Botswana vs Iceland: Population growth rate

Botswana

1.6%

in 2023

Iceland

1.6%

in 2023

Botswana rank

72nd

Iceland rank

71st

Population growth rate over time

Iceland currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 72nd and Iceland ranks 71st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Population growth rate
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.