2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English (official), Setswana

Ethnic Groups

Tswana (or Setswana) 79%
Kalanga 11%
Basarwa 3%
Other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40% (male 319,988; female 316,961)

15-64 years - : 55.8% (male 428,638; female 458,777)

65 years and over - : 4.2% (male 26,965; female 39,903) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.68 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

64.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 35.29 years

Female: 35.43 years (2002 est.)

Male: 35.15 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

35.8% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

24,000 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 69.8%

Male: 80.5%

Female: 59.9% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • 1,591,232

Nationality

  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) noun


  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    85.00%
  • Christian
    15.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.18% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 28.04 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 26.26 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.6 children born/woman (2002 est.)