Botswana vs Eswatini: Fertility rate, total
Botswana
2.73 births per woman
in 2023
Eswatini
2.75 births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
65th
Eswatini rank
62nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 2.75 births per woman against 2.73 births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 65th and Eswatini ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.8 births per woman | 2.82 births per woman | 0.0195 births per woman | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, 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 Eswatini?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Botswana ranks 65th and Eswatini ranks 62nd 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