Population in Botswana compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and Sri Lanka: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Sri Lanka	Botswana	Sri Lanka
1960	516,165	9,661,389	-	-
1961	527,942	9,899,372	2.28%	2.46%
1962	540,186	10,143,754	2.32%	2.47%
1963	552,966	10,395,040	2.37%	2.48%
1964	566,266	10,653,397	2.41%	2.49%
1965	574,664	10,916,965	1.48%	2.47%
1966	577,866	11,183,928	0.56%	2.45%
1967	580,933	11,457,328	0.53%	2.44%
1968	583,966	11,736,088	0.52%	2.43%
1969	587,066	12,013,858	0.53%	2.37%
1970	590,334	12,287,110	0.56%	2.27%
1971	600,481	12,551,910	1.72%	2.16%
1972	622,407	12,809,205	3.65%	2.05%
1973	652,408	13,060,916	4.82%	1.97%
1974	685,448	13,305,693	5.06%	1.87%
1975	720,380	13,548,984	5.1%	1.83%
1976	758,508	13,796,770	5.29%	1.83%
1977	799,574	14,049,371	5.41%	1.83%
1978	849,239	14,310,128	6.21%	1.86%
1979	901,742	14,579,614	6.18%	1.88%
1980	937,485	14,847,974	3.96%	1.84%
1981	969,996	15,099,414	3.47%	1.69%
1982	1,009,269	15,286,567	4.05%	1.24%
1983	1,046,137	15,388,794	3.65%	0.67%
1984	1,083,660	15,441,860	3.59%	0.34%
1985	1,121,945	15,544,154	3.53%	0.66%
1986	1,160,650	15,731,256	3.45%	1.2%
1987	1,199,167	15,916,576	3.32%	1.18%
1988	1,235,476	16,078,621	3.03%	1.02%
1989	1,270,274	16,248,557	2.82%	1.06%
1990	1,305,696	16,352,458	2.79%	0.64%
1991	1,341,756	16,475,354	2.76%	0.75%
1992	1,380,033	16,739,284	2.85%	1.6%
1993	1,420,115	17,025,918	2.9%	1.71%
1994	1,460,023	17,275,773	2.81%	1.47%
1995	1,498,836	17,564,068	2.66%	1.67%
1996	1,535,914	17,905,018	2.47%	1.94%
1997	1,571,691	18,248,200	2.33%	1.92%
1998	1,606,899	18,596,003	2.24%	1.91%
1999	1,641,997	18,944,731	2.18%	1.88%
2000	1,677,382	19,293,054	2.15%	1.84%
2001	1,712,254	19,600,362	2.08%	1.59%
2002	1,744,763	19,805,752	1.9%	1.05%
2003	1,775,736	19,951,521	1.78%	0.74%
2004	1,807,146	20,087,605	1.77%	0.68%
2005	1,839,877	20,216,524	1.81%	0.64%
2006	1,874,516	20,352,411	1.88%	0.67%
2007	1,911,201	20,492,545	1.96%	0.69%
2008	1,949,970	20,629,378	2.03%	0.67%
2009	1,990,673	20,756,435	2.09%	0.62%
2010	2,033,111	20,879,089	2.13%	0.59%
2011	2,073,535	21,009,048	1.99%	0.62%
2012	2,108,617	21,169,458	1.69%	0.76%
2013	2,140,682	20,585,000	1.52%	-2.76%
2014	2,172,044	20,778,000	1.47%	0.94%
2015	2,203,273	20,970,000	1.44%	0.92%
2016	2,234,776	21,209,000	1.43%	1.14%
2017	2,266,747	21,453,000	1.43%	1.15%
2018	2,299,141	21,670,000	1.43%	1.01%
2019	2,332,083	21,803,000	1.43%	0.61%
2020	2,365,894	21,919,000	1.45%	0.53%
2021	2,401,441	22,156,000	1.5%	1.08%
2022	2,439,892	22,181,000	1.6%	0.11%
2023	2,480,244	22,037,000	1.65%	-0.65%
2024	2,521,139	21,916,000	1.65%	-0.55%
2025	2,562,118	22,035,440	1.63%	0.54%
2026	2,603,385	22,148,172	1.61%	0.51%
2027	2,644,640	22,255,601	1.58%	0.49%
2028	2,685,602	22,357,682	1.55%	0.46%
2029	2,726,042	22,453,922	1.51%	0.43%
2030	2,765,913	22,546,245	1.46%	0.41%
2031	2,804,987	22,635,106	1.41%	0.39%
2032	2,843,228	22,720,118	1.36%	0.38%
2033	2,880,982	22,802,043	1.33%	0.36%
2034	2,917,972	22,879,527	1.28%	0.34%
2035	2,954,411	22,952,739	1.25%	0.32%
2036	2,990,130	23,022,027	1.21%	0.3%
2037	3,025,222	23,088,877	1.17%	0.29%
2038	3,059,525	23,152,480	1.13%	0.28%
2039	3,093,371	23,211,633	1.11%	0.26%
2040	3,126,637	23,265,986	1.08%	0.23%
2041	3,159,130	23,315,260	1.04%	0.21%
2042	3,190,968	23,359,578	1.01%	0.19%
2043	3,222,560	23,398,752	0.99%	0.17%
2044	3,254,012	23,433,096	0.98%	0.15%
2045	3,285,297	23,464,943	0.96%	0.14%
2046	3,316,997	23,492,738	0.96%	0.12%
2047	3,348,491	23,512,629	0.95%	0.08%
2048	3,379,103	23,525,953	0.91%	0.06%
2049	3,408,763	23,533,940	0.88%	0.03%
2050	3,437,424	23,538,230	0.84%	0.02%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 940,346 (a 4.43% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.27% to 23,538,230 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.