Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Botswana
1.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1.8%
in 2023
Botswana rank
53rd
Papua New Guinea rank
56th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.