Botswana: Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.001 in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.001 in 1970. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Botswana had the 187th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking

• Mauritania — 185th of 217: 1.03
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 186th of 217: 1.03
• Antigua and Barbuda — 187th of 217: 1.03
• Central African Republic — 189th of 217: 1.03
• Comoros — 190th of 217: 1.03
• Equatorial Guinea — 191st of 217: 1.03

What this measures

Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 65 values

Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.03 (2024)
• Benin — 1.04 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2024)
• Burundi — 1.03 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 1.03 (2024)
• Cameroon — 1.03 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 1.03 (2024)
• Chad — 1.04 (2024)
• Comoros — 1.03 (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More health data for Botswana

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 11.53% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 11.86% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 406,270 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 31.6% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 412,499 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 32.32% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 818,769 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 31.96% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 10.46% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's sex ratio at birth (male births per female births)?

1.03 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is unchanged at from 1.03 in 1960. The highest value was 1.03 in 1960 and the lowest 1.03 in 1970.

How does Botswana rank?

187th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.BRTH.MF, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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