Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Botswana vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.6	6.5
1961	6.56	6.49
1962	6.54	6.49
1963	6.58	6.5
1964	6.61	6.49
1965	6.6	6.5
1966	6.61	6.5
1967	6.6	6.51
1968	6.58	6.53
1969	6.56	6.52
1970	6.55	6.52
1971	6.54	6.52
1972	6.56	6.5
1973	6.59	6.46
1974	6.61	6.41
1975	6.61	6.35
1976	6.6	6.29
1977	6.54	6.22
1978	6.48	6.15
1979	6.4	6.06
1980	6.29	5.95
1981	6.16	5.81
1982	5.97	5.66
1983	5.79	5.48
1984	5.63	5.3
1985	5.48	5.13
1986	5.33	5
1987	5.1	4.88
1988	4.88	4.77
1989	4.67	4.65
1990	4.51	4.51
1991	4.37	4.25
1992	4.26	4.09
1993	4.15	3.82
1994	4.02	3.76
1995	3.79	3.28
1996	3.57	3.06
1997	3.43	2.83
1998	3.36	2.77
1999	3.31	2.79
2000	3.29	2.73
2001	3.25	2.62
2002	3.18	2.54
2003	3.11	2.49
2004	3.06	2.38
2005	3.08	2.23
2006	3.11	1.96
2007	3.13	1.79
2008	3.13	1.52
2009	3.13	1.58
2010	3.14	1.57
2011	3.1	1.54
2012	3.07	1.53
2013	3.05	1.53
2014	3.03	1.48
2015	3.01	1.42
2016	2.99	1.37
2017	2.97	1.35
2018	2.94	1.29
2019	2.91	1.25
2020	2.86	1.29
2021	2.83	1.16
2022	2.79	1.15
2023	2.73	1.2
2024	2.7	1.21
2025	2.66	1.21
2026	2.63	1.21
2027	2.59	1.21
2028	2.56	1.22
2029	2.52	1.22
2030	2.49	1.23
2031	2.46	1.23
2032	2.44	1.24
2033	2.41	1.25
2034	2.38	1.25
2035	2.35	1.26
2036	2.32	1.26
2037	2.3	1.27
2038	2.28	1.28
2039	2.26	1.28
2040	2.23	1.28
2041	2.21	1.29
2042	2.2	1.29
2043	2.18	1.3
2044	2.17	1.3
2045	2.15	1.31
2046	2.14	1.31
2047	2.12	1.31
2048	2.11	1.32
2049	2.09	1.32
2050	2.08	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	UAE
1960	45.1%	37.8%
1961	45.6%	36.7%
1962	46.2%	35.8%
1963	46.8%	35.1%
1964	47.2%	34.5%
1965	47.5%	33.9%
1966	47.9%	33.2%
1967	48.2%	32.1%
1968	48.6%	31.2%
1969	48.9%	30.6%
1970	49.2%	29.8%
1971	49.3%	29%
1972	49.1%	28.3%
1973	48.6%	27.8%
1974	48.2%	27.4%
1975	47.7%	27.2%
1976	47.3%	26.9%
1977	47%	26.8%
1978	46.5%	26.9%
1979	46%	27.1%
1980	46.1%	27.4%
1981	46.2%	28%
1982	46.2%	28.8%
1983	46.2%	29.5%
1984	46.2%	30.2%
1985	46.2%	30.7%
1986	46.1%	31.2%
1987	46%	31.2%
1988	45.8%	30.9%
1989	45.5%	30.3%
1990	45.1%	29.6%
1991	44.7%	28.8%
1992	44.2%	28.1%
1993	43.7%	27.4%
1994	43%	26.7%
1995	42.2%	25.9%
1996	41.4%	25.2%
1997	40.6%	24.3%
1998	39.8%	23.1%
1999	39.1%	22%
2000	38.4%	20.8%
2001	37.7%	19.8%
2002	37.1%	18.9%
2003	36.5%	18.3%
2004	35.9%	17.8%
2005	35.5%	17.5%
2006	35.1%	17.2%
2007	34.8%	17%
2008	34.5%	16.9%
2009	34.2%	16.9%
2010	34.1%	16.9%
2011	34%	16.8%
2012	34.2%	16.8%
2013	34.4%	16.8%
2014	34.4%	16.8%
2015	34.4%	16.8%
2016	34.2%	16.8%
2017	33.9%	16.8%
2018	33.6%	16.7%
2019	33.3%	16.6%
2020	32.9%	16.6%
2021	32.6%	16.5%
2022	32.4%	16.5%
2023	32.3%	16.3%
2024	32.1%	16.1%
2025	32%	16%
2026	31.8%	15.9%
2027	31.6%	15.9%
2028	31.4%	15.9%
2029	31.2%	15.9%
2030	30.9%	16%
2031	30.6%	16.1%
2032	30.3%	16.3%
2033	30%	16.5%
2034	29.6%	16.7%
2035	29.2%	16.9%
2036	28.7%	17.1%
2037	28.1%	17.3%
2038	27.6%	17.5%
2039	27.2%	17.7%
2040	26.7%	17.9%
2041	26.3%	18%
2042	25.9%	18.1%
2043	25.5%	18.2%
2044	25.2%	18.3%
2045	24.8%	18.3%
2046	24.5%	18.3%
2047	24.2%	18.3%
2048	24%	18.3%
2049	23.7%	18.2%
2050	23.5%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	15,861	3,418
1961	16,185	3,657
1962	16,507	3,901
1963	17,084	4,157
1964	17,634	4,410
1965	18,045	4,675
1966	18,250	4,955
1967	18,463	5,264
1968	18,725	5,588
1969	19,024	6,138
1970	19,438	6,922
1971	19,926	7,839
1972	21,004	8,818
1973	22,449	9,822
1974	24,160	10,835
1975	25,762	11,859
1976	27,497	12,876
1977	29,009	15,787
1978	30,596	18,879
1979	32,486	21,987
1980	33,934	25,005
1981	34,327	27,560
1982	34,859	29,585
1983	35,142	31,480
1984	35,530	33,250
1985	35,966	34,855
1986	36,203	36,829
1987	35,647	37,741
1988	34,564	38,861
1989	33,756	40,148
1990	33,015	41,339
1991	32,219	41,409
1992	31,995	42,119
1993	31,691	41,324
1994	30,664	42,976
1995	28,478	38,685
1996	26,847	37,886
1997	25,738	38,207
1998	25,397	41,176
1999	25,358	46,198
2000	25,850	49,993
2001	26,112	52,789
2002	26,163	55,922
2003	26,545	59,118
2004	27,481	60,344
2005	29,385	60,046
2006	31,340	54,338
2007	33,832	55,048
2008	35,433	55,426
2009	36,671	66,521
2010	38,101	69,907
2011	38,613	73,496
2012	39,202	78,682
2013	39,404	82,977
2014	40,046	84,277
2015	40,897	85,044
2016	41,993	87,028
2017	43,154	89,382
2018	44,171	86,840
2019	45,110	86,296
2020	45,610	87,871
2021	40,894	76,802
2022	47,400	81,758
2023	47,098	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	UAE
1985	313	19
1986	304	19
1987	302	19
1988	319	19
1989	300	19
1990	296	19
1991	283	19
1992	263	19
1993	230	19
1994	182	19
1995	148	18
1996	130	16
1997	123	14
1998	126	12
1999	131	10
2000	136	8
2001	138	7
2002	140	5
2003	142	5
2004	151	4
2005	166	4
2006	204	3
2007	201	3
2008	199	3
2009	213	3
2010	228	3
2011	269	4
2012	288	4
2013	221	4
2014	212	3
2015	141	3
2016	72	3
2017	46	3
2018	99	3
2019	100	3
2020	98	6
2021	165	6
2022	120	2
2023	155	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	16.8%	20.1%
1961	16.3%	19%
1962	15.8%	18%
1963	15.3%	16.9%
1964	14.9%	15.8%
1965	14.5%	14.8%
1966	14%	13.7%
1967	13.6%	12.6%
1968	13.2%	11.6%
1969	12.8%	10.6%
1970	12.4%	9.62%
1971	11.9%	8.72%
1972	11.4%	7.89%
1973	10.9%	7.12%
1974	10.4%	6.43%
1975	9.88%	5.8%
1976	9.32%	5.23%
1977	8.77%	4.7%
1978	8.23%	4.22%
1979	7.74%	3.78%
1980	7.29%	3.4%
1981	6.86%	3.06%
1982	6.47%	2.77%
1983	6.12%	2.52%
1984	5.8%	2.31%
1985	5.5%	2.12%
1986	5.22%	1.97%
1987	5%	1.83%
1988	4.88%	1.71%
1989	4.87%	1.61%
1990	5.01%	1.51%
1991	5.29%	1.43%
1992	5.7%	1.37%
1993	6.2%	1.31%
1994	6.72%	1.26%
1995	6.74%	1.21%
1996	7.1%	1.18%
1997	7.37%	1.15%
1998	7.57%	1.12%
1999	7.91%	1.09%
2000	8.11%	1.07%
2001	8.12%	1.05%
2002	8%	1.03%
2003	7.85%	1.01%
2004	7.63%	1%
2005	7.03%	0.98%
2006	6.43%	0.96%
2007	6.16%	0.94%
2008	6.03%	0.92%
2009	5.78%	0.9%
2010	5.58%	0.88%
2011	5.68%	0.86%
2012	5.34%	0.84%
2013	5.1%	0.82%
2014	5.11%	0.79%
2015	4.98%	0.77%
2016	4.9%	0.73%
2017	4.65%	0.7%
2018	4.59%	0.67%
2019	4.5%	0.63%
2020	4.39%	0.6%
2021	4.2%	0.56%
2022	4.07%	0.53%
2023	3.96%	0.5%