Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago 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 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago 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	Trinidad
1960	6.6	5.41
1961	6.56	5.41
1962	6.54	5.36
1963	6.58	5.24
1964	6.61	5.08
1965	6.6	4.88
1966	6.61	4.62
1967	6.6	4.35
1968	6.58	4.11
1969	6.56	3.86
1970	6.55	3.71
1971	6.54	3.61
1972	6.56	3.55
1973	6.59	3.47
1974	6.61	3.32
1975	6.61	3.21
1976	6.6	3.14
1977	6.54	3.12
1978	6.48	3.13
1979	6.4	3.13
1980	6.29	3.15
1981	6.16	3.13
1982	5.97	3.11
1983	5.79	3.07
1984	5.63	3.02
1985	5.48	2.99
1986	5.33	2.9
1987	5.1	2.78
1988	4.88	2.65
1989	4.67	2.53
1990	4.51	2.39
1991	4.37	2.29
1992	4.26	2.21
1993	4.15	2.13
1994	4.02	2.06
1995	3.79	1.97
1996	3.57	1.89
1997	3.43	1.83
1998	3.36	1.78
1999	3.31	1.76
2000	3.29	1.73
2001	3.25	1.71
2002	3.18	1.67
2003	3.11	1.65
2004	3.06	1.63
2005	3.08	1.63
2006	3.11	1.62
2007	3.13	1.62
2008	3.13	1.62
2009	3.13	1.62
2010	3.14	1.61
2011	3.1	1.61
2012	3.07	1.61
2013	3.05	1.6
2014	3.03	1.6
2015	3.01	1.6
2016	2.99	1.6
2017	2.97	1.59
2018	2.94	1.59
2019	2.91	1.58
2020	2.86	1.57
2021	2.83	1.56
2022	2.79	1.54
2023	2.73	1.53
2024	2.7	1.54
2025	2.66	1.52
2026	2.63	1.52
2027	2.59	1.51
2028	2.56	1.51
2029	2.52	1.51
2030	2.49	1.51
2031	2.46	1.51
2032	2.44	1.51
2033	2.41	1.51
2034	2.38	1.51
2035	2.35	1.51
2036	2.32	1.51
2037	2.3	1.51
2038	2.28	1.51
2039	2.26	1.51
2040	2.23	1.51
2041	2.21	1.51
2042	2.2	1.51
2043	2.18	1.51
2044	2.17	1.51
2045	2.15	1.51
2046	2.14	1.51
2047	2.12	1.51
2048	2.11	1.52
2049	2.09	1.52
2050	2.08	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Trinidad
1960	45.1%	43.1%
1961	45.6%	43.2%
1962	46.2%	43.2%
1963	46.8%	43.3%
1964	47.2%	43.2%
1965	47.5%	43.1%
1966	47.9%	42.9%
1967	48.2%	42.7%
1968	48.6%	42.3%
1969	48.9%	41.9%
1970	49.2%	41.2%
1971	49.3%	40.4%
1972	49.1%	39.7%
1973	48.6%	39.1%
1974	48.2%	38.4%
1975	47.7%	37.6%
1976	47.3%	36.8%
1977	47%	36%
1978	46.5%	35.3%
1979	46%	34.8%
1980	46.1%	34.4%
1981	46.2%	34.2%
1982	46.2%	34.2%
1983	46.2%	34.2%
1984	46.2%	34.3%
1985	46.2%	34.4%
1986	46.1%	34.4%
1987	46%	34.4%
1988	45.8%	34.2%
1989	45.5%	34%
1990	45.1%	33.7%
1991	44.7%	33.3%
1992	44.2%	32.8%
1993	43.7%	32.2%
1994	43%	31.6%
1995	42.2%	30.8%
1996	41.4%	29.9%
1997	40.6%	28.9%
1998	39.8%	27.9%
1999	39.1%	27%
2000	38.4%	26%
2001	37.7%	25%
2002	37.1%	24.2%
2003	36.5%	23.4%
2004	35.9%	22.7%
2005	35.5%	22.1%
2006	35.1%	21.6%
2007	34.8%	21.2%
2008	34.5%	20.8%
2009	34.2%	20.5%
2010	34.1%	20.3%
2011	34%	20.1%
2012	34.2%	20%
2013	34.4%	19.9%
2014	34.4%	19.7%
2015	34.4%	19.6%
2016	34.2%	19.5%
2017	33.9%	19.3%
2018	33.6%	19%
2019	33.3%	18.8%
2020	32.9%	18.7%
2021	32.6%	18.5%
2022	32.4%	18.3%
2023	32.3%	18%
2024	32.1%	17.8%
2025	32%	17.5%
2026	31.8%	17.2%
2027	31.6%	16.9%
2028	31.4%	16.6%
2029	31.2%	16.4%
2030	30.9%	16.1%
2031	30.6%	15.8%
2032	30.3%	15.5%
2033	30%	15.3%
2034	29.6%	15.1%
2035	29.2%	14.9%
2036	28.7%	14.7%
2037	28.1%	14.5%
2038	27.6%	14.4%
2039	27.2%	14.2%
2040	26.7%	14.1%
2041	26.3%	14.1%
2042	25.9%	14%
2043	25.5%	13.9%
2044	25.2%	13.9%
2045	24.8%	13.8%
2046	24.5%	13.8%
2047	24.2%	13.7%
2048	24%	13.7%
2049	23.7%	13.6%
2050	23.5%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	15,861	24,766
1961	16,185	25,518
1962	16,507	25,763
1963	17,084	25,507
1964	17,634	25,065
1965	18,045	24,349
1966	18,250	23,228
1967	18,463	21,992
1968	18,725	20,849
1969	19,024	19,652
1970	19,438	19,074
1971	19,926	19,400
1972	21,004	20,116
1973	22,449	20,617
1974	24,160	20,412
1975	25,762	20,468
1976	27,497	20,875
1977	29,009	21,660
1978	30,596	22,538
1979	32,486	23,475
1980	33,934	24,557
1981	34,327	25,015
1982	34,859	25,181
1983	35,142	25,118
1984	35,530	24,738
1985	35,966	24,487
1986	36,203	23,705
1987	35,647	22,398
1988	34,564	21,028
1989	33,756	19,636
1990	33,015	18,052
1991	32,219	16,903
1992	31,995	15,910
1993	31,691	14,878
1994	30,664	14,032
1995	28,478	12,971
1996	26,847	12,101
1997	25,738	11,405
1998	25,397	10,964
1999	25,358	10,821
2000	25,850	10,588
2001	26,112	10,438
2002	26,163	10,316
2003	26,545	10,169
2004	27,481	10,149
2005	29,385	9,822
2006	31,340	9,889
2007	33,832	9,939
2008	35,433	9,872
2009	36,671	9,769
2010	38,101	9,698
2011	38,613	9,601
2012	39,202	9,376
2013	39,404	9,020
2014	40,046	8,571
2015	40,897	7,963
2016	41,993	7,436
2017	43,154	6,779
2018	44,171	5,869
2019	45,110	5,647
2020	45,610	4,558
2021	40,894	2,091
2022	47,400	3,773
2023	47,098	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago

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 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Trinidad
1985	313	87
1986	304	89
1987	302	86
1988	319	87
1989	300	86
1990	296	84
1991	283	82
1992	263	85
1993	230	85
1994	182	84
1995	148	85
1996	130	84
1997	123	82
1998	126	79
1999	131	78
2000	136	76
2001	138	72
2002	140	69
2003	142	67
2004	151	63
2005	166	60
2006	204	58
2007	201	57
2008	199	55
2009	213	54
2010	228	54
2011	269	53
2012	288	51
2013	221	50
2014	212	50
2015	141	50
2016	72	51
2017	46	51
2018	99	53
2019	100	53
2020	98	35
2021	165	54
2022	120	30
2023	155	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	16.8%	6.74%
1961	16.3%	6.53%
1962	15.8%	6.33%
1963	15.3%	6.14%
1964	14.9%	5.96%
1965	14.5%	5.8%
1966	14%	5.66%
1967	13.6%	5.53%
1968	13.2%	5.4%
1969	12.8%	5.28%
1970	12.4%	5.17%
1971	11.9%	5.06%
1972	11.4%	4.95%
1973	10.9%	4.84%
1974	10.4%	4.72%
1975	9.88%	4.6%
1976	9.32%	4.48%
1977	8.77%	4.37%
1978	8.23%	4.25%
1979	7.74%	4.14%
1980	7.29%	4.03%
1981	6.86%	3.92%
1982	6.47%	3.83%
1983	6.12%	3.73%
1984	5.8%	3.64%
1985	5.5%	3.56%
1986	5.22%	3.49%
1987	5%	3.42%
1988	4.88%	3.36%
1989	4.87%	3.3%
1990	5.01%	3.25%
1991	5.29%	3.21%
1992	5.7%	3.16%
1993	6.2%	3.13%
1994	6.72%	3.09%
1995	6.74%	3.06%
1996	7.1%	3.02%
1997	7.37%	2.99%
1998	7.57%	2.96%
1999	7.91%	2.92%
2000	8.11%	2.88%
2001	8.12%	2.84%
2002	8%	2.81%
2003	7.85%	2.76%
2004	7.63%	2.72%
2005	7.03%	2.68%
2006	6.43%	2.64%
2007	6.16%	2.59%
2008	6.03%	2.55%
2009	5.78%	2.51%
2010	5.58%	2.47%
2011	5.68%	2.43%
2012	5.34%	2.38%
2013	5.1%	2.35%
2014	5.11%	2.3%
2015	4.98%	2.26%
2016	4.9%	2.22%
2017	4.65%	2.18%
2018	4.59%	2.14%
2019	4.5%	2.1%
2020	4.39%	2.06%
2021	4.2%	2.01%
2022	4.07%	1.96%
2023	3.96%	1.91%