Population in Botswana compared to the Vatican: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Botswana and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Vatican	Botswana	Vatican
1960	516,165	-	-	-
1961	527,942	-	2.28%	-
1962	540,186	-	2.32%	-
1963	552,966	-	2.37%	-
1964	566,266	-	2.41%	-
1965	574,664	-	1.48%	-
1966	577,866	-	0.56%	-
1967	580,933	-	0.53%	-
1968	583,966	-	0.52%	-
1969	587,066	-	0.53%	-
1970	590,334	-	0.56%	-
1971	600,481	-	1.72%	-
1972	622,407	-	3.65%	-
1973	652,408	-	4.82%	-
1974	685,448	-	5.06%	-
1975	720,380	-	5.1%	-
1976	758,508	-	5.29%	-
1977	799,574	-	5.41%	-
1978	849,239	-	6.21%	-
1979	901,742	-	6.18%	-
1980	937,485	-	3.96%	-
1981	969,996	-	3.47%	-
1982	1,009,269	-	4.05%	-
1983	1,046,137	-	3.65%	-
1984	1,083,660	-	3.59%	-
1985	1,121,945	-	3.53%	-
1986	1,160,650	-	3.45%	-
1987	1,199,167	-	3.32%	-
1988	1,235,476	-	3.03%	-
1989	1,270,274	-	2.82%	-
1990	1,305,696	-	2.79%	-
1991	1,341,756	-	2.76%	-
1992	1,380,033	-	2.85%	-
1993	1,420,115	-	2.9%	-
1994	1,460,023	-	2.81%	-
1995	1,498,836	-	2.66%	-
1996	1,535,914	-	2.47%	-
1997	1,571,691	-	2.33%	-
1998	1,606,899	-	2.24%	-
1999	1,641,997	-	2.18%	-
2000	1,677,382	880	2.15%	-
2001	1,712,254	890	2.08%	1.14%
2002	1,744,763	900	1.9%	1.12%
2003	1,775,736	911	1.78%	1.22%
2004	1,807,146	921	1.77%	1.1%
2005	1,839,877	921	1.81%	0%
2006	1,874,516	932	1.88%	1.19%
2007	1,911,201	821	1.96%	-11.9%
2008	1,949,970	824	2.03%	0.37%
2009	1,990,673	826	2.09%	0.24%
2010	2,033,111	829	2.13%	0.36%
2011	2,073,535	832	1.99%	0.36%
2012	2,108,617	836	1.69%	0.48%
2013	2,140,682	839	1.52%	0.36%
2014	2,172,044	842	1.47%	0.36%
2015	2,203,273	1,000	1.44%	18.8%
2016	2,234,776	-	1.43%	0%
2017	2,266,747	1,000	1.43%	0%
2018	2,299,141	-	1.43%	0%
2019	2,332,083	1,000	1.43%	0%
2020	2,365,894	987	1.45%	-1.29%
2021	2,401,441	970	1.5%	-1.68%
2022	2,439,892	944	1.6%	-2.66%
2023	2,480,244	922	1.65%	-2.34%
2024	2,521,139	933	1.65%	1.2%
2025	2,562,118	939	1.63%	0.59%
2026	2,603,385	952	1.61%	1.37%
2027	2,644,640	974	1.58%	2.32%
2028	2,685,602	985	1.55%	1.13%
2029	2,726,042	983	1.51%	-0.19%
2030	2,765,913	976	1.46%	-0.75%
2031	2,804,987	968	1.41%	-0.75%
2032	2,843,228	968	1.36%	0%
2033	2,880,982	988	1.33%	2.09%
2034	2,917,972	992	1.28%	0.37%
2035	2,954,411	1,000	1.25%	0.74%
2036	2,990,130	998	1.21%	-0.18%
2037	3,025,222	1,003	1.17%	0.55%
2038	3,059,525	1,022	1.13%	1.83%
2039	3,093,371	1,060	1.11%	3.78%
2040	3,126,637	1,095	1.08%	3.3%
2041	3,159,130	1,127	1.04%	2.86%
2042	3,190,968	1,149	1.01%	1.96%
2043	3,222,560	1,169	0.99%	1.76%
2044	3,254,012	1,186	0.98%	1.42%
2045	3,285,297	1,209	0.96%	2.02%
2046	3,316,997	1,224	0.96%	1.22%
2047	3,348,491	1,248	0.95%	1.95%
2048	3,379,103	1,272	0.91%	1.92%
2049	3,408,763	1,296	0.88%	1.88%
2050	3,437,424	1,325	0.84%	2.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.