Botswana vs French Guiana: Birth rate
Botswana
24.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana
25.4 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Botswana rank
56th
French Guiana rank
54th
Birth rate over time
- Botswana
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 24.71 births per 1,000 people in Botswana, a difference of 0.69 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and French Guiana ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and French Guiana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.84 births per 1,000 people | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 12.77 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1960s | 45.94 births per 1,000 people | 31.35 births per 1,000 people | 14.58 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1970s | 45.65 births per 1,000 people | 28.62 births per 1,000 people | 17.04 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1980s | 39.71 births per 1,000 people | 27.81 births per 1,000 people | 11.9 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 1990s | 30.39 births per 1,000 people | 29.95 births per 1,000 people | 0.4352 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.92 births per 1,000 people | 28.38 births per 1,000 people | 0.4606 births per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 26.86 births per 1,000 people | 26.7 births per 1,000 people | 0.1537 births per 1,000 people | Botswana |
| 2020s | 25.23 births per 1,000 people | 26.69 births per 1,000 people | 1.46 births per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Botswana or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 25.4 births per 1,000 people against 24.71 births per 1,000 people in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Botswana and French Guiana?
- 0.69 births per 1,000 people, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and French Guiana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and French Guiana rank globally for birth rate?
- Botswana ranks 56th and French Guiana ranks 54th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.