Demographics of Botswana
Demographics of Botswana, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Botswana, like many nations in southern Africa, suffers from a high AIDS infection rate, which was 38.8% for adults in 2002. In 2003, the government began a comprehensive program involving free or cheap generic anti-retroviral drugs as well as an information campaign designed to stop the spread of the virus.
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Population
- 1,640,115
- 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 2005 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 38.8% (male 322,916/female 312,735)
- 15-64 years: 57.5% (male 455,183/female 487,236)
- 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 23,914/female 38,131) (2005 est.)
- 15-64 years: 57.5% (male 455,183/female 487,236)
Median age
- Total: 19.29 years
- Male: 18.64 years
- Female: 19.93 years (2005 est.)
- Male: 18.64 years
Population growth rate
- 0% (2005 est.)
Birth rate
- 23.33 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate
- 29.36 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate
- 6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
- Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 54.58 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 55.97 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 53.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
- Male: 55.97 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 33.87 years
- Male: 33.89 years
- Female: 33.84 years (2005 est.)
- Male: 33.89 years
Total fertility rate
- 2.85 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 37.3% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 350,000 (2003 est.)
- Deaths: 33,000 (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 350,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases
- Degree of risk: high
- Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- Vectorborne disease: malaria (2004)
- Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Nationality
- Noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
- Adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic groups
- Tswana 98%, White 2%
Religions
- Christian 80%, Traditional Beliefs 20%
Languages
- English (official), Setswana
Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 80%
- Male: 77%
- Female: 82%
- Total population: 80%