Population 966,462 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 46% (male 223,649; female 224,782)
15-64 years: 51% (male 238,547; female 255,137)
65 years and over: 3% (male 9,625; female 14,722) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.96% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 41 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 21.4 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 103.37 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 38.53 years
male: 37.31 years
female: 39.79 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.96 children born/woman (1998 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 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Swaziland People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Swaziland People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.