	2.18%	0.57%
2000	1,677,382	10,289,898	2.15%	0.71%
2001	1,712,254	10,362,722	2.08%	0.71%
2002	1,744,763	10,419,631	1.9%	0.55%
2003	1,775,736	10,458,821	1.78%	0.38%
2004	1,807,146	10,483,861	1.77%	0.24%
2005	1,839,877	10,503,330	1.81%	0.19%
2006	1,874,516	10,522,288	1.88%	0.18%
2007	1,911,201	10,542,964	1.96%	0.2%
2008	1,949,970	10,558,177	2.03%	0.14%
2009	1,990,673	10,568,247	2.09%	0.1%
2010	2,033,111	10,573,100	2.13%	0.05%
2011	2,073,535	10,557,560	1.99%	-0.15%
2012	2,108,617	10,514,844	1.69%	-0.4%
2013	2,140,682	10,457,295	1.52%	-0.55%
2014	2,172,044	10,401,062	1.47%	-0.54%
2015	2,203,273	10,358,076	1.44%	-0.41%
2016	2,234,776	10,325,452	1.43%	-0.31%
2017	2,266,747	10,300,300	1.43%	-0.24%
2018	2,299,141	10,283,822	1.43%	-0.16%
2019	2,332,083	10,286,263	1.43%	0.02%
2020	2,365,894	10,297,081	1.45%	0.11%
2021	2,401,441	10,361,831	1.5%	0.63%
2022	2,439,892	10,434,332	1.6%	0.7%
2023	2,480,244	10,578,174	1.65%	1.38%
2024	2,521,139	10,694,681	1.65%	1.1%
2025	2,562,118	10,680,873	1.63%	-0.13%
2026	2,603,385	10,663,982	1.61%	-0.16%
2027	2,644,640	10,646,150	1.58%	-0.17%
2028	2,685,602	10,625,957	1.55%	-0.19%
2029	2,726,042	10,604,587	1.51%	-0.2%
2030	2,765,913	10,584,552	1.46%	-0.19%
2031	2,804,987	10,564,548	1.41%	-0.19%
2032	2,843,228	10,542,600	1.36%	-0.21%
2033	2,880,982	10,519,640	1.33%	-0.22%
2034	2,917,972	10,496,056	1.28%	-0.22%
2035	2,954,411	10,472,033	1.25%	-0.23%
2036	2,990,130	10,447,836	1.21%	-0.23%
2037	3,025,222	10,423,350	1.17%	-0.23%
2038	3,059,525	10,398,185	1.13%	-0.24%
2039	3,093,371	10,371,223	1.11%	-0.26%
2040	3,126,637	10,342,789	1.08%	-0.27%
2041	3,159,130	10,314,869	1.04%	-0.27%
2042	3,190,968	10,287,416	1.01%	-0.27%
2043	3,222,560	10,257,925	0.99%	-0.29%
2044	3,254,012	10,226,892	0.98%	-0.3%
2045	3,285,297	10,195,202	0.96%	-0.31%
2046	3,316,997	10,162,323	0.96%	-0.32%
2047	3,348,491	10,128,572	0.95%	-0.33%
2048	3,379,103	10,094,854	0.91%	-0.33%
2049	3,408,763	10,059,522	0.88%	-0.35%
2050	3,437,424	10,022,734	0.84%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.