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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Spain	Botswana	Spain
1960	516,165	30,455,000	-	-
1961	527,942	30,739,250	2.28%	0.93%
1962	540,186	31,023,366	2.32%	0.92%
1963	552,966	31,296,651	2.37%	0.88%
1964	566,266	31,609,195	2.41%	1%
1965	574,664	31,954,292	1.48%	1.09%
1966	577,866	32,283,194	0.56%	1.03%
1967	580,933	32,682,947	0.53%	1.24%
1968	583,966	33,113,134	0.52%	1.32%
1969	587,066	33,441,054	0.53%	0.99%
1970	590,334	33,814,531	0.56%	1.12%
1971	600,481	34,224,490	1.72%	1.21%
1972	622,407	34,604,469	3.65%	1.11%
1973	652,408	34,988,947	4.82%	1.11%
1974	685,448	35,373,335	5.06%	1.1%
1975	720,380	35,757,900	5.1%	1.09%
1976	758,508	36,137,812	5.29%	1.06%
1977	799,574	36,511,638	5.41%	1.03%
1978	849,239	36,864,898	6.21%	0.97%
1979	901,742	37,191,330	6.18%	0.89%
1980	937,485	37,491,165	3.96%	0.81%
1981	969,996	37,758,631	3.47%	0.71%
1982	1,009,269	37,986,012	4.05%	0.6%
1983	1,046,137	38,171,525	3.65%	0.49%
1984	1,083,660	38,330,364	3.59%	0.42%
1985	1,121,945	38,469,512	3.53%	0.36%
1986	1,160,650	38,584,624	3.45%	0.3%
1987	1,199,167	38,684,815	3.32%	0.26%
1988	1,235,476	38,766,939	3.03%	0.21%
1989	1,270,274	38,827,764	2.82%	0.16%
1990	1,305,696	38,867,322	2.79%	0.1%
1991	1,341,756	38,966,376	2.76%	0.25%
1992	1,380,033	39,157,685	2.85%	0.49%
1993	1,420,115	39,361,262	2.9%	0.52%
1994	1,460,023	39,549,108	2.81%	0.48%
1995	1,498,836	39,724,050	2.66%	0.44%
1996	1,535,914	39,889,852	2.47%	0.42%
1997	1,571,691	40,057,389	2.33%	0.42%
1998	1,606,899	40,223,509	2.24%	0.41%
1999	1,641,997	40,386,875	2.18%	0.41%
2000	1,677,382	40,567,864	2.15%	0.45%
2001	1,712,254	40,850,412	2.08%	0.7%
2002	1,744,763	41,431,558	1.9%	1.42%
2003	1,775,736	42,187,645	1.78%	1.82%
2004	1,807,146	42,921,895	1.77%	1.74%
2005	1,839,877	43,653,155	1.81%	1.7%
2006	1,874,516	44,397,319	1.88%	1.7%
2007	1,911,201	45,226,803	1.96%	1.87%
2008	1,949,970	45,954,106	2.03%	1.61%
2009	1,990,673	46,362,946	2.09%	0.89%
2010	2,033,111	46,576,897	2.13%	0.46%
2011	2,073,535	46,742,697	1.99%	0.36%
2012	2,108,617	46,773,055	1.69%	0.06%
2013	2,140,682	46,604,197	1.52%	-0.36%
2014	2,172,044	46,460,733	1.47%	-0.31%
2015	2,203,273	46,422,303	1.44%	-0.08%
2016	2,234,776	46,458,139	1.43%	0.08%
2017	2,266,747	46,571,232	1.43%	0.24%
2018	2,299,141	46,782,011	1.43%	0.45%
2019	2,332,083	47,118,501	1.43%	0.72%
2020	2,365,894	47,359,424	1.45%	0.51%
2021	2,401,441	47,443,821	1.5%	0.18%
2022	2,439,892	47,786,102	1.6%	0.72%
2023	2,480,244	48,347,910	1.65%	1.18%
2024	2,521,139	48,807,137	1.65%	0.95%
2025	2,562,118	48,786,181	1.63%	-0.04%
2026	2,603,385	48,746,279	1.61%	-0.08%
2027	2,644,640	48,696,847	1.58%	-0.1%
2028	2,685,602	48,642,132	1.55%	-0.11%
2029	2,726,042	48,578,166	1.51%	-0.13%
2030	2,765,913	48,501,513	1.46%	-0.16%
2031	2,804,987	48,412,854	1.41%	-0.18%
2032	2,843,228	48,321,195	1.36%	-0.19%
2033	2,880,982	48,230,054	1.33%	-0.19%
2034	2,917,972	48,136,421	1.28%	-0.19%
2035	2,954,411	48,036,650	1.25%	-0.21%
2036	2,990,130	47,929,957	1.21%	-0.22%
2037	3,025,222	47,819,257	1.17%	-0.23%
2038	3,059,525	47,706,580	1.13%	-0.24%
2039	3,093,371	47,588,878	1.11%	-0.25%
2040	3,126,637	47,463,597	1.08%	-0.26%
2041	3,159,130	47,332,618	1.04%	-0.28%
2042	3,190,968	47,194,588	1.01%	-0.29%
2043	3,222,560	47,052,293	0.99%	-0.3%
2044	3,254,012	46,902,636	0.98%	-0.32%
2045	3,285,297	46,738,565	0.96%	-0.35%
2046	3,316,997	46,564,383	0.96%	-0.37%
2047	3,348,491	46,381,681	0.95%	-0.39%
2048	3,379,103	46,190,642	0.91%	-0.41%
2049	3,408,763	45,985,428	0.88%	-0.44%
2050	3,437,424	45,769,362	0.84%	-0.47%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Spain gained 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Spain was ranked 28th in 2005 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.