BW · BWA

Botswana

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population2,562,122 people2025143 of 217 · 2025+16.29%
Life expectancy at birth69.29 years2024158 of 217 · 2024+11.46%
Total fertility rate2.7 births per woman202465 of 217 · 2024−10.7%
Population growth+1.61%202566 of 217 · 2025+0.18 pp
Infant mortality32.1 per 1,000 live births2024154 of 196 · 2024−30.52%
Urban population67.96%202598 of 217 · 2025+2.55 pp
Population ages 65 and above4.08%2025164 of 217 · 2025+0.52 pp
Population density4.38 people per km²2023207 of 215 · 2023+15.86%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP20,697.91 current international dollars (PPP)202592 of 185 · 2025+46.34%
Annual GDP growth−0.73%2025179 of 186 · 2025+4.12 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.66%202579 of 165 · 2025−0.4 pp
Employment
Total unemployment24.48%2025179 of 182 · 2025+5.56 pp
Youth unemployment46%2025178 of 182 · 2025+11.26 pp
Labor force participation68.8%202531 of 182 · 2025+6.61 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet57.46%2024139 of 182 · 2024+20.71 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions7.44 per 100 people2024104 of 151 · 2024+385.49%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption27.4%202187 of 212 · 2021−1.5 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita2.74 t CO₂e per person2024106 of 203 · 2024−16.82%
Access to electricity80.2%2024171 of 215 · 2024+20.2 pp
Forest area26.29%2023115 of 213 · 2023−2.09 pp
Society
Current health expenditure6.26%202398 of 192 · 2023−0.24 pp
Maternal mortality155 per 100,000 live births2023146 of 194 · 2023−29.86%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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