Botswana vs Tokelau: World population growth
Botswana
-0.2%
in 2100
Tokelau
-0.1%
in 2100
Botswana rank
101st
Tokelau rank
98th
World population growth over time
- Botswana
- Tokelau
How they compare
Tokelau currently reports -0.1% against -0.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Tokelau ranks 98th of 239 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Tokelau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.3% | -2.1% | 3.4% | Botswana |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 1960s | 1.4% | -0.0% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 4.5% | -0.5% | 5.0% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 0.6% | 2.7% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 2.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.9% | -1.5% | 3.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.2% | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 3.5% | 1.9% | Tokelau |
| 2030s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Tokelau |
| 2040s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2050s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Tokelau |
| 2070s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Tokelau |
| 2080s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 2090s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Tokelau |
| 2100s | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Tokelau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Botswana or Tokelau?
- Tokelau, at -0.1% against -0.2% in Botswana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Botswana and Tokelau?
- 0.1%, with Tokelau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tokelau?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2100.
- How do Botswana and Tokelau rank globally for world population growth?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Tokelau ranks 98th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.