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 - : 33.2% (male 360,053/female 346,691)

15-24 years - : 21.8% (male 229,713/female 233,546)

25-54 years - : 36.7% (male 411,019/female 370,395)

55-64 years - : 4.3% (male 40,639/female 51,305)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 33,868/female 50,596) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 59.1 %

Youth dependency ratio: 53.3 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 %

Potential support ratio: 17.3 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 22.7 years

Male: 22.6 years

Female: 22.7 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.1 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.79 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 10.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 9.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 54.47 years

Male: 55.98 years

Female: 52.92 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 1% of population

Rural: 8% of population

Total: 4% of population (2010 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: 36

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: high

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

Vectorborne disease: malaria (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.2% (2008)country comparison to the world: 128

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

11.2% (2008)country comparison to the world: 65

Education Expenditures

7.8% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 15

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.1%

Male: 84.6%

Female: 85.6% (2011 est.)

Year

Population

  • 2,127,825

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
    1.35% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 90

Birth Rate

  • 21.69 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 78

Death Rate

  • 12.91 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 22

Migration Rate

  • 4.68 migrant(s)/1,000 populationcountry comparison to the world: 23 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2013 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • GABORONE (capital) 202,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.1% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 141

Physicians Density

  • 0.34 physicians/1,000 population (2006)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.41 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 85