Botswana 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.)
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