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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%.
Population
Census results
Botswana Population and Housing Census
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1904
120,776
—
1911
124,350
+0.42%
1921
152,983
+2.09%
1936
265,756
+3.75%
1946
296,310
+1.09%
1956
309,175
+0.43%
1964
549,510
+7.45%
1971
596,994
+1.19%
1981
941,027
+4.66%
1991
1,326,796
+3.50%
2001
1,680,863
+2.39%
2011
2,024,904
+1.88%
2022
2,359,609
+1.40%
Bechuanaland Protectorate
The seven censuses of Botswana before its independence happened irregularly. Due to the Anglo-Boer War, the first census of Bechuanaland Protectorate, originally set to occur in 1901, took place on 17 April 1904. The 1931 census was postponed to 1936 because of the Great Depression. The early censuses were unreliable and took several years to tabulate; the results were outdated by the time they were calculated.
Post-independence
There have been six censuses after the independence of Botswana, each occurring every ten years in the year ending in 1 (i.e. 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2022). The 1971 census was the first census in Botswana to use de facto enumeration; this method counts people based on how many people spent census night at a specific location. Previously, the citizens were counted based on their usual place of residence. The 2001 census was the first census in Botswana to comply with the SADC 2000 Census Project, the guidelines of which unify the demographic statistics in southern Africa. The 2011 Census was the fifth census after independence the 2011 Botswana Population and Housing Census, it occurred in August 2011. The most recent sixth and most recent census is the 2022 Population and Housing Census which was carried out in April 2022.
UN estimates
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 2,588,423 in 2021, compared to only 413,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2020 was about 33.4%, 62.1% were between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4.5% of the population were 65 years or older.
Total population
Population aged 0–14 (%)
Population aged 15–64 (%)
Population aged 65+ (%)
1950
413 000
40.9
54.8
4.4
1955
463 000
41.7
53.9
4.3
1960
503 000
43.6
52.1
4.3
1965
560 000
46.8
49.3
4.0
1970
628 000
47.8
48.3
3.9
1975
741 000
48.0
48.5
3.5
1980
898 000
48.5
48.1
3.4
1985
1 070 000
47.9
49.0
3.1
1990
1 287 000
45.0
51.7
3.3
1995
1 469 000
42.2
54.6
3.3
2000
1 643 000
38.7
58.1
3.3
2005
1 799 000
36.5
60.3
3.1
2010
1 987 000
35.0
61.7
3.3
2015
2 121 000
34.9
61.2
3.8
2020
2 352 000
33.4
62.1
4.5
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 9.VIII.2011):
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
988 957
1 035 947
2 024 904
100
0–4
119 999
117 315
237 314
11.72
5–9
108 544
106 618
215 162
10.63
10–14
104 419
102 875
207 294
10.24
15–19
104 818
105 928
210 746
10.41
20–24
97 249
103 101
200 350
9.89
25–29
101 194
106 658
207 852
10.26
30–34
84 515
86 027
170 542
8.42
35–39
68 435
66 784
135 219
6.68
40–44
48 767
50 530
99 297
4.90
45–49
37 881
44 380
82 261
4.06
50–54
29 742
36 620
66 362
3.28
55–59
24 368
29 681
54 049
2.67
60–64
17 344
20 240
37 584
1.86
65–69
12 243
15 504
27 747
1.37
70–74
9 464
12 797
22 261
1.10
75–79
6 968
10 924
17 892
0.88
80–84
4 875
8 344
13 219
0.65
85–89
2 825
5 422
8 247
0.41
90–94
1 377
2 544
3 921
0.19
95+
3 930
3 655
7 585
0.37
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
332 962
326 808
659 770
32.58
15–64
614 313
649 949
1 264 262
62.44
65+
41 682
59 190
100 872
4.98
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Based on the results of the 2011 Population Census.):
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
1 171 507
1 227 171
2 398 679
100
0–4
142 150
138 970
281 120
11.72
5–9
128 580
126 298
254 879
10.63
10–14
123 694
121 865
245 558
10.24
15–19
124 166
125 481
249 647
10.41
20–24
115 200
122 132
237 332
9.89
25–29
119 873
126 346
246 219
10.26
30–34
100 116
101 907
202 022
8.42
35–39
81 067
79 112
160 179
6.68
40–44
57 769
59 857
117 626
4.90
45–49
44 873
52 572
97 445
4.06
50–54
35 232
43 380
78 612
3.28
55–59
28 866
35 160
64 026
2.67
60–64
20 546
23 976
44 522
1.86
65–69
14 503
18 366
32 869
1.37
70–74
11 211
15 159
26 370
1.10
75–79
8 254
12 940
21 195
0.88
80–84
5 775
9 884
15 659
0.65
85–89
3 346
6 423
9 769
0.41
90–94
1 631
3 014
4 645
0.19
95+
4 655
4 330
8 985
0.37
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
394 424
387 133
781 557
32.58
15–64
727 708
769 922
1 497 630
62.44
65+
49 375
70 116
119 491
4.98
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 18.III.2022):
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
1 188 544
1 209 006
2 397 550
100
0–4
137 857
136 911
274 768
11.46
5–9
125 078
124 428
249 506
10.41
10–14
120 559
120 060
240 619
10.04
15–19
123 039
123 624
246 663
10.29
20–24
117 812
120 325
238 137
9.93
25–29
122 117
124 476
246 593
10.29
30–34
99 674
100 398
200 072
8.34
35–39
78 529
77 940
156 469
6.53
40–44
58 190
58 971
117 161
4.89
45–49
49 091
51 794
100 885
4.21
50–54
39 891
42 738
82 629
3.45
55–59
32 428
34 639
67 067
2.80
60–64
22 416
23 621
46 037
1.92
65–69
16 747
18 095
34 842
1.45
70–74
13 562
14 935
28 497
1.19
75–79
11 124
12 749
23 873
1.00
80–84
8 103
9 738
17 841
0.74
85–89
5 264
6 328
11 592
0.48
90–94
2 491
2 970
5 461
0.23
95+
4 572
4 266
8 838
0.37
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0–14
383 494
381 399
764 893
31.90
15–64
743 187
758 526
1 501 713
62.64
65+
61 863
69 081
130 944
5.46
Vital statistics
United Nations estimates
Registration of vital events is in Botswana not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.
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Life expectancy at birth
Life expectancy from 1950 to 2020 (UN World Population Prospects):
Period
Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955
44.89
1955–1960
47.82
1960–1965
50.42
1965–1970
52.67
1970–1975
55.09
1975–1980
57.92
1980–1985
60.11
1985–1990
61.09
1990–1995
56.43
1995–2000
52.63
2000–2005
50.06
2005–2010
55.86
2010–2015
64.45
2015–2020
69.09
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