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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Uganda	Botswana	Uganda
1960	516,165	7,640,973	-	-
1961	527,942	7,862,217	2.28%	2.9%
1962	540,186	8,092,231	2.32%	2.93%
1963	552,966	8,333,663	2.37%	2.98%
1964	566,266	8,586,363	2.41%	3.03%
1965	574,664	8,849,203	1.48%	3.06%
1966	577,866	9,122,864	0.56%	3.09%
1967	580,933	9,408,924	0.53%	3.14%
1968	583,966	9,708,632	0.52%	3.19%
1969	587,066	10,014,858	0.53%	3.15%
1970	590,334	10,321,603	0.56%	3.06%
1971	600,481	10,618,206	1.72%	2.87%
1972	622,407	10,885,796	3.65%	2.52%
1973	652,408	11,144,236	4.82%	2.37%
1974	685,448	11,424,846	5.06%	2.52%
1975	720,380	11,725,240	5.1%	2.63%
1976	758,508	12,037,294	5.29%	2.66%
1977	799,574	12,359,669	5.41%	2.68%
1978	849,239	12,692,113	6.21%	2.69%
1979	901,742	13,002,163	6.18%	2.44%
1980	937,485	13,275,741	3.96%	2.1%
1981	969,996	13,556,452	3.47%	2.11%
1982	1,009,269	13,873,631	4.05%	2.34%
1983	1,046,137	14,221,881	3.65%	2.51%
1984	1,083,660	14,607,677	3.59%	2.71%
1985	1,121,945	15,023,681	3.53%	2.85%
1986	1,160,650	15,467,579	3.45%	2.95%
1987	1,199,167	15,954,170	3.32%	3.15%
1988	1,235,476	16,470,483	3.03%	3.24%
1989	1,270,274	17,010,698	2.82%	3.28%
1990	1,305,696	17,569,897	2.79%	3.29%
1991	1,341,756	18,155,901	2.76%	3.34%
1992	1,380,033	18,785,032	2.85%	3.47%
1993	1,420,115	19,445,161	2.9%	3.51%
1994	1,460,023	20,108,801	2.81%	3.41%
1995	1,498,836	20,665,667	2.66%	2.77%
1996	1,535,914	21,231,550	2.47%	2.74%
1997	1,571,691	21,856,046	2.33%	2.94%
1998	1,606,899	22,515,806	2.24%	3.02%
1999	1,641,997	23,257,281	2.18%	3.29%
2000	1,677,382	24,000,150	2.15%	3.19%
2001	1,712,254	24,745,676	2.08%	3.11%
2002	1,744,763	25,532,870	1.9%	3.18%
2003	1,775,736	26,352,124	1.78%	3.21%
2004	1,807,146	27,154,515	1.77%	3.04%
2005	1,839,877	27,963,289	1.81%	2.98%
2006	1,874,516	28,794,003	1.88%	2.97%
2007	1,911,201	29,653,430	1.96%	2.98%
2008	1,949,970	30,539,553	2.03%	2.99%
2009	1,990,673	31,451,151	2.09%	2.98%
2010	2,033,111	32,390,802	2.13%	2.99%
2011	2,073,535	33,354,543	1.99%	2.98%
2012	2,108,617	34,337,438	1.69%	2.95%
2013	2,140,682	35,337,042	1.52%	2.91%
2014	2,172,044	36,395,539	1.47%	3%
2015	2,203,273	37,531,446	1.44%	3.12%
2016	2,234,776	38,799,152	1.43%	3.38%
2017	2,266,747	40,177,388	1.43%	3.55%
2018	2,299,141	41,565,831	1.43%	3.46%
2019	2,332,083	42,999,637	1.43%	3.45%
2020	2,365,894	44,457,152	1.45%	3.39%
2021	2,401,441	45,910,930	1.5%	3.27%
2022	2,439,892	47,312,719	1.6%	3.05%
2023	2,480,244	48,656,601	1.65%	2.84%
2024	2,521,139	50,015,092	1.65%	2.79%
2025	2,562,118	51,384,895	1.63%	2.74%
2026	2,603,385	52,761,471	1.61%	2.68%
2027	2,644,640	54,144,274	1.58%	2.62%
2028	2,685,602	55,532,564	1.55%	2.56%
2029	2,726,042	56,922,797	1.51%	2.5%
2030	2,765,913	58,312,944	1.46%	2.44%
2031	2,804,987	59,703,537	1.41%	2.38%
2032	2,843,228	61,089,060	1.36%	2.32%
2033	2,880,982	62,464,116	1.33%	2.25%
2034	2,917,972	63,833,872	1.28%	2.19%
2035	2,954,411	65,205,570	1.25%	2.15%
2036	2,990,130	66,573,737	1.21%	2.1%
2037	3,025,222	67,942,634	1.17%	2.06%
2038	3,059,525	69,312,210	1.13%	2.02%
2039	3,093,371	70,669,875	1.11%	1.96%
2040	3,126,637	72,020,414	1.08%	1.91%
2041	3,159,130	73,372,658	1.04%	1.88%
2042	3,190,968	74,730,004	1.01%	1.85%
2043	3,222,560	76,090,991	0.99%	1.82%
2044	3,254,012	77,449,517	0.98%	1.79%
2045	3,285,297	78,797,995	0.96%	1.74%
2046	3,316,997	80,139,174	0.96%	1.7%
2047	3,348,491	81,478,503	0.95%	1.67%
2048	3,379,103	82,812,102	0.91%	1.64%
2049	3,408,763	84,130,056	0.88%	1.59%
2050	3,437,424	85,431,202	0.84%	1.55%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Uganda gained 9,568,157 people (a 34.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,959,223 (a 39.9% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Uganda was ranked 40th in 2005 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 62.8% to 85,431,202 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.