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Languages

Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 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 - : 32.4% (male 364,807/female 350,888)

15-24 years - : 21.32% (male 234,251/female 236,650)

25-54 years - : 37.61% (male 444,290/female 386,622)

55-64 years - : 4.55% (male 45,186/female 55,272)

65 years and over - : 4.13% (male 36,216/female 55,026) (2016 est.)

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: 23.2 years

Male: 23.4 years

Female: 23.1 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 169

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 - : 1.15 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.82 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 54.5 years

Male: 56.3 years

Female: 52.6 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 213

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 36.6% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

22.21% (2015 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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

19.5% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

11.2% (2008)

Education Expenditures

9.6% 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: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 2,209,208Array

Nationality

  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) noun


  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective


Religions

  • Christian
    79.10%
  • Badimo
    4.10%
  • Other Includes Bahai
    1.40%
  • Hindu
    0.00%
  • Muslim
    0.00%
  • Rastafarian
    0.00%
  • None
    15.20%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.19% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • GABORONE (capital) 247,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.4% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.3 children born/woman (2016 est.)