Swaziland--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Swaziland People

Population: 906,932 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.18% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 43.22 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 11.41 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 95.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55.94 years male: 51.97 years female: 60.03 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.16 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Swazi(s) adjective: Swazi

Ethnic divisions: African 97%, European 3%

Religions: Christian 60%, indigenous beliefs 40%

Languages: English (official; government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1976) total population: 55% male: 57% female: 54%

Labor force: 195,000 (over 60,000 engaged in subsistence agriculture; about 92,000 wage earners - many only intermittently)

by occupation: agriculture and forestry 36%, community and social service 20%, manufacturing 14%, construction 9%, other 21%

note: 15,980 employed in South African gold and coal mines (1991)