Botswana vs Syria: Fertility rate: births per woman
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Syria rank
70th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Botswana
- Syria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Syria, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Syria ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 1.07 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 7.53 live births per woman | 0.9513 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 7.48 live births per woman | 0.9319 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 0.9711 live births per woman | Syria |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.79 live births per woman | 0.9119 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 0.5479 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.1 live births per woman | 0.081 live births per woman | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 0.028 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 Syria?
- Botswana, at 2.73 live births per woman against 2.71 live births per woman in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Botswana and Syria?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Syria rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Syria ranks 70th 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
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.