Population in Botswana compared to the Seychelles: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Seychelles	Botswana	Seychelles
1960	516,165	41,700	-	-
1961	527,942	42,889	2.28%	2.85%
1962	540,186	44,042	2.32%	2.69%
1963	552,966	45,176	2.37%	2.57%
1964	566,266	46,322	2.41%	2.54%
1965	574,664	47,500	1.48%	2.54%
1966	577,866	48,699	0.56%	2.52%
1967	580,933	49,911	0.53%	2.49%
1968	583,966	51,134	0.52%	2.45%
1969	587,066	52,365	0.53%	2.41%
1970	590,334	53,600	0.56%	2.36%
1971	600,481	54,695	1.72%	2.04%
1972	622,407	56,029	3.65%	2.44%
1973	652,408	56,892	4.82%	1.54%
1974	685,448	57,937	5.06%	1.84%
1975	720,380	59,292	5.1%	2.34%
1976	758,508	60,504	5.29%	2.04%
1977	799,574	61,786	5.41%	2.12%
1978	849,239	62,150	6.21%	0.59%
1979	901,742	62,686	6.18%	0.86%
1980	937,485	63,261	3.96%	0.92%
1981	969,996	64,035	3.47%	1.22%
1982	1,009,269	64,413	4.05%	0.59%
1983	1,046,137	64,335	3.65%	-0.12%
1984	1,083,660	64,717	3.59%	0.59%
1985	1,121,945	65,244	3.53%	0.81%
1986	1,160,650	65,652	3.45%	0.63%
1987	1,199,167	68,499	3.32%	4.34%
1988	1,235,476	68,755	3.03%	0.37%
1989	1,270,274	69,167	2.82%	0.6%
1990	1,305,696	69,507	2.79%	0.49%
1991	1,341,756	70,439	2.76%	1.34%
1992	1,380,033	70,763	2.85%	0.46%
1993	1,420,115	72,253	2.9%	2.11%
1994	1,460,023	74,205	2.81%	2.7%
1995	1,498,836	75,304	2.66%	1.48%
1996	1,535,914	76,417	2.47%	1.48%
1997	1,571,691	77,319	2.33%	1.18%
1998	1,606,899	78,846	2.24%	1.97%
1999	1,641,997	80,410	2.18%	1.98%
2000	1,677,382	81,131	2.15%	0.9%
2001	1,712,254	81,202	2.08%	0.09%
2002	1,744,763	83,723	1.9%	3.1%
2003	1,775,736	82,781	1.78%	-1.13%
2004	1,807,146	82,475	1.77%	-0.37%
2005	1,839,877	82,858	1.81%	0.46%
2006	1,874,516	84,600	1.88%	2.1%
2007	1,911,201	85,033	1.96%	0.51%
2008	1,949,970	86,956	2.03%	2.26%
2009	1,990,673	87,298	2.09%	0.39%
2010	2,033,111	89,770	2.13%	2.83%
2011	2,073,535	87,441	1.99%	-2.59%
2012	2,108,617	88,303	1.69%	0.99%
2013	2,140,682	89,949	1.52%	1.86%
2014	2,172,044	91,359	1.47%	1.57%
2015	2,203,273	93,419	1.44%	2.25%
2016	2,234,776	94,677	1.43%	1.35%
2017	2,266,747	95,843	1.43%	1.23%
2018	2,299,141	96,762	1.43%	0.96%
2019	2,332,083	97,625	1.43%	0.89%
2020	2,365,894	98,462	1.45%	0.86%
2021	2,401,441	99,258	1.5%	0.81%
2022	2,439,892	119,878	1.6%	20.8%
2023	2,480,244	119,773	1.65%	-0.09%
2024	2,521,139	121,354	1.65%	1.32%
2025	2,562,118	123,549	1.63%	1.81%
2026	2,603,385	125,581	1.61%	1.64%
2027	2,644,640	127,380	1.58%	1.43%
2028	2,685,602	128,883	1.55%	1.18%
2029	2,726,042	130,011	1.51%	0.87%
2030	2,765,913	130,635	1.46%	0.48%
2031	2,804,987	130,989	1.41%	0.27%
2032	2,843,228	131,305	1.36%	0.24%
2033	2,880,982	131,578	1.33%	0.21%
2034	2,917,972	131,816	1.28%	0.18%
2035	2,954,411	132,027	1.25%	0.16%
2036	2,990,130	132,202	1.21%	0.13%
2037	3,025,222	132,348	1.17%	0.11%
2038	3,059,525	132,467	1.13%	0.09%
2039	3,093,371	132,552	1.11%	0.06%
2040	3,126,637	132,631	1.08%	0.06%
2041	3,159,130	132,681	1.04%	0.04%
2042	3,190,968	132,700	1.01%	0.01%
2043	3,222,560	132,698	0.99%	-0.001%
2044	3,254,012	132,665	0.98%	-0.03%
2045	3,285,297	132,613	0.96%	-0.04%
2046	3,316,997	132,531	0.96%	-0.06%
2047	3,348,491	132,415	0.95%	-0.09%
2048	3,379,103	132,264	0.91%	-0.11%
2049	3,408,763	132,085	0.88%	-0.14%
2050	3,437,424	131,885	0.84%	-0.15%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Seychelles gained 10,077 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while the Seychelles' population increased by 30,923 (a 32.7% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2006 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.