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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
Under-five mortality
33.3

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Botswana2024 · 33.3
041.9583.9125.85167.81960199320251960: 1681961: 1631962: 1581963: 1541964: 1501965: 1461966: 1421967: 1381968: 1341969: 1301970: 1251971: 1211972: 1161973: 1111974: 1061975: 1001976: 94.81977: 88.91978: 83.31979: 78.11980: 73.31981: 691982: 65.21983: 61.91984: 59.11985: 56.61986: 54.21987: 52.11988: 50.71989: 50.51990: 51.51991: 53.61992: 57.11993: 61.51994: 66.21995: 66.41996: 70.41997: 73.41998: 75.41999: 78.52000: 79.82001: 79.32002: 77.92003: 76.72004: 75.72005: 70.82006: 662007: 64.32008: 63.72009: 60.62010: 58.42011: 58.82012: 53.92013: 50.32014: 492015: 46.72016: 45.12017: 42.12018: 41.22019: 402020: 38.92021: 37.12022: 35.72023: 34.62024: 33.3

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Botswana in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Gaborone
Country code
BWA

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