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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Romania	Botswana	Romania
1960	516,165	18,406,905	-	-
1961	527,942	18,555,250	2.28%	0.81%
1962	540,186	18,676,550	2.32%	0.65%
1963	552,966	18,797,850	2.37%	0.65%
1964	566,266	18,919,126	2.41%	0.65%
1965	574,664	19,031,576	1.48%	0.59%
1966	577,866	19,215,450	0.56%	0.97%
1967	580,933	19,534,242	0.53%	1.66%
1968	583,966	19,799,831	0.52%	1.36%
1969	587,066	20,009,141	0.53%	1.06%
1970	590,334	20,250,398	0.56%	1.21%
1971	600,481	20,461,567	1.72%	1.04%
1972	622,407	20,657,957	3.65%	0.96%
1973	652,408	20,835,681	4.82%	0.86%
1974	685,448	21,029,429	5.06%	0.93%
1975	720,380	21,293,583	5.1%	1.26%
1976	758,508	21,551,634	5.29%	1.21%
1977	799,574	21,756,096	5.41%	0.95%
1978	849,239	21,951,464	6.21%	0.9%
1979	901,742	22,090,488	6.18%	0.63%
1980	937,485	22,207,282	3.96%	0.53%
1981	969,996	22,353,070	3.47%	0.66%
1982	1,009,269	22,475,741	4.05%	0.55%
1983	1,046,137	22,560,478	3.65%	0.38%
1984	1,083,660	22,640,547	3.59%	0.35%
1985	1,121,945	22,732,999	3.53%	0.41%
1986	1,160,650	22,836,841	3.45%	0.46%
1987	1,199,167	22,949,430	3.32%	0.49%
1988	1,235,476	23,057,662	3.03%	0.47%
1989	1,270,274	23,161,458	2.82%	0.45%
1990	1,305,696	23,201,835	2.79%	0.17%
1991	1,341,756	23,001,155	2.76%	-0.86%
1992	1,380,033	22,794,284	2.85%	-0.9%
1993	1,420,115	22,763,280	2.9%	-0.14%
1994	1,460,023	22,730,211	2.81%	-0.15%
1995	1,498,836	22,684,270	2.66%	-0.2%
1996	1,535,914	22,619,004	2.47%	-0.29%
1997	1,571,691	22,553,978	2.33%	-0.29%
1998	1,606,899	22,507,344	2.24%	-0.21%
1999	1,641,997	22,472,040	2.18%	-0.16%
2000	1,677,382	22,442,971	2.15%	-0.13%
2001	1,712,254	22,131,970	2.08%	-1.39%
2002	1,744,763	21,730,496	1.9%	-1.81%
2003	1,775,736	21,574,326	1.78%	-0.72%
2004	1,807,146	21,451,748	1.77%	-0.57%
2005	1,839,877	21,319,685	1.81%	-0.62%
2006	1,874,516	21,193,760	1.88%	-0.59%
2007	1,911,201	20,882,982	1.96%	-1.47%
2008	1,949,970	20,537,875	2.03%	-1.65%
2009	1,990,673	20,367,487	2.09%	-0.83%
2010	2,033,111	20,246,871	2.13%	-0.59%
2011	2,073,535	20,147,528	1.99%	-0.49%
2012	2,108,617	20,058,035	1.69%	-0.44%
2013	2,140,682	19,983,693	1.52%	-0.37%
2014	2,172,044	19,908,979	1.47%	-0.37%
2015	2,203,273	19,815,616	1.44%	-0.47%
2016	2,234,776	19,702,267	1.43%	-0.57%
2017	2,266,747	19,588,715	1.43%	-0.58%
2018	2,299,141	19,473,970	1.43%	-0.59%
2019	2,332,083	19,371,648	1.43%	-0.53%
2020	2,365,894	19,265,250	1.45%	-0.55%
2021	2,401,441	19,122,059	1.5%	-0.74%
2022	2,439,892	19,048,502	1.6%	-0.38%
2023	2,480,244	19,059,479	1.65%	0.06%
2024	2,521,139	19,069,340	1.65%	0.05%
2025	2,562,118	18,962,595	1.63%	-0.56%
2026	2,603,385	18,854,232	1.61%	-0.57%
2027	2,644,640	18,744,883	1.58%	-0.58%
2028	2,685,602	18,634,894	1.55%	-0.59%
2029	2,726,042	18,523,736	1.51%	-0.6%
2030	2,765,913	18,411,878	1.46%	-0.6%
2031	2,804,987	18,299,820	1.41%	-0.61%
2032	2,843,228	18,187,406	1.36%	-0.61%
2033	2,880,982	18,074,282	1.33%	-0.62%
2034	2,917,972	17,960,330	1.28%	-0.63%
2035	2,954,411	17,845,182	1.25%	-0.64%
2036	2,990,130	17,728,480	1.21%	-0.65%
2037	3,025,222	17,611,384	1.17%	-0.66%
2038	3,059,525	17,493,684	1.13%	-0.67%
2039	3,093,371	17,375,991	1.11%	-0.67%
2040	3,126,637	17,258,810	1.08%	-0.67%
2041	3,159,130	17,140,535	1.04%	-0.69%
2042	3,190,968	17,022,168	1.01%	-0.69%
2043	3,222,560	16,904,427	0.99%	-0.69%
2044	3,254,012	16,786,029	0.98%	-0.7%
2045	3,285,297	16,667,734	0.96%	-0.7%
2046	3,316,997	16,550,066	0.96%	-0.71%
2047	3,348,491	16,431,566	0.95%	-0.72%
2048	3,379,103	16,312,099	0.91%	-0.73%
2049	3,408,763	16,192,424	0.88%	-0.73%
2050	3,437,424	16,072,989	0.84%	-0.74%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Romania lost 1,504,069 people (a 7.05% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -853,021 (a 4.3% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Romania was ranked 50th in 2005 and ranked 69th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Botswana's population will grow by 32.4% to 3,437,424 people with a rank change from 143rd to 137th. The population of Romania will decrease by 15.2% to 16,072,989 people and rank change from 69th to 81st.