Botswana vs Ireland: Population growth
Botswana
1.6%
in 2025
Ireland
1.6%
in 2025
Botswana rank
66th
Ireland rank
65th
Population growth over time
- Botswana
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Globally, Botswana ranks 66th and Ireland ranks 65th of 215 countries.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.