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%
%

Population Distribution

The population is primarily concentrated in the east with a focus in and around the captial of Gaborone, and the far central-eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari to the west

Urbanization

Urban population: 58% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 31.95% (male 357,003/female 350,657)

15-24 years - : 18.91% (male 207,209/female 211,629)

25-54 years - : 38.45% (male 401,082/female 450,437)

55-64 years - : 5.46% (male 51,195/female 69,835)

65 years and over - : 5.23% (male 50,206/female 65,605) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 55.1

Youth dependency ratio: 49.3

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.8

Potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 24.5 years

Male: 23.5 years

Female: 25.6 years (2017 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: 63.3 years

Male: 61.2 years

Female: 65.5 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 194

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 36.6% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

21.9% (2016 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

18.9% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

11.2% (2007)

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

  • 2,214,858Array

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
    1.55% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 22.1 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • GABORONE (capital) 247,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.4% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.56 children born/woman (2017 est.)