Botswana vs Egypt: Fertility rate, total
Botswana
2.73 births per woman
in 2023
Egypt
2.75 births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
65th
Egypt rank
63rd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Botswana
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.75 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 65th and Egypt ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.55 births per woman | 5.8 births per woman | 0.753 births per woman | Botswana |
| 1980s | 5.53 births per woman | 5.12 births per woman | 0.4057 births per woman | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.88 births per woman | 3.93 births per woman | 0.0487 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.15 births per woman | 3.32 births per woman | 0.175 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.02 births per woman | 3.3 births per woman | 0.2843 births per woman | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.8 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 0.0263 births per woman | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Botswana or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.75 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Botswana and Egypt?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Egypt?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Egypt rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Botswana ranks 65th and Egypt ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release