Botswana vs Nauru: Birth rate vs. death rate
Botswana
24.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nauru
25.5 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
56th
Nauru rank
53rd
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Botswana
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 25.5 births per 1,000 people against 24.71 births per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.79 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and Nauru ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Nauru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 29.42 births per 1,000 people | 17.42 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1960s | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 26.67 births per 1,000 people | 19.27 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 45.65 births per 1,000 people | 19.27 births per 1,000 people | 26.38 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39.71 births per 1,000 people | 31.59 births per 1,000 people | 8.12 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 30.39 births per 1,000 people | 30.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.1731 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.92 births per 1,000 people | 29.44 births per 1,000 people | 1.52 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2010s | 26.86 births per 1,000 people | 33.94 births per 1,000 people | 7.08 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
| 2020s | 25.23 births per 1,000 people | 27.14 births per 1,000 people | 1.91 births per 1,000 people | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Botswana or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 25.5 births per 1,000 people against 24.71 births per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Botswana and Nauru?
- 0.79 births per 1,000 people, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nauru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Nauru rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Botswana ranks 56th and Nauru ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.