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 people of European ancestry 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 as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization

Urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 30.54% (male 357,065/female 350,550)

15-24 - years : 18.31% (male 208,824/female 215,462)

25-54 - years : 39.67% (male 434,258/female 484,922)

55-64 - years : 5.92% (male 59,399/female 77,886)

65 - years and over : 5.56% (male 53,708/female 75,159) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 57.5

Youth dependency ratio: 51.8

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.7

Potential support ratio: 13.8 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 25.7 years

Male: 24.5 years

Female: 26.7 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-24 - years : 0.96 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.9 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.79 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.6 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.92 male(s)/female (2022 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 25.18 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 27.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 22.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 65.64 years

Male: 63.6 years

Female: 67.74 years (2022 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 65.64 years

Male: 63.6 years

Female: 67.74 years (2022 est.)

Tobacco Use

Total: 19.4% (2020 est.)

Male: 30.4% (2020 est.)

Female: 8.3% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.39 children born/woman (2022 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

67.4% (2017)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 3.1% of population

Total: 0.6% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

6.1% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 37% of population

Total: 14.4% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

18.6% (2021 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2020)

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

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

18.9% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

NA

Education Expenditures

8.7% of GDP (2020 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 88.5%

Male: 88%

Female: 88.9% (2015)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 12 years

Male: 12 years

Female: 12 years (2021)

Year

Population

  • 2,384,246

Nationality 2022

  • 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
    1.4% (2022 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.28 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.05 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 269
  • (capital)
    000 GABORONE

Health Expenditure

  • 6.1% of GDP (2019)

Physicians Density

  • 0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population