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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Tonga	Botswana	Tonga
1960	516,165	66,170	-	-
1961	527,942	68,037	2.28%	2.82%
1962	540,186	69,940	2.32%	2.8%
1963	552,966	71,885	2.37%	2.78%
1964	566,266	73,879	2.41%	2.77%
1965	574,664	75,924	1.48%	2.77%
1966	577,866	78,002	0.56%	2.74%
1967	580,933	79,814	0.53%	2.32%
1968	583,966	81,353	0.52%	1.93%
1969	587,066	82,885	0.53%	1.88%
1970	590,334	84,401	0.56%	1.83%
1971	600,481	85,896	1.72%	1.77%
1972	622,407	87,356	3.65%	1.7%
1973	652,408	88,805	4.82%	1.66%
1974	685,448	90,683	5.06%	2.11%
1975	720,380	93,017	5.1%	2.57%
1976	758,508	95,325	5.29%	2.48%
1977	799,574	96,725	5.41%	1.47%
1978	849,239	97,204	6.21%	0.5%
1979	901,742	97,544	6.18%	0.35%
1980	937,485	97,769	3.96%	0.23%
1981	969,996	97,909	3.47%	0.14%
1982	1,009,269	97,980	4.05%	0.07%
1983	1,046,137	97,998	3.65%	0.02%
1984	1,083,660	97,990	3.59%	-0.008%
1985	1,121,945	97,984	3.53%	-0.006%
1986	1,160,650	98,010	3.45%	0.03%
1987	1,199,167	98,376	3.32%	0.37%
1988	1,235,476	98,969	3.03%	0.6%
1989	1,270,274	99,403	2.82%	0.44%
1990	1,305,696	99,700	2.79%	0.3%
1991	1,341,756	99,895	2.76%	0.2%
1992	1,380,033	100,022	2.85%	0.13%
1993	1,420,115	100,103	2.9%	0.08%
1994	1,460,023	100,166	2.81%	0.06%
1995	1,498,836	100,225	2.66%	0.06%
1996	1,535,914	100,275	2.47%	0.05%
1997	1,571,691	100,674	2.33%	0.4%
1998	1,606,899	101,388	2.24%	0.71%
1999	1,641,997	102,046	2.18%	0.65%
2000	1,677,382	102,677	2.15%	0.62%
2001	1,712,254	103,288	2.08%	0.6%
2002	1,744,763	103,874	1.9%	0.57%
2003	1,775,736	104,464	1.78%	0.57%
2004	1,807,146	105,071	1.77%	0.58%
2005	1,839,877	105,671	1.81%	0.57%
2006	1,874,516	106,253	1.88%	0.55%
2007	1,911,201	106,726	1.96%	0.45%
2008	1,949,970	107,020	2.03%	0.28%
2009	1,990,673	107,203	2.09%	0.17%
2010	2,033,111	107,400	2.13%	0.18%
2011	2,073,535	107,570	1.99%	0.16%
2012	2,108,617	107,460	1.69%	-0.1%
2013	2,140,682	107,078	1.52%	-0.36%
2014	2,172,044	106,609	1.47%	-0.44%
2015	2,203,273	106,095	1.44%	-0.48%
2016	2,234,776	105,524	1.43%	-0.54%
2017	2,266,747	105,356	1.43%	-0.16%
2018	2,299,141	105,567	1.43%	0.2%
2019	2,332,083	105,669	1.43%	0.1%
2020	2,365,894	105,704	1.45%	0.03%
2021	2,401,441	105,490	1.5%	-0.2%
2022	2,439,892	105,042	1.6%	-0.42%
2023	2,480,244	104,597	1.65%	-0.42%
2024	2,521,139	104,175	1.65%	-0.4%
2025	2,562,118	103,744	1.63%	-0.41%
2026	2,603,385	103,290	1.61%	-0.44%
2027	2,644,640	102,899	1.58%	-0.38%
2028	2,685,602	102,568	1.55%	-0.32%
2029	2,726,042	102,280	1.51%	-0.28%
2030	2,765,913	102,069	1.46%	-0.21%
2031	2,804,987	101,927	1.41%	-0.14%
2032	2,843,228	101,837	1.36%	-0.09%
2033	2,880,982	101,807	1.33%	-0.03%
2034	2,917,972	101,806	1.28%	-0.001%
2035	2,954,411	101,833	1.25%	0.03%
2036	2,990,130	101,895	1.21%	0.06%
2037	3,025,222	101,993	1.17%	0.1%
2038	3,059,525	102,173	1.13%	0.18%
2039	3,093,371	102,367	1.11%	0.19%
2040	3,126,637	102,568	1.08%	0.2%
2041	3,159,130	102,805	1.04%	0.23%
2042	3,190,968	103,038	1.01%	0.23%
2043	3,222,560	103,306	0.99%	0.26%
2044	3,254,012	103,612	0.98%	0.3%
2045	3,285,297	103,928	0.96%	0.3%
2046	3,316,997	104,232	0.96%	0.29%
2047	3,348,491	104,502	0.95%	0.26%
2048	3,379,103	104,744	0.91%	0.23%
2049	3,408,763	104,975	0.88%	0.22%
2050	3,437,424	105,193	0.84%	0.21%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Tonga lost 729 people (a 0.69% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,234 (a 2.12% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2006 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.84% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.