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 - : 33.5% (male 358,254/ female 345,115)

15-64 years - : 62.5% (male 666,194/ female 645,884)

65 years and over - : 3.9% (male 33,200/ female 49,371) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 22.5 years

Male: 22.4 years

Female: 22.5 years (2012 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.67 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 10.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 11.03 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 55.74 years

Male: 56.93 years

Female: 54.51 years (2012 est.)

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: 84.5%

Male: 84%

Female: 84.9% (2010 est.)

Year

Population

  • 2,098,018

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
    1.477% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 82

Birth Rate

  • 22.02 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 77

Death Rate

  • 12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 29

Migration Rate

  • 4.75 migrant(s)/1,000 populationcountry comparison to the world: 20 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2012 est.)

Health Expenditure

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

Physicians Density

  • 0.336 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.81 beds/1,000 population (2008)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.46 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 84