Botswana vs Eswatini: Birth rate
Botswana
24.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eswatini
24.07 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
56th
Eswatini rank
59th
Birth rate over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 24.71 births per 1,000 people against 24.07 births per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 0.64 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eswatini ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and Eswatini ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 48.58 births per 1,000 people | 1.74 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 47.53 births per 1,000 people | 1.59 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 45.65 births per 1,000 people | 50.11 births per 1,000 people | 4.46 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 39.71 births per 1,000 people | 46.43 births per 1,000 people | 6.72 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 30.39 births per 1,000 people | 35.8 births per 1,000 people | 5.41 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 27.92 births per 1,000 people | 32.33 births per 1,000 people | 4.41 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 26.86 births per 1,000 people | 28.5 births per 1,000 people | 1.65 births per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 25.23 births per 1,000 people | 24.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.4722 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Botswana, at 24.71 births per 1,000 people against 24.07 births per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0.64 births per 1,000 people, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for birth rate?
- Botswana ranks 56th and Eswatini ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.