Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Denmark

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Denmark 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 1.5 in Denmark in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Denmark 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	Denmark
1960	6.6	2.57
1961	6.56	2.55
1962	6.54	2.55
1963	6.58	2.67
1964	6.61	2.6
1965	6.6	2.61
1966	6.61	2.62
1967	6.6	2.35
1968	6.58	2.12
1969	6.56	2
1970	6.55	1.95
1971	6.54	2.04
1972	6.56	2.03
1973	6.59	1.92
1974	6.61	1.9
1975	6.61	1.92
1976	6.6	1.75
1977	6.54	1.66
1978	6.48	1.67
1979	6.4	1.6
1980	6.29	1.55
1981	6.16	1.44
1982	5.97	1.43
1983	5.79	1.38
1984	5.63	1.4
1985	5.48	1.45
1986	5.33	1.48
1987	5.1	1.5
1988	4.88	1.56
1989	4.67	1.62
1990	4.51	1.67
1991	4.37	1.68
1992	4.26	1.76
1993	4.15	1.75
1994	4.02	1.81
1995	3.79	1.8
1996	3.57	1.75
1997	3.43	1.75
1998	3.36	1.72
1999	3.31	1.73
2000	3.29	1.77
2001	3.25	1.74
2002	3.18	1.72
2003	3.11	1.76
2004	3.06	1.78
2005	3.08	1.8
2006	3.11	1.85
2007	3.13	1.84
2008	3.13	1.89
2009	3.13	1.84
2010	3.14	1.87
2011	3.1	1.75
2012	3.07	1.73
2013	3.05	1.67
2014	3.03	1.69
2015	3.01	1.71
2016	2.99	1.79
2017	2.97	1.75
2018	2.94	1.73
2019	2.91	1.7
2020	2.86	1.68
2021	2.83	1.72
2022	2.79	1.55
2023	2.73	1.5
2024	2.7	1.51
2025	2.66	1.51
2026	2.63	1.51
2027	2.59	1.52
2028	2.56	1.52
2029	2.52	1.52
2030	2.49	1.53
2031	2.46	1.53
2032	2.44	1.53
2033	2.41	1.53
2034	2.38	1.53
2035	2.35	1.54
2036	2.32	1.54
2037	2.3	1.54
2038	2.28	1.54
2039	2.26	1.54
2040	2.23	1.55
2041	2.21	1.55
2042	2.2	1.55
2043	2.18	1.55
2044	2.17	1.56
2045	2.15	1.56
2046	2.14	1.56
2047	2.12	1.56
2048	2.11	1.56
2049	2.09	1.56
2050	2.08	1.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Denmark
1960	45.1%	25.2%
1961	45.6%	24.7%
1962	46.2%	24.2%
1963	46.8%	24%
1964	47.2%	23.8%
1965	47.5%	23.8%
1966	47.9%	23.8%
1967	48.2%	23.8%
1968	48.6%	23.7%
1969	48.9%	23.5%
1970	49.2%	23.3%
1971	49.3%	23.1%
1972	49.1%	23%
1973	48.6%	22.9%
1974	48.2%	22.7%
1975	47.7%	22.6%
1976	47.3%	22.4%
1977	47%	22.1%
1978	46.5%	21.8%
1979	46%	21.3%
1980	46.1%	20.8%
1981	46.2%	20.3%
1982	46.2%	19.7%
1983	46.2%	19.2%
1984	46.2%	18.8%
1985	46.2%	18.4%
1986	46.1%	18.1%
1987	46%	17.7%
1988	45.8%	17.5%
1989	45.5%	17.2%
1990	45.1%	17.1%
1991	44.7%	17%
1992	44.2%	17%
1993	43.7%	17.1%
1994	43%	17.2%
1995	42.2%	17.4%
1996	41.4%	17.6%
1997	40.6%	17.9%
1998	39.8%	18.1%
1999	39.1%	18.3%
2000	38.4%	18.5%
2001	37.7%	18.7%
2002	37.1%	18.8%
2003	36.5%	18.8%
2004	35.9%	18.8%
2005	35.5%	18.8%
2006	35.1%	18.7%
2007	34.8%	18.5%
2008	34.5%	18.4%
2009	34.2%	18.2%
2010	34.1%	18%
2011	34%	17.8%
2012	34.2%	17.6%
2013	34.4%	17.3%
2014	34.4%	17.1%
2015	34.4%	16.9%
2016	34.2%	16.8%
2017	33.9%	16.7%
2018	33.6%	16.6%
2019	33.3%	16.4%
2020	32.9%	16.3%
2021	32.6%	16.2%
2022	32.4%	16%
2023	32.3%	15.9%
2024	32.1%	15.7%
2025	32%	15.6%
2026	31.8%	15.5%
2027	31.6%	15.4%
2028	31.4%	15.4%
2029	31.2%	15.4%
2030	30.9%	15.4%
2031	30.6%	15.4%
2032	30.3%	15.3%
2033	30%	15.2%
2034	29.6%	15.2%
2035	29.2%	15.1%
2036	28.7%	15%
2037	28.1%	15%
2038	27.6%	15%
2039	27.2%	15%
2040	26.7%	14.9%
2041	26.3%	14.9%
2042	25.9%	14.9%
2043	25.5%	14.8%
2044	25.2%	14.8%
2045	24.8%	14.7%
2046	24.5%	14.7%
2047	24.2%	14.6%
2048	24%	14.6%
2049	23.7%	14.5%
2050	23.5%	14.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 15.7% in Denmark in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Denmark compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Denmark by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +0.09% in Denmark. 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	Denmark
1960	15,861	32,515
1961	16,185	33,205
1962	16,507	32,070
1963	17,084	36,539
1964	17,634	36,832
1965	18,045	37,596
1966	18,250	38,858
1967	18,463	33,363
1968	18,725	27,243
1969	19,024	23,481
1970	19,438	22,673
1971	19,926	26,801
1972	21,004	24,958
1973	22,449	21,092
1974	24,160	19,676
1975	25,762	20,746
1976	27,497	11,667
1977	29,009	11,703
1978	30,596	9,187
1979	32,486	4,605
1980	33,934	1,537
1981	34,327	-3,073
1982	34,859	-2,559
1983	35,142	-6,649
1984	35,530	-5,623
1985	35,966	-4,603
1986	36,203	-2,561
1987	35,647	-1,538
1988	34,564	0
1989	33,756	2,053
1990	33,015	2,056
1991	32,219	4,639
1992	31,995	6,722
1993	31,691	4,670
1994	30,664	8,850
1995	28,478	6,280
1996	26,847	6,842
1997	25,738	7,927
1998	25,397	7,956
1999	25,358	6,919
2000	25,850	9,078
2001	26,112	6,967
2002	26,163	5,376
2003	26,545	7,007
2004	27,481	9,188
2005	29,385	9,755
2006	31,340	9,787
2007	33,832	8,192
2008	35,433	10,438
2009	36,671	8,285
2010	38,101	8,876
2011	38,613	6,685
2012	39,202	5,592
2013	39,404	3,931
2014	40,046	5,644
2015	40,897	5,683
2016	41,993	9,165
2017	43,154	8,071
2018	44,171	6,373
2019	45,110	6,977
2020	45,610	5,831
2021	40,894	5,857
2022	47,400	-1,180
2023	47,098	-595

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Denmark

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 4 deaths in Denmark.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Denmark
1985	313	12
1986	304	12
1987	302	12
1988	319	13
1989	300	13
1990	296	12
1991	283	12
1992	263	12
1993	230	12
1994	182	12
1995	148	12
1996	130	11
1997	123	10
1998	126	9
1999	131	9
2000	136	9
2001	138	9
2002	140	9
2003	142	8
2004	151	8
2005	166	8
2006	204	7
2007	201	7
2008	199	7
2009	213	7
2010	228	7
2011	269	6
2012	288	6
2013	221	5
2014	212	5
2015	141	5
2016	72	5
2017	46	5
2018	99	5
2019	100	4
2020	98	4
2021	165	8
2022	120	6
2023	155	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 0.34% in Denmark. 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	Denmark
1960	16.8%	2.5%
1961	16.3%	2.45%
1962	15.8%	2.38%
1963	15.3%	2.3%
1964	14.9%	2.21%
1965	14.5%	2.11%
1966	14%	2.01%
1967	13.6%	1.9%
1968	13.2%	1.81%
1969	12.8%	1.73%
1970	12.4%	1.66%
1971	11.9%	1.58%
1972	11.4%	1.49%
1973	10.9%	1.39%
1974	10.4%	1.31%
1975	9.88%	1.23%
1976	9.32%	1.17%
1977	8.77%	1.11%
1978	8.23%	1.06%
1979	7.74%	1.03%
1980	7.29%	1%
1981	6.86%	0.98%
1982	6.47%	0.96%
1983	6.12%	0.96%
1984	5.8%	0.96%
1985	5.5%	0.97%
1986	5.22%	0.97%
1987	5%	0.97%
1988	4.88%	0.96%
1989	4.87%	0.93%
1990	5.01%	0.89%
1991	5.29%	0.84%
1992	5.7%	0.79%
1993	6.2%	0.74%
1994	6.72%	0.69%
1995	6.74%	0.65%
1996	7.1%	0.63%
1997	7.37%	0.6%
1998	7.57%	0.59%
1999	7.91%	0.57%
2000	8.11%	0.56%
2001	8.12%	0.55%
2002	8%	0.54%
2003	7.85%	0.52%
2004	7.63%	0.5%
2005	7.03%	0.48%
2006	6.43%	0.46%
2007	6.16%	0.45%
2008	6.03%	0.43%
2009	5.78%	0.42%
2010	5.58%	0.41%
2011	5.68%	0.41%
2012	5.34%	0.41%
2013	5.1%	0.41%
2014	5.11%	0.41%
2015	4.98%	0.41%
2016	4.9%	0.4%
2017	4.65%	0.4%
2018	4.59%	0.39%
2019	4.5%	0.38%
2020	4.39%	0.37%
2021	4.2%	0.36%
2022	4.07%	0.35%
2023	3.96%	0.34%