Botswana: Main demographic
indicators of the census years 1971, 1981, 1991, and 1999 estimates.
| Indicator |
1971
|
1981
|
1991
|
1999
|
| Total Population |
596,944
|
941,027
|
1,326,796
|
1,611,021
|
| Rural
Population |
54,416
|
781,413
|
720,468
|
810,599
|
| Urban Population |
519,678
|
159,614
|
606,328
|
800,422
|
| CBR |
45.3
|
47.8
|
39.4 |
32.1
|
| TFR |
6.5
|
6.6
|
4.2
|
4.0
|
| CDR |
13.7
|
13.0
|
11.5
|
10.6<
|
| IMR |
97.1
|
71.0
|
48.0
|
38.1
|
| CMR |
56.1
|
35.0
|
16.0
|
7.6
|
| LE |
55.5
|
56.2
|
65.3
|
67.6
|
| Growth rate |
1.8
|
4.7
|
3.5
|
2.3
|
Source: Central Statistics Office: Demography
and Tourism Statistics. http://www.cso.gov.bw/cso/demostats.html
|