Demographics of Botswana

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Botswana, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Botswana, Data of FAO, year 2008 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Botswana, like many nations in southern Africa, suffers from a high AIDS infection rates, estimated in a 2002 UN report to be 38.8% for adults. Demographic data from the 2001 Botswana census are included for comparison with 2006 CIA estimates.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

Population pyramid

The following demographic statistics are from the 2011 CIA World Factbook.

Selected demographic data from the 2001 Botswana census is included for comparison.

Population

1,680,863 (2001)

2,065,398 (July 2011 est.)

Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.

Age structure

0-14 years: 38.3% (male 319,531/female 309,074)

15-64 years: 57.9% (male 460,692/female 488,577)

65 years and over: 3.8% (male 23,374/female 38,585) (2006 est.)

0-14 years: 34.8% (male 352,399/female 340,058)

15-64 years: 61.4% (male 613,714/female 608,003)

65 years and over: 3.9% (male 31,155/female 45,547) (2010 est.)

Median age

Total: 21.7 years

Male: 21.5 years

Female: 21.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.656% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

22.31 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

10.57 deaths/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Net migration rate

5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) [1]

note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into Botswana and South Africa in search of better economic opportunities.

Urbanization

Urban population: 60% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 2.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female(s)

15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female(s)

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female(S)

Total population: 1 male(s)/female(S) (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 12.59 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 13.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 11.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 60.93 years

Male: 61.11 years

Female: 60.75 years (2010 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.5 children born/woman (2011 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Main article: HIV/AIDS in Botswana

Adult prevalence rate: 23.9% (2007 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 300,000 (2007 est.)

Deaths due to AIDS: 11,000 (2007 est.)

No national survey of HIV/AIDS prevalency has been done in Botswana.

Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk: high

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

Vectorborne disease: malaria (2009)

Nationality

Noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

Adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

Ethnic groups

Tswana 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, Kgalagadi 3%, White African 3%, other 1%

Religions

Main article: Religion in Botswana

Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, Islam 0.3%, Buddhist 0.1%, none 20.6% (2001 census)

Languages

Tswana 78.2%, Ikalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 81.2%

Male: 80.4%

Female: 81.8% (2007 est.)

Education expenditure

8.7% of total GDP (2007)

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2009 edition".

• Botswana Demographics 2001 Central Statistics Office (Botswana), Census and Demographic Statistics for the year 2001.