Population: 1 448 454 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 42% (male 310 253; female 302 960)
15-64 years: 54% (male 370 925; female 409 941)
65 years and over: 4% (male 20 637; female 33 738) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.11% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 32.02 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 20.89 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 59.29 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 40.09 years
male: 39.46 years
female: 40.75 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.03 children born/woman (1998 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: 69.8%
male: 80.5%
female: 59.9% (1995 est.)