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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Suriname	Botswana	Suriname
1960	516,165	263,918	-	-
1961	527,942	272,791	2.28%	3.36%
1962	540,186	283,912	2.32%	4.08%
1963	552,966	297,034	2.37%	4.62%
1964	566,266	309,041	2.41%	4.04%
1965	574,664	320,000	1.48%	3.55%
1966	577,866	331,135	0.56%	3.48%
1967	580,933	342,679	0.53%	3.49%
1968	583,966	354,616	0.52%	3.48%
1969	587,066	366,906	0.53%	3.47%
1970	590,334	379,442	0.56%	3.42%
1971	600,481	391,932	1.72%	3.29%
1972	622,407	397,413	3.65%	1.4%
1973	652,408	395,772	4.82%	-0.41%
1974	685,448	393,676	5.06%	-0.53%
1975	720,380	391,170	5.1%	-0.64%
1976	758,508	388,289	5.29%	-0.74%
1977	799,574	385,067	5.41%	-0.83%
1978	849,239	381,502	6.21%	-0.93%
1979	901,742	377,602	6.18%	-1.02%
1980	937,485	375,377	3.96%	-0.59%
1981	969,996	375,459	3.47%	0.02%
1982	1,009,269	376,555	4.05%	0.29%
1983	1,046,137	378,746	3.65%	0.58%
1984	1,083,660	382,193	3.59%	0.91%
1985	1,121,945	386,972	3.53%	1.25%
1986	1,160,650	392,330	3.45%	1.38%
1987	1,199,167	396,911	3.32%	1.17%
1988	1,235,476	402,227	3.03%	1.34%
1989	1,270,274	408,409	2.82%	1.54%
1990	1,305,696	412,493	2.79%	1%
1991	1,341,756	415,013	2.76%	0.61%
1992	1,380,033	417,589	2.85%	0.62%
1993	1,420,115	419,352	2.9%	0.42%
1994	1,460,023	422,375	2.81%	0.72%
1995	1,498,836	429,606	2.66%	1.71%
1996	1,535,914	438,830	2.47%	2.15%
1997	1,571,691	448,067	2.33%	2.1%
1998	1,606,899	457,406	2.24%	2.08%
1999	1,641,997	466,916	2.18%	2.08%
2000	1,677,382	476,643	2.15%	2.08%
2001	1,712,254	486,560	2.08%	2.08%
2002	1,744,763	496,551	1.9%	2.05%
2003	1,775,736	506,414	1.78%	1.99%
2004	1,807,146	513,923	1.77%	1.48%
2005	1,839,877	519,313	1.81%	1.05%
2006	1,874,516	524,997	1.88%	1.09%
2007	1,911,201	531,016	1.96%	1.15%
2008	1,949,970	537,245	2.03%	1.17%
2009	1,990,673	543,568	2.09%	1.18%
2010	2,033,111	549,923	2.13%	1.17%
2011	2,073,535	556,269	1.99%	1.15%
2012	2,108,617	562,633	1.69%	1.14%
2013	2,140,682	569,020	1.52%	1.14%
2014	2,172,044	575,373	1.47%	1.12%
2015	2,203,273	581,627	1.44%	1.09%
2016	2,234,776	587,757	1.43%	1.05%
2017	2,266,747	593,713	1.43%	1.01%
2018	2,299,141	599,513	1.43%	0.98%
2019	2,332,083	605,768	1.43%	1.04%
2020	2,365,894	612,317	1.45%	1.08%
2021	2,401,441	617,896	1.5%	0.91%
2022	2,439,892	623,164	1.6%	0.85%
2023	2,480,244	628,886	1.65%	0.92%
2024	2,521,139	634,431	1.65%	0.88%
2025	2,562,118	639,852	1.63%	0.85%
2026	2,603,385	645,257	1.61%	0.84%
2027	2,644,640	650,564	1.58%	0.82%
2028	2,685,602	655,783	1.55%	0.8%
2029	2,726,042	660,793	1.51%	0.76%
2030	2,765,913	665,650	1.46%	0.74%
2031	2,804,987	670,421	1.41%	0.72%
2032	2,843,228	675,070	1.36%	0.69%
2033	2,880,982	679,573	1.33%	0.67%
2034	2,917,972	683,911	1.28%	0.64%
2035	2,954,411	688,189	1.25%	0.63%
2036	2,990,130	692,343	1.21%	0.6%
2037	3,025,222	696,213	1.17%	0.56%
2038	3,059,525	699,908	1.13%	0.53%
2039	3,093,371	703,569	1.11%	0.52%
2040	3,126,637	707,156	1.08%	0.51%
2041	3,159,130	710,619	1.04%	0.49%
2042	3,190,968	713,900	1.01%	0.46%
2043	3,222,560	716,999	0.99%	0.43%
2044	3,254,012	719,920	0.98%	0.41%
2045	3,285,297	722,759	0.96%	0.39%
2046	3,316,997	725,322	0.96%	0.35%
2047	3,348,491	727,726	0.95%	0.33%
2048	3,379,103	730,038	0.91%	0.32%
2049	3,408,763	732,021	0.88%	0.27%
2050	3,437,424	733,898	0.84%	0.26%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.