Botswana vs Namibia

Botswana vs Namibia: Population

Population in 2023: 2.48 million people in Botswana and 2.96 million people in Namibia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Namibia, by 483,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Botswana.

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Botswana vs Namibia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 2.48 million people in Botswana and 2.96 million people in Namibia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Namibia, by 483,000 people, or 1.19 times that in Botswana.
BotswanaNamibiaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Namibia has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Botswana.
  • In 2023, Botswana ranked 146 and Namibia ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Botswana at 3.84 million people and Namibia at 5.9 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearBotswanaNamibiaWorld
20232.48 million2.96 million8.09 billion
20222.44 million2.89 million8.02 billion
20212.4 million2.81 million7.95 billion
20202.37 million2.73 million7.89 billion
20192.33 million2.65 million7.81 billion
20182.3 million2.58 million7.73 billion
20172.27 million2.51 million7.65 billion
20162.24 million2.44 million7.56 billion
20152.2 million2.37 million7.47 billion
20142.17 million2.31 million7.38 billion
20132.14 million2.25 million7.29 billion
20122.11 million2.2 million7.2 billion
20112.07 million2.15 million7.11 billion
20102.03 million2.11 million7.02 billion
20091.99 million2.08 million6.93 billion
20081.95 million2.05 million6.84 billion
20071.91 million2.02 million6.76 billion
20061.88 million1.99 million6.67 billion
20051.84 million1.97 million6.59 billion
20041.81 million1.94 million6.5 billion
20031.78 million1.92 million6.42 billion
20021.75 million1.89 million6.34 billion
20011.71 million1.86 million6.26 billion
20001.68 million1.82 million6.17 billion
19991.64 million1.78 million6.09 billion
19981.61 million1.73 million6.01 billion
19971.57 million1.69 million5.93 billion
19961.54 million1.65 million5.84 billion
19951.5 million1.6 million5.76 billion
19941.46 million1.56 million5.68 billion
19931.42 million1.51 million5.59 billion
19921.38 million1.46 million5.51 billion
19911.34 million1.42 million5.42 billion
19901.31 million1.37 million5.33 billion
19891.27 million1.29 million5.23 billion
19881.24 million1.21 million5.14 billion
19871.2 million1.17 million5.05 billion
19861.16 million1.13 million4.96 billion
19851.12 million1.1 million4.87 billion
19841.08 million1.07 million4.78 billion
19831.05 million1.04 million4.7 billion
19821.01 million1.01 million4.61 billion
1981970,000992,5004.53 billion
1980937,500981,4004.45 billion
1979901,700962,8004.37 billion
1978849,200947,3004.29 billion
1977799,600931,1004.22 billion
1976758,500906,6004.14 billion
1975720,400881,0004.07 billion
1974685,400854,3004 billion
1973652,400828,9003.92 billion
1972622,400804,4003.85 billion
1971600,500780,6003.77 billion
1970590,300757,9003.7 billion
1969587,100736,1003.62 billion
1968584,000715,5003.55 billion
1967580,900696,0003.47 billion
1966577,900677,7003.4 billion
1965574,700660,6003.34 billion
1964566,300644,5003.26 billion
1963553,000629,6003.19 billion
1962540,200615,8003.12 billion
1961527,900603,1003.07 billion
1960516,200591,5003.02 billion
1959504,900580,9002.97 billion
1958494,100571,3002.91 billion
1957483,800562,6002.85 billion
1956473,800554,6002.8 billion
1955463,900547,1002.74 billion
1954454,000540,0002.69 billion
1953444,000533,2002.63 billion
1952433,700526,6002.58 billion
1951423,600520,4002.54 billion
1950413,700514,6002.49 billion
1949404,700504,600–
1948396,600494,900–
1947389,200485,600–
1946381,800476,500–
1945374,700467,500–
1944367,600458,700–
1943360,700450,100–
1942353,900441,600–
1941347,200433,200–
1940340,500424,900–
1939333,900416,600–
1938327,300408,500–
1937320,900400,400–
1936314,500392,500–
1935308,300384,700–
1934302,200377,100–
1933296,200369,600–
1932290,400362,300–
1931284,600355,100–
1930278,900348,000–
1929273,200340,900–
1928267,600333,900–
1927262,100327,100–
1926256,700320,300–
1925251,400313,700–
1924246,300307,300–
1923241,200301,000–
1922236,200294,800–
1921231,600289,000–
1920227,300283,600–
1919223,300278,700–
1918219,700274,100–
1917216,300270,000–
1916213,000265,600–
1915209,800261,300–
1914206,600257,100–
1913203,500253,000–
1912200,400248,900–
1911197,300244,900–
1910194,200240,800–
1909191,100236,800–
1908188,100232,800–
1907185,000228,900–
1906182,100225,000–
1905179,100221,200–
1904176,200217,400–
1903173,400213,700–
1902170,600210,100–
1901168,000206,700–
1900165,700203,700–
1899163,700201,000–
1898161,800198,600–
1897160,200196,400–
1896158,600194,300–
1895157,000192,200–
1894155,500190,100–
1893153,900188,000–
1892152,400186,000–
1891150,900184,000–
1890149,400182,000–
1889147,900180,000–
1888146,400178,000–
1887144,900176,100–
1886143,500174,200–
1885142,100172,300–
1884140,600170,400–
1883139,200168,600–
1882137,900166,800–
1881136,500164,900–
1880135,100163,200–
1879133,800161,400–
1878132,400159,600–
1877131,100157,900–
1876129,800156,200–
1875128,500154,500–
1874127,200152,800–
1873126,000151,200–
1872124,700149,500–
1871123,500147,900–
1870122,200146,300–
1869121,000144,700–
1868119,800143,100–
1867118,600141,600–
1866117,400140,000–
1865116,300138,500–
1864115,100137,000–
1863114,000135,500–
1862112,800134,000–
1861111,700132,600–
1860110,600131,100–
1859109,500129,700–
1858108,400128,300–
1857107,300126,900–
1856106,300125,500–
1855105,200124,200–
1854104,100122,800–
1853103,100121,500–
1852102,100120,100–
1851101,300119,400–
1850100,900119,200–
1849100,700119,700–
1848100,800120,700–
1847101,200122,400–
1846101,600124,000–
1845102,000125,700–
1844102,400127,400–
1843102,700129,100–
1842103,100130,800–
1841103,500132,600–
1840103,900134,300–
1839104,300136,100–
1838104,700138,000–
1837105,100139,800–
1836105,500141,700–
1835105,900143,600–
1834106,300145,500–
1833106,700147,500–
1832107,100149,500–
1831107,500151,500–
1830108,000153,500–
1829108,400155,600–
1828108,800157,700–
1827109,200159,800–
1826109,600161,900–
1825110,000164,100–
1824110,400166,300–
1823110,900168,500–
1822111,300170,800–
1821111,700173,100–
1820112,100175,400–
1819112,600177,800–
1818113,000180,200–
1817113,400182,600–
1816113,900185,000–
1815114,300187,500–
1814114,700190,000–
1813115,200192,600–
1812115,600195,200–
1811116,000197,800–
1810116,500200,400–
1809116,900203,100–
1808117,400205,800–
1807117,800208,600–
1806118,300211,400–
1805118,700214,200–
1804119,200217,100–
1803119,600220,000–
1802120,100223,000–
1801120,500226,000–
1800121,000229,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBotswanaNamibiaWorld
20242.52 million2.51 million–2.54 million3.03 million3 million–3.06 million8.16 billion
20252.56 million2.51 million–2.61 million3.09 million3.01 million–3.17 million8.23 billion
20262.6 million2.51 million–2.69 million3.15 million3.03 million–3.27 million8.3 billion
20272.65 million2.51 million–2.77 million3.21 million3.04 million–3.38 million8.37 billion
20282.69 million2.5 million–2.86 million3.27 million3.06 million–3.48 million8.44 billion
20292.73 million2.5 million–2.96 million3.33 million3.09 million–3.58 million8.5 billion
20302.77 million2.49 million–3.05 million3.39 million3.12 million–3.7 million8.57 billion
20312.81 million2.48 million–3.14 million3.45 million3.14 million–3.81 million8.63 billion
20322.84 million2.46 million–3.23 million3.51 million3.16 million–3.91 million8.7 billion
20332.88 million2.45 million–3.33 million3.57 million3.19 million–4 million8.76 billion
20342.92 million2.43 million–3.42 million3.62 million3.2 million–4.11 million8.82 billion
20352.95 million2.42 million–3.51 million3.68 million3.22 million–4.23 million8.89 billion
20362.99 million2.4 million–3.61 million3.74 million3.24 million–4.33 million8.95 billion
20373.03 million2.39 million–3.71 million3.79 million3.26 million–4.43 million9.01 billion
20383.06 million2.38 million–3.82 million3.85 million3.29 million–4.55 million9.06 billion
20393.09 million2.36 million–3.93 million3.91 million3.32 million–4.67 million9.12 billion
20403.13 million2.36 million–4.04 million3.96 million3.34 million–4.77 million9.18 billion
20413.16 million2.35 million–4.13 million4.02 million3.36 million–4.88 million9.23 billion
20423.19 million2.33 million–4.23 million4.07 million3.38 million–5 million9.29 billion
20433.22 million2.32 million–4.33 million4.13 million3.41 million–5.1 million9.34 billion
20443.25 million2.3 million–4.44 million4.19 million3.43 million–5.2 million9.39 billion
20453.29 million2.28 million–4.56 million4.24 million3.44 million–5.33 million9.44 billion
20463.32 million2.27 million–4.67 million4.3 million3.44 million–5.45 million9.49 billion
20473.35 million2.26 million–4.77 million4.36 million3.44 million–5.55 million9.54 billion
20483.38 million2.25 million–4.88 million4.41 million3.46 million–5.66 million9.58 billion
20493.41 million2.24 million–5.02 million4.46 million3.47 million–5.77 million9.62 billion
20503.44 million2.24 million–5.15 million4.51 million3.47 million–5.92 million9.66 billion
20513.47 million2.23 million–5.25 million4.57 million3.48 million–6.06 million9.7 billion
20523.49 million2.22 million–5.35 million4.62 million3.49 million–6.16 million9.74 billion
20533.52 million2.2 million–5.43 million4.67 million3.5 million–6.27 million9.78 billion
20543.55 million2.19 million–5.55 million4.72 million3.5 million–6.39 million9.81 billion
20553.57 million2.16 million–5.7 million4.77 million3.5 million–6.51 million9.85 billion
20563.59 million2.14 million–5.86 million4.81 million3.5 million–6.61 million9.88 billion
20573.62 million2.13 million–6.02 million4.86 million3.5 million–6.71 million9.91 billion
20583.64 million2.1 million–6.16 million4.9 million3.51 million–6.81 million9.94 billion
20593.66 million2.07 million–6.3 million4.95 million3.5 million–6.93 million9.96 billion
20603.68 million2.04 million–6.45 million4.99 million3.48 million–7.07 million9.99 billion
20613.7 million2 million–6.57 million5.04 million3.47 million–7.21 million10 billion
20623.72 million1.96 million–6.63 million5.08 million3.46 million–7.34 million10 billion
20633.74 million1.92 million–6.72 million5.12 million3.46 million–7.5 million10.1 billion
20643.75 million1.89 million–6.81 million5.15 million3.45 million–7.69 million10.1 billion
20653.77 million1.88 million–6.89 million5.19 million3.44 million–7.85 million10.1 billion
20663.78 million1.88 million–6.95 million5.23 million3.44 million–7.98 million10.1 billion
20673.79 million1.87 million–7 million5.26 million3.44 million–8.1 million10.1 billion
20683.81 million1.86 million–7.09 million5.3 million3.44 million–8.19 million10.2 billion
20693.82 million1.85 million–7.19 million5.33 million3.43 million–8.29 million10.2 billion
20703.82 million1.83 million–7.31 million5.36 million3.42 million–8.45 million10.2 billion
20713.83 million1.82 million–7.44 million5.39 million3.4 million–8.6 million10.2 billion
20723.84 million1.8 million–7.57 million5.42 million3.38 million–8.72 million10.2 billion
20733.85 million1.76 million–7.68 million5.45 million3.37 million–8.85 million10.2 billion
20743.85 million1.72 million–7.74 million5.48 million3.36 million–9.02 million10.2 billion
20753.86 million1.69 million–7.84 million5.51 million3.33 million–9.18 million10.3 billion
20763.86 million1.67 million–7.91 million5.54 million3.31 million–9.34 million10.3 billion
20773.87 million1.64 million–7.97 million5.56 million3.28 million–9.51 million10.3 billion
20783.87 million1.61 million–8.11 million5.59 million3.25 million–9.69 million10.3 billion
20793.88 million1.58 million–8.27 million5.61 million3.24 million–9.85 million10.3 billion
20803.88 million1.55 million–8.43 million5.64 million3.2 million–9.98 million10.3 billion
20813.88 million1.53 million–8.56 million5.66 million3.18 million–10.1 million10.3 billion
20823.88 million1.5 million–8.66 million5.68 million3.15 million–10.3 million10.3 billion
20833.88 million1.47 million–8.72 million5.7 million3.12 million–10.5 million10.3 billion
20843.88 million1.46 million–8.79 million5.72 million3.09 million–10.6 million10.3 billion
20853.88 million1.44 million–8.91 million5.74 million3.05 million–10.8 million10.3 billion
20863.89 million1.42 million–9.01 million5.76 million3.02 million–10.9 million10.3 billion
20873.89 million1.39 million–9.15 million5.77 million2.99 million–11.1 million10.3 billion
20883.89 million1.35 million–9.28 million5.79 million2.96 million–11.3 million10.3 billion
20893.89 million1.32 million–9.28 million5.8 million2.93 million–11.4 million10.3 billion
20903.88 million1.29 million–9.31 million5.82 million2.9 million–11.5 million10.3 billion
20913.88 million1.27 million–9.39 million5.83 million2.85 million–11.7 million10.3 billion
20923.88 million1.26 million–9.44 million5.84 million2.81 million–11.9 million10.3 billion
20933.87 million1.24 million–9.53 million5.85 million2.8 million–12 million10.3 billion
20943.87 million1.23 million–9.6 million5.86 million2.79 million–12.2 million10.2 billion
20953.86 million1.21 million–9.64 million5.87 million2.76 million–12.4 million10.2 billion
20963.86 million1.19 million–9.76 million5.88 million2.75 million–12.5 million10.2 billion
20973.85 million1.18 million–9.91 million5.88 million2.72 million–12.7 million10.2 billion
20983.85 million1.17 million–9.98 million5.89 million2.69 million–12.8 million10.2 billion
20993.84 million1.16 million–10.1 million5.89 million2.66 million–12.9 million10.2 billion
21003.84 million1.15 million–10.2 million5.9 million2.65 million–13.1 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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