Birth rate, crude in Botswana
Botswana: Birth rate, crude was 24.36 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24.36 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
54th
of 217 countries
All-time high
47.14 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
24.36 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Botswana is 24.36 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Botswana peaked at 47.14 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24.36 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 54th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Botswana, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.14 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 46.59 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 46.03 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 45.93 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 45.77 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 45.76 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.63 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 45.52 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 45.49 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 45.51 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 45.71 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.48 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 45.53 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 45.7 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 46.11 per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 46.2 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 46.23 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 45.8 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 45.06 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 44.71 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 44.65 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 43.45 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 42.33 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 41.15 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 40.19 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 39.37 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 38.52 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 37.15 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 35.8 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 34.51 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 33.62 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 32.83 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 32.35 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 31.91 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 31.27 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 29.89 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 28.61 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 27.91 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.75 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.73 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.94 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 27.91 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 27.65 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.39 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 27.31 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.71 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 28.14 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 28.34 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.36 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.04 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 27.74 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.18 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.8 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.48 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.25 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.07 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 25.9 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 25.75 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.53 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 25.42 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.25 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 24.71 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 24.36 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.94 per 1,000 people | 45.49 per 1,000 people | 47.14 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.65 per 1,000 people | 44.71 per 1,000 people | 46.23 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.71 per 1,000 people | 34.51 per 1,000 people | 44.65 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.39 per 1,000 people | 27.73 per 1,000 people | 33.62 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.92 per 1,000 people | 27.31 per 1,000 people | 28.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.86 per 1,000 people | 25.75 per 1,000 people | 28.36 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.06 per 1,000 people | 24.36 per 1,000 people | 25.53 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3191 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Botswana?
- Birth rate, crude in Botswana was 24.36 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.14 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.36 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for birth rate, crude?
- Botswana ranks 54th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.