Algeria vs Botswana: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Algeria
- Botswana
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 63rd and Botswana ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.47 births per woman | 6.55 births per woman | 0.9191 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.01 births per woman | 5.53 births per woman | 0.4758 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.6 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 0.2811 births per woman | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.6 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman | 0.548 births per woman | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.01 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 0.0055 births per woman | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.78 births per woman | 0.0416 births per woman | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Algeria or Botswana?
- Algeria, at 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Algeria and Botswana?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Botswana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Botswana rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Algeria ranks 63rd and Botswana ranks 65th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.