Age structure:
0-14 years:
39.5% (male 314,764; female 307,024) (2003 est.), 41% (male 321,766; female 318,304) (2000 est.)
15-64 years:
56% (male 424,726; female 455,967) (2003 est.), 55% (male 417,734; female 453,947) (2000 est.)
65 years and over:
4.5% (male 30,599; female 40,187) (2003 est.), 4% (male 26,436; female 38,283) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.55% (2003 est.), 0.76% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 25.5 births/1,000 population (2003 est.), 29.63 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 31 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.), 22.08 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female(2003 est.), 0.92 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.69 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.), 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 67.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.), 61.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
female: 66.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 68.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
32.26 years (2003 est.), 39.27 years (2000 est.)
male:
32.2 years (2003 est.), 38.63 years (2000 est.)
female:
32.32 years (2003 est.), 39.93 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.27 children born/woman (2003 est.), 3.8 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
adjective:
Motswana (singular), Batswana (plural)
Ethnic groups: Batswana 95%, Kalanga, Basarwa, and Kgalagadi 4%, white 1%
Religions: indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 50%
Languages: English (official), Setswana
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
79.8% (2003 est.) 69.8% (1995 est.)
male:
76.9% (2003 est.), 80.5% (1995 est.)
female:
82.4% (2003 est.), 59.9% (1995 est.)