Fertility rate, total in Botswana
Botswana: Fertility rate, total was 2.7 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Botswana stood at 2.7 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Botswana peaked at 6.61 births per woman in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2.7 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Botswana 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.54 births per woman | 6.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.39 births per woman | 6.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 births per woman | 4.67 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 4.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 births per woman | 3.06 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 births per woman | 2.91 births per woman | 3.13 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman | 2.86 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Population ages 65 and above, male 46,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 24,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 24,238 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 58,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 24,026 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Botswana?
- Fertility rate, total in Botswana was 2.7 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 births per woman in 1974.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for fertility rate, total?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.