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Languages

Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, Sesarwa 1.9%, Sempukushu 1.7%, other 5.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.)

Ethnic Groups

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

Urbanization

Urban population: 57.4% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.29% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 32.66% (male 363,264/female 349,517)

15-24 years - : 21.49% (male 233,090/female 235,894)

25-54 years - : 37.31% (male 433,246/female 381,151)

55-64 years - : 4.48% (male 43,604/female 54,261)

65 years and over - : 4.06% (male 35,346/female 53,346) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 55.3%

Youth dependency ratio: 49.7%

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.6%

Potential support ratio: 17.9% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 23.1 years

Male: 23.1 years

Female: 23 years (2015 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 - : 1.14 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.8 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.66 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 54.18 years

Male: 55.97 years

Female: 52.33 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 212

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 36.6% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

25.16% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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

19.5% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

11.2% (2008)

Education Expenditures

9.5% of GDP (2009)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 88.5%

Male: 88%

Female: 88.9% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 12 years

Male: NA

Female: NA (2008)

Year

Population

  • 2,182,719Array

Nationality

  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) noun


  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective


Religions

  • Christian
    71.60%
  • Badimo
    6.00%
  • Other Includes Bahai
    1.40%
  • Hindu
    0.00%
  • Muslim
    0.00%
  • Unspecified
    0.40%
  • None Est
    20.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.21% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.96 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.39 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 4.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Urban Areas Population

  • GABORONE (capital) 247,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.4% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.33 children born/woman (2015 est.)