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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	South Korea	Botswana	South Korea
1960	516,165	25,012,374	-	-
1961	527,942	25,765,673	2.28%	3.01%
1962	540,186	26,513,030	2.32%	2.9%
1963	552,966	27,261,747	2.37%	2.82%
1964	566,266	27,984,155	2.41%	2.65%
1965	574,664	28,704,674	1.48%	2.57%
1966	577,866	29,435,571	0.56%	2.55%
1967	580,933	30,130,983	0.53%	2.36%
1968	583,966	30,838,302	0.52%	2.35%
1969	587,066	31,544,266	0.53%	2.29%
1970	590,334	32,240,827	0.56%	2.21%
1971	600,481	32,882,704	1.72%	1.99%
1972	622,407	33,505,406	3.65%	1.89%
1973	652,408	34,103,149	4.82%	1.78%
1974	685,448	34,692,266	5.06%	1.73%
1975	720,380	35,280,725	5.1%	1.7%
1976	758,508	35,848,523	5.29%	1.61%
1977	799,574	36,411,795	5.41%	1.57%
1978	849,239	36,969,185	6.21%	1.53%
1979	901,742	37,534,236	6.18%	1.53%
1980	937,485	38,123,775	3.96%	1.57%
1981	969,996	38,723,248	3.47%	1.57%
1982	1,009,269	39,326,352	4.05%	1.56%
1983	1,046,137	39,910,403	3.65%	1.49%
1984	1,083,660	40,405,956	3.59%	1.24%
1985	1,121,945	40,805,744	3.53%	0.99%
1986	1,160,650	41,213,674	3.45%	1%
1987	1,199,167	41,621,690	3.32%	0.99%
1988	1,235,476	42,031,247	3.03%	0.98%
1989	1,270,274	42,449,038	2.82%	0.99%
1990	1,305,696	42,869,283	2.79%	0.99%
1991	1,341,756	43,295,704	2.76%	0.99%
1992	1,380,033	43,747,962	2.85%	1.04%
1993	1,420,115	44,194,628	2.9%	1.02%
1994	1,460,023	44,641,540	2.81%	1.01%
1995	1,498,836	45,092,991	2.66%	1.01%
1996	1,535,914	45,524,681	2.47%	0.96%
1997	1,571,691	45,953,580	2.33%	0.94%
1998	1,606,899	46,286,503	2.24%	0.72%
1999	1,641,997	46,616,677	2.18%	0.71%
2000	1,677,382	47,008,111	2.15%	0.84%
2001	1,712,254	47,370,164	2.08%	0.77%
2002	1,744,763	47,644,736	1.9%	0.58%
2003	1,775,736	47,892,330	1.78%	0.52%
2004	1,807,146	48,082,519	1.77%	0.4%
2005	1,839,877	48,184,561	1.81%	0.21%
2006	1,874,516	48,438,292	1.88%	0.53%
2007	1,911,201	48,683,638	1.96%	0.51%
2008	1,949,970	49,054,708	2.03%	0.76%
2009	1,990,673	49,307,835	2.09%	0.52%
2010	2,033,111	49,554,112	2.13%	0.5%
2011	2,073,535	49,936,638	1.99%	0.77%
2012	2,108,617	50,199,853	1.69%	0.53%
2013	2,140,682	50,428,893	1.52%	0.46%
2014	2,172,044	50,746,659	1.47%	0.63%
2015	2,203,273	51,014,947	1.44%	0.53%
2016	2,234,776	51,217,803	1.43%	0.4%
2017	2,266,747	51,361,911	1.43%	0.28%
2018	2,299,141	51,585,058	1.43%	0.43%
2019	2,332,083	51,764,822	1.43%	0.35%
2020	2,365,894	51,836,239	1.45%	0.14%
2021	2,401,441	51,769,539	1.5%	-0.13%
2022	2,439,892	51,672,569	1.6%	-0.19%
2023	2,480,244	51,712,619	1.65%	0.08%
2024	2,521,139	51,751,065	1.65%	0.07%
2025	2,562,118	51,700,480	1.63%	-0.1%
2026	2,603,385	51,633,793	1.61%	-0.13%
2027	2,644,640	51,552,198	1.58%	-0.16%
2028	2,685,602	51,456,707	1.55%	-0.19%
2029	2,726,042	51,347,230	1.51%	-0.21%
2030	2,765,913	51,221,713	1.46%	-0.24%
2031	2,804,987	51,081,220	1.41%	-0.27%
2032	2,843,228	50,924,233	1.36%	-0.31%
2033	2,880,982	50,747,132	1.33%	-0.35%
2034	2,917,972	50,549,508	1.28%	-0.39%
2035	2,954,411	50,333,286	1.25%	-0.43%
2036	2,990,130	50,098,951	1.21%	-0.47%
2037	3,025,222	49,845,669	1.17%	-0.51%
2038	3,059,525	49,573,234	1.13%	-0.55%
2039	3,093,371	49,283,770	1.11%	-0.58%
2040	3,126,637	48,980,369	1.08%	-0.62%
2041	3,159,130	48,661,905	1.04%	-0.65%
2042	3,190,968	48,331,004	1.01%	-0.68%
2043	3,222,560	47,990,085	0.99%	-0.71%
2044	3,254,012	47,634,183	0.98%	-0.74%
2045	3,285,297	47,263,526	0.96%	-0.78%
2046	3,316,997	46,881,228	0.96%	-0.81%
2047	3,348,491	46,482,133	0.95%	-0.85%
2048	3,379,103	46,063,595	0.91%	-0.9%
2049	3,408,763	45,626,805	0.88%	-0.95%
2050	3,437,424	45,172,356	0.84%	-1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.