People
Population:
1,477,630 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
42% (male 317,254; female 309,617)
15-64 years:
54% (male 374,572; female 419,991)
65 years and over:
4% (male 22,314; female 33,882) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.63% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
33.34 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
17.01 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female
all ages:
0.94 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
54.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
46.01 years
male:
44.94 years
female:
47.11 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.26 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
adjective:
Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic divisions:
Batswana 95%, Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi 4%, white 1%
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
Languages:
English (official), Setswana
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population:
69.8%
male:
80.5%
female:
59.9%
