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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Rwanda	Botswana	Rwanda
1960	516,165	3,022,294	-	-
1961	527,942	3,106,779	2.28%	2.8%
1962	540,186	3,186,025	2.32%	2.55%
1963	552,966	3,258,890	2.37%	2.29%
1964	566,266	3,334,834	2.41%	2.33%
1965	574,664	3,423,210	1.48%	2.65%
1966	577,866	3,521,626	0.56%	2.87%
1967	580,933	3,629,577	0.53%	3.07%
1968	583,966	3,744,010	0.52%	3.15%
1969	587,066	3,861,271	0.53%	3.13%
1970	590,334	3,980,669	0.56%	3.09%
1971	600,481	4,100,044	1.72%	3%
1972	622,407	4,220,335	3.65%	2.93%
1973	652,408	4,345,047	4.82%	2.96%
1974	685,448	4,474,228	5.06%	2.97%
1975	720,380	4,607,728	5.1%	2.98%
1976	758,508	4,745,954	5.29%	3%
1977	799,574	4,888,240	5.41%	3%
1978	849,239	5,035,171	6.21%	3.01%
1979	901,742	5,189,541	6.18%	3.07%
1980	937,485	5,353,259	3.96%	3.15%
1981	969,996	5,527,230	3.47%	3.25%
1982	1,009,269	5,711,549	4.05%	3.33%
1983	1,046,137	5,905,311	3.65%	3.39%
1984	1,083,660	6,107,627	3.59%	3.43%
1985	1,121,945	6,317,228	3.53%	3.43%
1986	1,160,650	6,531,881	3.45%	3.4%
1987	1,199,167	6,749,493	3.32%	3.33%
1988	1,235,476	6,968,071	3.03%	3.24%
1989	1,270,274	7,184,706	2.82%	3.11%
1990	1,305,696	7,375,307	2.79%	2.65%
1991	1,341,756	7,526,966	2.76%	2.06%
1992	1,380,033	7,683,266	2.85%	2.08%
1993	1,420,115	7,981,132	2.9%	3.88%
1994	1,460,023	6,792,352	2.81%	-14.9%
1995	1,498,836	5,674,118	2.66%	-16.5%
1996	1,535,914	6,708,764	2.47%	18.2%
1997	1,571,691	7,755,238	2.33%	15.6%
1998	1,606,899	8,081,681	2.24%	4.21%
1999	1,641,997	8,147,912	2.18%	0.82%
2000	1,677,382	8,213,931	2.15%	0.81%
2001	1,712,254	8,287,094	2.08%	0.89%
2002	1,744,763	8,400,180	1.9%	1.36%
2003	1,775,736	8,586,875	1.78%	2.22%
2004	1,807,146	8,816,844	1.77%	2.68%
2005	1,839,877	9,054,528	1.81%	2.7%
2006	1,874,516	9,299,246	1.88%	2.7%
2007	1,911,201	9,549,933	1.96%	2.7%
2008	1,949,970	9,804,269	2.03%	2.66%
2009	1,990,673	10,060,432	2.09%	2.61%
2010	2,033,111	10,317,553	2.13%	2.56%
2011	2,073,535	10,573,733	1.99%	2.48%
2012	2,108,617	10,829,901	1.69%	2.42%
2013	2,140,682	11,093,340	1.52%	2.43%
2014	2,172,044	11,364,757	1.47%	2.45%
2015	2,203,273	11,640,022	1.44%	2.42%
2016	2,234,776	11,919,183	1.43%	2.4%
2017	2,266,747	12,202,060	1.43%	2.37%
2018	2,299,141	12,487,996	1.43%	2.34%
2019	2,332,083	12,776,103	1.43%	2.31%
2020	2,365,894	13,065,837	1.45%	2.27%
2021	2,401,441	13,355,260	1.5%	2.22%
2022	2,439,892	13,651,030	1.6%	2.21%
2023	2,480,244	13,954,471	1.65%	2.22%
2024	2,521,139	14,256,567	1.65%	2.16%
2025	2,562,118	14,569,343	1.63%	2.19%
2026	2,603,385	14,889,694	1.61%	2.2%
2027	2,644,640	15,214,324	1.58%	2.18%
2028	2,685,602	15,536,461	1.55%	2.12%
2029	2,726,042	15,844,649	1.51%	1.98%
2030	2,765,913	16,154,698	1.46%	1.96%
2031	2,804,987	16,473,106	1.41%	1.97%
2032	2,843,228	16,771,820	1.36%	1.81%
2033	2,880,982	17,073,475	1.33%	1.8%
2034	2,917,972	17,402,250	1.28%	1.93%
2035	2,954,411	17,746,315	1.25%	1.98%
2036	2,990,130	18,076,769	1.21%	1.86%
2037	3,025,222	18,395,838	1.17%	1.77%
2038	3,059,525	18,729,778	1.13%	1.82%
2039	3,093,371	19,076,783	1.11%	1.85%
2040	3,126,637	19,440,762	1.08%	1.91%
2041	3,159,130	19,806,170	1.04%	1.88%
2042	3,190,968	20,153,979	1.01%	1.76%
2043	3,222,560	20,500,826	0.99%	1.72%
2044	3,254,012	20,837,079	0.98%	1.64%
2045	3,285,297	21,152,650	0.96%	1.51%
2046	3,316,997	21,459,144	0.96%	1.45%
2047	3,348,491	21,764,578	0.95%	1.42%
2048	3,379,103	22,086,112	0.91%	1.48%
2049	3,408,763	22,403,887	0.88%	1.44%
2050	3,437,424	22,707,896	0.84%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.