Algeria vs Botswana: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Algeria
2.72 births per woman
in 2024
Botswana
2.7 births per woman
in 2024
Algeria rank
63rd
Botswana rank
65th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Algeria
- Botswana
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 63rd and Botswana ranks 65th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.65 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 1.07 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.47 births per woman | 6.55 births per woman | 0.9191 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6.01 births per woman | 5.53 births per woman | 0.4758 births per woman | Algeria |
| 1990s | 3.6 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 0.2811 births per woman | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.6 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman | 0.548 births per woman | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.01 births per woman | 3.02 births per woman | 0.0055 births per woman | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.78 births per woman | 0.0416 births per woman | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Algeria or Botswana?
- Algeria, at 2.72 births per woman against 2.7 births per woman in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Algeria and Botswana?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Botswana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Botswana rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Algeria ranks 63rd and Botswana ranks 65th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.