Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Chad

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Chad chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Botswana was 2.73 children per woman in 2023, compared to 6.12 in Chad in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Chad
1960	6.6	6.25
1961	6.56	6.27
1962	6.54	6.29
1963	6.58	6.3
1964	6.61	6.32
1965	6.6	6.34
1966	6.61	6.36
1967	6.6	6.39
1968	6.58	6.43
1969	6.56	6.48
1970	6.55	6.53
1971	6.54	6.58
1972	6.56	6.85
1973	6.59	6.87
1974	6.61	6.86
1975	6.61	6.88
1976	6.6	6.89
1977	6.54	6.9
1978	6.48	6.89
1979	6.4	6.91
1980	6.29	6.91
1981	6.16	6.94
1982	5.97	6.96
1983	5.79	6.98
1984	5.63	7.02
1985	5.48	7.04
1986	5.33	7.07
1987	5.1	7.11
1988	4.88	7.15
1989	4.67	7.19
1990	4.51	7.22
1991	4.37	7.26
1992	4.26	7.3
1993	4.15	7.34
1994	4.02	7.31
1995	3.79	7.29
1996	3.57	7.29
1997	3.43	7.27
1998	3.36	7.27
1999	3.31	7.26
2000	3.29	7.25
2001	3.25	7.23
2002	3.18	7.2
2003	3.11	7.18
2004	3.06	7.16
2005	3.08	7.13
2006	3.11	7.12
2007	3.13	7.09
2008	3.13	7.06
2009	3.13	7.02
2010	3.14	6.99
2011	3.1	6.95
2012	3.07	6.91
2013	3.05	6.84
2014	3.03	6.78
2015	3.01	6.71
2016	2.99	6.62
2017	2.97	6.54
2018	2.94	6.46
2019	2.91	6.41
2020	2.86	6.35
2021	2.83	6.26
2022	2.79	6.22
2023	2.73	6.12
2024	2.7	6.03
2025	2.66	5.94
2026	2.63	5.83
2027	2.59	5.74
2028	2.56	5.63
2029	2.52	5.54
2030	2.49	5.44
2031	2.46	5.36
2032	2.44	5.25
2033	2.41	5.15
2034	2.38	5.06
2035	2.35	4.97
2036	2.32	4.88
2037	2.3	4.8
2038	2.28	4.72
2039	2.26	4.63
2040	2.23	4.55
2041	2.21	4.47
2042	2.2	4.39
2043	2.18	4.32
2044	2.17	4.24
2045	2.15	4.17
2046	2.14	4.1
2047	2.12	4.04
2048	2.11	3.97
2049	2.09	3.91
2050	2.08	3.85

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Chad
1960	45.1%	41%
1961	45.6%	41.2%
1962	46.2%	41.5%
1963	46.8%	41.7%
1964	47.2%	41.9%
1965	47.5%	42%
1966	47.9%	42.1%
1967	48.2%	42.2%
1968	48.6%	42.4%
1969	48.9%	42.5%
1970	49.2%	42.7%
1971	49.3%	43%
1972	49.1%	43.2%
1973	48.6%	43.5%
1974	48.2%	43.9%
1975	47.7%	44.2%
1976	47.3%	44.6%
1977	47%	45%
1978	46.5%	45.4%
1979	46%	45.7%
1980	46.1%	46.6%
1981	46.2%	47.5%
1982	46.2%	46.6%
1983	46.2%	45.8%
1984	46.2%	46.5%
1985	46.2%	47.3%
1986	46.1%	47.2%
1987	46%	47%
1988	45.8%	46.8%
1989	45.5%	46.8%
1990	45.1%	47.1%
1991	44.7%	47.1%
1992	44.2%	46.9%
1993	43.7%	47.5%
1994	43%	48.2%
1995	42.2%	47.9%
1996	41.4%	47.8%
1997	40.6%	48.2%
1998	39.8%	48.5%
1999	39.1%	48.6%
2000	38.4%	48.8%
2001	37.7%	49%
2002	37.1%	49.1%
2003	36.5%	49%
2004	35.9%	48.7%
2005	35.5%	48.6%
2006	35.1%	48.6%
2007	34.8%	48.7%
2008	34.5%	48.7%
2009	34.2%	48.7%
2010	34.1%	48.8%
2011	34%	48.7%
2012	34.2%	48.7%
2013	34.4%	48.6%
2014	34.4%	48.5%
2015	34.4%	48.5%
2016	34.2%	48.5%
2017	33.9%	48.4%
2018	33.6%	48.2%
2019	33.3%	48.1%
2020	32.9%	48%
2021	32.6%	47.7%
2022	32.4%	47.4%
2023	32.3%	46.7%
2024	32.1%	46.1%
2025	32%	46%
2026	31.8%	46%
2027	31.6%	45.9%
2028	31.4%	45.8%
2029	31.2%	45.6%
2030	30.9%	45.4%
2031	30.6%	45.1%
2032	30.3%	44.9%
2033	30%	44.6%
2034	29.6%	44.3%
2035	29.2%	44%
2036	28.7%	43.7%
2037	28.1%	43.3%
2038	27.6%	42.9%
2039	27.2%	42.4%
2040	26.7%	41.9%
2041	26.3%	41.4%
2042	25.9%	40.9%
2043	25.5%	40.5%
2044	25.2%	40%
2045	24.8%	39.6%
2046	24.5%	39.2%
2047	24.2%	38.8%
2048	24%	38.4%
2049	23.7%	38.1%
2050	23.5%	37.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 46.1% in Chad in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Chad compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Chad by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +3.18% in Chad. 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
	Botswana	Chad
1960	15,861	62,003
1961	16,185	63,639
1962	16,507	65,312
1963	17,084	67,414
1964	17,634	69,483
1965	18,045	70,913
1966	18,250	73,123
1967	18,463	76,142
1968	18,725	79,465
1969	19,024	83,413
1970	19,438	87,660
1971	19,926	89,404
1972	21,004	101,142
1973	22,449	104,418
1974	24,160	106,898
1975	25,762	109,315
1976	27,497	111,324
1977	29,009	113,498
1978	30,596	115,084
1979	32,486	117,780
1980	33,934	122,468
1981	34,327	111,907
1982	34,859	119,121
1983	35,142	144,684
1984	35,530	151,511
1985	35,966	145,845
1986	36,203	152,360
1987	35,647	156,797
1988	34,564	178,489
1989	33,756	188,485
1990	33,015	191,959
1991	32,219	200,102
1992	31,995	219,348
1993	31,691	229,984
1994	30,664	223,996
1995	28,478	234,010
1996	26,847	254,589
1997	25,738	261,030
1998	25,397	270,055
1999	25,358	278,264
2000	25,850	287,173
2001	26,112	297,254
2002	26,163	302,995
2003	26,545	314,740
2004	27,481	334,136
2005	29,385	352,302
2006	31,340	362,027
2007	33,832	376,732
2008	35,433	387,439
2009	36,671	401,937
2010	38,101	416,177
2011	38,613	428,989
2012	39,202	444,246
2013	39,404	454,517
2014	40,046	467,957
2015	40,897	478,010
2016	41,993	483,442
2017	43,154	494,304
2018	44,171	509,642
2019	45,110	530,540
2020	45,610	541,234
2021	40,894	554,851
2022	47,400	588,060
2023	47,098	605,924

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Chad

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in Botswana, compared to 748 deaths in Chad.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Chad
1985	313	1,119
1986	304	1,068
1987	302	1,123
1988	319	1,093
1989	300	1,083
1990	296	1,113
1991	283	1,093
1992	263	1,119
1993	230	1,166
1994	182	1,151
1995	148	1,119
1996	130	1,150
1997	123	1,146
1998	126	1,177
1999	131	1,184
2000	136	1,208
2001	138	1,204
2002	140	1,199
2003	142	1,170
2004	151	1,167
2005	166	1,189
2006	204	1,220
2007	201	1,240
2008	199	1,264
2009	213	1,285
2010	228	1,284
2011	269	1,264
2012	288	1,245
2013	221	1,216
2014	212	1,198
2015	141	1,176
2016	72	1,133
2017	46	1,085
2018	99	1,020
2019	100	958
2020	98	877
2021	165	869
2022	120	775
2023	155	748

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 10.1% in Chad. 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
	Botswana	Chad
1960	16.8%	26.7%
1961	16.3%	26.6%
1962	15.8%	26.5%
1963	15.3%	26.4%
1964	14.9%	26.3%
1965	14.5%	26.1%
1966	14%	26%
1967	13.6%	25.9%
1968	13.2%	25.7%
1969	12.8%	25.6%
1970	12.4%	25.4%
1971	11.9%	25.3%
1972	11.4%	25.2%
1973	10.9%	25%
1974	10.4%	24.8%
1975	9.88%	24.7%
1976	9.32%	24.6%
1977	8.77%	24.4%
1978	8.23%	24.2%
1979	7.74%	24.1%
1980	7.29%	23.8%
1981	6.86%	23.6%
1982	6.47%	23.4%
1983	6.12%	23.2%
1984	5.8%	22.9%
1985	5.5%	22.6%
1986	5.22%	22.3%
1987	5%	22%
1988	4.88%	21.8%
1989	4.87%	21.5%
1990	5.01%	21.2%
1991	5.29%	20.9%
1992	5.7%	20.6%
1993	6.2%	20.3%
1994	6.72%	20.1%
1995	6.74%	19.8%
1996	7.1%	19.6%
1997	7.37%	19.3%
1998	7.57%	19%
1999	7.91%	18.7%
2000	8.11%	18.4%
2001	8.12%	18%
2002	8%	17.7%
2003	7.85%	17.3%
2004	7.63%	17%
2005	7.03%	16.7%
2006	6.43%	16.3%
2007	6.16%	15.9%
2008	6.03%	15.5%
2009	5.78%	15.2%
2010	5.58%	14.8%
2011	5.68%	14.4%
2012	5.34%	14%
2013	5.1%	13.7%
2014	5.11%	13.3%
2015	4.98%	12.9%
2016	4.9%	12.6%
2017	4.65%	12.2%
2018	4.59%	11.8%
2019	4.5%	11.5%
2020	4.39%	11.1%
2021	4.2%	10.8%
2022	4.07%	10.4%
2023	3.96%	10.1%