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Age structure Botswana, in 31 editions.
The entry for Botswana published Age structure in 31 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Age structure in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 1995
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Age structure” (1995 to 2025).
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2002 edition
Changed since 20010-14 years: 43% (female 300,598; male 303,333)
15-64 years: 53% (female 398,347; male 344,838)
65 years and over: 4% (female 25,773; male 19,525) (July 1995 est.)
0-14 years: 43% (female 300,598; male 303,333) 42% (male 317,254; female 309,617)
15-64 years: 53% (female 398,347; male 344,838) 54% (male 374,572; female 419,991)
65 years and over: 4% (female 25,773; male 19,525) (male 22,314; female 33,882) (July 1995 1996 est.)
0-14 years: 42% (male 317,254; 319,920; female 309,617) 312,104)
15-64 years: 54% (male 374,572; 384,533; female 419,991) 428,157)
65 years and over: over : 4% (male 22,314; 21,949; female 33,882) 34,102) (July 1996 1997 est.)
0-14 years: 42% (male 319,920; 310,253; female 312,104) 302,960)
15-64 years: 54% (male 384,533; 370,925; female 428,157) 409,941)
65 years and over : over: 4% (male 21,949; 20,637; female 34,102) 33,738) (July 1997 1998 est.)
0-14 years: 42% (male 310,253; 310,578; female 302,960) 303,495)
15-64 years: 54% (male 370,925; 379,836; female 409,941) 416,073)
65 years and over: 4% (male 20,637; 20,224; female 33,738) (July 1998 33,961) (1999 est.)
0-14 years: 42% 41% (male 310,578; 321,766; female 303,495) 318,304)
15-64 years: 54% 55% (male 379,836; 417,734; female 416,073) 453,947)
65 years and over: 4% (male 20,224; 26,436; female 33,961) (1999 38,283) (2000 est.)
- 0-14 years:
- 40.3% (male 321,164; female 318,007) 15-64 years: 55.56% (male 423,954; female 457,227) 65 years and over: 4.14% (male 26,691; female 39,076) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 41% 40.3% (male 321,766; 321,164; female 318,304)318,007) 15-64 years: 55% 55.56% (male 417,734; 423,954; female 453,947)457,227) 65 years and over: 4% 4.14% (male 26,436; 26,691; female 38,283) (2000 39,076) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 40.3% 40% (male 321,164; 319,988; female 318,007) 316,961)
15-64 years: 55.56% 55.8% (male 423,954; 428,638; female 457,227) 458,777)
65 years and over: 4.14% 4.2% (male 26,691; 26,965; female 39,076) (2001 39,903) (2002 est.)
0-14 years: 40% 39.5% (male 319,988; 314,764; female 316,961) 307,024)
15-64 years: 55.8% 56% (male 428,638; 424,726; female 458,777) 455,967)
65 years and over: 4.2% 4.5% (male 26,965; 30,599; female 39,903) (2002 40,187) (2003 est.)
0-14 years: 39.5% 39.2% (male 314,764; 310,282; female 307,024) 302,452)
15-64 years: 56% 56.2% (male 424,726; 424,613; female 455,967) 452,801)
65 years and over: 4.5% 4.6% (male 30,599; 30,896; female 40,187) (2003 40,929) (2004 est.)
0-14 years: 39.2% 38.8% (male 310,282; female 302,452) 322,916/female 312,735)
15-64 years: 56.2% 57.5% (male 424,613; female 452,801) 455,183/female 487,236)
65 years and over: 4.6% 3.8% (male 30,896; female 40,929) (2004 23,914/female 38,131) (2005 est.)
0-14 years: 38.8% 38.3% (male 322,916/female 312,735) 319,531/female 309,074)
15-64 years: 57.5% 57.9% (male 455,183/female 487,236) 460,692/female 488,577)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 23,914/female 38,131) (2005 23,374/female 38,585) (2006 est.)
0-14 years: 38.3% 35.8% (male 319,531/female 309,074) 330,377/female 319,376)
15-64 years: 57.9% 60.3% (male 460,692/female 488,577) 549,879/female 545,148)
65 years and over: 3.8% 3.9% (male 23,374/female 38,585) (2006 28,725/female 42,003) (2007 est.)
0-14 years: 35.8% 35.2% (male 330,377/female 319,376) 329,418/female 318,160)
15-64 years: 60.3% 60.9% (male 549,879/female 545,148) 566,239/female 556,286)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 28,725/female 42,003) (2007 29,165/female 43,055) (2008 est.)
0-14 years: 35.2%
34.8% (male 329,418/female 318,160) 352,399/female 340,058)
15-64 years: 60.9%
61.4% (male 566,239/female 556,286) 613,714/female 608,003)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 29,165/female 43,055) (2008 31,155/female 45,547) (2009 est.)
0-14 years:
34.8% (male 352,399/female 340,058)
15-64 years:
61.4% (male 613,714/female 608,003)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 31,155/female 45,547) (2009 (2010 est.)
0-14 years:34.8% 33.9% (male 352,399/female 340,058) 356,346/female 343,452)
15-64 years:61.4% 62.2% (male 613,714/female 608,003) 649,931/female 634,998)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 31,155/female 45,547) (2010 32,542/female 48,129) (2011 est.)
0-14 years:33.9% 33.5% (male 356,346/female 343,452) 358,254/ female 345,115)
15-64 years:62.2% 62.5% (male 649,931/female 634,998) 666,194/ female 645,884)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 32,542/female 48,129) (2011 33,200/ female 49,371) (2012 est.)
0-14 years:33.5% 33.2% (male 358,254/ female 345,115) 360,053/female 346,691)15-64 15-24 years:62.5% 21.8% (male 666,194/ female 645,884) 229,713/female 233,546)
25-54 years:
36.7% (male 411,019/female 370,395)
55-64 years:
4.3% (male 40,639/female 51,305)
65 years and over:3.9% 4% (male 33,200/ female 49,371) (2012 33,868/female 50,596) (2013 est.)
0-14 years:33.2% 32.9% (male 360,053/female 346,691) 361,717/female 348,150)
15-24 years:21.8% 21.6% (male 229,713/female 233,546) 231,576/female 234,852)
25-54 years:36.7% 37% (male 411,019/female 370,395) 422,182/female 375,836)
55-64 years:4.3% 4.4% (male 40,639/female 51,305) 42,099/female 52,917)
65 years and over:
4% (male 33,868/female 50,596) (2013 34,567/female 51,888) (2014 est.)
0-14 years: 32.66% (male
32.9%361,717/female 348,150) 363,264/female 349,517)
15-24 years: 21.49% (male
21.6%231,576/female 234,852) 233,090/female 235,894)
25-54 years: 37.31% (male
37%422,182/female 375,836) 433,246/female 381,151)
55-64 years: 4.48% (male
4.4%42,099/female 52,917) 43,604/female 54,261)
65 years and over: 4.06% (male
4%34,567/female 51,888) (2014 35,346/female 53,346) (2015 est.)
0-14 years: 32.66% 32.4% (male 363,264/female 349,517) 364,807/female 350,888)
15-24 years: 21.49% 21.32% (male 233,090/female 235,894) 234,251/female 236,650)
25-54 years: 37.31% 37.61% (male 433,246/female 381,151) 444,290/female 386,622)
55-64 years: 4.48% 4.55% (male 43,604/female 54,261) 45,186/female 55,272)
65 years and over: 4.06% 4.13% (male 35,346/female 53,346) (2015 36,216/female 55,026) (2016 est.)
0-14 years: 32.4% 31.95% (male 364,807/female 350,888) 357,003/female 350,657)
15-24 years: 21.32% 18.91% (male 234,251/female 236,650) 207,209/female 211,629)
25-54 years: 37.61% 38.45% (male 444,290/female 386,622) 401,082/female 450,437)
55-64 years: 4.55% 5.46% (male 45,186/female 55,272) 51,195/female 69,835)
65 years and over: 4.13% 5.23% (male 36,216/female 55,026) (2016 50,206/female 65,605) (2017 est.)
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Botswana. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
0-14 years: 31.48% (male 357,175 /female 350,775)
15-24 years: 18.7% (male 207,611 /female 212,874)
25-54 years: 38.88% (male 412,475 /female 462,013)
55-64 years: 5.61% (male 53,653 /female 72,617)
65 years and over: 5.33% (male 51,304 /female 68,607) (2018 est.)
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Botswana. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Botswana. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
0-14 years: 31.48% 30.54% (male 357,175 /female 350,775) 357,065/female 350,550)
15-24 years: 18.7% 18.31% (male 207,611 /female 212,874) 208,824/female 215,462)
25-54 years: 38.88% 39.67% (male 412,475 /female 462,013) 434,258/female 484,922)
55-64 years: 5.61% 5.92% (male 53,653 /female 72,617) 59,399/female 77,886)
65 years and over: 5.33% 5.56% (male 51,304 /female 68,607) (2018 53,708/female 75,159) (2020 est.)
population pyramid: This is the population pyramid for Botswana. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
0-14 years: 30.54% (male 357,065/female 350,550)
15-24 years: 18.31% (male 208,824/female 215,462)
25-54 years: 39.67% (male 434,258/female 484,922)
55-64 years: 5.92% (male 59,399/female 77,886)
65 years and over: 5.56% (male 53,708/female 75,159) (2020 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
0-14 years: 29.17% (male 355,951/female 349,283)
15-64 years: 64.88% (male 745,327/female 823,267)
65 years and over: 5.95% (2023 est.) (male 57,876/female 85,892)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
0-14 years: 29.17% 28.7% (male 355,951/female 349,283) 355,583/female 348,863)
15-64 years: 64.88% 65.2% (male 745,327/female 823,267) 759,210/female 837,752)
65 years and over: 5.95% (2023 6.1% (2024 est.) (male 57,876/female 85,892) 59,513/female 89,747)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Botswana: Age structure.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/botswana/age-structure.