Population 1,448,454 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 310,253; female 302,960)
15-64 years: 54% (male 370,925; female 409,941)
65 years and over: 4% (male 20,637; female 33,738) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.11% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 32.02 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 20.89 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 59.29 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 40.09 years
male: 39.46 years
female: 40.75 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 4.03 children born/woman (1998 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: 69.8%
male: 80.5%
female: 59.9% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Botswana on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Botswana People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Botswana People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.