Demographics of Botswana
Population: 1,573,267 (July, 2003 est.), 1,576,470 (July, 2000 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:
39.5% (male 314,764; female 307,024) (2003 est.), 41% (male 321,766; female 318,304) (2000 est.)
15-64 years:
56% (male 424,726; female 455,967) (2003 est.), 55% (male 417,734; female 453,947) (2000 est.)
65 years and over:
4.5% (male 30,599; female 40,187) (2003 est.), 4% (male 26,436; female 38,283) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.55% (2003 est.), 0.76% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 25.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.), 29.63 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 31 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.), 22.08 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female(2003 est.), 0.92 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.69 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 67.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.), 61.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
female: 66.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 68.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
32.26 years (2003 est.), 39.27 years (2000 est.)
male:
32.2 years (2003 est.), 38.63 years (2000 est.)
female:
32.32 years (2003 est.), 39.93 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.27 children born/woman (2003 est.), 3.8 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
adjective:
Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic groups: Batswana 95%, Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi 4%, white 1%
Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
Languages: English (official), Setswana
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79.8% (2003 est.) 69.8% (1995 est.)
male:
76.9% (2003 est.), 80.5% (1995 est.)
female:
82.4% (2003 est.), 59.9% (1995 est.)
- See also : Botswana
