Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Cyprus

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Cyprus 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 1.39 in Cyprus in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Cyprus 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	Cyprus
1960	6.6	3.39
1961	6.56	3.62
1962	6.54	3.51
1963	6.58	3.49
1964	6.61	3.41
1965	6.6	3.47
1966	6.61	3.4
1967	6.6	3.32
1968	6.58	3.27
1969	6.56	3.19
1970	6.55	3.07
1971	6.54	3.04
1972	6.56	2.99
1973	6.59	2.4
1974	6.61	2.28
1975	6.61	2.11
1976	6.6	2.33
1977	6.54	2.09
1978	6.48	2.08
1979	6.4	2.14
1980	6.29	2.3
1981	6.16	2.15
1982	5.97	2.49
1983	5.79	2.49
1984	5.63	2.51
1985	5.48	2.43
1986	5.33	2.45
1987	5.1	2.39
1988	4.88	2.47
1989	4.67	2.37
1990	4.51	2.4
1991	4.37	2.34
1992	4.26	2.46
1993	4.15	2.25
1994	4.02	2.16
1995	3.79	2.03
1996	3.57	1.95
1997	3.43	1.86
1998	3.36	1.76
1999	3.31	1.67
2000	3.29	1.64
2001	3.25	1.57
2002	3.18	1.5
2003	3.11	1.51
2004	3.06	1.51
2005	3.08	1.48
2006	3.11	1.51
2007	3.13	1.45
2008	3.13	1.48
2009	3.13	1.48
2010	3.14	1.43
2011	3.1	1.36
2012	3.07	1.38
2013	3.05	1.3
2014	3.03	1.31
2015	3.01	1.32
2016	2.99	1.36
2017	2.97	1.32
2018	2.94	1.32
2019	2.91	1.33
2020	2.86	1.36
2021	2.83	1.39
2022	2.79	1.39
2023	2.73	1.39
2024	2.7	1.38
2025	2.66	1.37
2026	2.63	1.37
2027	2.59	1.36
2028	2.56	1.36
2029	2.52	1.36
2030	2.49	1.37
2031	2.46	1.37
2032	2.44	1.37
2033	2.41	1.37
2034	2.38	1.37
2035	2.35	1.38
2036	2.32	1.38
2037	2.3	1.38
2038	2.28	1.38
2039	2.26	1.39
2040	2.23	1.39
2041	2.21	1.39
2042	2.2	1.39
2043	2.18	1.4
2044	2.17	1.4
2045	2.15	1.4
2046	2.14	1.41
2047	2.12	1.41
2048	2.11	1.42
2049	2.09	1.42
2050	2.08	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Cyprus
1960	45.1%	36.5%
1961	45.6%	36.4%
1962	46.2%	35.8%
1963	46.8%	35.1%
1964	47.2%	34.5%
1965	47.5%	34%
1966	47.9%	33.5%
1967	48.2%	33%
1968	48.6%	32.6%
1969	48.9%	32.1%
1970	49.2%	31.7%
1971	49.3%	31.2%
1972	49.1%	30.8%
1973	48.6%	30.3%
1974	48.2%	30%
1975	47.7%	29.6%
1976	47.3%	28.8%
1977	47%	27.9%
1978	46.5%	27%
1979	46%	26.2%
1980	46.1%	25.5%
1981	46.2%	25%
1982	46.2%	24.8%
1983	46.2%	24.9%
1984	46.2%	25.1%
1985	46.2%	25.2%
1986	46.1%	25.2%
1987	46%	25.2%
1988	45.8%	25.1%
1989	45.5%	25%
1990	45.1%	24.8%
1991	44.7%	24.7%
1992	44.2%	24.6%
1993	43.7%	24.6%
1994	43%	24.7%
1995	42.2%	24.6%
1996	41.4%	24.3%
1997	40.6%	23.9%
1998	39.8%	23.4%
1999	39.1%	22.9%
2000	38.4%	22.3%
2001	37.7%	21.7%
2002	37.1%	21.3%
2003	36.5%	21%
2004	35.9%	20.5%
2005	35.5%	19.9%
2006	35.1%	19.3%
2007	34.8%	18.7%
2008	34.5%	18%
2009	34.2%	17.5%
2010	34.1%	17%
2011	34%	16.6%
2012	34.2%	16.4%
2013	34.4%	16.2%
2014	34.4%	16.1%
2015	34.4%	16%
2016	34.2%	15.9%
2017	33.9%	15.9%
2018	33.6%	15.9%
2019	33.3%	15.9%
2020	32.9%	15.9%
2021	32.6%	16%
2022	32.4%	16%
2023	32.3%	16.1%
2024	32.1%	16.1%
2025	32%	16.1%
2026	31.8%	16%
2027	31.6%	16%
2028	31.4%	15.9%
2029	31.2%	15.8%
2030	30.9%	15.6%
2031	30.6%	15.4%
2032	30.3%	15.2%
2033	30%	15%
2034	29.6%	14.8%
2035	29.2%	14.6%
2036	28.7%	14.3%
2037	28.1%	14%
2038	27.6%	13.8%
2039	27.2%	13.5%
2040	26.7%	13.3%
2041	26.3%	13.1%
2042	25.9%	12.9%
2043	25.5%	12.7%
2044	25.2%	12.6%
2045	24.8%	12.5%
2046	24.5%	12.4%
2047	24.2%	12.4%
2048	24%	12.4%
2049	23.7%	12.3%
2050	23.5%	12.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 16.1% in Cyprus in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 24.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Cyprus compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Cyprus by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +0.45% in Cyprus. 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	Cyprus
1960	15,861	8,385
1961	16,185	9,584
1962	16,507	9,455
1963	17,084	8,568
1964	17,634	8,322
1965	18,045	9,643
1966	18,250	9,478
1967	18,463	9,313
1968	18,725	9,153
1969	19,024	8,857
1970	19,438	8,412
1971	19,926	8,398
1972	21,004	8,244
1973	22,449	5,405
1974	24,160	321
1975	25,762	5,023
1976	27,497	6,546
1977	29,009	5,607
1978	30,596	5,949
1979	32,486	6,620
1980	33,934	7,954
1981	34,327	7,135
1982	34,859	9,282
1983	35,142	9,318
1984	35,530	9,516
1985	35,966	9,242
1986	36,203	9,412
1987	35,647	9,114
1988	34,564	9,595
1989	33,756	9,156
1990	33,015	9,417
1991	32,219	9,102
1992	31,995	9,844
1993	31,691	8,463
1994	30,664	7,973
1995	28,478	7,226
1996	26,847	6,911
1997	25,738	6,444
1998	25,397	5,879
1999	25,358	5,524
2000	25,850	5,570
2001	26,112	5,308
2002	26,163	5,225
2003	26,545	5,484
2004	27,481	5,705
2005	29,385	5,646
2006	31,340	6,166
2007	33,832	5,983
2008	35,433	6,429
2009	36,671	6,820
2010	38,101	6,723
2011	38,613	6,271
2012	39,202	6,726
2013	39,404	6,116
2014	40,046	6,193
2015	40,897	6,340
2016	41,993	6,643
2017	43,154	6,082
2018	44,171	5,905
2019	45,110	5,679
2020	45,610	5,826
2021	40,894	5,305
2022	47,400	4,466
2023	47,098	5,025

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Cyprus

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 14 deaths in Cyprus.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Cyprus
1985	313	19
1986	304	18
1987	302	17
1988	319	17
1989	300	16
1990	296	15
1991	283	15
1992	263	15
1993	230	15
1994	182	15
1995	148	14
1996	130	14
1997	123	13
1998	126	13
1999	131	12
2000	136	12
2001	138	11
2002	140	11
2003	142	10
2004	151	10
2005	166	10
2006	204	10
2007	201	10
2008	199	10
2009	213	10
2010	228	10
2011	269	10
2012	288	10
2013	221	10
2014	212	11
2015	141	11
2016	72	12
2017	46	12
2018	99	13
2019	100	13
2020	98	87
2021	165	98
2022	120	53
2023	155	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 0.35% in Cyprus. 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	Cyprus
1960	16.8%	-
1961	16.3%	-
1962	15.8%	-
1963	15.3%	-
1964	14.9%	-
1965	14.5%	-
1966	14%	-
1967	13.6%	-
1968	13.2%	-
1969	12.8%	-
1970	12.4%	-
1971	11.9%	3.81%
1972	11.4%	3.72%
1973	10.9%	3.63%
1974	10.4%	3.53%
1975	9.88%	3.37%
1976	9.32%	3.16%
1977	8.77%	2.91%
1978	8.23%	2.65%
1979	7.74%	2.39%
1980	7.29%	2.16%
1981	6.86%	1.96%
1982	6.47%	1.78%
1983	6.12%	1.61%
1984	5.8%	1.45%
1985	5.5%	1.33%
1986	5.22%	1.23%
1987	5%	1.16%
1988	4.88%	1.13%
1989	4.87%	1.12%
1990	5.01%	1.11%
1991	5.29%	1.09%
1992	5.7%	1.06%
1993	6.2%	1.02%
1994	6.72%	0.97%
1995	6.74%	0.91%
1996	7.1%	0.86%
1997	7.37%	0.81%
1998	7.57%	0.76%
1999	7.91%	0.71%
2000	8.11%	0.66%
2001	8.12%	0.62%
2002	8%	0.58%
2003	7.85%	0.54%
2004	7.63%	0.5%
2005	7.03%	0.46%
2006	6.43%	0.42%
2007	6.16%	0.39%
2008	6.03%	0.37%
2009	5.78%	0.35%
2010	5.58%	0.33%
2011	5.68%	0.32%
2012	5.34%	0.3%
2013	5.1%	0.3%
2014	5.11%	0.29%
2015	4.98%	0.29%
2016	4.9%	0.29%
2017	4.65%	0.3%
2018	4.59%	0.3%
2019	4.5%	0.31%
2020	4.39%	0.32%
2021	4.2%	0.34%
2022	4.07%	0.35%
2023	3.96%	0.35%