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
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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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.