Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Malaysia

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Malaysia 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 1.55 in Malaysia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Malaysia 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	Malaysia
1960	6.6	6.41
1961	6.56	6.37
1962	6.54	6.3
1963	6.58	6.19
1964	6.61	6.03
1965	6.6	5.84
1966	6.61	5.64
1967	6.6	5.43
1968	6.58	5.29
1969	6.56	5.16
1970	6.55	5.04
1971	6.54	4.92
1972	6.56	4.82
1973	6.59	4.73
1974	6.61	4.62
1975	6.61	4.5
1976	6.6	4.4
1977	6.54	4.28
1978	6.48	4.18
1979	6.4	4.09
1980	6.29	4.04
1981	6.16	4
1982	5.97	3.97
1983	5.79	3.93
1984	5.63	3.89
1985	5.48	3.8
1986	5.33	3.7
1987	5.1	3.57
1988	4.88	3.5
1989	4.67	3.31
1990	4.51	3.3
1991	4.37	3.34
1992	4.26	3.37
1993	4.15	3.36
1994	4.02	3.35
1995	3.79	3.32
1996	3.57	3.3
1997	3.43	3.23
1998	3.36	3.12
1999	3.31	3.07
2000	3.29	2.94
2001	3.25	2.81
2002	3.18	2.66
2003	3.11	2.6
2004	3.06	2.49
2005	3.08	2.39
2006	3.11	2.31
2007	3.13	2.25
2008	3.13	2.26
2009	3.13	2.22
2010	3.14	2.14
2011	3.1	2.15
2012	3.07	2.12
2013	3.05	2.07
2014	3.03	2.06
2015	3.01	2.01
2016	2.99	1.94
2017	2.97	1.89
2018	2.94	1.84
2019	2.91	1.78
2020	2.86	1.68
2021	2.83	1.56
2022	2.79	1.55
2023	2.73	1.55
2024	2.7	1.54
2025	2.66	1.53
2026	2.63	1.52
2027	2.59	1.51
2028	2.56	1.51
2029	2.52	1.51
2030	2.49	1.51
2031	2.46	1.5
2032	2.44	1.5
2033	2.41	1.5
2034	2.38	1.5
2035	2.35	1.5
2036	2.32	1.51
2037	2.3	1.51
2038	2.28	1.51
2039	2.26	1.51
2040	2.23	1.51
2041	2.21	1.51
2042	2.2	1.51
2043	2.18	1.52
2044	2.17	1.52
2045	2.15	1.52
2046	2.14	1.52
2047	2.12	1.52
2048	2.11	1.53
2049	2.09	1.53
2050	2.08	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	45.1%	45.4%
1961	45.6%	45.9%
1962	46.2%	46.3%
1963	46.8%	46.5%
1964	47.2%	46.6%
1965	47.5%	46.5%
1966	47.9%	46.2%
1967	48.2%	45.9%
1968	48.6%	45.5%
1969	48.9%	45%
1970	49.2%	44.5%
1971	49.3%	44%
1972	49.1%	43.4%
1973	48.6%	42.8%
1974	48.2%	42.2%
1975	47.7%	41.7%
1976	47.3%	41.1%
1977	47%	40.6%
1978	46.5%	40.1%
1979	46%	39.6%
1980	46.1%	39.2%
1981	46.2%	38.8%
1982	46.2%	38.6%
1983	46.2%	38.4%
1984	46.2%	38.2%
1985	46.2%	38.1%
1986	46.1%	38%
1987	46%	37.9%
1988	45.8%	37.7%
1989	45.5%	37.5%
1990	45.1%	37.2%
1991	44.7%	36.9%
1992	44.2%	36.6%
1993	43.7%	36.3%
1994	43%	36%
1995	42.2%	35.7%
1996	41.4%	35.5%
1997	40.6%	35.3%
1998	39.8%	35%
1999	39.1%	34.6%
2000	38.4%	34.2%
2001	37.7%	33.7%
2002	37.1%	33.2%
2003	36.5%	32.6%
2004	35.9%	32%
2005	35.5%	31.4%
2006	35.1%	30.7%
2007	34.8%	30%
2008	34.5%	29.4%
2009	34.2%	28.6%
2010	34.1%	27.9%
2011	34%	27.4%
2012	34.2%	27%
2013	34.4%	26.6%
2014	34.4%	26.2%
2015	34.4%	25.8%
2016	34.2%	25.5%
2017	33.9%	25.2%
2018	33.6%	24.9%
2019	33.3%	24.5%
2020	32.9%	24%
2021	32.6%	23.4%
2022	32.4%	22.8%
2023	32.3%	22.3%
2024	32.1%	21.8%
2025	32%	21.3%
2026	31.8%	20.8%
2027	31.6%	20.4%
2028	31.4%	19.9%
2029	31.2%	19.4%
2030	30.9%	19%
2031	30.6%	18.5%
2032	30.3%	18.1%
2033	30%	17.8%
2034	29.6%	17.6%
2035	29.2%	17.4%
2036	28.7%	17.3%
2037	28.1%	17.3%
2038	27.6%	17.2%
2039	27.2%	17.1%
2040	26.7%	17%
2041	26.3%	17%
2042	25.9%	16.9%
2043	25.5%	16.8%
2044	25.2%	16.7%
2045	24.8%	16.7%
2046	24.5%	16.6%
2047	24.2%	16.5%
2048	24%	16.4%
2049	23.7%	16.3%
2050	23.5%	16.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 21.8% in Malaysia in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 37.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Malaysia compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Malaysia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +0.92% in Malaysia. 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	Malaysia
1960	15,861	251,090
1961	16,185	257,270
1962	16,507	262,140
1963	17,084	265,815
1964	17,634	266,406
1965	18,045	264,836
1966	18,250	262,162
1967	18,463	258,764
1968	18,725	260,705
1969	19,024	264,327
1970	19,438	269,341
1971	19,926	272,323
1972	21,004	276,263
1973	22,449	284,611
1974	24,160	289,880
1975	25,762	294,541
1976	27,497	300,615
1977	29,009	305,515
1978	30,596	311,027
1979	32,486	317,439
1980	33,934	326,947
1981	34,327	339,991
1982	34,859	353,138
1983	35,142	365,290
1984	35,530	376,797
1985	35,966	383,243
1986	36,203	385,799
1987	35,647	381,999
1988	34,564	386,507
1989	33,756	373,277
1990	33,015	384,518
1991	32,219	401,938
1992	31,995	418,900
1993	31,691	429,910
1994	30,664	437,873
1995	28,478	443,349
1996	26,847	450,174
1997	25,738	447,768
1998	25,397	436,316
1999	25,358	432,355
2000	25,850	417,371
2001	26,112	400,939
2002	26,163	381,084
2003	26,545	377,425
2004	27,481	365,138
2005	29,385	355,324
2006	31,340	349,509
2007	33,832	348,711
2008	35,433	362,380
2009	36,671	366,157
2010	38,101	360,260
2011	38,613	372,836
2012	39,202	371,497
2013	39,404	366,738
2014	40,046	367,587
2015	40,897	358,302
2016	41,993	345,681
2017	43,154	336,434
2018	44,171	324,568
2019	45,110	309,426
2020	45,610	283,282
2021	40,894	212,002
2022	47,400	237,560
2023	47,098	254,806

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Malaysia

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 26 deaths in Malaysia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Malaysia
1985	313	63
1986	304	59
1987	302	56
1988	319	55
1989	300	52
1990	296	51
1991	283	49
1992	263	48
1993	230	46
1994	182	44
1995	148	43
1996	130	42
1997	123	40
1998	126	39
1999	131	38
2000	136	37
2001	138	36
2002	140	34
2003	142	34
2004	151	33
2005	166	31
2006	204	30
2007	201	30
2008	199	29
2009	213	29
2010	228	29
2011	269	29
2012	288	29
2013	221	29
2014	212	30
2015	141	30
2016	72	30
2017	46	29
2018	99	29
2019	100	28
2020	98	29
2021	165	52
2022	120	38
2023	155	26

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 0.81% in Malaysia. 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	Malaysia
1960	16.8%	9.46%
1961	16.3%	8.83%
1962	15.8%	8.25%
1963	15.3%	7.74%
1964	14.9%	7.28%
1965	14.5%	6.89%
1966	14%	6.56%
1967	13.6%	6.27%
1968	13.2%	6.02%
1969	12.8%	5.79%
1970	12.4%	5.56%
1971	11.9%	5.32%
1972	11.4%	5.06%
1973	10.9%	4.79%
1974	10.4%	4.5%
1975	9.88%	4.23%
1976	9.32%	3.97%
1977	8.77%	3.71%
1978	8.23%	3.48%
1979	7.74%	3.25%
1980	7.29%	3.04%
1981	6.86%	2.84%
1982	6.47%	2.65%
1983	6.12%	2.47%
1984	5.8%	2.32%
1985	5.5%	2.18%
1986	5.22%	2.05%
1987	5%	1.93%
1988	4.88%	1.83%
1989	4.87%	1.74%
1990	5.01%	1.66%
1991	5.29%	1.58%
1992	5.7%	1.51%
1993	6.2%	1.45%
1994	6.72%	1.39%
1995	6.74%	1.34%
1996	7.1%	1.29%
1997	7.37%	1.23%
1998	7.57%	1.15%
1999	7.91%	1.07%
2000	8.11%	1%
2001	8.12%	0.93%
2002	8%	0.88%
2003	7.85%	0.85%
2004	7.63%	0.84%
2005	7.03%	0.83%
2006	6.43%	0.83%
2007	6.16%	0.82%
2008	6.03%	0.82%
2009	5.78%	0.82%
2010	5.58%	0.81%
2011	5.68%	0.81%
2012	5.34%	0.8%
2013	5.1%	0.81%
2014	5.11%	0.81%
2015	4.98%	0.81%
2016	4.9%	0.82%
2017	4.65%	0.82%
2018	4.59%	0.82%
2019	4.5%	0.82%
2020	4.39%	0.81%
2021	4.2%	0.81%
2022	4.07%	0.81%
2023	3.96%	0.81%