Gender in Botswana 245 indicators covering gender for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 7.9% 76th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.5% 89th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.2% 101st Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 index 2025 down 0.5% 61st Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.21 index 2025 up 4.4% 25th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.5% 52nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.3% 2050 up 7.3% 180th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 0.9465 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.1% 177th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0014 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.9% 178th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% 180th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.731 2023 up 8.1% 111th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 14.28 2025 down 11.9% 43rd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 4.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 69.3% 4th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 2 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 74.7% 6th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 18,444 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 5.4% 95th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 4.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 68.0% 4th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 73.1% 5th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.2% 2025 down 0.3% 127th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 109.27 2022 up 1.7% 40th Gender Development Index 0.997 2023 up 2.7% 36th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.997 2023 up 2.7% 36th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.997 2023 up 2.7% 36th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7323 2023 up 6.9% 111th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 21.4% 54th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.43 % change on previous year 2023 down 54.3% 108th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.1 2016 up 1.6% 99th Access to justice for women 0 2025 down 100.0% 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 9.0% 2025 down 5.5% 159th Population 2.52 million 2024 up 16.1% 139th Life Expectancy at Birth 69.29 2024 up 11.5% 158th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 47.34 2024 up 38.7% 11th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 30.9% 2023 up 14.0% 65th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 30.9% 2023 up 14.0% 65th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 31.4% 2023 up 3.0% 75th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 70.63 2021 down 9.2% 152nd Sex ratio at birth 102.7 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 201st Sex ratio by age 12.12 males per 100 females 2023 down 19.2% 164th Sex ratio at age 5 101.08 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.0% 214th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.7 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 201st Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 2.6% 2023 down 26.0% 48th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.1% 2023 down 7.1% 73rd Sex ratio at age 60 94.03 males per 100 females 2023 up 11.3% 113th Male population by age group 147,995 people 2023 up 8.3% 129th Female population by age group 145,665 people 2023 up 9.0% 127th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 — 175th ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →