United Nations Population Fund

UNFPA Botswana

An upper middle-income country, Botswana has enjoyed a stable political environment and rapid economic growth. It is a young nation with a third of the population aged 10 to 29. UNFPA support today focuses on sexual and reproductive health and on the needs of young people. Priorities include providing quality reproductive health services, and improving programming for sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents and young people. UNFPA works closely with its partners to advance gender equality and prevent gender-based violence, advocate for scaled up youth friendly services and HIV prevention, and ensure the availability of quality disaggregated data.

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Population

Population, by age group, per cent
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    Population aged 0-14
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    Population aged 15-64
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    Population aged 65+

Sexual and reproductive health

Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
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    Births attended by skilled health personnel

Family Planning

Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
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    Modern method  

Education

Total net enrolment rate, percent

Gender, Rights, and Human Capital

Decision making on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, percent, 2007-2022:
47
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
135
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
28
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
81
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
87
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
64

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
29
Female genital mutilation prevalence among girls aged 15-19, percent, 2022:
-
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