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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%
%

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: 70.2% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 2.87% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 31.48% (male 357,175 /female 350,775)

15 - 24 years : 18.7% (male 207,611 /female 212,874)

25 - 54 years : 38.88% (male 412,475 /female 462,013)

55 - 64 years : 5.61% (male 53,653 /female 72,617)

65 - years and over : 5.33% (male 51,304 /female 68,607) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 55.1 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 49.3 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 17.3 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 24.9 years (2018 est.)

Male: 23.8 years

Female: 26 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

0 - 14 years : 1.02 male(s)/female

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

25 - 54 years : 0.89 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.74 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.75 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.93 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

144 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 28.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 31.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 26 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.8 years (2018 est.)

Male: 61.8 years

Female: 66 years

Total Fertility Rate

2.53 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 99.2% of population

Improved rural: 92.3% of population

Improved total: 96.2% of population

Unimproved urban: 0.8% of population

Unimproved rural: 7.7% of population

Unimproved total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

5.5% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 78.5% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 43.1% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 63.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 21.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 56.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 36.6% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

20.3% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

370,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

4,800 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

18.9% (2016)

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)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 2,249,104

Nationality 2019

  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) noun


  • Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural) adjective


Religions

  • Christian
    79.10%
  • Badimo
    4.10%
  • Other Includes Bahai
    1.44%
  • Hindu
    0.00%
  • Muslim
    0.00%
  • Rastafarian
    0.00%
  • None
    15.20%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.32%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.52% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 21.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 269
  • (capital)
    000 GABORONE

Health Expenditure

  • 5.5% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)