The population, based on the 2011 census, is 231,626. There are 113,603 males and 118,023 females in the city.  There are 58,476 households in Gaborone. In 2001, the average household size was 3.11 people. The city of Gaborone is home to over 10% of the population of Botswana. Almost half of Botswana citizens live within  of Gaborone.