Botswana People
Population1,561,973
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 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 39.2% (male 310,282; female 302,452)
15-64 years: 56.2% (male 424,613; female 452,801)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 30,896; female 40,929) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 19.2 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19.9 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.89% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
24.71 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
33.63 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 69.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 70.96 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 30.76 years
male: 30.99 years
female: 30.53 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.17 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
37.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
350,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
33,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality
noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic groups
Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
Religions
indigenous beliefs 85%, Christian 15%
Languages
English (official), Setswana
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: 82.4% (2003 est.)
