Demographics of Botswana | |
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Population | 2,359,609 (2022) |
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.) |
Life expectancy | 65.64 years |
• male | 63.6 years |
• female | 67.74 years |
Fertility rate | 2.39 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | 25.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | 2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 30.54% |
65 and over | 5.56% |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.92 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
At birth | 1.03 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.02 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.6 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Motswana |
Major ethnic | Tswana (79%) |
Minor ethnic | Kalanga (11%) |
Demographic features of the population of Botswana include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.[1][2]
Botswana, like many nations in southern Africa, suffers from a high HIV infection rate, estimated among adults ages 15 to 49 to be 20.7%.[3]