Sex ratio at sixty years old in Botswana
Botswana: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 94.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
94.03
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
96.41
in 2021
All-time low
66.64
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Botswana, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 94.03 for sex ratio at sixty years old in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Botswana peaked at 96.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.64, in 1957.
Botswana ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.74 | 66.64 | 68.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 72.53 | 69.63 | 73.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.64 | 72.2 | 88.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.58 | 89.72 | 91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.03 | 87.11 | 89.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.5 | 82.77 | 87.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9 | 81.56 | 91.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.01 | 93.83 | 96.41 | 4 |
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More gender data for Botswana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,270 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in Botswana?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Botswana was 94.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.64 in 1957.
- How does Botswana rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Botswana ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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