Demographics of Botswana

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Botswana, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Botswana, Data of FAO, year 2008; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
A type of house in Botswana

Botswana, like many nations in southern Africa, suffers from a high HIV infection rate, estimated among adults ages 15 to 49 to be 24.8%.[1]

Population

Census results

Botswana Population and Housing Census
YearPop.±% p.a.
1904 120,776—    
1911 124,350+0.42%
1921 152,983+2.09%
1936 265,756+3.75%
1946 296,310+1.09%
1956 309,175+0.43%
1964 549,510+7.45%
1971 596,994+1.19%
1981 941,027+4.66%
1991 1,326,796+3.50%
2001 1,680,863+2.39%
2011 2,024,787+1.88%
[2][3][4]

Bechuanaland Protectorate

The seven censuses of Botswana before its independence happened irregularly. Due to the Anglo-Boer War, the first census of Bechuanaland Protectorate, originally set to occur in 1901, took place on 17 April 1904.[2] The 1931 census was postponed to 1936 because of the Great Depression.[2] The early censuses were unreliable and took several years to tabulate; the results were outdated by the time they were calculated.

Post-independence

There have been five censuses after the independence of Botswana, each occurring every ten years in the year ending in 1 (i.e. 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011). The 1971 census was the first census in Botswana to use de facto enumeration; this method counts people based on how many people spent census night at a specific location. Previously, the citizens were counted based on their usual place of residence. The 2001 census was the first census in Botswana to comply with the SADC 2000 Census Project, the guidelines of which unify the demographic statistics in southern Africa. The most recent census was the 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census, which occurred in August 2011.

UN estimates

According to the 2017 revision of the World Population Prospects[5] the total population was 2,250,260 in 2016, compared to only 413,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 32.6%, 63.4% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4% was 65 years or older.[6]

Population pyramid
Total population Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 413 00040.954.84.4
1955 470 00042.453.44.2
1960 524 00045.650.44.0
1965 596 00048.448.23.5
1970 693 00047.948.93.2
1975 822 00047.150.12.8
1980 996 00046.551.02.5
1985 1 183 00046.351.22.4
1990 1 382 00044.852.62.6
1995 1 586 00041.655.72.7
2000 1 758 00037.959.03.0
2005 1 876 00034.961.63.5
2010 2 007 00032.663.44.0

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Botswana not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [6]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950–195521 0008 00012 00047.018.828.26.50135
1955–196023 0009 00015 00047.317.329.96.58124
1960–196526 0009 00017 00046.615.631.06.65113
1965–197030 0009 00021 00046.114.032.16.70104
1970–197534 0009 00025 00045.512.033.46.5590
1975–198041 0009 00032 00045.09.935.16.3775
1980–198546 0009 00037 00042.58.434.15.9763
1985–199048 0009 00039 00037.27.030.25.1154
1990–199548 00011 00037 00032.27.225.04.3251
1995–200048 00018 00030 00028.611.017.73.7061
2000–200546 00027 00019 00025.514.910.63.1859
2005–201047 00025 00023 00024.212.611.62.9041
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Births and deaths [7]

Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
2012 40 856 12 270 28 586
2014 41 741 12 177 29 564

Source: Vital Statistics Report 2012.

Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy from 1950 to 2015 (UN World Population Prospects)[8]:

Period Life expectancy in

Years

1950–1955 47.67
1955–1960 Increase 49.71
1960–1965 Increase 51.61
1965–1970 Increase 53.37
1970–1975 Increase 56.07
1975–1980 Increase 59.32
1980–1985 Increase 61.75
1985–1990 Increase 62.54
1990–1995 Decrease 59.86
1995–2000 Decrease 51.31
2000–2005 Decrease 49.15
2005–2010 Increase 56.52
2010–2015 Increase 62.91

Ethnic groups

Tswana or Setswana [9] 79%, Kalanga[9] 11%, Basarwa[9] 3%, other 7% (including Kgalagadi and White[9] )

Languages

Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Sekgalagadi, seyeyi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.) [9]

Religions

Christian[9] 79.1%, Badimo[9] 4.1%, Other 1.4% (includes Baha'i,[9] Hindu,[9] Islam,[9] Rastafarian[9]), None[9] 15.2%, Unspecified[9] 0.3% (2011 est.)

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the 2017 CIA World Factbook.

Population

2,214,858 (July 2017 est.)

Population growth rate

1.55% (2017 est.)

Birth rate

22.1 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death rate

9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Median age

total: 24.5 years
male: 23.5 years
female: 25.6 years (2017 est.)

Net migration rate

3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into Botswana and South Africa in search of better economic opportunities.

Urbanization

Urban population: 69.4% of total population (2018)
Rate of urbanization: 2.87% annual rate of change (2015–20 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 63.3 years
Male: 61.2 years
Female: 65.5 years (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 22.8% (2017 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 380,000 (2017 est.)
Deaths due to AIDS: 4,100 (2017 est.)

Physicians density

0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital bed density

1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

18.9% (2015)

Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk: high
Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Vectorborne disease: malaria (2009)

Nationality

Noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 88.5%
Male: 88%
Female: 88.9% (2015 est.)

Education expenditure

8.7% of total GDP (2007)

References

  1. ↑ "HIV & Aids in Botswana". AVERT International HIV & Aids Charity. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "History". Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "TABLE 1: 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 CENSUS DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS; BOTSWANA" (PDF). Gaborone: Central Statistics Office. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Population of Towns, Villages and Associated Localities" (PDF). 2011 Population and Housing Census. Gaborone: Statistics Botswana. June 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision". un.org. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
  8. ↑ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Africa :: BOTSWANA". CIA The World Factbook.

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