Swaziland Demographics Profile 2013

Population

1,386,914 (July 2012 est.)
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

Age structure

0-14 years: 37.4% (male 261,961/female 256,095)
15-24 years: 22.5% (male 157,604/female 154,174)
25-54 years: 32.3% (male 227,772/female 220,395)
55-64 years: 4.2% (male 22,902/female 35,229)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 20,765/female 30,017) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 20.5 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 20.9 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.195% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

26.16 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

14.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 21% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

MBABANE (capital) 74,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 59.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 63.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 55.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 49.42 years
male: 49.77 years
female: 49.06 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.03 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

25.9% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

180,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

7,000 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 61% of population
rural: 53% of population
total: 55% of population
unimproved:
urban: 39% of population
rural: 47% of population
total: 45% of population

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009)

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, Baha'i, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%

Languages

English (official, used for government business), siSwati (official)

Literacy

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

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 10 years (2007)

Education expenditures

7.8% of GDP (2008)

Maternal mortality rate

320 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

6.1% (2007)

Health expenditures

6.3% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Hospital bed density

2.1 beds/1,000 population (2006)