Botswana Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Botswana birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Botswana in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Botswana in 2020 was 23.977 births per 1000 people, a 2.31% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 31.361
Gabon 28.281
Iraq 27.470
Namibia 26.419
Samoa 23.391
Tonga 23.273
Guatemala 22.954
Botswana 22.274
Turkmenistan 20.777
Jordan 20.681
Algeria 20.461
Fiji 19.657
Belize 19.625
Paraguay 19.408
South Africa 18.994
Guyana 18.819
Ecuador 18.474
Dominican Republic 17.989
Kazakhstan 17.832
Suriname 17.469
Peru 16.941
Venezuela 16.811
Libya 16.718
Lebanon 16.479
Iran 16.347
Mexico 16.329
Malaysia 15.873
Jamaica 15.107
Grenada 15.061
Turkey 14.894
Azerbaijan 13.945
Colombia 13.772
Brazil 12.806
Costa Rica 12.696
Armenia 12.316
Maldives 12.089
Russia 11.329
Montenegro 11.304
Albania 10.988
Belarus 10.893
China 10.645
North Macedonia 10.034
Mauritius 9.881
Thailand 9.532
Cuba 9.409
Romania 9.292
Serbia 9.056
Bulgaria 8.654
Botswana - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%