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Swaziland People 2007

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SOURCE: 2007 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population:
1,133,066
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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 40.3% (male 230,238/female 226,184)
15-64 years: 56.1% (male 304,899/female 331,036)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 15,870/female 24,839) (2007 est.)

Median age:
total: 18.6 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 19.3 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.337% (2007 est.)

Birth rate:
26.98 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate:
30.35 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.018 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.921 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.639 male(s)/female
total population: 0.947 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 70.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 67.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 32.23 years
male: 31.84 years
female: 32.62 years (2007 est.)


See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
3.43 children born/woman (2007 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.)

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.)


NOTE: The information regarding Swaziland on this page is re-published from the 2007 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Swaziland People 2007 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Swaziland People 2007 should be addressed to the CIA.



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