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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Botswana	Zambia	Botswana	Zambia
1960	516,165	3,153,729	-	-
1961	527,942	3,254,086	2.28%	3.18%
1962	540,186	3,358,099	2.32%	3.2%
1963	552,966	3,465,907	2.37%	3.21%
1964	566,266	3,577,017	2.41%	3.21%
1965	574,664	3,692,086	1.48%	3.22%
1966	577,866	3,812,003	0.56%	3.25%
1967	580,933	3,936,343	0.53%	3.26%
1968	583,966	4,065,593	0.52%	3.28%
1969	587,066	4,197,116	0.53%	3.24%
1970	590,334	4,321,718	0.56%	2.97%
1971	600,481	4,442,525	1.72%	2.8%
1972	622,407	4,569,309	3.65%	2.85%
1973	652,408	4,702,693	4.82%	2.92%
1974	685,448	4,842,746	5.06%	2.98%
1975	720,380	4,990,086	5.1%	3.04%
1976	758,508	5,143,842	5.29%	3.08%
1977	799,574	5,302,480	5.41%	3.08%
1978	849,239	5,465,374	6.21%	3.07%
1979	901,742	5,631,728	6.18%	3.04%
1980	937,485	5,802,833	3.96%	3.04%
1981	969,996	5,983,289	3.47%	3.11%
1982	1,009,269	6,178,637	4.05%	3.26%
1983	1,046,137	6,381,038	3.65%	3.28%
1984	1,083,660	6,580,490	3.59%	3.13%
1985	1,121,945	6,780,953	3.53%	3.05%
1986	1,160,650	6,986,471	3.45%	3.03%
1987	1,199,167	7,191,282	3.32%	2.93%
1988	1,235,476	7,391,440	3.03%	2.78%
1989	1,270,274	7,589,216	2.82%	2.68%
1990	1,305,696	7,786,169	2.79%	2.6%
1991	1,341,756	7,981,650	2.76%	2.51%
1992	1,380,033	8,176,680	2.85%	2.44%
1993	1,420,115	8,373,921	2.9%	2.41%
1994	1,460,023	8,576,269	2.81%	2.42%
1995	1,498,836	8,785,763	2.66%	2.44%
1996	1,535,914	9,004,053	2.47%	2.48%
1997	1,571,691	9,237,063	2.33%	2.59%
1998	1,606,899	9,482,408	2.24%	2.66%
1999	1,641,997	9,740,005	2.18%	2.72%
2000	1,677,382	10,017,631	2.15%	2.85%
2001	1,712,254	10,325,185	2.08%	3.07%
2002	1,744,763	10,647,949	1.9%	3.13%
2003	1,775,736	10,983,595	1.78%	3.15%
2004	1,807,146	11,338,198	1.77%	3.23%
2005	1,839,877	11,718,819	1.81%	3.36%
2006	1,874,516	12,129,553	1.88%	3.5%
2007	1,911,201	12,565,085	1.96%	3.59%
2008	1,949,970	13,021,324	2.03%	3.63%
2009	1,990,673	13,490,389	2.09%	3.6%
2010	2,033,111	13,965,594	2.13%	3.52%
2011	2,073,535	14,437,796	1.99%	3.38%
2012	2,108,617	14,913,629	1.69%	3.3%
2013	2,140,682	15,398,997	1.52%	3.25%
2014	2,172,044	15,895,315	1.47%	3.22%
2015	2,203,273	16,399,089	1.44%	3.17%
2016	2,234,776	16,914,423	1.43%	3.14%
2017	2,266,747	17,441,320	1.43%	3.12%
2018	2,299,141	17,973,569	1.43%	3.05%
2019	2,332,083	18,513,839	1.43%	3.01%
2020	2,365,894	19,059,395	1.45%	2.95%
2021	2,401,441	19,603,607	1.5%	2.86%
2022	2,439,892	20,152,938	1.6%	2.8%
2023	2,480,244	20,723,965	1.65%	2.83%
2024	2,521,139	21,314,956	1.65%	2.85%
2025	2,562,118	21,913,869	1.63%	2.81%
2026	2,603,385	22,521,905	1.61%	2.77%
2027	2,644,640	23,138,716	1.58%	2.74%
2028	2,685,602	23,761,368	1.55%	2.69%
2029	2,726,042	24,389,681	1.51%	2.64%
2030	2,765,913	25,024,887	1.46%	2.6%
2031	2,804,987	25,666,496	1.41%	2.56%
2032	2,843,228	26,311,946	1.36%	2.51%
2033	2,880,982	26,960,073	1.33%	2.46%
2034	2,917,972	27,611,621	1.28%	2.42%
2035	2,954,411	28,266,887	1.25%	2.37%
2036	2,990,130	28,925,103	1.21%	2.33%
2037	3,025,222	29,583,482	1.17%	2.28%
2038	3,059,525	30,240,549	1.13%	2.22%
2039	3,093,371	30,895,586	1.11%	2.17%
2040	3,126,637	31,550,394	1.08%	2.12%
2041	3,159,130	32,204,340	1.04%	2.07%
2042	3,190,968	32,856,596	1.01%	2.03%
2043	3,222,560	33,510,500	0.99%	1.99%
2044	3,254,012	34,165,920	0.98%	1.96%
2045	3,285,297	34,821,101	0.96%	1.92%
2046	3,316,997	35,475,795	0.96%	1.88%
2047	3,348,491	36,129,270	0.95%	1.84%
2048	3,379,103	36,782,260	0.91%	1.81%
2049	3,408,763	37,434,667	0.88%	1.77%
2050	3,437,424	38,083,369	0.84%	1.73%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Botswana increased by 360,260 people (a 19.2% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Botswana gained 369,059 (a 16.5% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).

Botswana was ranked 145th most populous country in 2006 and is 142nd in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.