Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Botswana
Botswana: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.73 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Botswana, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Botswana stood at 2.73. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Botswana peaked at 6.62 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 67th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 | 6.43 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.58 | 6.54 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.55 | 6.39 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 | 4.67 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 | 3.31 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 3.06 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.91 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 | 2.73 | 2.86 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 64 Eswatini 2.75 compare
- 65 Egypt 2.75 compare
- 66 Micronesia 2.75 compare
- 68 Saint Martin 2.72 compare
- 69 Syrian Arab Republic 2.71 compare
- 70 Timor-Leste 2.71 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.96 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 35.95 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Botswana?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Botswana was 2.73 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Botswana ranks 67th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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