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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%
Languages:
Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English (official) 2.1%, other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4% (2001 census)
Religions:
Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6% (2001 census)
Population:
2,098,018 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.5% (male 358,254/female 345,115)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
21.9% (male 227,527/female 232,004)
25-54 years:
36.4% (male 399,506/female 364,381)
55-64 years:
4.2% (male 39,161/female 49,499)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 33,200/female 49,371) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.5 years
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male:
22.4 years
female:
22.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.477% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
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Birth rate:
22.02 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 77
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
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Net migration rate:
4.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 20
note:
there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2012 est.)
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization:
2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
GABORONE (capital) 196,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.67 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
160 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.49 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 144
male:
11.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
9.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 55.74 years
country comparison to the world: 198
male:
56.93 years
female:
54.51 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.46 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
10.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.336 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
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Hospital bed density:
1.81 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 74% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 60% of population
unimproved:
