Swaziland Demographics Profile 2009

Population

1,123,913
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 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 39.4% (male 223,420/female 219,420)
15-64 years: 56.9% (male 308,251/female 331,623)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 15,261/female 25,938) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18.8 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.459% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

26.25 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

30.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 25% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

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: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 68.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 71.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 65.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 31.88 years
male: 31.62 years
female: 32.15 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

26.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

190,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

10,000 (2007 est.)

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, 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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 10 years (2005)

Education expenditures

7% of GDP (2005)