Botswana vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Botswana
2.58 children per women
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.57 children per women
in 2023
Botswana rank
71st
Turkmenistan rank
72nd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Botswana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.58 children per women against 2.57 children per women in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.01 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 Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.79 children per women | 4.62 children per women | 0.1754 children per women | Botswana |
| 1960s | 5.04 children per women | 5.54 children per women | 0.4938 children per women | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 5.33 children per women | 5.17 children per women | 0.153 children per women | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.84 children per women | 4.41 children per women | 0.4333 children per women | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.47 children per women | 3.27 children per women | 0.1954 children per women | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.85 children per women | 2.58 children per women | 0.2757 children per women | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.81 children per women | 2.79 children per women | 0.019 children per women | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.64 children per women | 2.61 children per women | 0.0287 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 Turkmenistan?
- Botswana, at 2.58 children per women against 2.57 children per women in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 0.01 children per women, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Botswana ranks 71st and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd 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).