Botswana vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Botswana
2.58 children per women
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
2.62 children per women
in 2023
Botswana rank
71st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
69th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Botswana
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.62 children per women against 2.58 children per women in Botswana, a difference of 0.04 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 71st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.79 children per women | 5.59 children per women | 0.8045 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1960s | 5.04 children per women | 6.31 children per women | 1.27 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1970s | 5.33 children per women | 6.71 children per women | 1.38 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1980s | 4.84 children per women | 6.06 children per women | 1.22 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 1990s | 3.47 children per women | 4.56 children per women | 1.09 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2000s | 2.85 children per women | 3.55 children per women | 0.694 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2010s | 2.81 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 0.1454 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 2.64 children per women | 2.67 children per women | 0.0334 children per women | Syrian Arab Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Botswana or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.62 children per women against 2.58 children per women in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.04 children per women, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Botswana ranks 71st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 69th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).