Swaziland Demographics Profile 2008

Population

1,128,814
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 39.9% (male 226,947/female 222,922)
15-64 years: 56.5% (male 306,560/female 331,406)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 15,594/female 25,385) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 18.7 years
male: 18 years
female: 19.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.41% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

26.6 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

30.7 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 69.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 72.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 66.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 31.99 years
male: 31.69 years
female: 32.3 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.34 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

38.8% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

220,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

17,000 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)

Nationality

noun: Swazi(s)
adjective: Swazi

Ethnic groups

African 97%, European 3%

Religions

Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%

Languages

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

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: 80.8% (2003 est.)