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Last update: 2025-08-01
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$498 (2020)
Inflation rate
5.07% (2023)
Unemployment rate
23.38% (2023)
Below the poverty line
16.1% (2015)
Gini coefficient
53.3 (2015)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
5.98
Beer
2.93
Wine
0.46
Spirits
0.96
Other alcohol
1.64
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
2450668
Male population
1174306
Female population
1276362
Population growth rate
1.34% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
19.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8.9 (2024)
Urbanization
72.9% (2023)
Credit ratings
Moody's
A2
Standard & Poors
BBB+
Current as of
2020
Age structure
0-14 years
28.7%
15-64 years
65.2%
65+ years
6.1%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
15.2%
Not specified
0.3%
Current as of
2011
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BW
Capital
Gaborone
Official language
English
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
19.4% (2019)
Smoking men
30.4% (2020)
Smoking women
8.3% (2020)
Area (sq. km)
Total area
581730
Land area
566730
Water area
15000
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
88.45%
iOS
11.11%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+267
Internet domain
.bw
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
165 (2022)
Internet user penetration
77% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
3% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-01