Population 1,031,600 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 46% (male 234,628; female 236,056)
15-64 years: 52% (male 255,775; female 280,416)
65 years and over: 2% (male 10,291; female 14,434) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 3.24% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 42.71 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 10.31 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population : 0.94 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 86.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 57.7 years
male: 53.67 years
female: 61.84 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.01 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Swazi(s)
adjective: Swazi

Ethnic groups African 97%, European 3%

Religions Christian 60%, indigenous beliefs 40%

Languages English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati(official)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.7%
male : 78%
female: 75.6% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Swaziland on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Swaziland People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Swaziland People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.