Indicator	Value
Total population	2,520,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 2,521,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 2,521,000 people
Median age	23.2 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	69.2–69.3 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 69.29 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 69.16 years
Ethnic groups	Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry 7%CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	72.9% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.64 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	24.4 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	5.74 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	67.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	//Ani / //Gana / /Gwi / Afrikaans / Amkoe / Bemba (Zambia) / Birwa / Diriku-Shambyu / East Taa / Fwe / Hai//om-Akhoe / Herero / Holoholo / Kalanga / Kgalagadi / Kxoe / Lozi / Mbukushu / Nama (Namibia) / Nambya / Naro / Northern Tshwa / Pedi / Shona / Shua / South-Eastern Ju / Southern Tshwa / Subiya / Ts'ixa / Tswana / Tswapong / Venda / West !Xoon / Xhosa / Yeyi / Zimbabwean Ndebele / ZuluGlottolog [2026]