Which has higher number of births, by world region, Botswana or Denmark?

Botswana, at 61,294 births against 57,810 births in Denmark as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Botswana and Denmark?

3,484 births, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Denmark?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Denmark: Number of births, by world region

Botswana

61,294 births

in 2023

Denmark

57,810 births

in 2023

Botswana rank

125th

Denmark rank

128th

Number of births, by world region over time

Botswana
Denmark

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 61,294 births against 57,810 births in Denmark, a difference of 3,484 births.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Botswana ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Denmark in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21,521 births	76,514 births	54,993 births	Denmark
1960s	25,751 births	79,672 births	53,921 births	Denmark
1970s	32,761 births	68,465 births	35,704 births	Denmark
1980s	43,481 births	55,026 births	11,545 births	Denmark
1990s	44,632 births	66,778 births	22,146 births	Denmark
2000s	51,065 births	64,444 births	13,378 births	Denmark
2010s	58,639 births	59,361 births	721.4 births	Denmark
2020s	61,091 births	60,093 births	998 births	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Botswana or Denmark?: Botswana, at 61,294 births against 57,810 births in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Botswana and Denmark?: 3,484 births, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Denmark?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Denmark rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Botswana ranks 125th and Denmark ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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