Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Botswana

Share of population under 15 in Botswana in 2025 — 32%. Ranked 60 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 13.1 pp.

2025 32% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 60of 217
Period maximum 49.3%1971
Period minimum 32%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Botswana, 1960–2025303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.1%1962: 46.2%1964: 47.2%1966: 47.9%1968: 48.6%1970: 49.2%1972: 49.1%1974: 48.2%1976: 47.3%1978: 46.5%1980: 46.1%1982: 46.2%1984: 46.2%1986: 46.1%1988: 45.8%1990: 45.1%1992: 44.2%1994: 43%1996: 41.4%1998: 39.8%2000: 38.4%2002: 37.1%2004: 35.9%2006: 35.1%2008: 34.5%2010: 34.1%2012: 34.2%2014: 34.4%2016: 34.2%2018: 33.6%2020: 32.9%2022: 32.4%2024: 32.1%2025: 32%
Change over the period: −13.1 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Botswana 32%
World 24.4%
Southern Africa computed 26.8%
Share of population under 15 — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32 −0.2 pp
2024 32.1 −0.2 pp
2023 32.3 −0.1 pp
2022 32.4 −0.2 pp
2021 32.6 −0.3 pp
2020 32.9 −0.4 pp
2019 33.3 −0.4 pp
2018 33.6 −0.3 pp
2017 33.9 −0.2 pp
2016 34.2 −0.2 pp
2015 34.4 −0.1 pp
2014 34.4 +0.1 pp
2013 34.4 +0.2 pp
2012 34.2 +0.1 pp
2011 34 −0 pp
2010 34.1 −0.2 pp
2009 34.2 −0.2 pp
2008 34.5 −0.3 pp
2007 34.8 −0.3 pp
2006 35.1 −0.4 pp
2005 35.5 −0.5 pp
2004 35.9 −0.5 pp
2003 36.5 −0.6 pp
2002 37.1 −0.6 pp
2001 37.7 −0.7 pp
2000 38.4 −0.7 pp
1999 39.1 −0.7 pp
1998 39.8 −0.8 pp
1997 40.6 −0.8 pp
1996 41.4 −0.8 pp
1995 42.2 −0.7 pp
1994 43 −0.7 pp
1993 43.7 −0.6 pp
1992 44.2 −0.5 pp
1991 44.7 −0.4 pp
1990 45.1 −0.4 pp
1989 45.5 −0.3 pp
1988 45.8 −0.2 pp
1987 46 −0.1 pp
1986 46.1 −0.1 pp
1985 46.2 −0.1 pp
1984 46.2 −0 pp
1983 46.2 +0 pp
1982 46.2 −0 pp
1981 46.2 +0.2 pp
1980 46.1 +0.1 pp
1979 46 −0.5 pp
1978 46.5 −0.5 pp
1977 47 −0.4 pp
1976 47.3 −0.4 pp
1975 47.7 −0.4 pp
1974 48.2 −0.5 pp
1973 48.6 −0.5 pp
1972 49.1 −0.2 pp
1971 49.3 +0.1 pp
1970 49.2 +0.3 pp
1969 48.9 +0.3 pp
1968 48.6 +0.3 pp
1967 48.2 +0.3 pp
1966 47.9 +0.4 pp
1965 47.5 +0.3 pp
1964 47.2 +0.4 pp
1963 46.8 +0.6 pp
1962 46.2 +0.6 pp
1961 45.6 +0.6 pp
1960 45.1

Southern Africa, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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