Living in Botswana

Botswana has built a quietly stable economy, and steadiness is the through-line of working here. English is the language of business, taxes are light, and everyday costs stay low, though the margin a salary leaves once life is covered is modest rather than roomy. The constraint is openness, since it is a small market, and arriving without local connections, you will find hiring slow and the openings limited. The appeal is less in fast gains than in a calm, predictable footing.

Botswana's arrivals come overwhelmingly from one neighbor. Of the roughly 108.9K foreign-born residents, 67.9K were born in Zimbabwe, far ahead of South Africa and India. The foreign-born population has grown 13% over the decade, and with a diaspora of only about 17,000 abroad, Botswana is a clear net destination, its inflow shaped above all by movement across the Zimbabwean border.