What is population, age 16, male in Botswana?

Population, age 16, male in Botswana was 21,388 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 22,204 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 15,492 in 1990.

How does Botswana rank for population, age 16, male?

Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 16, male in Botswana

Name: Population, age 16, male in Botswana
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Botswana: Population, age 16, male was 21,388 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

21,388

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

140th

of 191 countries

All-time high

22,204

in 2005

All-time low

15,492

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 16, male in Botswana, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 21,388 for population, age 16, male in 2015.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 16, male in Botswana peaked at 22,204 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15,492, in 1990.

That places Botswana 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	18,483	15,492	21,162	10
2000s	22,033	21,538	22,204	10
2010s	21,656	21,388	21,914	6

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142 Lithuania 17,592 compare
143 East Timor 17,134 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Botswana

Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 16, male in Botswana?: Population, age 16, male in Botswana was 21,388 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 16, male recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 22,204 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 16, male recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 15,492 in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for population, age 16, male?: Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 16, male rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 16, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 16, male refers to the male population at the specified age.