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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Qatar	Botswana	Qatar
1960	516,165	36,010	-	-
1961	527,942	39,680	2.28%	10.2%
1962	540,186	44,630	2.32%	12.5%
1963	552,966	50,380	2.37%	12.9%
1964	566,266	56,867	2.41%	12.9%
1965	574,664	64,065	1.48%	12.7%
1966	577,866	72,192	0.56%	12.7%
1967	580,933	81,439	0.53%	12.8%
1968	583,966	91,749	0.52%	12.7%
1969	587,066	103,025	0.53%	12.3%
1970	590,334	116,350	0.56%	12.9%
1971	600,481	131,346	1.72%	12.9%
1972	622,407	146,506	3.65%	11.5%
1973	652,408	161,841	4.82%	10.5%
1974	685,448	177,362	5.06%	9.59%
1975	720,380	193,087	5.1%	8.87%
1976	758,508	209,052	5.29%	8.27%
1977	799,574	225,285	5.41%	7.77%
1978	849,239	241,808	6.21%	7.33%
1979	901,742	258,670	6.18%	6.97%
1980	937,485	275,913	3.96%	6.67%
1981	969,996	293,553	3.47%	6.39%
1982	1,009,269	311,537	4.05%	6.13%
1983	1,046,137	329,709	3.65%	5.83%
1984	1,083,660	347,878	3.59%	5.51%
1985	1,121,945	365,940	3.53%	5.19%
1986	1,160,650	382,422	3.45%	4.5%
1987	1,199,167	397,005	3.32%	3.81%
1988	1,235,476	411,264	3.03%	3.59%
1989	1,270,274	425,646	2.82%	3.5%
1990	1,305,696	440,175	2.79%	3.41%
1991	1,341,756	454,853	2.76%	3.33%
1992	1,380,033	469,657	2.85%	3.25%
1993	1,420,115	484,545	2.9%	3.17%
1994	1,460,023	499,459	2.81%	3.08%
1995	1,498,836	514,325	2.66%	2.98%
1996	1,535,914	529,019	2.47%	2.86%
1997	1,571,691	550,500	2.33%	4.06%
1998	1,606,899	580,540	2.24%	5.46%
1999	1,641,997	612,500	2.18%	5.51%
2000	1,677,382	644,989	2.15%	5.3%
2001	1,712,254	677,925	2.08%	5.11%
2002	1,744,763	711,205	1.9%	4.91%
2003	1,775,736	744,682	1.78%	4.71%
2004	1,807,146	773,332	1.77%	3.85%
2005	1,839,877	825,408	1.81%	6.73%
2006	1,874,516	972,831	1.88%	17.9%
2007	1,911,201	1,208,595	1.96%	24.2%
2008	1,949,970	1,426,938	2.03%	18.1%
2009	1,990,673	1,608,903	2.09%	12.8%
2010	2,033,111	1,616,832	2.13%	0.49%
2011	2,073,535	1,624,761	1.99%	0.49%
2012	2,108,617	1,722,438	1.69%	6.01%
2013	2,140,682	1,916,426	1.52%	11.3%
2014	2,172,044	2,151,745	1.47%	12.3%
2015	2,203,273	2,344,557	1.44%	8.96%
2016	2,234,776	2,477,113	1.43%	5.65%
2017	2,266,747	2,545,820	1.43%	2.77%
2018	2,299,141	2,580,734	1.43%	1.37%
2019	2,332,083	2,638,657	1.43%	2.24%
2020	2,365,894	2,794,148	1.45%	5.89%
2021	2,401,441	2,504,910	1.5%	-10.4%
2022	2,439,892	2,657,333	1.6%	6.08%
2023	2,480,244	2,656,032	1.65%	-0.05%
2024	2,521,139	2,857,822	1.65%	7.6%
2025	2,562,118	2,921,065	1.63%	2.21%
2026	2,603,385	2,975,134	1.61%	1.85%
2027	2,644,640	3,019,526	1.58%	1.49%
2028	2,685,602	3,057,695	1.55%	1.26%
2029	2,726,042	3,092,803	1.51%	1.15%
2030	2,765,913	3,125,174	1.46%	1.05%
2031	2,804,987	3,156,754	1.41%	1.01%
2032	2,843,228	3,189,188	1.36%	1.03%
2033	2,880,982	3,222,500	1.33%	1.04%
2034	2,917,972	3,256,691	1.28%	1.06%
2035	2,954,411	3,291,711	1.25%	1.08%
2036	2,990,130	3,327,585	1.21%	1.09%
2037	3,025,222	3,364,333	1.17%	1.1%
2038	3,059,525	3,401,906	1.13%	1.12%
2039	3,093,371	3,440,293	1.11%	1.13%
2040	3,126,637	3,479,439	1.08%	1.14%
2041	3,159,130	3,519,302	1.04%	1.15%
2042	3,190,968	3,559,840	1.01%	1.15%
2043	3,222,560	3,601,019	0.99%	1.16%
2044	3,254,012	3,642,784	0.98%	1.16%
2045	3,285,297	3,685,111	0.96%	1.16%
2046	3,316,997	3,727,959	0.96%	1.16%
2047	3,348,491	3,771,287	0.95%	1.16%
2048	3,379,103	3,815,108	0.91%	1.16%
2049	3,408,763	3,859,368	0.88%	1.16%
2050	3,437,424	3,904,074	0.84%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.