Population ages 0-14 in Botswana
Botswana: Population ages 0-14 was 32.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Botswana stood at 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Botswana peaked at 49.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2025.
Botswana ranks 60th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.1% | — |
| 1961 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 46.8% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 48.6% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 47.0% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 46.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 45.1% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 43.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 39.8% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 45.1% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 46.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 45.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.4% | 39.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.0% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Botswana?
- Population ages 0-14 in Botswana was 32.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 1971.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for population ages 0-14?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.