Demographics of Botswana

Demographics of Botswana
Population pyramid of Botswana in 2020
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]