Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	6.6	-
1961	6.56	-
1962	6.54	-
1963	6.58	-
1964	6.61	-
1965	6.6	-
1966	6.61	-
1967	6.6	-
1968	6.58	-
1969	6.56	-
1970	6.55	-
1971	6.54	-
1972	6.56	-
1973	6.59	-
1974	6.61	-
1975	6.61	-
1976	6.6	-
1977	6.54	-
1978	6.48	-
1979	6.4	-
1980	6.29	-
1981	6.16	2.46
1982	5.97	-
1983	5.79	-
1984	5.63	-
1985	5.48	-
1986	5.33	-
1987	5.1	-
1988	4.88	-
1989	4.67	-
1990	4.51	-
1991	4.37	1.72
1992	4.26	-
1993	4.15	-
1994	4.02	-
1995	3.79	-
1996	3.57	-
1997	3.43	-
1998	3.36	-
1999	3.31	-
2000	3.29	-
2001	3.25	1.4
2002	3.18	-
2003	3.11	-
2004	3.06	-
2005	3.08	-
2006	3.11	-
2007	3.13	-
2008	3.13	-
2009	3.13	-
2010	3.14	-
2011	3.1	1.07
2012	3.07	-
2013	3.05	-
2014	3.03	-
2015	3.01	1.18
2016	2.99	1.17
2017	2.97	1.13
2018	2.94	1.06
2019	2.91	1.05
2020	2.86	0.99
2021	2.83	0.98
2022	2.79	0.87
2023	2.73	0.87
2024	2.7	0.89
2025	2.66	0.88
2026	2.63	0.88
2027	2.59	0.89
2028	2.56	0.9
2029	2.52	0.91
2030	2.49	0.91
2031	2.46	0.92
2032	2.44	0.93
2033	2.41	0.95
2034	2.38	0.96
2035	2.35	0.97
2036	2.32	0.98
2037	2.3	0.99
2038	2.28	1
2039	2.26	1.01
2040	2.23	1.02
2041	2.21	1.03
2042	2.2	1.04
2043	2.18	1.05
2044	2.17	1.06
2045	2.15	1.07
2046	2.14	1.07
2047	2.12	1.08
2048	2.11	1.09
2049	2.09	1.1
2050	2.08	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Taiwan
1960	45.1%	-
1961	45.6%	-
1962	46.2%	-
1963	46.8%	-
1964	47.2%	-
1965	47.5%	-
1966	47.9%	-
1967	48.2%	-
1968	48.6%	-
1969	48.9%	-
1970	49.2%	-
1971	49.3%	-
1972	49.1%	-
1973	48.6%	-
1974	48.2%	36.2%
1975	47.7%	35.4%
1976	47.3%	34.7%
1977	47%	34%
1978	46.5%	33.3%
1979	46%	32.7%
1980	46.1%	32.1%
1981	46.2%	31.6%
1982	46.2%	31.2%
1983	46.2%	30.8%
1984	46.2%	30.2%
1985	46.2%	29.6%
1986	46.1%	29%
1987	46%	28.4%
1988	45.8%	28%
1989	45.5%	27.5%
1990	45.1%	27.1%
1991	44.7%	26.3%
1992	44.2%	25.8%
1993	43.7%	25.1%
1994	43%	24.4%
1995	42.2%	23.8%
1996	41.4%	23.1%
1997	40.6%	22.6%
1998	39.8%	22%
1999	39.1%	21.4%
2000	38.4%	21.1%
2001	37.7%	20.8%
2002	37.1%	20.4%
2003	36.5%	19.8%
2004	35.9%	19.3%
2005	35.5%	18.7%
2006	35.1%	18.1%
2007	34.8%	17.6%
2008	34.5%	17%
2009	34.2%	16.3%
2010	34.1%	15.6%
2011	34%	15.1%
2012	34.2%	14.6%
2013	34.4%	14.3%
2014	34.4%	14%
2015	34.4%	13.6%
2016	34.2%	13.3%
2017	33.9%	13.1%
2018	33.6%	12.9%
2019	33.3%	12.8%
2020	32.9%	12.6%
2021	32.6%	12.4%
2022	32.4%	12.1%
2023	32.3%	11.9%
2024	32.1%	11.7%
2025	32%	11.5%
2026	31.8%	11.3%
2027	31.6%	10.9%
2028	31.4%	10.5%
2029	31.2%	10.2%
2030	30.9%	9.8%
2031	30.6%	9.39%
2032	30.3%	9.06%
2033	30%	8.79%
2034	29.6%	8.55%
2035	29.2%	8.34%
2036	28.7%	8.2%
2037	28.1%	8.11%
2038	27.6%	8.06%
2039	27.2%	8.03%
2040	26.7%	8.01%
2041	26.3%	7.99%
2042	25.9%	7.99%
2043	25.5%	8%
2044	25.2%	8.01%
2045	24.8%	8.03%
2046	24.5%	8.06%
2047	24.2%	8.1%
2048	24%	8.14%
2049	23.7%	8.19%
2050	23.5%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	15,861	-
1961	16,185	-
1962	16,507	-
1963	17,084	-
1964	17,634	-
1965	18,045	-
1966	18,250	346,958
1967	18,463	356,019
1968	18,725	365,133
1969	19,024	379,160
1970	19,438	393,010
1971	19,926	401,921
1972	21,004	410,193
1973	22,449	417,863
1974	24,160	425,401
1975	25,762	433,225
1976	27,497	442,018
1977	29,009	450,897
1978	30,596	459,289
1979	32,486	468,197
1980	33,934	477,138
1981	34,327	326,883
1982	34,859	332,774
1983	35,142	338,181
1984	35,530	343,199
1985	35,966	347,942
1986	36,203	351,930
1987	35,647	355,657
1988	34,564	359,694
1989	33,756	363,606
1990	33,015	367,657
1991	32,219	215,698
1992	31,995	217,809
1993	31,691	219,858
1994	30,664	221,832
1995	28,478	223,736
1996	26,847	225,564
1997	25,738	227,591
1998	25,397	229,712
1999	25,358	231,550
2000	25,850	233,382
2001	26,112	132,707
2002	26,163	133,431
2003	26,545	134,023
2004	27,481	134,522
2005	29,385	135,015
2006	31,340	135,572
2007	33,832	136,130
2008	35,433	136,607
2009	36,671	137,086
2010	38,101	137,458
2011	38,613	43,836
2012	39,202	43,981
2013	39,404	44,121
2014	40,046	44,233
2015	40,897	49,741
2016	41,993	35,980
2017	43,154	22,613
2018	44,171	8,725
2019	45,110	1,416
2020	45,610	-7,782
2021	40,894	-30,039
2022	47,400	-68,327
2023	47,098	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Taiwan
1985	313	-
1986	304	9.4
1987	302	8.9
1988	319	9
1989	300	12.7
1990	296	12.2
1991	283	8.1
1992	263	6.8
1993	230	9.2
1994	182	8
1995	148	7.7
1996	130	7.7
1997	123	9.2
1998	126	8.9
1999	131	8.4
2000	136	7.8
2001	138	7.8
2002	140	7.8
2003	142	7.8
2004	151	7.8
2005	166	7.8
2006	204	7.8
2007	201	7.8
2008	199	7.8
2009	213	7.8
2010	228	7.8
2011	269	7.8
2012	288	8.5
2013	221	8.5
2014	212	8.5
2015	141	11.3
2016	72	11.6
2017	46	11.6
2018	99	11.6
2019	100	15.4
2020	98	13
2021	165	14
2022	120	14
2023	155	14
2024	-	14