2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.9% (male 356,346/female 343,452)

15-64 years - : 62.2% (male 649,931/female 634,998)

65 years and over - : 3.9% (male 32,542/female 48,129) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.3 years

Male: 22.2 years

Female: 22.4 years (2011 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 11.14 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 10.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 58.05 years

Male: 58.78 years

Female: 57.3 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 1% of population

Rural: 10% of population

Total: 5% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

24.8% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 2

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

5,800 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 35

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne disease: malaria (2009)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

10.7% (2000)country comparison to the world: 64

Education Expenditures

8.9% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 8

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 81.2%

Male: 80.4%

Female: 81.8% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 2,065,398

Nationality

  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) noun


  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective


Religions

  • Christian
    71.60%
  • Badimo
    6.00%
  • Other
    1.40%
  • Unspecified
    0.40%
  • None Census
    20.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.656% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 69

Birth Rate

  • 22.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 76

Death Rate

  • 10.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 47

Migration Rate

  • 4.82 migrant(s)/1,000 populationcountry comparison to the world: 19 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2011 est.)

Health Expenditure

  • 10.3% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 26

Physicians Density

  • 0.336 physicians/1,000 population (2006)country comparison to the world: 134

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.81 beds/1,000 population (2008)country comparison to the world: 109

Total fertility rate

  • 2.5 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 82