Botswana Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Botswana birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Botswana in 2024 is 21.918 births per 1000 people, a 1.6% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Botswana in 2023 was 22.274 births per 1000 people, a 2.49% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Botswana in 2022 was 22.842 births per 1000 people, a 2.43% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Botswana in 2021 was 23.410 births per 1000 people, a 2.36% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.969
Gabon 27.725
Iraq 27.161
Namibia 26.012
Samoa 23.265
Tonga 23.178
Guatemala 22.585
Botswana 21.918
Jordan 20.419
Turkmenistan 20.301
Algeria 19.819
Fiji 19.399
Belize 19.292
Paraguay 19.117
South Africa 18.747
Guyana 18.541
Ecuador 18.185
Dominican Republic 17.681
Kazakhstan 17.477
Suriname 17.255
Venezuela 16.744
Peru 16.639
Libya 16.359
Lebanon 16.131
Mexico 16.069
Iran 15.889
Malaysia 15.602
Jamaica 14.859
Grenada 14.718
Turkey 14.686
Azerbaijan 13.602
Colombia 13.516
Brazil 12.580
Costa Rica 12.449
Armenia 12.015
Maldives 11.807
Montenegro 11.206
Russia 11.108
Albania 10.711
Belarus 10.666
China 10.478
North Macedonia 9.892
Mauritius 9.826
Thailand 9.399
Cuba 9.294
Romania 9.248
Serbia 8.983
Bulgaria 8.618
Botswana - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 21.918 -1.600%
2023 22.274 -2.490%
2022 22.842 -2.430%
2021 23.410 -2.360%
2020 23.977 -2.310%
2019 24.545 -2.260%
2018 25.113 -1.830%
2017 25.581 -1.800%
2016 26.049 -1.760%
2015 26.517 -1.730%
2014 26.985 -1.700%
2013 27.453 -0.540%
2012 27.601 -0.530%
2011 27.749 -0.530%
2010 27.897 -0.530%
2009 28.045 -0.520%
2008 28.193 -0.650%
2007 28.378 -0.650%
2006 28.564 -0.640%
2005 28.749 -0.640%
2004 28.935 -0.640%
2003 29.120 -0.500%
2002 29.266 -0.500%
2001 29.412 -0.490%
2000 29.558 -0.490%
1999 29.704 -0.490%
1998 29.850 -2.150%
1997 30.505 -2.100%
1996 31.160 -2.060%
1995 31.814 -2.020%
1994 32.469 -1.980%
1993 33.124 -2.360%
1992 33.923 -2.300%
1991 34.722 -2.250%
1990 35.522 -2.200%
1989 36.321 -2.150%
1988 37.120 -3.040%
1987 38.285 -2.950%
1986 39.450 -2.870%
1985 40.615 -2.790%
1984 41.780 -2.710%
1983 42.945 -0.730%
1982 43.259 -0.720%
1981 43.572 -0.720%
1980 43.886 -0.710%
1979 44.199 -0.710%
1978 44.513 -0.080%
1977 44.548 -0.080%
1976 44.584 -0.080%
1975 44.619 -0.080%
1974 44.655 -0.080%
1973 44.690 -0.430%
1972 44.883 -0.430%
1971 45.077 -0.430%
1970 45.270 -0.430%
1969 45.464 -0.420%
1968 45.657 -0.430%
1967 45.854 -0.430%
1966 46.052 -0.430%
1965 46.249 -0.430%
1964 46.447 -0.420%
1963 46.644 -0.450%
1962 46.857 -0.450%
1961 47.070 -0.450%
1960 47.284 -0.450%
1959 47.497 -0.450%
1958 47.710 0.130%
1957 47.647 0.130%
1956 47.584 0.130%
1955 47.521 0.130%
1954 47.458 0.130%
1953 47.395 0.130%
1952 47.332 0.130%
1951 47.269 0.130%
1950 47.206 0.000%