Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Botswana
Botswana: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 75.3% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Botswana peaked at 75.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 163rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.3% | — |
| 1961 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 51.5% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 53.2% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 58.0% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 58.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 65.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 62.4% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 61.1% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 47.7% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 43.7% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 38.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 75.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 75.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 48.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 56.2% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 61.1% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 38.9% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 38.1% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 53.1% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 61.8% | 75.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Botswana?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Botswana was 75.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Botswana ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.