Swaziland 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.)
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