Botswana, like many nations in southern Africa, suffers from a high AIDS infection rates, estimated in a 2002 UN report to be 38. The Republic of Botswana (Lefatshe la Botswana is a Landlocked nation in Southern Africa. 8% for adults. This could be an exaggeration as the UN and other reputable international institutions wrongly estimated 20-25% HIV infection rates in neighboring South Africa up until 2002. These estimates were revised to 11% after the publication of the 2002 Nelson Mandela study of HIV/AIDS prevalence in South Africa [1]. The numbers quoted here about the demographic impact of AIDS in Botswana (such as negative population growth) should be approached with this qualification in mind. Demographic data from the 2001 Botswana census are included for comparison with 2006 CIA estimates.
Demographic data from the 2006 CIA World Factbook
Selected demographic data from 2001 Botswana census included for comparison.
Population
- 1,680,863 (2001)
- 1,639,833 (2006 est. A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a )
- 1,815,508 (2007 est. ) [2]
- 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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 38. 3% (male 319,531/female 309,074)
- 15-64 years: 57. 9% (male 460,692/female 488,577)
- 65 years and over: 3. 8% (male 23,374/female 38,585) (2006 est. )
Median age
- Total: 36. 45 years
- Male: 34. 2 years
- Female: 38. 7 years (2006 est. )
Population growth rate
- 2. 40% (2001 est. )
- -0. 04% (2006 est. )
- 1. 50% (2007 est. )
Birth rate
- 28. 9 births/1,000 population (2001)
- 23. 1 (2006 est. )
Death rate
- 12. 4 deaths/1,000 population (2001)
- 29. 5 (2006 est. )
Deaths
- 21,000 (2001, rounding up to nearest 1,000)
- 48,000 (2006 est. , rounding down)
Net migration rate
- 5. 49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est. ) [3]
- note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities.
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1. 03 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1. 03 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0. 94 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0. 61 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0. 96 male(s)/female (2006 est. )
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 53. 7 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 54. 92 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 52. 44 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est. )
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 55. 6 years
- Male: 52. 0 years
- Female: 57. 4 years (2001)
- Total population: 33. 74 years
- Male: 33. 9 years
- Female: 33. 56 years (2006 est. )
- Total population: 50. 58 years
- Male: 51. 55 years
- Female: 49. 58 years (2007 est. )
Total fertility rate
- 3. 27 children born/woman (2001)
- 2. 79 (2006 est. )
- 2. 73 (2007 est. )
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 37. 3% (2003 est. )
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 350,000 (2003 est. )
- Deaths due to AIDS: 33,000 (2003 est. )
No national survey of HIV/AIDS prevalency has been done in Botswana.
Major infectious diseases
- Degree of risk: high
- Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
- Vectorborne disease: malaria (2005)
Nationality
- Noun: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
- Adjective: Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic groups
Religions
- Christian 71. Tswana ( Motswana, plural Batswana) is the name of a Southern African people Kalanga may refer to Ikalanga language Kalanga Togo The Bushmen, San, Sho, Basarwa, ǃKung or Khwe are indigenous people of southern Africa that spans most areas of South Africa Kgalagadi means land of the thirst It is located in Southern Africa. An estimated 70 percent of Botswanan citizens identify themselves as Christians. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings 6%, Badimo 6%, other 1. Badimo (literally "ancestors" in Tswana) is a name for the indigenous African Traditional Religion of Botswana. 4%, unspecified 0. 3%, Buddhist 0. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices 1%, none 20. 6% (2001 census)
Languages
- Tswana 78. Tswana ( Setswana) is a Bantu language written in the Latin Alphabet. 2%, Ikalanga 7. Ikalanga or Kalanga is a Bantu language spoken in Botswana by 150000 people and in Zimbabwe by 700000 people who are called the BaKalanga 9%, Sekgalagadi 2. 8%, English 2. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 1% (official), other 8. 6%, unspecified 0. 4% (2001 census)
Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 79. 8%
- Male: 76. 9%
- Female: 82. 4% (2003 est. )
References
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. The World Factbook ( ISSN; also known as the CIA World Factbook) is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency of the The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
- Botswana Demographics 2001 Central Statistics Office (Botswana), Census and Demographic Statistics for the year 2001.
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