Fertility & birth rates in Botswana and Yemen

Fertility rate in Botswana vs Yemen 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 4.59 in Yemen in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Botswana vs Yemen 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	Yemen
1960	6.6	7.99
1961	6.56	8
1962	6.54	8.01
1963	6.58	8.03
1964	6.61	8.07
1965	6.6	8.1
1966	6.61	8.14
1967	6.6	8.17
1968	6.58	8.19
1969	6.56	8.22
1970	6.55	8.23
1971	6.54	8.26
1972	6.56	8.27
1973	6.59	8.29
1974	6.61	8.33
1975	6.61	8.37
1976	6.6	8.42
1977	6.54	8.47
1978	6.48	8.5
1979	6.4	8.67
1980	6.29	8.71
1981	6.16	8.75
1982	5.97	8.79
1983	5.79	8.83
1984	5.63	8.85
1985	5.48	8.86
1986	5.33	8.86
1987	5.1	8.83
1988	4.88	8.79
1989	4.67	8.71
1990	4.51	8.61
1991	4.37	8.46
1992	4.26	8.27
1993	4.15	8.05
1994	4.02	7.8
1995	3.79	7.53
1996	3.57	7
1997	3.43	6.82
1998	3.36	6.64
1999	3.31	6.49
2000	3.29	6.32
2001	3.25	6.14
2002	3.18	5.97
2003	3.11	5.84
2004	3.06	5.71
2005	3.08	5.56
2006	3.11	5.41
2007	3.13	5.26
2008	3.13	5.11
2009	3.13	5
2010	3.14	4.81
2011	3.1	4.63
2012	3.07	4.63
2013	3.05	4.62
2014	3.03	4.62
2015	3.01	4.62
2016	2.99	4.61
2017	2.97	4.61
2018	2.94	4.61
2019	2.91	4.6
2020	2.86	4.6
2021	2.83	4.6
2022	2.79	4.59
2023	2.73	4.59
2024	2.7	4.5
2025	2.66	4.41
2026	2.63	4.33
2027	2.59	4.23
2028	2.56	4.14
2029	2.52	4.06
2030	2.49	3.97
2031	2.46	3.87
2032	2.44	3.8
2033	2.41	3.73
2034	2.38	3.66
2035	2.35	3.59
2036	2.32	3.51
2037	2.3	3.44
2038	2.28	3.38
2039	2.26	3.32
2040	2.23	3.26
2041	2.21	3.21
2042	2.2	3.16
2043	2.18	3.12
2044	2.17	3.07
2045	2.15	3.02
2046	2.14	2.97
2047	2.12	2.93
2048	2.11	2.89
2049	2.09	2.85
2050	2.08	2.81

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Botswana	Yemen
1960	45.1%	40.3%
1961	45.6%	40.4%
1962	46.2%	40.4%
1963	46.8%	40.6%
1964	47.2%	40.9%
1965	47.5%	41.3%
1966	47.9%	41.8%
1967	48.2%	42.3%
1968	48.6%	42.8%
1969	48.9%	43.3%
1970	49.2%	43.8%
1971	49.3%	44.3%
1972	49.1%	44.8%
1973	48.6%	45.3%
1974	48.2%	45.7%
1975	47.7%	46.2%
1976	47.3%	46.6%
1977	47%	47%
1978	46.5%	47.5%
1979	46%	47.9%
1980	46.1%	48.3%
1981	46.2%	48.7%
1982	46.2%	49.1%
1983	46.2%	49.4%
1984	46.2%	49.7%
1985	46.2%	50%
1986	46.1%	50.3%
1987	46%	50.5%
1988	45.8%	50.7%
1989	45.5%	50.9%
1990	45.1%	51.1%
1991	44.7%	51.2%
1992	44.2%	51.2%
1993	43.7%	51.2%
1994	43%	51.1%
1995	42.2%	50.9%
1996	41.4%	50.6%
1997	40.6%	50.3%
1998	39.8%	49.9%
1999	39.1%	49.5%
2000	38.4%	49%
2001	37.7%	48.6%
2002	37.1%	48.1%
2003	36.5%	47.6%
2004	35.9%	47.1%
2005	35.5%	46.5%
2006	35.1%	45.9%
2007	34.8%	45.3%
2008	34.5%	44.7%
2009	34.2%	44.1%
2010	34.1%	43.5%
2011	34%	43%
2012	34.2%	42.7%
2013	34.4%	42.3%
2014	34.4%	42.1%
2015	34.4%	41.8%
2016	34.2%	41.7%
2017	33.9%	41.6%
2018	33.6%	41.5%
2019	33.3%	41.4%
2020	32.9%	41.4%
2021	32.6%	41.4%
2022	32.4%	41.3%
2023	32.3%	41.2%
2024	32.1%	41.1%
2025	32%	41%
2026	31.8%	40.9%
2027	31.6%	40.8%
2028	31.4%	40.6%
2029	31.2%	40.3%
2030	30.9%	40%
2031	30.6%	39.6%
2032	30.3%	39.2%
2033	30%	38.7%
2034	29.6%	38.2%
2035	29.2%	37.7%
2036	28.7%	37.1%
2037	28.1%	36.5%
2038	27.6%	36%
2039	27.2%	35.4%
2040	26.7%	34.8%
2041	26.3%	34.3%
2042	25.9%	33.8%
2043	25.5%	33.4%
2044	25.2%	33%
2045	24.8%	32.6%
2046	24.5%	32.3%
2047	24.2%	32%
2048	24%	31.7%
2049	23.7%	31.4%
2050	23.5%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.1% of the population in Botswana and 41.1% in Yemen in 2024, compared to 45.1% and 51.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Botswana and Yemen compared.

Natural population change in Botswana vs Yemen by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.88% in Botswana and +3.02% in Yemen. 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	Yemen
1960	15,861	122,994
1961	16,185	129,787
1962	16,507	131,262
1963	17,084	133,781
1964	17,634	147,299
1965	18,045	155,398
1966	18,250	164,091
1967	18,463	173,637
1968	18,725	182,518
1969	19,024	196,305
1970	19,438	207,613
1971	19,926	219,095
1972	21,004	229,322
1973	22,449	240,235
1974	24,160	252,737
1975	25,762	266,815
1976	27,497	281,078
1977	29,009	296,115
1978	30,596	312,439
1979	32,486	336,378
1980	33,934	355,767
1981	34,327	374,482
1982	34,859	392,302
1983	35,142	414,823
1984	35,530	434,674
1985	35,966	455,576
1986	36,203	464,665
1987	35,647	493,337
1988	34,564	513,296
1989	33,756	530,464
1990	33,015	549,654
1991	32,219	565,837
1992	31,995	582,072
1993	31,691	595,459
1994	30,664	602,363
1995	28,478	607,966
1996	26,847	588,786
1997	25,738	604,443
1998	25,397	615,488
1999	25,358	633,166
2000	25,850	646,694
2001	26,112	658,704
2002	26,163	672,494
2003	26,545	694,457
2004	27,481	710,493
2005	29,385	726,708
2006	31,340	750,082
2007	33,832	764,780
2008	35,433	779,123
2009	36,671	798,911
2010	38,101	803,246
2011	38,613	806,359
2012	39,202	845,645
2013	39,404	884,929
2014	40,046	920,330
2015	40,897	939,922
2016	41,993	975,697
2017	43,154	1,006,725
2018	44,171	1,020,238
2019	45,110	1,056,432
2020	45,610	1,086,322
2021	40,894	1,103,622
2022	47,400	1,153,375
2023	47,098	1,198,150

Maternal mortality chart: Botswana vs Yemen

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 118 deaths in Yemen.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Botswana	Yemen
1985	313	430
1986	304	430
1987	302	400
1988	319	388
1989	300	371
1990	296	359
1991	283	341
1992	263	330
1993	230	319
1994	182	311
1995	148	296
1996	130	282
1997	123	271
1998	126	260
1999	131	250
2000	136	241
2001	138	231
2002	140	218
2003	142	205
2004	151	194
2005	166	181
2006	204	171
2007	201	161
2008	199	153
2009	213	149
2010	228	144
2011	269	140
2012	288	137
2013	221	135
2014	212	134
2015	141	135
2016	72	134
2017	46	142
2018	99	134
2019	100	131
2020	98	135
2021	165	156
2022	120	125
2023	155	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.96% in Botswana and 3.93% in Yemen. 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	Yemen
1960	16.8%	42.9%
1961	16.3%	42.2%
1962	15.8%	41.5%
1963	15.3%	40.8%
1964	14.9%	40%
1965	14.5%	39%
1966	14%	38%
1967	13.6%	36.8%
1968	13.2%	35.6%
1969	12.8%	34.3%
1970	12.4%	33%
1971	11.9%	31.8%
1972	11.4%	30.6%
1973	10.9%	29.5%
1974	10.4%	28.4%
1975	9.88%	27.2%
1976	9.32%	26%
1977	8.77%	24.7%
1978	8.23%	23.4%
1979	7.74%	22.1%
1980	7.29%	20.8%
1981	6.86%	19.6%
1982	6.47%	18.4%
1983	6.12%	17.2%
1984	5.8%	16.2%
1985	5.5%	15.3%
1986	5.22%	14.6%
1987	5%	14%
1988	4.88%	13.4%
1989	4.87%	12.9%
1990	5.01%	12.5%
1991	5.29%	12.1%
1992	5.7%	11.8%
1993	6.2%	11.6%
1994	6.72%	11.3%
1995	6.74%	11.1%
1996	7.1%	10.8%
1997	7.37%	10.5%
1998	7.57%	10.2%
1999	7.91%	9.77%
2000	8.11%	9.32%
2001	8.12%	8.84%
2002	8%	8.36%
2003	7.85%	7.9%
2004	7.63%	7.47%
2005	7.03%	7.06%
2006	6.43%	6.68%
2007	6.16%	6.33%
2008	6.03%	6.02%
2009	5.78%	5.74%
2010	5.58%	5.49%
2011	5.68%	5.3%
2012	5.34%	5.14%
2013	5.1%	4.95%
2014	5.11%	4.84%
2015	4.98%	4.9%
2016	4.9%	4.77%
2017	4.65%	4.66%
2018	4.59%	4.7%
2019	4.5%	4.59%
2020	4.39%	4.32%
2021	4.2%	4.24%
2022	4.07%	4.08%
2023	3.96%	3.93%