Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.6	7.63
1961	6.56	7.63
1962	6.54	7.64
1963	6.58	7.65
1964	6.61	7.67
1965	6.6	7.66
1966	6.61	7.66
1967	6.6	7.66
1968	6.58	7.63
1969	6.56	7.6
1970	6.55	7.58
1971	6.54	7.56
1972	6.56	7.54
1973	6.59	7.48
1974	6.61	7.43
1975	6.61	7.37
1976	6.6	7.33
1977	6.54	7.3
1978	6.48	7.26
1979	6.4	7.23
1980	6.29	7.15
1981	6.16	7.07
1982	5.97	6.98
1983	5.79	6.88
1984	5.63	6.78
1985	5.48	6.65
1986	5.33	6.52
1987	5.1	6.34
1988	4.88	6.15
1989	4.67	5.98
1990	4.51	5.8
1991	4.37	5.64
1992	4.26	5.49
1993	4.15	5.33
1994	4.02	5.16
1995	3.79	4.99
1996	3.57	4.81
1997	3.43	4.66
1998	3.36	4.52
1999	3.31	4.35
2000	3.29	4.21
2001	3.25	3.96
2002	3.18	3.71
2003	3.11	3.47
2004	3.06	3.26
2005	3.08	3.16
2006	3.11	3.18
2007	3.13	3.19
2008	3.13	3.07
2009	3.13	2.95
2010	3.14	2.81
2011	3.1	2.8
2012	3.07	2.78
2013	3.05	2.67
2014	3.03	2.68
2015	3.01	2.63
2016	2.99	2.65
2017	2.97	2.67
2018	2.94	2.67
2019	2.91	2.49
2020	2.86	2.27
2021	2.83	2.17
2022	2.79	2.14
2023	2.73	2.28
2024	2.7	2.31
2025	2.66	2.29
2026	2.63	2.27
2027	2.59	2.25
2028	2.56	2.22
2029	2.52	2.2
2030	2.49	2.17
2031	2.46	2.15
2032	2.44	2.13
2033	2.41	2.11
2034	2.38	2.09
2035	2.35	2.07
2036	2.32	2.05
2037	2.3	2.03
2038	2.28	2.01
2039	2.26	1.99
2040	2.23	1.98
2041	2.21	1.97
2042	2.2	1.95
2043	2.18	1.94
2044	2.17	1.93
2045	2.15	1.92
2046	2.14	1.91
2047	2.12	1.9
2048	2.11	1.89
2049	2.09	1.88
2050	2.08	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1960	45.1%	43.4%
1961	45.6%	43.6%
1962	46.2%	43.9%
1963	46.8%	44.3%
1964	47.2%	44.6%
1965	47.5%	44.8%
1966	47.9%	45.1%
1967	48.2%	45.3%
1968	48.6%	45.4%
1969	48.9%	45.5%
1970	49.2%	45.5%
1971	49.3%	45.5%
1972	49.1%	45.3%
1973	48.6%	45.2%
1974	48.2%	45%
1975	47.7%	44.8%
1976	47.3%	44.6%
1977	47%	44.5%
1978	46.5%	44.3%
1979	46%	44.2%
1980	46.1%	44.1%
1981	46.2%	43.9%
1982	46.2%	43.8%
1983	46.2%	43.7%
1984	46.2%	43.6%
1985	46.2%	43.6%
1986	46.1%	43.5%
1987	46%	43.4%
1988	45.8%	43.3%
1989	45.5%	43.2%
1990	45.1%	43%
1991	44.7%	42.7%
1992	44.2%	42.4%
1993	43.7%	42.1%
1994	43%	41.7%
1995	42.2%	41.2%
1996	41.4%	40.7%
1997	40.6%	40.1%
1998	39.8%	39.5%
1999	39.1%	38.9%
2000	38.4%	38.3%
2001	37.7%	37.7%
2002	37.1%	36.8%
2003	36.5%	35.7%
2004	35.9%	34.5%
2005	35.5%	33.2%
2006	35.1%	31.9%
2007	34.8%	30.6%
2008	34.5%	29.5%
2009	34.2%	28.5%
2010	34.1%	27.6%
2011	34%	26.9%
2012	34.2%	26.3%
2013	34.4%	25.8%
2014	34.4%	25.4%
2015	34.4%	25.1%
2016	34.2%	24.9%
2017	33.9%	25.2%
2018	33.6%	25.7%
2019	33.3%	25.8%
2020	32.9%	25.5%
2021	32.6%	25.2%
2022	32.4%	24.6%
2023	32.3%	24.1%
2024	32.1%	23.8%
2025	32%	23.6%
2026	31.8%	23.4%
2027	31.6%	23.3%
2028	31.4%	23.1%
2029	31.2%	22.9%
2030	30.9%	22.8%
2031	30.6%	22.6%
2032	30.3%	22.5%
2033	30%	22.4%
2034	29.6%	22.3%
2035	29.2%	22.2%
2036	28.7%	22.2%
2037	28.1%	22.1%
2038	27.6%	22%
2039	27.2%	21.9%
2040	26.7%	21.7%
2041	26.3%	21.5%
2042	25.9%	21.3%
2043	25.5%	21.2%
2044	25.2%	21%
2045	24.8%	20.8%
2046	24.5%	20.7%
2047	24.2%	20.5%
2048	24%	20.4%
2049	23.7%	20.2%
2050	23.5%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	15,861	74,143
1961	16,185	77,743
1962	16,507	81,393
1963	17,084	85,480
1964	17,634	89,776
1965	18,045	93,820
1966	18,250	98,361
1967	18,463	103,343
1968	18,725	108,281
1969	19,024	113,859
1970	19,438	120,440
1971	19,926	127,600
1972	21,004	136,360
1973	22,449	145,450
1974	24,160	155,478
1975	25,762	166,223
1976	27,497	178,024
1977	29,009	191,103
1978	30,596	205,331
1979	32,486	220,186
1980	33,934	234,372
1981	34,327	249,156
1982	34,859	264,831
1983	35,142	280,616
1984	35,530	296,615
1985	35,966	310,558
1986	36,203	322,340
1987	35,647	333,088
1988	34,564	342,865
1989	33,756	349,399
1990	33,015	355,495
1991	32,219	361,329
1992	31,995	366,763
1993	31,691	372,621
1994	30,664	377,351
1995	28,478	380,231
1996	26,847	382,248
1997	25,738	385,033
1998	25,397	389,499
1999	25,358	390,112
2000	25,850	392,407
2001	26,112	382,153
2002	26,163	372,099
2003	26,545	364,520
2004	27,481	362,843
2005	29,385	375,938
2006	31,340	399,333
2007	33,832	425,199
2008	35,433	433,457
2009	36,671	438,557
2010	38,101	418,641
2011	38,613	443,675
2012	39,202	465,649
2013	39,404	475,299
2014	40,046	493,431
2015	40,897	511,023
2016	41,993	537,829
2017	43,154	546,751
2018	44,171	528,767
2019	45,110	474,407
2020	45,610	447,036
2021	40,894	409,032
2022	47,400	406,920
2023	47,098	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1985	313	40
1986	304	38
1987	302	36
1988	319	34
1989	300	32
1990	296	30
1991	283	29
1992	263	27
1993	230	26
1994	182	25
1995	148	24
1996	130	23
1997	123	23
1998	126	22
1999	131	21
2000	136	20
2001	138	19
2002	140	18
2003	142	16
2004	151	16
2005	166	15
2006	204	14
2007	201	13
2008	199	12
2009	213	11
2010	228	11
2011	269	10
2012	288	9
2013	221	9
2014	212	8
2015	141	8
2016	72	8
2017	46	8
2018	99	8
2019	100	8
2020	98	11
2021	165	12
2022	120	9
2023	155	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
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%	16%
1973	10.9%	14.9%
1974	10.4%	14%
1975	9.88%	13.1%
1976	9.32%	12.2%
1977	8.77%	11.4%
1978	8.23%	10.7%
1979	7.74%	9.99%
1980	7.29%	9.34%
1981	6.86%	8.71%
1982	6.47%	8.12%
1983	6.12%	7.56%
1984	5.8%	7.04%
1985	5.5%	6.55%
1986	5.22%	6.07%
1987	5%	5.62%
1988	4.88%	5.19%
1989	4.87%	4.8%
1990	5.01%	4.44%
1991	5.29%	4.11%
1992	5.7%	3.81%
1993	6.2%	3.54%
1994	6.72%	3.29%
1995	6.74%	3.06%
1996	7.1%	2.86%
1997	7.37%	2.67%
1998	7.57%	2.5%
1999	7.91%	2.35%
2000	8.11%	2.21%
2001	8.12%	2.08%
2002	8%	1.96%
2003	7.85%	1.85%
2004	7.63%	1.75%
2005	7.03%	1.65%
2006	6.43%	1.56%
2007	6.16%	1.47%
2008	6.03%	1.38%
2009	5.78%	1.3%
2010	5.58%	1.22%
2011	5.68%	1.15%
2012	5.34%	1.08%
2013	5.1%	1.02%
2014	5.11%	0.96%
2015	4.98%	0.9%
2016	4.9%	0.85%
2017	4.65%	0.8%
2018	4.59%	0.76%
2019	4.5%	0.72%
2020	4.39%	0.69%
2021	4.2%	0.66%
2022	4.07%	0.64%
2023	3.96%	0.62%