Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Panama

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	6.6	5.83
1961	6.56	5.87
1962	6.54	5.87
1963	6.58	5.87
1964	6.61	5.81
1965	6.6	5.73
1966	6.61	5.65
1967	6.6	5.53
1968	6.58	5.41
1969	6.56	5.29
1970	6.55	5.18
1971	6.54	5.05
1972	6.56	4.91
1973	6.59	4.74
1974	6.61	4.58
1975	6.61	4.41
1976	6.6	4.26
1977	6.54	4.12
1978	6.48	3.98
1979	6.4	3.88
1980	6.29	3.8
1981	6.16	3.72
1982	5.97	3.66
1983	5.79	3.6
1984	5.63	3.52
1985	5.48	3.43
1986	5.33	3.34
1987	5.1	3.25
1988	4.88	3.17
1989	4.67	3.12
1990	4.51	3.07
1991	4.37	3
1992	4.26	2.95
1993	4.15	2.91
1994	4.02	2.88
1995	3.79	2.85
1996	3.57	2.83
1997	3.43	2.81
1998	3.36	2.79
1999	3.31	2.77
2000	3.29	2.74
2001	3.25	2.72
2002	3.18	2.7
2003	3.11	2.68
2004	3.06	2.68
2005	3.08	2.64
2006	3.11	2.62
2007	3.13	2.61
2008	3.13	2.61
2009	3.13	2.59
2010	3.14	2.59
2011	3.1	2.6
2012	3.07	2.59
2013	3.05	2.57
2014	3.03	2.55
2015	3.01	2.53
2016	2.99	2.5
2017	2.97	2.46
2018	2.94	2.4
2019	2.91	2.29
2020	2.86	2.18
2021	2.83	2.15
2022	2.79	2.14
2023	2.73	2.12
2024	2.7	2.11
2025	2.66	2.09
2026	2.63	2.07
2027	2.59	2.06
2028	2.56	2.04
2029	2.52	2.02
2030	2.49	2.01
2031	2.46	2
2032	2.44	1.99
2033	2.41	1.97
2034	2.38	1.96
2035	2.35	1.95
2036	2.32	1.95
2037	2.3	1.94
2038	2.28	1.93
2039	2.26	1.92
2040	2.23	1.91
2041	2.21	1.91
2042	2.2	1.9
2043	2.18	1.89
2044	2.17	1.89
2045	2.15	1.88
2046	2.14	1.88
2047	2.12	1.87
2048	2.11	1.87
2049	2.09	1.86
2050	2.08	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Panama
1960	45.1%	44.2%
1961	45.6%	44.3%
1962	46.2%	44.5%
1963	46.8%	44.6%
1964	47.2%	44.7%
1965	47.5%	44.8%
1966	47.9%	44.8%
1967	48.2%	44.8%
1968	48.6%	44.7%
1969	48.9%	44.6%
1970	49.2%	44.5%
1971	49.3%	44.3%
1972	49.1%	44.1%
1973	48.6%	43.9%
1974	48.2%	43.6%
1975	47.7%	43.3%
1976	47.3%	42.9%
1977	47%	42.4%
1978	46.5%	41.9%
1979	46%	41.4%
1980	46.1%	40.8%
1981	46.2%	40.3%
1982	46.2%	39.8%
1983	46.2%	39.3%
1984	46.2%	38.8%
1985	46.2%	38.3%
1986	46.1%	37.8%
1987	46%	37.4%
1988	45.8%	36.9%
1989	45.5%	36.5%
1990	45.1%	36.1%
1991	44.7%	35.7%
1992	44.2%	35.3%
1993	43.7%	34.9%
1994	43%	34.6%
1995	42.2%	34.2%
1996	41.4%	33.9%
1997	40.6%	33.5%
1998	39.8%	33.1%
1999	39.1%	32.8%
2000	38.4%	32.4%
2001	37.7%	32%
2002	37.1%	31.6%
2003	36.5%	31.3%
2004	35.9%	31%
2005	35.5%	30.6%
2006	35.1%	30.3%
2007	34.8%	30%
2008	34.5%	29.7%
2009	34.2%	29.5%
2010	34.1%	29.2%
2011	34%	28.9%
2012	34.2%	28.7%
2013	34.4%	28.4%
2014	34.4%	28.2%
2015	34.4%	27.9%
2016	34.2%	27.6%
2017	33.9%	27.4%
2018	33.6%	27.1%
2019	33.3%	26.7%
2020	32.9%	26.4%
2021	32.6%	26%
2022	32.4%	25.7%
2023	32.3%	25.3%
2024	32.1%	24.9%
2025	32%	24.5%
2026	31.8%	24.1%
2027	31.6%	23.8%
2028	31.4%	23.4%
2029	31.2%	23%
2030	30.9%	22.6%
2031	30.6%	22.2%
2032	30.3%	21.9%
2033	30%	21.6%
2034	29.6%	21.3%
2035	29.2%	21%
2036	28.7%	20.9%
2037	28.1%	20.7%
2038	27.6%	20.5%
2039	27.2%	20.3%
2040	26.7%	20.1%
2041	26.3%	20%
2042	25.9%	19.8%
2043	25.5%	19.6%
2044	25.2%	19.4%
2045	24.8%	19.3%
2046	24.5%	19.1%
2047	24.2%	18.9%
2048	24%	18.8%
2049	23.7%	18.6%
2050	23.5%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	15,861	35,431
1961	16,185	37,100
1962	16,507	38,537
1963	17,084	39,872
1964	17,634	40,806
1965	18,045	41,604
1966	18,250	42,457
1967	18,463	43,054
1968	18,725	43,641
1969	19,024	44,278
1970	19,438	45,075
1971	19,926	45,867
1972	21,004	46,311
1973	22,449	46,540
1974	24,160	46,932
1975	25,762	47,149
1976	27,497	47,307
1977	29,009	47,438
1978	30,596	47,694
1979	32,486	48,362
1980	33,934	49,077
1981	34,327	50,018
1982	34,859	50,858
1983	35,142	51,880
1984	35,530	52,436
1985	35,966	52,573
1986	36,203	52,681
1987	35,647	52,690
1988	34,564	52,767
1989	33,756	52,295
1990	33,015	53,451
1991	32,219	53,079
1992	31,995	53,186
1993	31,691	53,591
1994	30,664	53,845
1995	28,478	54,069
1996	26,847	54,512
1997	25,738	55,060
1998	25,397	55,482
1999	25,358	55,911
2000	25,850	56,236
2001	26,112	56,654
2002	26,163	57,011
2003	26,545	57,458
2004	27,481	58,281
2005	29,385	58,014
2006	31,340	58,067
2007	33,832	58,454
2008	35,433	58,961
2009	36,671	59,168
2010	38,101	59,418
2011	38,613	60,411
2012	39,202	60,471
2013	39,404	60,295
2014	40,046	60,227
2015	40,897	59,896
2016	41,993	59,454
2017	43,154	58,607
2018	44,171	57,508
2019	45,110	54,420
2020	45,610	46,599
2021	40,894	46,747
2022	47,400	50,556
2023	47,098	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Panama
1985	313	95
1986	304	94
1987	302	93
1988	319	93
1989	300	96
1990	296	89
1991	283	87
1992	263	85
1993	230	81
1994	182	78
1995	148	77
1996	130	73
1997	123	70
1998	126	68
1999	131	65
2000	136	64
2001	138	62
2002	140	59
2003	142	58
2004	151	57
2005	166	57
2006	204	56
2007	201	55
2008	199	55
2009	213	55
2010	228	56
2011	269	55
2012	288	53
2013	221	52
2014	212	49
2015	141	48
2016	72	47
2017	46	47
2018	99	43
2019	100	41
2020	98	74
2021	165	59
2022	120	40
2023	155	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	16.8%	9.31%
1961	16.3%	9.04%
1962	15.8%	8.78%
1963	15.3%	8.52%
1964	14.9%	8.28%
1965	14.5%	8.05%
1966	14%	7.83%
1967	13.6%	7.62%
1968	13.2%	7.38%
1969	12.8%	7.1%
1970	12.4%	6.78%
1971	11.9%	6.43%
1972	11.4%	6.07%
1973	10.9%	5.72%
1974	10.4%	5.41%
1975	9.88%	5.15%
1976	9.32%	4.93%
1977	8.77%	4.76%
1978	8.23%	4.61%
1979	7.74%	4.47%
1980	7.29%	4.34%
1981	6.86%	4.19%
1982	6.47%	4.05%
1983	6.12%	3.9%
1984	5.8%	3.75%
1985	5.5%	3.61%
1986	5.22%	3.47%
1987	5%	3.35%
1988	4.88%	3.24%
1989	4.87%	3.14%
1990	5.01%	3.05%
1991	5.29%	2.97%
1992	5.7%	2.91%
1993	6.2%	2.87%
1994	6.72%	2.83%
1995	6.74%	2.8%
1996	7.1%	2.77%
1997	7.37%	2.73%
1998	7.57%	2.68%
1999	7.91%	2.63%
2000	8.11%	2.56%
2001	8.12%	2.49%
2002	8%	2.41%
2003	7.85%	2.33%
2004	7.63%	2.25%
2005	7.03%	2.17%
2006	6.43%	2.1%
2007	6.16%	2.03%
2008	6.03%	1.97%
2009	5.78%	1.91%
2010	5.58%	1.86%
2011	5.68%	1.81%
2012	5.34%	1.77%
2013	5.1%	1.75%
2014	5.11%	1.73%
2015	4.98%	1.72%
2016	4.9%	1.7%
2017	4.65%	1.68%
2018	4.59%	1.65%
2019	4.5%	1.59%
2020	4.39%	1.52%
2021	4.2%	1.45%
2022	4.07%	1.39%
2023	3.96%	1.33%