Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Montenegro 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 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Montenegro 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	Montenegro
1960	6.6	3.53
1961	6.56	3.49
1962	6.54	3.44
1963	6.58	3.38
1964	6.61	3.28
1965	6.6	3.19
1966	6.61	3.09
1967	6.6	2.91
1968	6.58	2.8
1969	6.56	2.79
1970	6.55	2.69
1971	6.54	2.67
1972	6.56	2.61
1973	6.59	2.51
1974	6.61	2.43
1975	6.61	2.38
1976	6.6	2.35
1977	6.54	2.31
1978	6.48	2.25
1979	6.4	2.2
1980	6.29	2.22
1981	6.16	2.19
1982	5.97	2.19
1983	5.79	2.17
1984	5.63	2.14
1985	5.48	2.13
1986	5.33	2.09
1987	5.1	2.07
1988	4.88	2.01
1989	4.67	1.94
1990	4.51	1.95
1991	4.37	2.02
1992	4.26	2.01
1993	4.15	1.96
1994	4.02	1.94
1995	3.79	1.96
1996	3.57	1.92
1997	3.43	1.89
1998	3.36	1.89
1999	3.31	1.88
2000	3.29	1.9
2001	3.25	1.86
2002	3.18	1.81
2003	3.11	1.8
2004	3.06	1.73
2005	3.08	1.69
2006	3.11	1.73
2007	3.13	1.8
2008	3.13	1.89
2009	3.13	1.98
2010	3.14	1.7
2011	3.1	1.65
2012	3.07	1.72
2013	3.05	1.73
2014	3.03	1.75
2015	3.01	1.7
2016	2.99	1.8
2017	2.97	1.8
2018	2.94	1.8
2019	2.91	1.8
2020	2.86	1.75
2021	2.83	1.75
2022	2.79	1.8
2023	2.73	1.74
2024	2.7	1.74
2025	2.66	1.73
2026	2.63	1.73
2027	2.59	1.73
2028	2.56	1.73
2029	2.52	1.72
2030	2.49	1.72
2031	2.46	1.72
2032	2.44	1.71
2033	2.41	1.71
2034	2.38	1.71
2035	2.35	1.7
2036	2.32	1.7
2037	2.3	1.7
2038	2.28	1.69
2039	2.26	1.69
2040	2.23	1.69
2041	2.21	1.69
2042	2.2	1.68
2043	2.18	1.68
2044	2.17	1.68
2045	2.15	1.68
2046	2.14	1.68
2047	2.12	1.67
2048	2.11	1.67
2049	2.09	1.67
2050	2.08	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Montenegro
1960	45.1%	36.1%
1961	45.6%	36.3%
1962	46.2%	36.4%
1963	46.8%	36.2%
1964	47.2%	35.9%
1965	47.5%	35.5%
1966	47.9%	35.1%
1967	48.2%	34.5%
1968	48.6%	33.9%
1969	48.9%	33.3%
1970	49.2%	32.6%
1971	49.3%	32%
1972	49.1%	31.4%
1973	48.6%	30.9%
1974	48.2%	30.4%
1975	47.7%	29.9%
1976	47.3%	29.5%
1977	47%	29%
1978	46.5%	28.5%
1979	46%	28.1%
1980	46.1%	27.8%
1981	46.2%	27.5%
1982	46.2%	27.1%
1983	46.2%	26.9%
1984	46.2%	26.6%
1985	46.2%	26.4%
1986	46.1%	26.2%
1987	46%	26%
1988	45.8%	25.9%
1989	45.5%	25.7%
1990	45.1%	25.6%
1991	44.7%	25.4%
1992	44.2%	25.1%
1993	43.7%	24.7%
1994	43%	24.4%
1995	42.2%	24%
1996	41.4%	23.6%
1997	40.6%	23.2%
1998	39.8%	22.8%
1999	39.1%	22.4%
2000	38.4%	21.9%
2001	37.7%	21.5%
2002	37.1%	21.2%
2003	36.5%	20.9%
2004	35.9%	20.6%
2005	35.5%	20.4%
2006	35.1%	20.1%
2007	34.8%	19.9%
2008	34.5%	19.6%
2009	34.2%	19.4%
2010	34.1%	19.2%
2011	34%	19%
2012	34.2%	18.8%
2013	34.4%	18.7%
2014	34.4%	18.6%
2015	34.4%	18.6%
2016	34.2%	18.6%
2017	33.9%	18.5%
2018	33.6%	18.4%
2019	33.3%	18.4%
2020	32.9%	18.4%
2021	32.6%	18.5%
2022	32.4%	18.5%
2023	32.3%	18.3%
2024	32.1%	18.1%
2025	32%	17.9%
2026	31.8%	17.7%
2027	31.6%	17.5%
2028	31.4%	17.2%
2029	31.2%	17%
2030	30.9%	16.8%
2031	30.6%	16.6%
2032	30.3%	16.3%
2033	30%	16.2%
2034	29.6%	16%
2035	29.2%	15.8%
2036	28.7%	15.7%
2037	28.1%	15.5%
2038	27.6%	15.4%
2039	27.2%	15.3%
2040	26.7%	15.2%
2041	26.3%	15.1%
2042	25.9%	15.1%
2043	25.5%	15%
2044	25.2%	15%
2045	24.8%	15%
2046	24.5%	14.9%
2047	24.2%	14.9%
2048	24%	14.9%
2049	23.7%	14.9%
2050	23.5%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +0.07% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	15,861	9,144
1961	16,185	9,278
1962	16,507	9,402
1963	17,084	9,449
1964	17,634	9,227
1965	18,045	9,010
1966	18,250	8,661
1967	18,463	7,961
1968	18,725	7,497
1969	19,024	7,449
1970	19,438	7,069
1971	19,926	7,168
1972	21,004	7,252
1973	22,449	7,096
1974	24,160	6,919
1975	25,762	6,878
1976	27,497	6,845
1977	29,009	6,650
1978	30,596	6,408
1979	32,486	6,139
1980	33,934	6,383
1981	34,327	6,275
1982	34,859	6,419
1983	35,142	6,482
1984	35,530	6,337
1985	35,966	6,283
1986	36,203	6,097
1987	35,647	5,958
1988	34,564	5,529
1989	33,756	5,129
1990	33,015	5,010
1991	32,219	5,191
1992	31,995	5,015
1993	31,691	4,638
1994	30,664	4,381
1995	28,478	4,527
1996	26,847	4,155
1997	25,738	3,597
1998	25,397	3,889
1999	25,358	3,454
2000	25,850	3,751
2001	26,112	3,462
2002	26,163	2,988
2003	26,545	2,632
2004	27,481	2,146
2005	29,385	1,536
2006	31,340	1,599
2007	33,832	1,848
2008	35,433	2,530
2009	36,671	2,783
2010	38,101	1,797
2011	38,613	1,365
2012	39,202	1,554
2013	39,404	1,557
2014	40,046	1,560
2015	40,897	1,062
2016	41,993	1,125
2017	43,154	939
2018	44,171	752
2019	45,110	627
2020	45,610	-188
2021	40,894	-2,062
2022	47,400	0
2023	47,098	686

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Montenegro

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 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Montenegro
1985	313	11
1986	304	11
1987	302	10
1988	319	10
1989	300	10
1990	296	10
1991	283	11
1992	263	11
1993	230	11
1994	182	11
1995	148	11
1996	130	12
1997	123	12
1998	126	12
1999	131	12
2000	136	11
2001	138	11
2002	140	10
2003	142	10
2004	151	9
2005	166	8
2006	204	8
2007	201	8
2008	199	8
2009	213	8
2010	228	7
2011	269	7
2012	288	7
2013	221	7
2014	212	7
2015	141	7
2016	72	6
2017	46	7
2018	99	7
2019	100	6
2020	98	15
2021	165	15
2022	120	13
2023	155	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 0.26% in Montenegro. 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	Montenegro
1960	16.8%	-
1961	16.3%	-
1962	15.8%	-
1963	15.3%	-
1964	14.9%	-
1965	14.5%	-
1966	14%	-
1967	13.6%	-
1968	13.2%	-
1969	12.8%	-
1970	12.4%	-
1971	11.9%	-
1972	11.4%	-
1973	10.9%	-
1974	10.4%	-
1975	9.88%	-
1976	9.32%	-
1977	8.77%	-
1978	8.23%	-
1979	7.74%	-
1980	7.29%	-
1981	6.86%	-
1982	6.47%	-
1983	6.12%	-
1984	5.8%	2.72%
1985	5.5%	2.48%
1986	5.22%	2.25%
1987	5%	2.05%
1988	4.88%	1.89%
1989	4.87%	1.75%
1990	5.01%	1.65%
1991	5.29%	1.58%
1992	5.7%	1.54%
1993	6.2%	1.52%
1994	6.72%	1.51%
1995	6.74%	1.51%
1996	7.1%	1.51%
1997	7.37%	1.51%
1998	7.57%	1.49%
1999	7.91%	1.46%
2000	8.11%	1.42%
2001	8.12%	1.37%
2002	8%	1.3%
2003	7.85%	1.22%
2004	7.63%	1.14%
2005	7.03%	1.06%
2006	6.43%	0.97%
2007	6.16%	0.89%
2008	6.03%	0.8%
2009	5.78%	0.73%
2010	5.58%	0.66%
2011	5.68%	0.59%
2012	5.34%	0.54%
2013	5.1%	0.49%
2014	5.11%	0.45%
2015	4.98%	0.41%
2016	4.9%	0.38%
2017	4.65%	0.36%
2018	4.59%	0.33%
2019	4.5%	0.32%
2020	4.39%	0.3%
2021	4.2%	0.28%
2022	4.07%	0.27%
2023	3.96%	0.26%