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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Botswana

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.56M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$19.93B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$7.78K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth69.32024 · yearsInternet use57.5%2024 · % of populationForest area26.3%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
69.3

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Botswana2024 · 69.3
017.3234.6551.9769.291960199320251960: 51.21961: 51.81962: 52.31963: 52.81964: 53.41965: 53.91966: 54.41967: 54.91968: 55.41969: 55.91970: 56.41971: 57.11972: 57.71973: 58.31974: 58.91975: 59.51976: 60.21977: 60.91978: 61.51979: 621980: 62.51981: 631982: 63.41983: 63.61984: 63.71985: 63.61986: 63.41987: 62.81988: 61.71989: 61.21990: 60.11991: 58.91992: 58.21993: 57.31994: 561995: 54.71996: 54.31997: 53.61998: 531999: 52.52000: 52.32001: 52.22002: 52.42003: 52.92004: 53.62005: 54.42006: 55.12007: 56.72008: 57.72009: 58.32010: 59.12011: 59.72012: 60.42013: 61.22014: 62.22015: 63.22016: 64.32017: 65.42018: 66.42019: 67.22020: 67.62021: 63.32022: 68.72023: 69.22024: 69.3

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Botswana in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Gaborone
Country code
BWA

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