Botswana

Population estimates and projections 2,480,244 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 22.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 2.73 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 1.64% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 2,562,122 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 1.61% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 4.1% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 32.0% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 2.70 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 24.4 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 5.7 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 68.0% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 56.3 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 4.4 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.34% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -2.6 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -5,665 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 4.6% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.8% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 24.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 46.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 68.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 63.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 52.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 18.0% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 15.8% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 66.2% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$19.9 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$7,778 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$17,687 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$7,390 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth -0.7% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 64.6% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 29.2% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 28.3% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$3,122 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 2.7% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 202.6 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 3.6% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 13.502 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 39.6% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 38.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 96.6% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 92.0% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 54.3% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.5% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 9.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 30.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.5% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 94.0% 2003 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 99.9% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 21.5% 2020 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 8.1% 2020 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 109.3% 2022 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 21.4% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 81.2% 2003 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 101.5% 2022 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 70.6% 2021 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 69.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 58.1 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 60 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 4.76 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 19.8% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 44.1% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 15.7 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 16.4% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 20.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 95% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 30.9% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 30.2 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.35 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 69.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 71.9 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 66.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 6.3% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 33.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 32.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 155 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.38 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.4 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Measles immunisation 97% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 18.0% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 4.3% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$490 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 4.6% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 17.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 28.9% 2007 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.2 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 143 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 3.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 57.5% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 164 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 7.4 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 27.9% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 21,456 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 26.5% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 5.7% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 32.0% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 37.5% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 69.5% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows -3.3% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 2.9% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.5% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 26.4 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 172,720 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 80.2% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 71.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 27.4% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 99.1% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 25.3% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 0.44e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.55e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 12.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.8 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.74 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 3.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 1.39 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 14.2 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 27.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 27.6% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 13.2 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 27.6% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 91.8% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 63.3% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 72.1% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 2.2% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 984 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.44e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 59.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 4.78e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 67.1e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.8% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 900 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 45.6% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 40 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 18.2% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 115.8 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 93.1 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 566,730 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 54.9 (0 to 100) 2015 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 42.9% 2015 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 21.4% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 16.1% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 35.8% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 63.2% 2015 · World Bank

Tax revenue 22.4% 2023 · World Bank Central government expense 26.5% 2024 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.56% 2013 · World Bank Researchers per million people 180 per million people 2013 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 384 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 11.4 per 100,000 people 2021 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 9.0% 2025 · World Bank