Botswana vs Eswatini: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Botswana
2.7 births per woman
in 2024
Eswatini
2.72 births per woman
in 2024
Botswana rank
65th
Eswatini rank
64th
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 65th and Eswatini ranks 64th of 215 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.58 births per woman | 6.78 births per woman | 0.1962 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.7 births per woman | 0.1486 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 5.53 births per woman | 6.19 births per woman | 0.6561 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 3.88 births per woman | 4.62 births per woman | 0.7462 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 3.15 births per woman | 3.74 births per woman | 0.5898 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 3.02 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman | 0.1286 births per woman | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 2.78 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | 0.0186 births per woman | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, 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 Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Botswana ranks 65th and Eswatini ranks 64th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β 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.