Botswana vs Egypt: Fertility rate: births per woman

Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Egypt
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Egypt rank
66th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Botswana
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Botswana ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Egypt Difference Ahead
1950s 6.53 live births per woman 6.99 live births per woman 0.4669 live births per woman Egypt
1960s 6.58 live births per woman 6.47 live births per woman 0.1126 live births per woman Botswana
1970s 6.55 live births per woman 5.8 live births per woman 0.753 live births per woman Botswana
1980s 5.53 live births per woman 5.12 live births per woman 0.4057 live births per woman Botswana
1990s 3.88 live births per woman 3.93 live births per woman 0.0487 live births per woman Egypt
2000s 3.15 live births per woman 3.32 live births per woman 0.175 live births per woman Egypt
2010s 3.02 live births per woman 3.3 live births per woman 0.2843 live births per woman Egypt
2020s 2.8 live births per woman 2.77 live births per woman 0.0263 live births per woman Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Botswana or Egypt?
Egypt, at 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Botswana and Egypt?
0.02 live births per woman, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Egypt?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Egypt rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Botswana ranks 68th and Egypt ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.