Fertility & birth rates in Benin and Botswana

Fertility rate in Benin vs Botswana chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Benin was 4.56 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.73 in Botswana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Benin vs Botswana population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Botswana
1960	6.28	6.6
1961	6.4	6.56
1962	6.46	6.54
1963	6.51	6.58
1964	6.57	6.61
1965	6.61	6.6
1966	6.63	6.61
1967	6.64	6.6
1968	6.67	6.58
1969	6.71	6.56
1970	6.74	6.55
1971	6.77	6.54
1972	6.8	6.56
1973	6.81	6.59
1974	6.82	6.61
1975	6.83	6.61
1976	6.83	6.6
1977	6.83	6.54
1978	6.82	6.48
1979	6.91	6.4
1980	6.99	6.29
1981	7.06	6.16
1982	7.06	5.97
1983	7.05	5.79
1984	7.03	5.63
1985	7	5.48
1986	6.96	5.33
1987	6.92	5.1
1988	6.87	4.88
1989	6.82	4.67
1990	6.74	4.51
1991	6.67	4.37
1992	6.59	4.26
1993	6.51	4.15
1994	6.42	4.02
1995	6.33	3.79
1996	6.28	3.57
1997	6.23	3.43
1998	6.14	3.36
1999	6.03	3.31
2000	5.94	3.29
2001	5.85	3.25
2002	5.79	3.18
2003	5.76	3.11
2004	5.72	3.06
2005	5.69	3.08
2006	5.67	3.11
2007	5.63	3.13
2008	5.55	3.13
2009	5.49	3.13
2010	5.45	3.14
2011	5.44	3.1
2012	5.43	3.07
2013	5.41	3.05
2014	5.37	3.03
2015	5.32	3.01
2016	5.25	2.99
2017	5.16	2.97
2018	5.03	2.94
2019	4.9	2.91
2020	4.8	2.86
2021	4.71	2.83
2022	4.63	2.79
2023	4.56	2.73
2024	4.48	2.7
2025	4.42	2.66
2026	4.34	2.63
2027	4.27	2.59
2028	4.19	2.56
2029	4.12	2.52
2030	4.05	2.49
2031	3.98	2.46
2032	3.9	2.44
2033	3.85	2.41
2034	3.79	2.38
2035	3.74	2.35
2036	3.68	2.32
2037	3.62	2.3
2038	3.57	2.28
2039	3.52	2.26
2040	3.48	2.23
2041	3.43	2.21
2042	3.39	2.2
2043	3.35	2.18
2044	3.3	2.17
2045	3.26	2.15
2046	3.23	2.14
2047	3.18	2.12
2048	3.14	2.11
2049	3.1	2.09
2050	3.06	2.08

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Benin	Botswana
1960	39.1%	45.1%
1961	39.5%	45.6%
1962	39.9%	46.2%
1963	40.3%	46.8%
1964	40.8%	47.2%
1965	41.2%	47.5%
1966	41.6%	47.9%
1967	42.1%	48.2%
1968	42.5%	48.6%
1969	42.8%	48.9%
1970	43.2%	49.2%
1971	43.5%	49.3%
1972	43.8%	49.1%
1973	44.1%	48.6%
1974	44.3%	48.2%
1975	44.5%	47.7%
1976	44.7%	47.3%
1977	44.8%	47%
1978	45%	46.5%
1979	45.1%	46%
1980	45.2%	46.1%
1981	45.3%	46.2%
1982	45.5%	46.2%
1983	45.6%	46.2%
1984	45.7%	46.2%
1985	45.8%	46.2%
1986	45.9%	46.1%
1987	46%	46%
1988	46.1%	45.8%
1989	46.1%	45.5%
1990	46.1%	45.1%
1991	46.2%	44.7%
1992	46.2%	44.2%
1993	45.7%	43.7%
1994	45.5%	43%
1995	45.9%	42.2%
1996	46%	41.4%
1997	45.9%	40.6%
1998	45.8%	39.8%
1999	45.6%	39.1%
2000	45.4%	38.4%
2001	45.3%	37.7%
2002	45.1%	37.1%
2003	44.9%	36.5%
2004	44.8%	35.9%
2005	44.6%	35.5%
2006	44.4%	35.1%
2007	44.4%	34.8%
2008	44.3%	34.5%
2009	44.1%	34.2%
2010	43.9%	34.1%
2011	43.8%	34%
2012	43.7%	34.2%
2013	43.6%	34.4%
2014	43.5%	34.4%
2015	43.4%	34.4%
2016	43.3%	34.2%
2017	43.2%	33.9%
2018	43.1%	33.6%
2019	42.9%	33.3%
2020	42.7%	32.9%
2021	42.4%	32.6%
2022	42.1%	32.4%
2023	41.8%	32.3%
2024	41.6%	32.1%
2025	41.3%	32%
2026	40.9%	31.8%
2027	40.6%	31.6%
2028	40.2%	31.4%
2029	39.8%	31.2%
2030	39.4%	30.9%
2031	39%	30.6%
2032	38.6%	30.3%
2033	38.2%	30%
2034	37.8%	29.6%
2035	37.5%	29.2%
2036	37.1%	28.7%
2037	36.8%	28.1%
2038	36.5%	27.6%
2039	36.2%	27.2%
2040	35.9%	26.7%
2041	35.6%	26.3%
2042	35.3%	25.9%
2043	35%	25.5%
2044	34.8%	25.2%
2045	34.5%	24.8%
2046	34.2%	24.5%
2047	33.9%	24.2%
2048	33.7%	24%
2049	33.4%	23.7%
2050	33.1%	23.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.6% of the population in Benin and 32.1% in Botswana in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 45.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Benin and Botswana compared.

Natural population change in Benin vs Botswana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.72% in Benin and +1.88% in Botswana. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Benin	Botswana
1960	44,564	15,861
1961	48,838	16,185
1962	51,664	16,507
1963	54,514	17,084
1964	57,352	17,634
1965	60,154	18,045
1966	62,169	18,250
1967	64,709	18,463
1968	67,327	18,725
1969	70,155	19,024
1970	73,156	19,438
1971	76,034	19,926
1972	79,415	21,004
1973	82,422	22,449
1974	85,623	24,160
1975	89,350	25,762
1976	93,141	27,497
1977	97,200	29,009
1978	100,762	30,596
1979	106,782	32,486
1980	112,969	33,934
1981	118,634	34,327
1982	122,748	34,859
1983	126,349	35,142
1984	131,590	35,530
1985	136,621	35,966
1986	142,039	36,203
1987	147,783	35,647
1988	153,580	34,564
1989	157,235	33,756
1990	163,055	33,015
1991	168,174	32,219
1992	173,794	31,995
1993	179,858	31,691
1994	196,637	30,664
1995	194,481	28,478
1996	197,643	26,847
1997	203,182	25,738
1998	208,342	25,397
1999	213,074	25,358
2000	218,013	25,850
2001	222,877	26,112
2002	229,472	26,163
2003	237,962	26,545
2004	245,630	27,481
2005	253,795	29,385
2006	265,040	31,340
2007	271,305	33,832
2008	274,242	35,433
2009	280,204	36,671
2010	287,703	38,101
2011	296,348	38,613
2012	306,180	39,202
2013	315,804	39,404
2014	323,753	40,046
2015	330,573	40,897
2016	336,559	41,993
2017	339,763	43,154
2018	340,270	44,171
2019	339,817	45,110
2020	341,929	45,610
2021	341,103	40,894
2022	349,518	47,400
2023	353,933	47,098

Maternal mortality chart: Benin vs Botswana

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 518 deaths per 100,000 live births in Benin, compared to 155 deaths in Botswana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Benin	Botswana
1985	910	313
1986	858	304
1987	817	302
1988	765	319
1989	732	300
1990	692	296
1991	666	283
1992	625	263
1993	591	230
1994	605	182
1995	586	148
1996	576	130
1997	556	123
1998	547	126
1999	536	131
2000	529	136
2001	532	138
2002	534	140
2003	532	142
2004	531	151
2005	514	166
2006	509	204
2007	501	201
2008	563	199
2009	598	213
2010	607	228
2011	613	269
2012	618	288
2013	607	221
2014	605	212
2015	606	141
2016	604	72
2017	592	46
2018	585	99
2019	572	100
2020	578	98
2021	584	165
2022	547	120
2023	518	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.79% in Benin and 3.96% in Botswana. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Benin	Botswana
1960	31.2%	16.8%
1961	30.7%	16.3%
1962	30.2%	15.8%
1963	29.6%	15.3%
1964	29.1%	14.9%
1965	28.5%	14.5%
1966	28%	14%
1967	27.5%	13.6%
1968	27%	13.2%
1969	26.6%	12.8%
1970	26.1%	12.4%
1971	25.7%	11.9%
1972	25.2%	11.4%
1973	24.7%	10.9%
1974	24.2%	10.4%
1975	23.7%	9.88%
1976	23.1%	9.32%
1977	22.6%	8.77%
1978	22.1%	8.23%
1979	21.6%	7.74%
1980	21.2%	7.29%
1981	20.8%	6.86%
1982	20.4%	6.47%
1983	20%	6.12%
1984	19.6%	5.8%
1985	19.2%	5.5%
1986	18.8%	5.22%
1987	18.4%	5%
1988	18%	4.88%
1989	17.6%	4.87%
1990	17.2%	5.01%
1991	16.8%	5.29%
1992	16.4%	5.7%
1993	16%	6.2%
1994	15.6%	6.72%
1995	15.2%	6.74%
1996	14.9%	7.1%
1997	14.6%	7.37%
1998	14.3%	7.57%
1999	13.9%	7.91%
2000	13.6%	8.11%
2001	13.3%	8.12%
2002	13%	8%
2003	12.7%	7.85%
2004	12.4%	7.63%
2005	12.1%	7.03%
2006	11.8%	6.43%
2007	11.5%	6.16%
2008	11.3%	6.03%
2009	11.1%	5.78%
2010	10.8%	5.58%
2011	10.6%	5.68%
2012	10.4%	5.34%
2013	10.2%	5.1%
2014	9.93%	5.11%
2015	9.71%	4.98%
2016	9.5%	4.9%
2017	9.27%	4.65%
2018	9.05%	4.59%
2019	8.8%	4.5%
2020	8.55%	4.39%
2021	8.31%	4.2%
2022	8.04%	4.07%
2023	7.79%	3.96%