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 - : 32.9% (male 361,717/female 348,150)

15-24 years - : 21.6% (male 231,576/female 234,852)

25-54 years - : 37% (male 422,182/female 375,836)

55-64 years - : 4.4% (male 42,099/female 52,917)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 34,567/female 51,888) (2014 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 58.6 %

Youth dependency ratio: 52.8 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 %

Potential support ratio: 17.1 (2014 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.9 years

Male: 22.9 years

Female: 22.8 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.12 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 9.38 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 9.77 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 8.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 54.06 years

Male: 55.75 years

Female: 52.32 years (2014 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 0.7% of population

Rural: 7.2% of population

Total: 3.2% of population (2012 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

23% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

5,700 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 33

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

9.5% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 5

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.1%

Male: 84.6%

Female: 85.6% (2011 est.)

Year

Population

  • 2,155,784

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
    1.26% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 92

Birth Rate

  • 21.34 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 77

Death Rate

  • 13.32 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 17

Migration Rate

  • 4.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population country comparison to the world: 28 note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2014 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

  • 2.37 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 87