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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Syria	Botswana	Syria
1960	516,165	4,673,500	-	-
1961	527,942	4,815,466	2.28%	3.04%
1962	540,186	4,959,340	2.32%	2.99%
1963	552,966	5,110,467	2.37%	3.05%
1964	566,266	5,269,087	2.41%	3.1%
1965	574,664	5,435,267	1.48%	3.15%
1966	577,866	5,609,047	0.56%	3.2%
1967	580,933	5,790,198	0.53%	3.23%
1968	583,966	5,978,742	0.52%	3.26%
1969	587,066	6,175,166	0.53%	3.29%
1970	590,334	6,380,609	0.56%	3.33%
1971	600,481	6,598,094	1.72%	3.41%
1972	622,407	6,826,024	3.65%	3.45%
1973	652,408	7,060,321	4.82%	3.43%
1974	685,448	7,302,160	5.06%	3.43%
1975	720,380	7,554,364	5.1%	3.45%
1976	758,508	7,817,320	5.29%	3.48%
1977	799,574	8,090,501	5.41%	3.49%
1978	849,239	8,372,759	6.21%	3.49%
1979	901,742	8,661,909	6.18%	3.45%
1980	937,485	8,957,663	3.96%	3.41%
1981	969,996	9,260,189	3.47%	3.38%
1982	1,009,269	9,572,511	4.05%	3.37%
1983	1,046,137	9,904,809	3.65%	3.47%
1984	1,083,660	10,258,398	3.59%	3.57%
1985	1,121,945	10,625,672	3.53%	3.58%
1986	1,160,650	11,002,844	3.45%	3.55%
1987	1,199,167	11,388,923	3.32%	3.51%
1988	1,235,476	11,782,264	3.03%	3.45%
1989	1,270,274	12,179,060	2.82%	3.37%
1990	1,305,696	12,579,208	2.79%	3.29%
1991	1,341,756	12,980,821	2.76%	3.19%
1992	1,380,033	13,385,571	2.85%	3.12%
1993	1,420,115	13,795,686	2.9%	3.06%
1994	1,460,023	14,208,583	2.81%	2.99%
1995	1,498,836	14,616,801	2.66%	2.87%
1996	1,535,914	15,018,104	2.47%	2.75%
1997	1,571,691	15,417,542	2.33%	2.66%
1998	1,606,899	15,820,413	2.24%	2.61%
1999	1,641,997	16,228,061	2.18%	2.58%
2000	1,677,382	16,637,888	2.15%	2.53%
2001	1,712,254	17,051,338	2.08%	2.48%
2002	1,744,763	17,468,332	1.9%	2.45%
2003	1,775,736	17,889,296	1.78%	2.41%
2004	1,807,146	18,336,875	1.77%	2.5%
2005	1,839,877	18,814,091	1.81%	2.6%
2006	1,874,516	19,637,022	1.88%	4.37%
2007	1,911,201	20,884,125	1.96%	6.35%
2008	1,949,970	21,636,564	2.03%	3.6%
2009	1,990,673	21,976,969	2.09%	1.57%
2010	2,033,111	22,482,421	2.13%	2.3%
2011	2,073,535	22,878,098	1.99%	1.76%
2012	2,108,617	22,759,763	1.69%	-0.52%
2013	2,140,682	21,666,917	1.52%	-4.8%
2014	2,172,044	20,273,659	1.47%	-6.43%
2015	2,203,273	19,424,618	1.44%	-4.19%
2016	2,234,776	19,193,834	1.43%	-1.19%
2017	2,266,747	19,224,668	1.43%	0.16%
2018	2,299,141	19,577,845	1.43%	1.84%
2019	2,332,083	20,353,534	1.43%	3.96%
2020	2,365,894	21,049,429	1.45%	3.42%
2021	2,401,441	21,628,839	1.5%	2.75%
2022	2,439,892	22,462,173	1.6%	3.85%
2023	2,480,244	23,594,623	1.65%	5.04%
2024	2,521,139	24,672,760	1.65%	4.57%
2025	2,562,118	25,620,422	1.63%	3.84%
2026	2,603,385	26,472,499	1.61%	3.33%
2027	2,644,640	27,261,544	1.58%	2.98%
2028	2,685,602	28,006,558	1.55%	2.73%
2029	2,726,042	28,719,309	1.51%	2.54%
2030	2,765,913	29,395,545	1.46%	2.35%
2031	2,804,987	30,029,824	1.41%	2.16%
2032	2,843,228	30,633,661	1.36%	2.01%
2033	2,880,982	31,212,478	1.33%	1.89%
2034	2,917,972	31,768,138	1.28%	1.78%
2035	2,954,411	32,294,792	1.25%	1.66%
2036	2,990,130	32,788,153	1.21%	1.53%
2037	3,025,222	33,258,407	1.17%	1.43%
2038	3,059,525	33,710,718	1.13%	1.36%
2039	3,093,371	34,131,238	1.11%	1.25%
2040	3,126,637	34,533,185	1.08%	1.18%
2041	3,159,130	34,916,936	1.04%	1.11%
2042	3,190,968	35,279,863	1.01%	1.04%
2043	3,222,560	35,623,325	0.99%	0.97%
2044	3,254,012	35,944,394	0.98%	0.9%
2045	3,285,297	36,265,295	0.96%	0.89%
2046	3,316,997	36,583,260	0.96%	0.88%
2047	3,348,491	36,878,640	0.95%	0.81%
2048	3,379,103	37,171,029	0.91%	0.79%
2049	3,408,763	37,477,690	0.88%	0.83%
2050	3,437,424	37,793,378	0.84%	0.84%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Syria gained 610,527 people (a 3.25% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Syria's population increased by 6,880,259 (a 35.4% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Syria was ranked 58th in 2005 and ranked 57th 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 Syria will increase by 43.7% to 37,793,378 people and rank change from 57th to 54th.