Botswana vs Micronesia (country): Fertility rate: births per woman
Botswana
2.73 live births per woman
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Botswana rank
68th
Micronesia (country) rank
67th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Botswana
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Botswana ranks 68th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 0.1364 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 6.58 live births per woman | 6.77 live births per woman | 0.1877 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.84 live births per woman | 0.2873 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 5.53 live births per woman | 5.81 live births per woman | 0.2834 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.7098 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 2000s | 3.15 live births per woman | 3.69 live births per woman | 0.5457 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 3.02 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 0.0516 live births per woman | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 0.0005 live births per woman | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Botswana or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 2.75 live births per woman against 2.73 live births per woman in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Botswana and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.02 live births per woman, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Micronesia (country)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Micronesia (country) rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Botswana ranks 68th and Micronesia (country) ranks 67th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.