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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Russia	Botswana	Russia
1960	516,165	119,897,000	-	-
1961	527,942	121,236,000	2.28%	1.12%
1962	540,186	122,591,000	2.32%	1.12%
1963	552,966	123,960,000	2.37%	1.12%
1964	566,266	125,345,000	2.41%	1.12%
1965	574,664	126,745,000	1.48%	1.12%
1966	577,866	127,468,000	0.56%	0.57%
1967	580,933	128,196,000	0.53%	0.57%
1968	583,966	128,928,000	0.52%	0.57%
1969	587,066	129,664,000	0.53%	0.57%
1970	590,334	130,404,000	0.56%	0.57%
1971	600,481	131,155,000	1.72%	0.58%
1972	622,407	131,909,000	3.65%	0.57%
1973	652,408	132,669,000	4.82%	0.58%
1974	685,448	133,432,000	5.06%	0.58%
1975	720,380	134,200,000	5.1%	0.58%
1976	758,508	135,147,000	5.29%	0.71%
1977	799,574	136,100,000	5.41%	0.71%
1978	849,239	137,060,000	6.21%	0.71%
1979	901,742	138,027,000	6.18%	0.71%
1980	937,485	139,010,000	3.96%	0.71%
1981	969,996	139,941,000	3.47%	0.67%
1982	1,009,269	140,823,000	4.05%	0.63%
1983	1,046,137	141,668,000	3.65%	0.6%
1984	1,083,660	142,745,000	3.59%	0.76%
1985	1,121,945	143,858,000	3.53%	0.78%
1986	1,160,650	144,894,000	3.45%	0.72%
1987	1,199,167	145,908,000	3.32%	0.7%
1988	1,235,476	146,857,000	3.03%	0.65%
1989	1,270,274	147,721,000	2.82%	0.59%
1990	1,305,696	147,969,406	2.79%	0.17%
1991	1,341,756	148,394,216	2.76%	0.29%
1992	1,380,033	148,538,197	2.85%	0.1%
1993	1,420,115	148,458,777	2.9%	-0.05%
1994	1,460,023	148,407,912	2.81%	-0.03%
1995	1,498,836	148,375,787	2.66%	-0.02%
1996	1,535,914	148,160,129	2.47%	-0.15%
1997	1,571,691	147,915,361	2.33%	-0.17%
1998	1,606,899	147,670,784	2.24%	-0.17%
1999	1,641,997	147,214,776	2.18%	-0.31%
2000	1,677,382	146,596,869	2.15%	-0.42%
2001	1,712,254	145,976,482	2.08%	-0.42%
2002	1,744,763	145,306,497	1.9%	-0.46%
2003	1,775,736	144,648,618	1.78%	-0.45%
2004	1,807,146	144,067,316	1.77%	-0.4%
2005	1,839,877	143,518,814	1.81%	-0.38%
2006	1,874,516	143,049,637	1.88%	-0.33%
2007	1,911,201	142,805,114	1.96%	-0.17%
2008	1,949,970	142,742,366	2.03%	-0.04%
2009	1,990,673	142,785,348	2.09%	0.03%
2010	2,033,111	142,849,468	2.13%	0.04%
2011	2,073,535	143,018,195	1.99%	0.12%
2012	2,108,617	143,378,447	1.69%	0.25%
2013	2,140,682	143,805,638	1.52%	0.3%
2014	2,172,044	144,237,223	1.47%	0.3%
2015	2,203,273	144,640,716	1.44%	0.28%
2016	2,234,776	145,015,460	1.43%	0.26%
2017	2,266,747	145,293,260	1.43%	0.19%
2018	2,299,141	145,398,106	1.43%	0.07%
2019	2,332,083	145,453,291	1.43%	0.04%
2020	2,365,894	145,245,148	1.45%	-0.14%
2021	2,401,441	144,746,762	1.5%	-0.34%
2022	2,439,892	144,236,933	1.6%	-0.35%
2023	2,480,244	143,826,130	1.65%	-0.28%
2024	2,521,139	143,533,851	1.65%	-0.2%
2025	2,562,118	142,718,132	1.63%	-0.57%
2026	2,603,385	142,120,553	1.61%	-0.42%
2027	2,644,640	141,773,330	1.58%	-0.24%
2028	2,685,602	141,402,326	1.55%	-0.26%
2029	2,726,042	141,021,009	1.51%	-0.27%
2030	2,765,913	140,628,883	1.46%	-0.28%
2031	2,804,987	140,218,596	1.41%	-0.29%
2032	2,843,228	139,807,207	1.36%	-0.29%
2033	2,880,982	139,414,947	1.33%	-0.28%
2034	2,917,972	139,034,543	1.28%	-0.27%
2035	2,954,411	138,666,694	1.25%	-0.26%
2036	2,990,130	138,311,757	1.21%	-0.26%
2037	3,025,222	137,968,177	1.17%	-0.25%
2038	3,059,525	137,643,032	1.13%	-0.24%
2039	3,093,371	137,336,299	1.11%	-0.22%
2040	3,126,637	137,053,347	1.08%	-0.21%
2041	3,159,130	136,795,588	1.04%	-0.19%
2042	3,190,968	136,558,692	1.01%	-0.17%
2043	3,222,560	136,335,849	0.99%	-0.16%
2044	3,254,012	136,124,845	0.98%	-0.15%
2045	3,285,297	135,933,758	0.96%	-0.14%
2046	3,316,997	135,756,848	0.96%	-0.13%
2047	3,348,491	135,574,181	0.95%	-0.13%
2048	3,379,103	135,372,557	0.91%	-0.15%
2049	3,408,763	135,156,911	0.88%	-0.16%
2050	3,437,424	134,923,391	0.84%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.