Botswana Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Botswana birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Botswana in 2025 is 21.562 births per 1000 people, a 1.62% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Botswana in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.577
Gabon 27.169
Iraq 26.853
Namibia 25.605
Samoa 23.139
Tonga 23.083
Guatemala 22.216
Botswana 21.562
Jordan 20.157
Turkmenistan 19.825
Algeria 19.177
Fiji 19.141
Belize 18.958
Paraguay 18.826
South Africa 18.500
Guyana 18.264
Ecuador 17.896
Dominican Republic 17.374
Kazakhstan 17.122
Suriname 17.041
Venezuela 16.677
Peru 16.337
Libya 16.001
Mexico 15.809
Lebanon 15.783
Iran 15.430
Malaysia 15.331
Jamaica 14.611
Turkey 14.478
Grenada 14.376
Colombia 13.260
Azerbaijan 13.259
Brazil 12.354
Costa Rica 12.202
Armenia 11.714
Maldives 11.525
Montenegro 11.107
Russia 10.888
Belarus 10.439
Albania 10.435
China 10.310
Mauritius 9.771
North Macedonia 9.750
Thailand 9.266
Romania 9.204
Cuba 9.178
Serbia 8.909
Bulgaria 8.582
Botswana - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 21.562 -1.620%
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%