Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Lithuania

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Lithuania 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 1.18 in Lithuania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Lithuania
1960	6.6	2.56
1961	6.56	2.53
1962	6.54	2.45
1963	6.58	2.35
1964	6.61	2.28
1965	6.6	2.23
1966	6.61	2.22
1967	6.6	2.23
1968	6.58	2.24
1969	6.56	2.3
1970	6.55	2.4
1971	6.54	2.41
1972	6.56	2.34
1973	6.59	2.22
1974	6.61	2.21
1975	6.61	2.18
1976	6.6	2.18
1977	6.54	2.14
1978	6.48	2.08
1979	6.4	2.05
1980	6.29	1.99
1981	6.16	1.98
1982	5.97	1.97
1983	5.79	2.1
1984	5.63	2.07
1985	5.48	2.08
1986	5.33	2.12
1987	5.1	2.11
1988	4.88	2.02
1989	4.67	1.98
1990	4.51	2.03
1991	4.37	2.01
1992	4.26	1.97
1993	4.15	1.74
1994	4.02	1.57
1995	3.79	1.55
1996	3.57	1.49
1997	3.43	1.47
1998	3.36	1.46
1999	3.31	1.46
2000	3.29	1.39
2001	3.25	1.29
2002	3.18	1.23
2003	3.11	1.26
2004	3.06	1.27
2005	3.08	1.29
2006	3.11	1.33
2007	3.13	1.36
2008	3.13	1.45
2009	3.13	1.5
2010	3.14	1.5
2011	3.1	1.55
2012	3.07	1.6
2013	3.05	1.59
2014	3.03	1.57
2015	3.01	1.63
2016	2.99	1.63
2017	2.97	1.57
2018	2.94	1.53
2019	2.91	1.43
2020	2.86	1.36
2021	2.83	1.36
2022	2.79	1.27
2023	2.73	1.18
2024	2.7	1.19
2025	2.66	1.2
2026	2.63	1.2
2027	2.59	1.21
2028	2.56	1.22
2029	2.52	1.22
2030	2.49	1.23
2031	2.46	1.23
2032	2.44	1.24
2033	2.41	1.25
2034	2.38	1.25
2035	2.35	1.26
2036	2.32	1.27
2037	2.3	1.27
2038	2.28	1.28
2039	2.26	1.28
2040	2.23	1.29
2041	2.21	1.29
2042	2.2	1.3
2043	2.18	1.3
2044	2.17	1.31
2045	2.15	1.31
2046	2.14	1.31
2047	2.12	1.32
2048	2.11	1.32
2049	2.09	1.33
2050	2.08	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Lithuania
1960	45.1%	27.1%
1961	45.6%	27.3%
1962	46.2%	27.4%
1963	46.8%	27.5%
1964	47.2%	27.4%
1965	47.5%	27.3%
1966	47.9%	27.3%
1967	48.2%	27.2%
1968	48.6%	27.2%
1969	48.9%	27.2%
1970	49.2%	27.1%
1971	49.3%	26.8%
1972	49.1%	26.6%
1973	48.6%	26.1%
1974	48.2%	25.6%
1975	47.7%	25.1%
1976	47.3%	24.6%
1977	47%	24.2%
1978	46.5%	23.8%
1979	46%	23.5%
1980	46.1%	23.3%
1981	46.2%	23.1%
1982	46.2%	22.9%
1983	46.2%	22.8%
1984	46.2%	22.8%
1985	46.2%	22.7%
1986	46.1%	22.7%
1987	46%	22.7%
1988	45.8%	22.6%
1989	45.5%	22.5%
1990	45.1%	22.6%
1991	44.7%	22.5%
1992	44.2%	22.4%
1993	43.7%	22.3%
1994	43%	22.1%
1995	42.2%	21.8%
1996	41.4%	21.5%
1997	40.6%	21.2%
1998	39.8%	20.9%
1999	39.1%	20.4%
2000	38.4%	20%
2001	37.7%	19.3%
2002	37.1%	18.6%
2003	36.5%	17.9%
2004	35.9%	17.4%
2005	35.5%	16.8%
2006	35.1%	16.3%
2007	34.8%	15.8%
2008	34.5%	15.3%
2009	34.2%	15%
2010	34.1%	14.9%
2011	34%	14.8%
2012	34.2%	14.7%
2013	34.4%	14.6%
2014	34.4%	14.6%
2015	34.4%	14.6%
2016	34.2%	14.7%
2017	33.9%	14.9%
2018	33.6%	15%
2019	33.3%	15.1%
2020	32.9%	15.1%
2021	32.6%	15.1%
2022	32.4%	15%
2023	32.3%	14.9%
2024	32.1%	14.7%
2025	32%	14.5%
2026	31.8%	14.3%
2027	31.6%	14.1%
2028	31.4%	13.9%
2029	31.2%	13.6%
2030	30.9%	13.3%
2031	30.6%	13%
2032	30.3%	12.7%
2033	30%	12.4%
2034	29.6%	12.1%
2035	29.2%	11.9%
2036	28.7%	11.7%
2037	28.1%	11.6%
2038	27.6%	11.5%
2039	27.2%	11.4%
2040	26.7%	11.4%
2041	26.3%	11.3%
2042	25.9%	11.3%
2043	25.5%	11.3%
2044	25.2%	11.2%
2045	24.8%	11.2%
2046	24.5%	11.3%
2047	24.2%	11.3%
2048	24%	11.3%
2049	23.7%	11.3%
2050	23.5%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 14.7% in Lithuania in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 22.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Lithuania compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Lithuania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and -0.54% in Lithuania. 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	Lithuania
1960	15,861	40,845
1961	16,185	40,376
1962	16,507	34,933
1963	17,084	33,918
1964	17,634	34,048
1965	18,045	30,309
1966	18,250	30,381
1967	18,463	29,226
1968	18,725	28,325
1969	19,024	27,345
1970	19,438	27,629
1971	19,926	28,930
1972	21,004	25,388
1973	22,449	22,712
1974	24,160	22,589
1975	25,762	20,470
1976	27,497	20,305
1977	29,009	19,124
1978	30,596	17,573
1979	32,486	16,989
1980	33,934	16,042
1981	34,327	16,478
1982	34,859	18,323
1983	35,142	20,911
1984	35,530	18,976
1985	35,966	19,140
1986	36,203	23,978
1987	35,647	22,422
1988	34,564	19,006
1989	33,756	17,316
1990	33,015	17,010
1991	32,219	14,817
1992	31,995	12,950
1993	31,691	1,473
1994	30,664	-4,023
1995	28,478	-3,992
1996	26,847	-3,962
1997	25,738	-3,218
1998	25,397	-3,904
1999	25,358	-3,877
2000	25,850	-4,549
2001	26,112	-9,024
2002	26,163	-11,362
2003	26,545	-10,929
2004	27,481	-11,482
2005	29,385	-14,287
2006	31,340	-15,041
2007	33,832	-15,510
2008	35,433	-12,153
2009	36,671	-9,805
2010	38,101	-11,460
2011	38,613	-10,901
2012	39,202	-11,060
2013	39,404	-12,733
2014	40,046	-10,868
2015	40,897	-11,935
2016	41,993	-11,509
2017	43,154	-12,224
2018	44,171	-12,686
2019	45,110	-13,212
2020	45,610	-19,953
2021	40,894	-24,433
2022	47,400	-20,671
2023	47,098	-16,368

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Lithuania

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 8 deaths in Lithuania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Lithuania
1985	313	35
1986	304	30
1987	302	28
1988	319	28
1989	300	31
1990	296	29
1991	283	29
1992	263	28
1993	230	29
1994	182	31
1995	148	28
1996	130	25
1997	123	21
1998	126	19
1999	131	18
2000	136	16
2001	138	16
2002	140	14
2003	142	14
2004	151	12
2005	166	13
2006	204	14
2007	201	14
2008	199	13
2009	213	11
2010	228	10
2011	269	10
2012	288	10
2013	221	10
2014	212	9
2015	141	10
2016	72	9
2017	46	10
2018	99	9
2019	100	9
2020	98	8
2021	165	9
2022	120	9
2023	155	8

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 Lithuania. 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	Lithuania
1960	16.8%	-
1961	16.3%	-
1962	15.8%	-
1963	15.3%	-
1964	14.9%	-
1965	14.5%	-
1966	14%	-
1967	13.6%	2.63%
1968	13.2%	2.63%
1969	12.8%	2.51%
1970	12.4%	2.29%
1971	11.9%	2.11%
1972	11.4%	2.08%
1973	10.9%	2.16%
1974	10.4%	2.24%
1975	9.88%	2.26%
1976	9.32%	2.25%
1977	8.77%	2.22%
1978	8.23%	2.18%
1979	7.74%	2.12%
1980	7.29%	2.05%
1981	6.86%	1.98%
1982	6.47%	1.92%
1983	6.12%	1.87%
1984	5.8%	1.82%
1985	5.5%	1.74%
1986	5.22%	1.64%
1987	5%	1.52%
1988	4.88%	1.42%
1989	4.87%	1.42%
1990	5.01%	1.52%
1991	5.29%	1.67%
1992	5.7%	1.78%
1993	6.2%	1.79%
1994	6.72%	1.69%
1995	6.74%	1.51%
1996	7.1%	1.34%
1997	7.37%	1.23%
1998	7.57%	1.16%
1999	7.91%	1.12%
2000	8.11%	1.07%
2001	8.12%	1.03%
2002	8%	0.99%
2003	7.85%	0.96%
2004	7.63%	0.93%
2005	7.03%	0.9%
2006	6.43%	0.86%
2007	6.16%	0.8%
2008	6.03%	0.74%
2009	5.78%	0.67%
2010	5.58%	0.6%
2011	5.68%	0.56%
2012	5.34%	0.53%
2013	5.1%	0.51%
2014	5.11%	0.51%
2015	4.98%	0.5%
2016	4.9%	0.49%
2017	4.65%	0.46%
2018	4.59%	0.42%
2019	4.5%	0.39%
2020	4.39%	0.37%
2021	4.2%	0.36%
2022	4.07%	0.35%
2023	3.96%	0.34%