Botswana vs Tokelau: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Botswana
2.58 children per women
in 2023
Tokelau
2.56 children per women
in 2023
Botswana rank
71st
Tokelau rank
73rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Botswana
- Tokelau
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.58 children per women against 2.56 children per women in Tokelau, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 71st and Tokelau ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Tokelau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.79 children per women | 4.75 children per women | 0.0396 children per women | Botswana |
| 1960s | 5.04 children per women | 5.01 children per women | 0.0354 children per women | Botswana |
| 1970s | 5.33 children per women | 4.22 children per women | 1.11 children per women | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.84 children per women | 4.02 children per women | 0.8234 children per women | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.47 children per women | 4.26 children per women | 0.7893 children per women | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 2.85 children per women | 3.4 children per women | 0.5535 children per women | Tokelau |
| 2010s | 2.81 children per women | 2.9 children per women | 0.0907 children per women | Tokelau |
| 2020s | 2.64 children per women | 2.61 children per women | 0.0281 children per women | Botswana |
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 Tokelau?
- Botswana, at 2.58 children per women against 2.56 children per women in Tokelau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Botswana and Tokelau?
- 0.02 children per women, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tokelau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Tokelau rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Botswana ranks 71st and Tokelau ranks 73rd 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).