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Botswana

Last update: 2026-04-03

Botswana Geographical location

Botswana 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)

Botswana 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

Botswana 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)

Botswana Credit ratings

Moody's
A2
Standard & Poor's
BBB+
Current as of
2020

Botswana Age-sex pyramid

Botswana Phone operating systems

Android
88.45%
iOS
11.11%
Current as of
2025

Botswana 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)

Botswana General Info

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BW
Capital
Gaborone
Official language
English

Botswana Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
19.4% (2019)
Smoking men
30.4% (2020)
Smoking women
8.3% (2020)

Botswana Area (sq. km)

Total area
581730
Land area
566730
Water area
15000

Botswana Popular payment systems

Botswana Popular social networks and messengers

Botswana Age structure

0-14 years
28.7%
15-64 years
65.2%
65+ years
6.1%
Current as of
2024

Botswana Religion

Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
15.2%
Not specified
0.3%
Current as of
2011

Last update: 2026-04-03

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