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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Vanuatu	Botswana	Vanuatu
1960	516,165	64,431	-	-
1961	527,942	66,264	2.28%	2.84%
1962	540,186	68,174	2.32%	2.88%
1963	552,966	70,159	2.37%	2.91%
1964	566,266	72,219	2.41%	2.94%
1965	574,664	74,358	1.48%	2.96%
1966	577,866	76,590	0.56%	3%
1967	580,933	78,921	0.53%	3.04%
1968	583,966	81,314	0.52%	3.03%
1969	587,066	83,755	0.53%	3%
1970	590,334	86,266	0.56%	3%
1971	600,481	88,862	1.72%	3.01%
1972	622,407	91,562	3.65%	3.04%
1973	652,408	94,362	4.82%	3.06%
1974	685,448	97,260	5.06%	3.07%
1975	720,380	100,269	5.1%	3.09%
1976	758,508	103,388	5.29%	3.11%
1977	799,574	106,618	5.41%	3.12%
1978	849,239	109,963	6.21%	3.14%
1979	901,742	113,040	6.18%	2.8%
1980	937,485	115,660	3.96%	2.32%
1981	969,996	118,249	3.47%	2.24%
1982	1,009,269	121,035	4.05%	2.36%
1983	1,046,137	123,998	3.65%	2.45%
1984	1,083,660	127,109	3.59%	2.51%
1985	1,121,945	130,356	3.53%	2.55%
1986	1,160,650	133,720	3.45%	2.58%
1987	1,199,167	137,187	3.32%	2.59%
1988	1,235,476	140,756	3.03%	2.6%
1989	1,270,274	144,393	2.82%	2.58%
1990	1,305,696	148,063	2.79%	2.54%
1991	1,341,756	151,793	2.76%	2.52%
1992	1,380,033	155,608	2.85%	2.51%
1993	1,420,115	159,463	2.9%	2.48%
1994	1,460,023	163,314	2.81%	2.41%
1995	1,498,836	167,137	2.66%	2.34%
1996	1,535,914	170,911	2.47%	2.26%
1997	1,571,691	174,626	2.33%	2.17%
1998	1,606,899	178,313	2.24%	2.11%
1999	1,641,997	182,048	2.18%	2.09%
2000	1,677,382	186,281	2.15%	2.33%
2001	1,712,254	191,031	2.08%	2.55%
2002	1,744,763	195,863	1.9%	2.53%
2003	1,775,736	200,746	1.78%	2.49%
2004	1,807,146	205,711	1.77%	2.47%
2005	1,839,877	210,760	1.81%	2.45%
2006	1,874,516	215,923	1.88%	2.45%
2007	1,911,201	221,276	1.96%	2.48%
2008	1,949,970	226,896	2.03%	2.54%
2009	1,990,673	232,731	2.09%	2.57%
2010	2,033,111	238,248	2.13%	2.37%
2011	2,073,535	243,474	1.99%	2.19%
2012	2,108,617	248,883	1.69%	2.22%
2013	2,140,682	254,482	1.52%	2.25%
2014	2,172,044	260,240	1.47%	2.26%
2015	2,203,273	266,101	1.44%	2.25%
2016	2,234,776	272,087	1.43%	2.25%
2017	2,266,747	278,507	1.43%	2.36%
2018	2,299,141	285,259	1.43%	2.42%
2019	2,332,083	291,985	1.43%	2.36%
2020	2,365,894	298,858	1.45%	2.35%
2021	2,401,441	305,868	1.5%	2.35%
2022	2,439,892	313,046	1.6%	2.35%
2023	2,480,244	320,409	1.65%	2.35%
2024	2,521,139	327,777	1.65%	2.3%
2025	2,562,118	335,169	1.63%	2.26%
2026	2,603,385	342,565	1.61%	2.21%
2027	2,644,640	349,970	1.58%	2.16%
2028	2,685,602	357,397	1.55%	2.12%
2029	2,726,042	364,883	1.51%	2.09%
2030	2,765,913	372,429	1.46%	2.07%
2031	2,804,987	380,015	1.41%	2.04%
2032	2,843,228	387,657	1.36%	2.01%
2033	2,880,982	395,366	1.33%	1.99%
2034	2,917,972	403,188	1.28%	1.98%
2035	2,954,411	411,061	1.25%	1.95%
2036	2,990,130	419,006	1.21%	1.93%
2037	3,025,222	427,031	1.17%	1.92%
2038	3,059,525	435,150	1.13%	1.9%
2039	3,093,371	443,311	1.11%	1.88%
2040	3,126,637	451,509	1.08%	1.85%
2041	3,159,130	459,733	1.04%	1.82%
2042	3,190,968	468,003	1.01%	1.8%
2043	3,222,560	476,308	0.99%	1.77%
2044	3,254,012	484,636	0.98%	1.75%
2045	3,285,297	492,989	0.96%	1.72%
2046	3,316,997	501,316	0.96%	1.69%
2047	3,348,491	509,621	0.95%	1.66%
2048	3,379,103	517,889	0.91%	1.62%
2049	3,408,763	526,138	0.88%	1.59%
2050	3,437,424	534,374	0.84%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Botswana increased by 363,396 people (a 19.8% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Botswana gained 391,993 (a 17.8% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2005 and is 143rd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.