Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Ivory Coast

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Ivory Coast 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 4.28 in Ivory Coast in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Ivory Coast 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	Ivory Coast
1960	6.6	7.69
1961	6.56	7.72
1962	6.54	7.75
1963	6.58	7.78
1964	6.61	7.81
1965	6.6	7.84
1966	6.61	7.87
1967	6.6	7.89
1968	6.58	7.91
1969	6.56	7.93
1970	6.55	7.94
1971	6.54	7.94
1972	6.56	7.94
1973	6.59	7.94
1974	6.61	7.93
1975	6.61	7.91
1976	6.6	7.88
1977	6.54	7.83
1978	6.48	7.67
1979	6.4	7.63
1980	6.29	7.59
1981	6.16	7.54
1982	5.97	7.49
1983	5.79	7.42
1984	5.63	7.35
1985	5.48	7.27
1986	5.33	7.19
1987	5.1	7.09
1988	4.88	6.97
1989	4.67	6.85
1990	4.51	6.72
1991	4.37	6.59
1992	4.26	6.43
1993	4.15	6.27
1994	4.02	6.13
1995	3.79	6.04
1996	3.57	5.95
1997	3.43	5.9
1998	3.36	5.85
1999	3.31	5.81
2000	3.29	5.77
2001	3.25	5.7
2002	3.18	5.64
2003	3.11	5.57
2004	3.06	5.53
2005	3.08	5.5
2006	3.11	5.45
2007	3.13	5.4
2008	3.13	5.36
2009	3.13	5.33
2010	3.14	5.29
2011	3.1	5.24
2012	3.07	5.19
2013	3.05	5.14
2014	3.03	5.07
2015	3.01	4.97
2016	2.99	4.87
2017	2.97	4.76
2018	2.94	4.6
2019	2.91	4.52
2020	2.86	4.46
2021	2.83	4.41
2022	2.79	4.35
2023	2.73	4.28
2024	2.7	4.23
2025	2.66	4.17
2026	2.63	4.1
2027	2.59	4.05
2028	2.56	3.99
2029	2.52	3.93
2030	2.49	3.88
2031	2.46	3.83
2032	2.44	3.78
2033	2.41	3.75
2034	2.38	3.69
2035	2.35	3.64
2036	2.32	3.6
2037	2.3	3.56
2038	2.28	3.51
2039	2.26	3.47
2040	2.23	3.43
2041	2.21	3.39
2042	2.2	3.35
2043	2.18	3.31
2044	2.17	3.27
2045	2.15	3.23
2046	2.14	3.2
2047	2.12	3.17
2048	2.11	3.13
2049	2.09	3.1
2050	2.08	3.07

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Ivory Coast
1960	45.1%	43.1%
1961	45.6%	43.2%
1962	46.2%	43.4%
1963	46.8%	43.6%
1964	47.2%	43.9%
1965	47.5%	44.1%
1966	47.9%	44.3%
1967	48.2%	44.6%
1968	48.6%	44.8%
1969	48.9%	44.9%
1970	49.2%	45.1%
1971	49.3%	45.1%
1972	49.1%	45.2%
1973	48.6%	45.2%
1974	48.2%	45.3%
1975	47.7%	45.4%
1976	47.3%	45.7%
1977	47%	46.1%
1978	46.5%	46.5%
1979	46%	46.8%
1980	46.1%	47.1%
1981	46.2%	47.3%
1982	46.2%	47.5%
1983	46.2%	47.7%
1984	46.2%	47.8%
1985	46.2%	47.9%
1986	46.1%	48%
1987	46%	48.1%
1988	45.8%	48%
1989	45.5%	47.9%
1990	45.1%	47.8%
1991	44.7%	47.6%
1992	44.2%	47.4%
1993	43.7%	47.1%
1994	43%	46.9%
1995	42.2%	46.7%
1996	41.4%	46.4%
1997	40.6%	46.2%
1998	39.8%	46.1%
1999	39.1%	46%
2000	38.4%	46%
2001	37.7%	46.1%
2002	37.1%	46.2%
2003	36.5%	46.2%
2004	35.9%	46.3%
2005	35.5%	46.3%
2006	35.1%	46.3%
2007	34.8%	46.4%
2008	34.5%	45.8%
2009	34.2%	44.9%
2010	34.1%	44%
2011	34%	43.3%
2012	34.2%	42.7%
2013	34.4%	42.2%
2014	34.4%	42%
2015	34.4%	42.2%
2016	34.2%	42.3%
2017	33.9%	42.4%
2018	33.6%	42.4%
2019	33.3%	42.3%
2020	32.9%	42.2%
2021	32.6%	42%
2022	32.4%	41.7%
2023	32.3%	41.3%
2024	32.1%	40.9%
2025	32%	40.5%
2026	31.8%	40%
2027	31.6%	39.7%
2028	31.4%	39.3%
2029	31.2%	38.8%
2030	30.9%	38.3%
2031	30.6%	37.8%
2032	30.3%	37.3%
2033	30%	37%
2034	29.6%	36.7%
2035	29.2%	36.4%
2036	28.7%	36.2%
2037	28.1%	35.9%
2038	27.6%	35.7%
2039	27.2%	35.6%
2040	26.7%	35.4%
2041	26.3%	35.3%
2042	25.9%	35.1%
2043	25.5%	35%
2044	25.2%	34.8%
2045	24.8%	34.7%
2046	24.5%	34.5%
2047	24.2%	34.4%
2048	24%	34.2%
2049	23.7%	34%
2050	23.5%	33.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 40.9% in Ivory Coast in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 47.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Ivory Coast compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Ivory Coast by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +2.65% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	15,861	99,681
1961	16,185	105,568
1962	16,507	111,930
1963	17,084	118,526
1964	17,634	124,996
1965	18,045	131,601
1966	18,250	138,438
1967	18,463	145,773
1968	18,725	153,464
1969	19,024	161,541
1970	19,438	170,070
1971	19,926	179,918
1972	21,004	190,842
1973	22,449	203,429
1974	24,160	216,389
1975	25,762	228,883
1976	27,497	241,939
1977	29,009	250,858
1978	30,596	257,222
1979	32,486	268,875
1980	33,934	280,630
1981	34,327	292,755
1982	34,859	305,204
1983	35,142	317,379
1984	35,530	331,910
1985	35,966	344,549
1986	36,203	357,205
1987	35,647	370,654
1988	34,564	378,575
1989	33,756	390,081
1990	33,015	402,629
1991	32,219	413,354
1992	31,995	423,294
1993	31,691	430,759
1994	30,664	438,274
1995	28,478	453,719
1996	26,847	469,740
1997	25,738	489,984
1998	25,397	509,167
1999	25,358	527,634
2000	25,850	545,129
2001	26,112	555,220
2002	26,163	563,692
2003	26,545	568,220
2004	27,481	579,424
2005	29,385	593,685
2006	31,340	605,001
2007	33,832	617,247
2008	35,433	630,610
2009	36,671	654,439
2010	38,101	676,554
2011	38,613	694,033
2012	39,202	708,847
2013	39,404	720,228
2014	40,046	728,978
2015	40,897	731,387
2016	41,993	735,630
2017	43,154	734,553
2018	44,171	722,445
2019	45,110	727,774
2020	45,610	727,455
2021	40,894	732,191
2022	47,400	750,270
2023	47,098	758,261

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Ivory Coast

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 359 deaths in Ivory Coast.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Ivory Coast
1985	313	766
1986	304	735
1987	302	697
1988	319	671
1989	300	645
1990	296	619
1991	283	584
1992	263	546
1993	230	503
1994	182	463
1995	148	421
1996	130	381
1997	123	364
1998	126	380
1999	131	381
2000	136	378
2001	138	405
2002	140	427
2003	142	451
2004	151	456
2005	166	492
2006	204	544
2007	201	567
2008	199	562
2009	213	588
2010	228	592
2011	269	569
2012	288	566
2013	221	544
2014	212	522
2015	141	505
2016	72	488
2017	46	465
2018	99	449
2019	100	429
2020	98	447
2021	165	459
2022	120	409
2023	155	359

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 6.71% in Ivory Coast. 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	Ivory Coast
1960	16.8%	32.1%
1961	16.3%	31.3%
1962	15.8%	30.5%
1963	15.3%	29.7%
1964	14.9%	28.9%
1965	14.5%	28.2%
1966	14%	27.4%
1967	13.6%	26.7%
1968	13.2%	26%
1969	12.8%	25.2%
1970	12.4%	24.5%
1971	11.9%	23.7%
1972	11.4%	22.9%
1973	10.9%	22.1%
1974	10.4%	21.2%
1975	9.88%	20.3%
1976	9.32%	19.5%
1977	8.77%	18.7%
1978	8.23%	18%
1979	7.74%	17.4%
1980	7.29%	16.9%
1981	6.86%	16.4%
1982	6.47%	16.1%
1983	6.12%	15.8%
1984	5.8%	15.5%
1985	5.5%	15.4%
1986	5.22%	15.3%
1987	5%	15.2%
1988	4.88%	15.2%
1989	4.87%	15.3%
1990	5.01%	15.3%
1991	5.29%	15.4%
1992	5.7%	15.4%
1993	6.2%	15.4%
1994	6.72%	15.3%
1995	6.74%	15.2%
1996	7.1%	15.1%
1997	7.37%	14.9%
1998	7.57%	14.6%
1999	7.91%	14.4%
2000	8.11%	14.1%
2001	8.12%	13.7%
2002	8%	13.3%
2003	7.85%	13%
2004	7.63%	12.6%
2005	7.03%	12.2%
2006	6.43%	11.8%
2007	6.16%	11.4%
2008	6.03%	11%
2009	5.78%	10.6%
2010	5.58%	10.2%
2011	5.68%	9.91%
2012	5.34%	9.6%
2013	5.1%	9.27%
2014	5.11%	8.92%
2015	4.98%	8.61%
2016	4.9%	8.36%
2017	4.65%	8.11%
2018	4.59%	7.85%
2019	4.5%	7.59%
2020	4.39%	7.37%
2021	4.2%	7.14%
2022	4.07%	6.92%
2023	3.96%	6.71%