Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Botswana

Share of women in the population in Botswana in 2025 — 50.18%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.73 pp.

2025 50.18% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 129of 217
Period maximum 54.12%1971
Period minimum 50.07%2021

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Botswana, 1960–20255052545619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 51.91%1962: 52%1964: 52.06%1966: 52.59%1968: 53.29%1970: 53.99%1972: 53.92%1974: 53.21%1976: 52.53%1978: 51.8%1980: 51.33%1982: 51.21%1984: 51.19%1986: 51.2%1988: 51.2%1990: 51.2%1992: 51.25%1994: 51.17%1996: 51.11%1998: 51.04%2000: 50.97%2002: 50.9%2004: 50.82%2006: 50.75%2008: 50.67%2010: 50.6%2012: 50.54%2014: 50.39%2016: 50.26%2018: 50.16%2020: 50.09%2022: 50.08%2024: 50.16%2025: 50.18%
Change over the period: −1.73 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 50.18%
World 49.73%
Southern Africa computed 51.28%
Share of women in the population — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.18 +0.02 pp
2024 50.16 +0.03 pp
2023 50.13 +0.05 pp
2022 50.08 +0.01 pp
2021 50.07 −0.02 pp
2020 50.09 −0.03 pp
2019 50.12 −0.04 pp
2018 50.16 −0.05 pp
2017 50.2 −0.06 pp
2016 50.26 −0.06 pp
2015 50.32 −0.07 pp
2014 50.39 −0.07 pp
2013 50.46 −0.08 pp
2012 50.54 −0.04 pp
2011 50.58 −0.02 pp
2010 50.6 −0.03 pp
2009 50.63 −0.04 pp
2008 50.67 −0.04 pp
2007 50.71 −0.04 pp
2006 50.75 −0.04 pp
2005 50.79 −0.04 pp
2004 50.82 −0.04 pp
2003 50.86 −0.04 pp
2002 50.9 −0.04 pp
2001 50.94 −0.03 pp
2000 50.97 −0.04 pp
1999 51.01 −0.04 pp
1998 51.04 −0.04 pp
1997 51.08 −0.03 pp
1996 51.11 −0.03 pp
1995 51.14 −0.03 pp
1994 51.17 −0.04 pp
1993 51.21 −0.04 pp
1992 51.25 +0.01 pp
1991 51.24 +0.04 pp
1990 51.2 +0.01 pp
1989 51.19 −0.01 pp
1988 51.2 −0.01 pp
1987 51.21 +0.01 pp
1986 51.2 +0.01 pp
1985 51.2 +0 pp
1984 51.19 −0.01 pp
1983 51.2 −0.01 pp
1982 51.21 −0.08 pp
1981 51.3 −0.04 pp
1980 51.33 −0.1 pp
1979 51.43 −0.37 pp
1978 51.8 −0.4 pp
1977 52.21 −0.33 pp
1976 52.53 −0.34 pp
1975 52.87 −0.34 pp
1974 53.21 −0.36 pp
1973 53.57 −0.35 pp
1972 53.92 −0.2 pp
1971 54.12 +0.13 pp
1970 53.99 +0.35 pp
1969 53.64 +0.35 pp
1968 53.29 +0.35 pp
1967 52.94 +0.35 pp
1966 52.59 +0.35 pp
1965 52.24 +0.19 pp
1964 52.06 +0.03 pp
1963 52.03 +0.03 pp
1962 52 +0.04 pp
1961 51.96 +0.05 pp
1960 51.91

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.