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Live births in Botswana

Live births in Botswana was 61,294 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 125th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count61,294 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank125th of 236Countries ranked
Series high61,6152022
Series low18,8061950
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Live births in Botswana, 1950 to 2023

10K20K30K40K50K60K70K19501961197219831994200520231950: 18,806 count1951: 19,353 count1952: 19,915 count1953: 20,592 count1954: 21,261 count1955: 21,925 count1956: 22,561 count1957: 23,158 count1958: 23,616 count1959: 24,024 count1960: 24,332 count1961: 24,598 count1962: 24,866 count1963: 25,400 count1964: 25,921 count1965: 26,296 count1966: 26,370 count1967: 26,446 count1968: 26,564 count1969: 26,716 count1970: 26,984 count1971: 27,312 count1972: 28,339 count1973: 29,818 count1974: 31,608 count1975: 33,278 count1976: 35,065 count1977: 36,623 count1978: 38,265 count1979: 40,316 count1980: 41,859 count1981: 42,146 count1982: 42,718 count1983: 43,050 count1984: 43,550 count1985: 44,170 count1986: 44,705 count1987: 44,554 count1988: 44,227 count1989: 43,830 count1990: 43,901 count1991: 44,055 count1992: 44,648 count1993: 45,323 count1994: 45,654 count1995: 44,806 count1996: 43,947 count1997: 43,866 count1998: 44,587 count1999: 45,534 count2000: 46,859 count2001: 47,784 count2002: 48,237 count2003: 48,643 count2004: 49,351 count2005: 50,976 count2006: 52,751 count2007: 54,153 count2008: 55,371 count2009: 56,528 count2010: 57,668 count2011: 58,137 count2012: 58,497 count2013: 58,191 count2014: 58,201 count2015: 58,331 count2016: 58,673 count2017: 59,100 count2018: 59,541 count2019: 60,054 count2020: 60,407 count2021: 61,049 count2022: 61,615 count2023: 61,294 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202361,294 Estimated
202261,615 Estimated
202161,049 Estimated
202060,407 Estimated
201960,054 Estimated
201859,541 Estimated
201759,100 Estimated
201658,673 Estimated
201558,331 Estimated
201458,201 Estimated
201358,191 Estimated
201258,497 Estimated
201158,137 Estimated
201057,668 Estimated
200956,528 Estimated
200855,371 Estimated
200754,153 Estimated
200652,751 Estimated
200550,976 Estimated
200449,351 Estimated
200348,643 Estimated
200248,237 Estimated
200147,784 Estimated
200046,859 Estimated
199945,534 Estimated
199844,587 Estimated
199743,866 Estimated
199643,947 Estimated
199544,806 Estimated
199445,654 Estimated
199345,323 Estimated
199244,648 Estimated
199144,055 Estimated
199043,901 Estimated
198943,830 Estimated
198844,227 Estimated
198744,554 Estimated
198644,705 Estimated
198544,170 Estimated
198443,550 Estimated
198343,050 Estimated
198242,718 Estimated
198142,146 Estimated
198041,859 Estimated
197940,316 Estimated
197838,265 Estimated
197736,623 Estimated
197635,065 Estimated
197533,278 Estimated
197431,608 Estimated
197329,818 Estimated
197228,339 Estimated
197127,312 Estimated
197026,984 Estimated
196926,716 Estimated
196826,564 Estimated
196726,446 Estimated
196626,370 Estimated
196526,296 Estimated
196425,921 Estimated
196325,400 Estimated
196224,866 Estimated
196124,598 Estimated
196024,332 Estimated
195924,024 Estimated
195823,616 Estimated
195723,158 Estimated
195622,561 Estimated
195521,925 Estimated
195421,261 Estimated
195320,592 Estimated
195219,915 Estimated
195119,353 Estimated
195018,806 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Botswana, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Botswana, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/botswana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Botswana, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/botswana.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Botswana, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/botswana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_botswana_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Botswana, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/botswana. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Botswana?

Live births in Botswana was 61,294 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 125th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Botswana?

61,615 in 2022, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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