Demographics of Swaziland

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Swaziland, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Swazi people dancing in a cultural village show.

The majority of Swaziland's population is ethnic Swazi, mixed with a small number of Zulus and white Africans, predominantly of British and Afrikaner origin. This population also includes a small segment within it that is mixed with any number of these ancestries.

Traditionally Swazis have been subsistence farmers and herders, but most now work in the growing urban formal economy and in government. Some Swazis work in the mines in South Africa. Swaziland also received Portuguese settlers and black refugees from Mozambique. Christianity in Swaziland is sometimes mixed with traditional beliefs and practices. Most Swazis ascribe a special spiritual role to the Swazi Royal Family.

The country's official languages are Siswati (a language related to Zulu) and English. Government and commercial business is conducted mainly in English. Asians, Afrikaners, Portuguese, and black Mozambicans speak their own languages.

Population

Demographics of Swaziland, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Swaziland's population is 1,467,152 according to the 2017 estimate from the CIA World Factbook. The 2007 Census put the nation's population at 912,229. This number is lower than the 1997 Census, which gave 929,718 residents. The small difference is believed to be the result of massive emigration of Swazis to South Africa in search of work.[1]

According to the 2010 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 1,186,000 in 2010, compared to only 273,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 38.4%, 58.2% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.4% was 65 years or older .[2]

Total population (x 1000) Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 27343.054.32.7
1955 30744.2532.8
1960 34945.2522.8
1965 39246.351.02.7
1970 44647.250.12.7
1975 51748.049.32.7
1980 60348.848.52.7
1985 70648.948.32.8
1990 86348.149.22.7
1995 96447.649.62.8
2000 1 06444.652.43.0
2005 1 10541.8553.2
2010 1 18638.458.23.4

Vital statistics

Registration of vital events is in Swaziland not complete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [2]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-195514 0007 0007 00048.122.625.56.70174
1955-196016 0007 0009 00047.620.826.86.70160
1960-196518 0007 00010 00047.919.628.26.75150
1965-197020 0008 00013 00049.018.530.46.85141
1970-197524 0008 00016 00049.316.432.96.87124
1975-198027 0008 00019 00048.514.234.26.73108
1980-198531 0008 00023 00047.712.035.76.5490
1985-199036 0008 00028 00046.110.335.86.1377
1990-199536 0009 00028 00039.99.430.45.3069
1995-200035 00012 00022 00034.111.922.14.4980
2000-200534 00017 00017 00031.815.716.14.0187
2005-201034 00017 00017 00030.114.915.23.5776
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births; TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman)

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[3]


Year CBR Total TFR Total CBR Urban TFR Urban CBR Rural TFR Rural
1986 6,4
1991 5,6
1997 4,5
1999-2002 4,2
2006-2007 31,1 3,8 (2,1) 31,9 3,0 (1,8) 31,0 4,2 (2,2)

Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy from 1950 to 2015 (UN World Population Prospects)[4]:

Period Life expectancy in
Years
1950–1955 41.44
1955–1960 Increase 43.47
1960–1965 Increase 45.05
1965–1970 Increase 46.69
1970–1975 Increase 49.61
1975–1980 Increase 52.61
1980–1985 Increase 56.15
1985–1990 Increase 59.66
1990–1995 Decrease 59.44
1995–2000 Decrease 52.50
2000–2005 Decrease 45.93
2005–2010 Increase 48.41
2010–2015 Increase 54.99

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

1,467,152 (July 2017 est.)[5]
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.

Median age

total: 21.7 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.9 years (2017 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 35.01% (male 259,646/female 253,976)
15-24 years: 22.12% (male 164,117/female 160,478)
25-54 years: 34.6% (male 264,262/female 243,362)
55-64 years: 4.3% (male 25,319/female 37,763)
65 years and over: 3.97% (male 22,113/female 36,116) (2017 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 (2017, 2003 est.), 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
0-14 years: 1.02 (2017 est.), 0.99 male(s)/female (2003, 2000 est.)
15-24 years: 1.08 (2017 est.)
25-54 years: 0.66 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
65 years and over: 0.64 (2017 est.), 0.78 (2003 est.), 0.7 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
total population: 1 (2017 est.), 0.99 (2003 est.), 0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Population growth rate

1.08% (2017 est.)

Birth rate

24 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death rate

13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 23.8% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 2.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

389 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 48.4 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 52.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

male: 52.7 years (2017 est.)
female: 51.5 years (2017 est.)
total population:
52.1 years (2017 est.)
49.06 (2012 est.)
47.85 (2010 est.)
33.22 (2005 est.)
39.47 (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.69 children born/woman (2017 est.)

Education expenditures

7.1% of GDP (2014)

Health expenditures

9.3% of GDP (2014)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

16.5% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

5.8% (2014)

Physicians density

0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital bed density

2.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

HIV/AIDS

adult prevalence rate: 27.4% (2017 est.)
people living with HIV/AIDS: 210,000 (2017 est.)
deaths: 3,500 (2017 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 (2016)

Nationality

noun: Swazi(s) adjective: Swazi

Ethnic groups

Religions[5]

Languages[5]

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.5% (2015 est.), 81.6% (2003 est.), 76.7% (1995 est.)
male: 87.4% (2015 est.), 82.6% (2003 est.), 78% (1995 est.)
female: 87.5% (2015 est.), 80.8% (2003 est.), 75.6% (1995 est.)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Nolen, Stephanie (2009-04-03). "Where have all the Swazis gone?". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  2. 1 2 Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.safaids.net/files/Swaziland%20Demographic%20and%20Health%20Survey%202006-2007.pdf
  4. ↑ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  5. 1 2 3 "Africa :: ESWATINI". CIA The World Factbook. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.populstat.info/Africa/swazilag.htm
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