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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Sweden	Botswana	Sweden
1960	516,165	7,484,656	-	-
1961	527,942	7,519,998	2.28%	0.47%
1962	540,186	7,561,588	2.32%	0.55%
1963	552,966	7,604,328	2.37%	0.57%
1964	566,266	7,661,354	2.41%	0.75%
1965	574,664	7,733,853	1.48%	0.95%
1966	577,866	7,807,797	0.56%	0.96%
1967	580,933	7,867,931	0.53%	0.77%
1968	583,966	7,912,273	0.52%	0.56%
1969	587,066	7,968,072	0.53%	0.71%
1970	590,334	8,042,801	0.56%	0.94%
1971	600,481	8,098,334	1.72%	0.69%
1972	622,407	8,122,300	3.65%	0.3%
1973	652,408	8,136,312	4.82%	0.17%
1974	685,448	8,159,955	5.06%	0.29%
1975	720,380	8,192,437	5.1%	0.4%
1976	758,508	8,222,286	5.29%	0.36%
1977	799,574	8,251,540	5.41%	0.36%
1978	849,239	8,275,599	6.21%	0.29%
1979	901,742	8,293,678	6.18%	0.22%
1980	937,485	8,310,531	3.96%	0.2%
1981	969,996	8,320,503	3.47%	0.12%
1982	1,009,269	8,325,263	4.05%	0.06%
1983	1,046,137	8,329,033	3.65%	0.05%
1984	1,083,660	8,336,605	3.59%	0.09%
1985	1,121,945	8,350,386	3.53%	0.17%
1986	1,160,650	8,369,829	3.45%	0.23%
1987	1,199,167	8,397,804	3.32%	0.33%
1988	1,235,476	8,436,489	3.03%	0.46%
1989	1,270,274	8,492,964	2.82%	0.67%
1990	1,305,696	8,558,835	2.79%	0.78%
1991	1,341,756	8,617,375	2.76%	0.68%
1992	1,380,033	8,668,067	2.85%	0.59%
1993	1,420,115	8,718,561	2.9%	0.58%
1994	1,460,023	8,780,745	2.81%	0.71%
1995	1,498,836	8,826,939	2.66%	0.53%
1996	1,535,914	8,840,998	2.47%	0.16%
1997	1,571,691	8,846,062	2.33%	0.06%
1998	1,606,899	8,850,974	2.24%	0.06%
1999	1,641,997	8,857,874	2.18%	0.08%
2000	1,677,382	8,872,109	2.15%	0.16%
2001	1,712,254	8,895,960	2.08%	0.27%
2002	1,744,763	8,924,958	1.9%	0.33%
2003	1,775,736	8,958,229	1.78%	0.37%
2004	1,807,146	8,993,531	1.77%	0.39%
2005	1,839,877	9,029,572	1.81%	0.4%
2006	1,874,516	9,080,505	1.88%	0.56%
2007	1,911,201	9,148,092	1.96%	0.74%
2008	1,949,970	9,219,637	2.03%	0.78%
2009	1,990,673	9,298,515	2.09%	0.86%
2010	2,033,111	9,378,126	2.13%	0.86%
2011	2,073,535	9,449,213	1.99%	0.76%
2012	2,108,617	9,519,374	1.69%	0.74%
2013	2,140,682	9,600,379	1.52%	0.85%
2014	2,172,044	9,696,110	1.47%	1%
2015	2,203,273	9,799,186	1.44%	1.06%
2016	2,234,776	9,923,085	1.43%	1.26%
2017	2,266,747	10,057,698	1.43%	1.36%
2018	2,299,141	10,175,214	1.43%	1.17%
2019	2,332,083	10,278,887	1.43%	1.02%
2020	2,365,894	10,353,442	1.45%	0.73%
2021	2,401,441	10,415,811	1.5%	0.6%
2022	2,439,892	10,486,941	1.6%	0.68%
2023	2,480,244	10,536,632	1.65%	0.47%
2024	2,521,139	10,569,709	1.65%	0.31%
2025	2,562,118	10,619,177	1.63%	0.47%
2026	2,603,385	10,663,427	1.61%	0.42%
2027	2,644,640	10,703,497	1.58%	0.38%
2028	2,685,602	10,740,420	1.55%	0.34%
2029	2,726,042	10,773,692	1.51%	0.31%
2030	2,765,913	10,803,699	1.46%	0.28%
2031	2,804,987	10,830,583	1.41%	0.25%
2032	2,843,228	10,855,855	1.36%	0.23%
2033	2,880,982	10,880,544	1.33%	0.23%
2034	2,917,972	10,903,924	1.28%	0.21%
2035	2,954,411	10,926,433	1.25%	0.21%
2036	2,990,130	10,949,062	1.21%	0.21%
2037	3,025,222	10,971,259	1.17%	0.2%
2038	3,059,525	10,993,203	1.13%	0.2%
2039	3,093,371	11,015,926	1.11%	0.21%
2040	3,126,637	11,039,663	1.08%	0.22%
2041	3,159,130	11,063,604	1.04%	0.22%
2042	3,190,968	11,088,299	1.01%	0.22%
2043	3,222,560	11,113,927	0.99%	0.23%
2044	3,254,012	11,139,125	0.98%	0.23%
2045	3,285,297	11,163,492	0.96%	0.22%
2046	3,316,997	11,186,803	0.96%	0.21%
2047	3,348,491	11,209,183	0.95%	0.2%
2048	3,379,103	11,230,526	0.91%	0.19%
2049	3,408,763	11,250,663	0.88%	0.18%
2050	3,437,424	11,269,877	0.84%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.