Population in Botswana compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	South Africa	Botswana	South Africa
1960	516,165	16,440,172	-	-
1961	527,942	16,908,035	2.28%	2.85%
1962	540,186	17,418,522	2.32%	3.02%
1963	552,966	17,954,564	2.37%	3.08%
1964	566,266	18,511,361	2.41%	3.1%
1965	574,664	19,089,380	1.48%	3.12%
1966	577,866	19,690,087	0.56%	3.15%
1967	580,933	20,314,066	0.53%	3.17%
1968	583,966	20,957,287	0.52%	3.17%
1969	587,066	21,614,676	0.53%	3.14%
1970	590,334	22,279,984	0.56%	3.08%
1971	600,481	22,942,143	1.72%	2.97%
1972	622,407	23,609,456	3.65%	2.91%
1973	652,408	24,294,263	4.82%	2.9%
1974	685,448	24,989,108	5.06%	2.86%
1975	720,380	25,690,940	5.1%	2.81%
1976	758,508	26,395,450	5.29%	2.74%
1977	799,574	27,118,952	5.41%	2.74%
1978	849,239	27,869,507	6.21%	2.77%
1979	901,742	28,634,162	6.18%	2.74%
1980	937,485	29,518,857	3.96%	3.09%
1981	969,996	30,541,044	3.47%	3.46%
1982	1,009,269	31,615,339	4.05%	3.52%
1983	1,046,137	32,739,304	3.65%	3.56%
1984	1,083,660	33,892,788	3.59%	3.52%
1985	1,121,945	35,042,093	3.53%	3.39%
1986	1,160,650	36,180,515	3.45%	3.25%
1987	1,199,167	37,326,190	3.32%	3.17%
1988	1,235,476	38,480,649	3.03%	3.09%
1989	1,270,274	39,628,575	2.82%	2.98%
1990	1,305,696	40,746,268	2.79%	2.82%
1991	1,341,756	41,687,898	2.76%	2.31%
1992	1,380,033	42,443,509	2.85%	1.81%
1993	1,420,115	43,297,156	2.9%	2.01%
1994	1,460,023	44,004,139	2.81%	1.63%
1995	1,498,836	44,541,554	2.66%	1.22%
1996	1,535,914	45,123,018	2.47%	1.31%
1997	1,571,691	45,666,838	2.33%	1.21%
1998	1,606,899	46,223,880	2.24%	1.22%
1999	1,641,997	46,730,335	2.18%	1.1%
2000	1,677,382	47,159,719	2.15%	0.92%
2001	1,712,254	47,566,800	2.08%	0.86%
2002	1,744,763	48,019,415	1.9%	0.95%
2003	1,775,736	48,500,348	1.78%	1%
2004	1,807,146	48,991,421	1.77%	1.01%
2005	1,839,877	49,490,033	1.81%	1.02%
2006	1,874,516	49,998,277	1.88%	1.03%
2007	1,911,201	50,528,584	1.96%	1.06%
2008	1,949,970	51,114,599	2.03%	1.16%
2009	1,990,673	51,728,516	2.09%	1.2%
2010	2,033,111	52,344,051	2.13%	1.19%
2011	2,073,535	52,995,205	1.99%	1.24%
2012	2,108,617	53,782,567	1.69%	1.49%
2013	2,140,682	54,678,791	1.52%	1.67%
2014	2,172,044	55,594,838	1.47%	1.68%
2015	2,203,273	56,723,537	1.44%	2.03%
2016	2,234,776	57,259,551	1.43%	0.94%
2017	2,266,747	57,635,162	1.43%	0.66%
2018	2,299,141	58,613,001	1.43%	1.7%
2019	2,332,083	59,587,885	1.43%	1.66%
2020	2,365,894	60,562,381	1.45%	1.64%
2021	2,401,441	61,502,603	1.5%	1.55%
2022	2,439,892	62,378,410	1.6%	1.42%
2023	2,480,244	63,212,384	1.65%	1.34%
2024	2,521,139	64,007,187	1.65%	1.26%
2025	2,562,118	64,747,317	1.63%	1.16%
2026	2,603,385	65,453,086	1.61%	1.09%
2027	2,644,640	66,143,018	1.58%	1.05%
2028	2,685,602	66,830,384	1.55%	1.04%
2029	2,726,042	67,506,850	1.51%	1.01%
2030	2,765,913	68,161,357	1.46%	0.97%
2031	2,804,987	68,798,574	1.41%	0.93%
2032	2,843,228	69,426,441	1.36%	0.91%
2033	2,880,982	70,040,484	1.33%	0.88%
2034	2,917,972	70,641,572	1.28%	0.86%
2035	2,954,411	71,234,749	1.25%	0.84%
2036	2,990,130	71,816,372	1.21%	0.82%
2037	3,025,222	72,387,807	1.17%	0.8%
2038	3,059,525	72,949,611	1.13%	0.78%
2039	3,093,371	73,496,152	1.11%	0.75%
2040	3,126,637	74,035,615	1.08%	0.73%
2041	3,159,130	74,575,444	1.04%	0.73%
2042	3,190,968	75,111,899	1.01%	0.72%
2043	3,222,560	75,641,512	0.99%	0.71%
2044	3,254,012	76,164,461	0.98%	0.69%
2045	3,285,297	76,681,448	0.96%	0.68%
2046	3,316,997	77,199,542	0.96%	0.68%
2047	3,348,491	77,716,650	0.95%	0.67%
2048	3,379,103	78,215,323	0.91%	0.64%
2049	3,408,763	78,699,584	0.88%	0.62%
2050	3,437,424	79,177,329	0.84%	0.61%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.