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  • Population*.....................................................................1,815.508 (July 2007 est.)
  • Population growth rate ............................................................1.503 % (2007 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................23.17 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Death rate................................................13.63 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Net migration rate**............................5.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.............Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%
* Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)
**Note: there is an increasing flow of Zimbabweans into South Africa and Botswana in search of better economic opportunities (2007 est.)

Botswana's Changing Migration Patterns
Botswana has rapidly evolved from a migrant sending country to a migrant receiving country, according to Kate Lefko-Everett of the Southern Africa Migration Project.

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Neighboring Countries

South Africa
Namibia
Zambia
Angola
Zimbabwe

Other Resources

Botswana Central Statistics Office
http://www.cso.gov.bw/

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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