Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Mexico

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Mexico 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 1.91 in Mexico in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Mexico 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	Mexico
1960	6.6	6.76
1961	6.56	6.78
1962	6.54	6.8
1963	6.58	6.82
1964	6.61	6.83
1965	6.6	6.82
1966	6.61	6.79
1967	6.6	6.75
1968	6.58	6.71
1969	6.56	6.63
1970	6.55	6.53
1971	6.54	6.42
1972	6.56	6.28
1973	6.59	6.12
1974	6.61	5.95
1975	6.61	5.74
1976	6.6	5.54
1977	6.54	5.36
1978	6.48	5.2
1979	6.4	4.96
1980	6.29	4.74
1981	6.16	4.57
1982	5.97	4.43
1983	5.79	4.3
1984	5.63	4.18
1985	5.48	4.09
1986	5.33	3.97
1987	5.1	3.8
1988	4.88	3.64
1989	4.67	3.53
1990	4.51	3.44
1991	4.37	3.36
1992	4.26	3.29
1993	4.15	3.21
1994	4.02	3.13
1995	3.79	3.04
1996	3.57	2.96
1997	3.43	2.89
1998	3.36	2.82
1999	3.31	2.76
2000	3.29	2.71
2001	3.25	2.67
2002	3.18	2.63
2003	3.11	2.58
2004	3.06	2.54
2005	3.08	2.5
2006	3.11	2.46
2007	3.13	2.42
2008	3.13	2.39
2009	3.13	2.36
2010	3.14	2.34
2011	3.1	2.32
2012	3.07	2.29
2013	3.05	2.27
2014	3.03	2.21
2015	3.01	2.14
2016	2.99	2.09
2017	2.97	2.04
2018	2.94	2.03
2019	2.91	2.02
2020	2.86	1.99
2021	2.83	1.97
2022	2.79	1.94
2023	2.73	1.91
2024	2.7	1.89
2025	2.66	1.87
2026	2.63	1.85
2027	2.59	1.83
2028	2.56	1.82
2029	2.52	1.81
2030	2.49	1.79
2031	2.46	1.78
2032	2.44	1.77
2033	2.41	1.77
2034	2.38	1.76
2035	2.35	1.76
2036	2.32	1.75
2037	2.3	1.75
2038	2.28	1.74
2039	2.26	1.74
2040	2.23	1.73
2041	2.21	1.73
2042	2.2	1.72
2043	2.18	1.72
2044	2.17	1.72
2045	2.15	1.71
2046	2.14	1.71
2047	2.12	1.71
2048	2.11	1.7
2049	2.09	1.7
2050	2.08	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Mexico
1960	45.1%	46.8%
1961	45.6%	47%
1962	46.2%	47.1%
1963	46.8%	47.2%
1964	47.2%	47.3%
1965	47.5%	47.4%
1966	47.9%	47.5%
1967	48.2%	47.6%
1968	48.6%	47.6%
1969	48.9%	47.7%
1970	49.2%	47.7%
1971	49.3%	47.8%
1972	49.1%	47.7%
1973	48.6%	47.7%
1974	48.2%	47.6%
1975	47.7%	47.5%
1976	47.3%	47.2%
1977	47%	47%
1978	46.5%	46.7%
1979	46%	46.3%
1980	46.1%	45.8%
1981	46.2%	45.2%
1982	46.2%	44.4%
1983	46.2%	43.7%
1984	46.2%	43%
1985	46.2%	42.3%
1986	46.1%	41.6%
1987	46%	41%
1988	45.8%	40.3%
1989	45.5%	39.7%
1990	45.1%	39%
1991	44.7%	38.4%
1992	44.2%	37.8%
1993	43.7%	37.3%
1994	43%	36.9%
1995	42.2%	36.5%
1996	41.4%	36%
1997	40.6%	35.6%
1998	39.8%	35.2%
1999	39.1%	34.8%
2000	38.4%	34.3%
2001	37.7%	33.9%
2002	37.1%	33.4%
2003	36.5%	33%
2004	35.9%	32.5%
2005	35.5%	32.1%
2006	35.1%	31.6%
2007	34.8%	31.1%
2008	34.5%	30.6%
2009	34.2%	30.2%
2010	34.1%	29.8%
2011	34%	29.4%
2012	34.2%	29%
2013	34.4%	28.7%
2014	34.4%	28.3%
2015	34.4%	28%
2016	34.2%	27.6%
2017	33.9%	27.2%
2018	33.6%	26.7%
2019	33.3%	26.3%
2020	32.9%	26%
2021	32.6%	25.7%
2022	32.4%	25.3%
2023	32.3%	24.9%
2024	32.1%	24.5%
2025	32%	24.1%
2026	31.8%	23.7%
2027	31.6%	23.2%
2028	31.4%	22.8%
2029	31.2%	22.4%
2030	30.9%	22.1%
2031	30.6%	21.7%
2032	30.3%	21.4%
2033	30%	21.2%
2034	29.6%	20.9%
2035	29.2%	20.6%
2036	28.7%	20.3%
2037	28.1%	20.1%
2038	27.6%	19.9%
2039	27.2%	19.6%
2040	26.7%	19.4%
2041	26.3%	19.2%
2042	25.9%	19%
2043	25.5%	18.8%
2044	25.2%	18.6%
2045	24.8%	18.4%
2046	24.5%	18.2%
2047	24.2%	18%
2048	24%	17.8%
2049	23.7%	17.7%
2050	23.5%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +1.05% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	15,861	1,206,955
1961	16,185	1,265,833
1962	16,507	1,328,319
1963	17,084	1,387,678
1964	17,634	1,447,360
1965	18,045	1,508,344
1966	18,250	1,566,170
1967	18,463	1,620,534
1968	18,725	1,671,918
1969	19,024	1,711,297
1970	19,438	1,753,370
1971	19,926	1,790,990
1972	21,004	1,823,302
1973	22,449	1,845,593
1974	24,160	1,868,809
1975	25,762	1,880,241
1976	27,497	1,891,958
1977	29,009	1,902,964
1978	30,596	1,921,419
1979	32,486	1,908,018
1980	33,934	1,893,158
1981	34,327	1,904,384
1982	34,859	1,921,772
1983	35,142	1,939,193
1984	35,530	1,960,428
1985	35,966	1,983,622
1986	36,203	1,998,043
1987	35,647	1,971,231
1988	34,564	1,936,601
1989	33,756	1,927,752
1990	33,015	1,926,480
1991	32,219	1,942,832
1992	31,995	1,956,659
1993	31,691	1,963,708
1994	30,664	1,959,775
1995	28,478	1,941,458
1996	26,847	1,922,554
1997	25,738	1,898,383
1998	25,397	1,871,650
1999	25,358	1,859,475
2000	25,850	1,845,383
2001	26,112	1,836,418
2002	26,163	1,820,665
2003	26,545	1,788,016
2004	27,481	1,759,250
2005	29,385	1,732,663
2006	31,340	1,706,084
2007	33,832	1,684,915
2008	35,433	1,670,846
2009	36,671	1,661,180
2010	38,101	1,658,682
2011	38,613	1,659,161
2012	39,202	1,656,599
2013	39,404	1,642,609
2014	40,046	1,587,620
2015	40,897	1,508,439
2016	41,993	1,445,256
2017	43,154	1,384,178
2018	44,171	1,366,076
2019	45,110	1,357,485
2020	45,610	1,031,637
2021	40,894	936,682
2022	47,400	1,224,397
2023	47,098	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Mexico

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 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Mexico
1985	313	107
1986	304	100
1987	302	93
1988	319	88
1989	300	85
1990	296	81
1991	283	77
1992	263	73
1993	230	71
1994	182	69
1995	148	66
1996	130	64
1997	123	62
1998	126	60
1999	131	58
2000	136	56
2001	138	55
2002	140	55
2003	142	54
2004	151	53
2005	166	52
2006	204	51
2007	201	50
2008	199	51
2009	213	51
2010	228	50
2011	269	47
2012	288	46
2013	221	45
2014	212	44
2015	141	43
2016	72	43
2017	46	44
2018	99	44
2019	100	43
2020	98	61
2021	165	104
2022	120	45
2023	155	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 1.25% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	16.8%	15.5%
1961	16.3%	14.8%
1962	15.8%	14.3%
1963	15.3%	13.7%
1964	14.9%	13.2%
1965	14.5%	12.7%
1966	14%	12.3%
1967	13.6%	11.9%
1968	13.2%	11.5%
1969	12.8%	11.1%
1970	12.4%	10.7%
1971	11.9%	10.3%
1972	11.4%	9.93%
1973	10.9%	9.56%
1974	10.4%	9.21%
1975	9.88%	8.86%
1976	9.32%	8.52%
1977	8.77%	8.18%
1978	8.23%	7.85%
1979	7.74%	7.51%
1980	7.29%	7.18%
1981	6.86%	6.86%
1982	6.47%	6.55%
1983	6.12%	6.26%
1984	5.8%	5.98%
1985	5.5%	5.71%
1986	5.22%	5.46%
1987	5%	5.21%
1988	4.88%	4.98%
1989	4.87%	4.75%
1990	5.01%	4.53%
1991	5.29%	4.32%
1992	5.7%	4.12%
1993	6.2%	3.92%
1994	6.72%	3.74%
1995	6.74%	3.57%
1996	7.1%	3.4%
1997	7.37%	3.24%
1998	7.57%	3.09%
1999	7.91%	2.94%
2000	8.11%	2.81%
2001	8.12%	2.68%
2002	8%	2.57%
2003	7.85%	2.46%
2004	7.63%	2.36%
2005	7.03%	2.27%
2006	6.43%	2.19%
2007	6.16%	2.11%
2008	6.03%	2.04%
2009	5.78%	1.98%
2010	5.58%	1.91%
2011	5.68%	1.85%
2012	5.34%	1.79%
2013	5.1%	1.73%
2014	5.11%	1.68%
2015	4.98%	1.62%
2016	4.9%	1.57%
2017	4.65%	1.52%
2018	4.59%	1.47%
2019	4.5%	1.42%
2020	4.39%	1.38%
2021	4.2%	1.33%
2022	4.07%	1.29%
2023	3.96%	1.25%