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Botswana vs Laos: Replacement-level fertility rate

Botswana
2.25
in 2010
Laos
2.25
in 2010
Botswana rank
46th
Laos rank
46th

Replacement-level fertility rate over time

  • Botswana
  • Laos
0123195019802010

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.25 against 2.25 in Laos, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.

Botswana ranks 46th and Laos ranks 46th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Replacement-level fertility rate
Source
Gietel-Basten and Scherbov (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 1,393 data points, 1950–2010
Last refreshed

The replacement-level fertility rate (the total fertility rate needed to keep the population size stable over time, without migration) is commonly stated to be 2.1. But the level can vary based on the sex ratio, child mortality rates, and other factors.