Botswana birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Botswana chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Botswana is 2.73, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.15 — a -34.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	World
1960	6.6	4.69
1961	6.56	4.56
1962	6.54	5.02
1963	6.58	5.31
1964	6.61	5.13
1965	6.6	5.08
1966	6.61	4.97
1967	6.6	4.87
1968	6.58	4.98
1969	6.56	4.88
1970	6.55	4.84
1971	6.54	4.69
1972	6.56	4.55
1973	6.59	4.42
1974	6.61	4.26
1975	6.61	4.07
1976	6.6	3.97
1977	6.54	3.84
1978	6.48	3.77
1979	6.4	3.76
1980	6.29	3.73
1981	6.16	3.71
1982	5.97	3.72
1983	5.79	3.59
1984	5.63	3.57
1985	5.48	3.53
1986	5.33	3.51
1987	5.1	3.48
1988	4.88	3.39
1989	4.67	3.35
1990	4.51	3.31
1991	4.37	3.13
1992	4.26	3.04
1993	4.15	2.97
1994	4.02	2.92
1995	3.79	2.87
1996	3.57	2.82
1997	3.43	2.78
1998	3.36	2.75
1999	3.31	2.72
2000	3.29	2.73
2001	3.25	2.69
2002	3.18	2.66
2003	3.11	2.64
2004	3.06	2.63
2005	3.08	2.61
2006	3.11	2.61
2007	3.13	2.6
2008	3.13	2.6
2009	3.13	2.59
2010	3.14	2.57
2011	3.1	2.55
2012	3.07	2.56
2013	3.05	2.53
2014	3.03	2.52
2015	3.01	2.49
2016	2.99	2.49
2017	2.97	2.46
2018	2.94	2.39
2019	2.91	2.35
2020	2.86	2.28
2021	2.83	2.25
2022	2.79	2.22
2023	2.73	2.2
2024	2.7	2.19
2025	2.66	2.18
2026	2.63	2.18
2027	2.59	2.17
2028	2.56	2.16
2029	2.52	2.15
2030	2.49	2.14
2031	2.46	2.13
2032	2.44	2.12
2033	2.41	2.12
2034	2.38	2.11
2035	2.35	2.1
2036	2.32	2.09
2037	2.3	2.09
2038	2.28	2.08
2039	2.26	2.08
2040	2.23	2.08
2041	2.21	2.07
2042	2.2	2.07
2043	2.18	2.07
2044	2.17	2.07
2045	2.15	2.06
2046	2.14	2.06
2047	2.12	2.06
2048	2.11	2.05
2049	2.09	2.05
2050	2.08	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.4% were to women under 20 years old, 52.7% to women ages 20-29, and 36.9% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17%, 50.3%, and 32.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Botswana by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Botswana	World
1960	45.1%	37.4%
1961	45.6%	37.5%
1962	46.2%	37.6%
1963	46.8%	37.8%
1964	47.2%	38%
1965	47.5%	38%
1966	47.9%	38%
1967	48.2%	38%
1968	48.6%	37.9%
1969	48.9%	37.8%
1970	49.2%	37.7%
1971	49.3%	37.6%
1972	49.1%	37.5%
1973	48.6%	37.3%
1974	48.2%	37.2%
1975	47.7%	37.1%
1976	47.3%	36.9%
1977	47%	36.7%
1978	46.5%	36.3%
1979	46%	35.9%
1980	46.1%	35.5%
1981	46.2%	35.2%
1982	46.2%	34.9%
1983	46.2%	34.6%
1984	46.2%	34.3%
1985	46.2%	34%
1986	46.1%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	45.8%	33.4%
1989	45.5%	33.2%
1990	45.1%	33%
1991	44.7%	32.9%
1992	44.2%	32.7%
1993	43.7%	32.5%
1994	43%	32.3%
1995	42.2%	32.1%
1996	41.4%	31.8%
1997	40.6%	31.5%
1998	39.8%	31.1%
1999	39.1%	30.8%
2000	38.4%	30.4%
2001	37.7%	30%
2002	37.1%	29.6%
2003	36.5%	29.2%
2004	35.9%	28.8%
2005	35.5%	28.5%
2006	35.1%	28.1%
2007	34.8%	27.9%
2008	34.5%	27.6%
2009	34.2%	27.5%
2010	34.1%	27.3%
2011	34%	27.1%
2012	34.2%	27%
2013	34.4%	26.9%
2014	34.4%	26.8%
2015	34.4%	26.6%
2016	34.2%	26.5%
2017	33.9%	26.4%
2018	33.6%	26.2%
2019	33.3%	26%
2020	32.9%	25.8%
2021	32.6%	25.6%
2022	32.4%	25.3%
2023	32.3%	25%
2024	32.1%	24.7%
2025	32%	24.4%
2026	31.8%	24.1%
2027	31.6%	23.8%
2028	31.4%	23.4%
2029	31.2%	23.1%
2030	30.9%	22.8%
2031	30.6%	22.6%
2032	30.3%	22.3%
2033	30%	22.1%
2034	29.6%	21.9%
2035	29.2%	21.7%
2036	28.7%	21.6%
2037	28.1%	21.5%
2038	27.6%	21.4%
2039	27.2%	21.3%
2040	26.7%	21.2%
2041	26.3%	21.1%
2042	25.9%	21%
2043	25.5%	21%
2044	25.2%	20.9%
2045	24.8%	20.8%
2046	24.5%	20.7%
2047	24.2%	20.7%
2048	24%	20.6%
2049	23.7%	20.5%
2050	23.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Botswana was 45.1% in 1960, 43.7% in 1993, and 32.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Botswana.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Botswana, excluding migration, has been +1.88% annually. On average, 43,637 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Botswana
1960	15,861
1961	16,185
1962	16,507
1963	17,084
1964	17,634
1965	18,045
1966	18,250
1967	18,463
1968	18,725
1969	19,024
1970	19,438
1971	19,926
1972	21,004
1973	22,449
1974	24,160
1975	25,762
1976	27,497
1977	29,009
1978	30,596
1979	32,486
1980	33,934
1981	34,327
1982	34,859
1983	35,142
1984	35,530
1985	35,966
1986	36,203
1987	35,647
1988	34,564
1989	33,756
1990	33,015
1991	32,219
1992	31,995
1993	31,691
1994	30,664
1995	28,478
1996	26,847
1997	25,738
1998	25,397
1999	25,358
2000	25,850
2001	26,112
2002	26,163
2003	26,545
2004	27,481
2005	29,385
2006	31,340
2007	33,832
2008	35,433
2009	36,671
2010	38,101
2011	38,613
2012	39,202
2013	39,404
2014	40,046
2015	40,897
2016	41,993
2017	43,154
2018	44,171
2019	45,110
2020	45,610
2021	40,894
2022	47,400
2023	47,098

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Botswana was 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.16% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +14% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	World
1985	313	460
1986	304	438
1987	302	429
1988	319	414
1989	300	401
1990	296	391
1991	283	395
1992	263	395
1993	230	389
1994	182	382
1995	148	371
1996	130	366
1997	123	358
1998	126	360
1999	131	340
2000	136	328
2001	138	321
2002	140	311
2003	142	301
2004	151	291
2005	166	283
2006	204	276
2007	201	269
2008	199	264
2009	213	258
2010	228	253
2011	269	247
2012	288	239
2013	221	235
2014	212	231
2015	141	228
2016	72	220
2017	46	215
2018	99	211
2019	100	207
2020	98	211
2021	165	242
2022	120	203
2023	155	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Botswana was 39.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.96% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 81.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Botswana	World
1960	16.8%	18.5%
1961	16.3%	18.1%
1962	15.8%	17.8%
1963	15.3%	17.5%
1964	14.9%	17.7%
1965	14.5%	17.5%
1966	14%	17.3%
1967	13.6%	17%
1968	13.2%	16.5%
1969	12.8%	15.5%
1970	12.4%	15.2%
1971	11.9%	15.1%
1972	11.4%	14.4%
1973	10.9%	14.1%
1974	10.4%	13.7%
1975	9.88%	13.4%
1976	9.32%	13%
1977	8.77%	12.5%
1978	8.23%	12.1%
1979	7.74%	11.7%
1980	7.29%	11.4%
1981	6.86%	11%
1982	6.47%	10.8%
1983	6.12%	10.6%
1984	5.8%	10.4%
1985	5.5%	10.1%
1986	5.22%	9.81%
1987	5%	9.47%
1988	4.88%	9.31%
1989	4.87%	9.02%
1990	5.01%	8.81%
1991	5.29%	8.66%
1992	5.7%	8.46%
1993	6.2%	8.19%
1994	6.72%	7.98%
1995	6.74%	7.76%
1996	7.1%	7.52%
1997	7.37%	7.28%
1998	7.57%	7.05%
1999	7.91%	6.76%
2000	8.11%	6.48%
2001	8.12%	6.21%
2002	8%	5.94%
2003	7.85%	5.65%
2004	7.63%	5.43%
2005	7.03%	5.16%
2006	6.43%	4.92%
2007	6.16%	4.7%
2008	6.03%	4.5%
2009	5.78%	4.31%
2010	5.58%	4.11%
2011	5.68%	3.97%
2012	5.34%	3.77%
2013	5.1%	3.61%
2014	5.11%	3.48%
2015	4.98%	3.35%
2016	4.9%	3.23%
2017	4.65%	3.11%
2018	4.59%	2.97%
2019	4.5%	2.86%
2020	4.39%	2.75%
2021	4.2%	2.66%
2022	4.07%	2.59%
2023	3.96%	2.49%