Which has higher number of births, Botswana or New Zealand?

Botswana, at 61,294 births against 59,236 births in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Botswana and New Zealand?

2,058 births, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs New Zealand: Number of births

Botswana

61,294 births

in 2023

New Zealand

59,236 births

in 2023

Botswana rank

125th

New Zealand rank

127th

Number of births over time

Botswana
New Zealand

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 61,294 births against 59,236 births in New Zealand, a difference of 2,058 births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

Botswana ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21,521 births	54,631 births	33,110 births	New Zealand
1960s	25,751 births	62,406 births	36,655 births	New Zealand
1970s	32,761 births	57,799 births	25,038 births	New Zealand
1980s	43,481 births	52,928 births	9,447 births	New Zealand
1990s	44,632 births	57,710 births	13,078 births	New Zealand
2000s	51,065 births	58,455 births	7,390 births	New Zealand
2010s	58,639 births	59,389 births	750 births	New Zealand
2020s	61,091 births	58,609 births	2,482 births	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Botswana or New Zealand?: Botswana, at 61,294 births against 59,236 births in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Botswana and New Zealand?: 2,058 births, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for number of births?: Botswana ranks 125th and New Zealand ranks 127th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.