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1) Natural geography
 

Area > Comparative
 slightly smaller than New Jersey
Area > Comparative to US places
 slightly smaller than New Jersey
Area > Land 17,203 sq km [155th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita) 15.24 sq km per 1,000 people [95th of 227]
Area > Total 17,363 sq km [163rd of 250]
Area > Total (per capita) 15.382 sq km per 1,000 people [99th of 231]
Area > Water 160 sq km [129th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita) 141.742 sq km per million people [87th of 225]
Capital city with population Mbabane - 47,020
capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital Manzini
Climate
 varies from tropical to near temperate
Coastline 0 km [255th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Emlembe 1,862 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Great Usutu River 21 m
Forested Land 30.3% [78th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 26 30 S, 31 30 E
Geography > Note
 landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa
Irrigated land 500 sq km [111st of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita) 452.274 sq km per million people [48th of 167]
Land area > sq. km 17,200 km² [154th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita) 15.208 km² per 1,000 people [92nd of 206]
land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours 2 [21st of 26]
land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders 535 km [25th of 27]
Land boundaries > Border countries
 Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Land boundaries > Total 535 km [136th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita) 473.949 km per million people [41st of 164]
Land use > Arable land 10.25% [109th of 258]
Land use > Other 88.94% [116th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops 0.81% [127th of 258]
Largest city Mbabane
Largest city population 61,000 [150th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita) 0.054 per capita [153rd of 174]
Largest city with population Mbabane - 47,020
Location
 Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Map references
Africa
Maritime claims none (landlocked)
Natural hazards drought

Natural resources
 asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc

northernmost point > Latitude 25°44'S
Population density 57.29 people per sqkm [131st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 65.76 people/m² [113rd of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 473.39 people/km² of arable lan [58th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 17,360 km² [154th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita) 15.349 km² per 1,000 people [94th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain Emlembe
Terrain
 mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains


 

SOURCES
CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; Wikipedia: List of capitals and largest cities by country ; FAO; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of land border lengths ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

Environment

 

Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI 0.25 % of GNI [120th of 179]
Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI 0.85 % of GNI [23rd of 57]
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI 0.06 % of GNI [147th of 165]
CO2 Emissions 387.7 [155th of 178]
CO2 Emissions (per capita) 0.340685 per 1,000 people [136th of 176]
CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP 0.19 kg/PPP$ [122nd of 170]
CO2 emissions > kt 956.04 kt [154th of 195]
CO2 emissions > kt (per capita) 0.865 kt per 1,000 people [135th of 196]

Current issues
limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion

Forest area > % of land area 31.45 % of land area [88th of 195]
Forest area > sq. km 5,410 km² [132nd of 195]
Forest area > sq. km (per capita) 4,783.378 km² per 1,000 people [78th of 195]
Freshwater withdrawal 1.04 [79th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Agricultural 97% [8th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic 2% [118th of 124]
Freshwater withdrawal > Industrial 1% [107th of 124]
Groundwater withdrawals 0 [91st of 188]

International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection

International agreements > Signed but not ratified Law of the Sea
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day 2,009.23 kg/day [98th of 115]
Organic water pollutant (BOD) emissions > kg per day per worker 0.23 kg per day per worker [22nd of 115]
PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter 34.23 mcg/m³ [108th of 185]
Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 105 [165th of 199]
Protected area 2 [117th of 147]
Threatened species > Mammal 5 [120th of 160]
Total renewable water resources 4.5 cu km [16th of 31]
Water pollution, chemical industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.3 % [100th of 114]
Water pollution, clay and glass industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.16 % [58th of 112]
Water pollution, food industry > % of total BOD emissions 69.99 % [9th of 114]
Water pollution, other industry > % of total BOD emissions 0.54 % [96th of 107]
Water pollution, paper and pulp industry > % of total BOD emissions 79.85 % [1st of 111]
Water pollution, textile industry > % of total BOD emissions 16.52 % [31st of 114]
Water pollution, wood industry > % of total BOD emissions 2 % [47th of 114]


 

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; ; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; Jacaranda Atlas

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland


2) Human geography

Age distribution

Swaziland Population Pyramid for 1990
Age and sex distribution for the year 1990


Swaziland Population Pyramid for 1995
 Age and sex distribution for the year 1995




 Swaziland Population Pyramid for 2000
 Age and sex distribution for the year 2000




 Swaziland Population Pyramid for 2003
 Age and sex distribution for the year 2003


Swaziland Population Pyramid for 2005
 Age and sex distribution for the year 2005


Swaziland Population Pyramid for 2010
 Age and sex distribution for the year 2010


Swaziland Population Pyramid for 2020
 Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2020


Swaziland Population Pyramid for 2050
 Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2050




 Source
US Census Bureau July 17, 2003

 Labor

 

Compensation of employees > % of expense 41.99 % [16th of 97]
Compensation of employees > current LCU 1480148000
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 12.25 [59th of 89]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 37.71 [88th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 69.57 [113rd of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 75.18 [127th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 73.78 [140th of 165]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 68.46 [158th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 66.48 [156th of 167]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 64.97 [151st of 163]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 60.77 [145th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 54.76 [115th of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 44.35 [92nd of 166]
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 20.35 [87th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 14.11 [58th of 92]
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 44.57 [83rd of 164]
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 87.01 [46th of 166]
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 97.12 [25th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.95 [35th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.2 [69th of 163]
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 96.16 [75th of 167]
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 90.58 [114th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 81.91 [109th of 167]
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 72.7 [76th of 165]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 33.86 [80th of 162]
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 10.39 [56th of 89]
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 31.11 [80th of 164]
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 52.75 [119th of 166]
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 54.01 [124th of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 51.76 [137th of 167]
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 47.78 [141st of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 45.08 [138th of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 40.65 [136th of 161]
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 36.94 [131st of 166]
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 32.91 [102nd of 167]
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 17.65 [111st of 165]
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 8.78 [89th of 167]
Economically active children, female 10.88 % [25th of 34]
Economically active children, male 11.43 % [27th of 34]
Economically active children, study and work 85.98 % [8th of 34]
Economically active children, study and work, female 85.96 % [11th of 34]
Economically active children, study and work, male 86 % [7th of 34]
Economically active children, total 11.16 % [26th of 34]
Economically active children, work only 14.02 % [27th of 34]
Economically active children, work only, female 14.04 % [24th of 33]
Economically active children, work only, male 14 % [28th of 34]
Female economic activity 41.5% [117th of 156]
Female economic activity growth 6% [57th of 156]
Firing cost > weeks of wages 53.2 weeks of wages [61st of 164]
force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64 32.94 % [171st of 184]
force participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15-64 74.53 % [157th of 184]
force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64 52.49 % [179th of 184]
force, female > % of total labor force 32.86 % [157th of 184]
force, total 337,152.2 [154th of 184]
force, total (per capita) 0.298 per capita [180th of 184]
Labor force 300,000 [120th of 132]
Labor force (per capita) 266,392.223 per million people [127th of 131]
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Date October 23, 2002
Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15 [84th of 146]
Parental leave > Unpaid maternity leave 12 weeks
regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 0.41 % [15th of 39]
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date April 26, 1978
Rigidity of employment index 17 [144th of 166]
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 29.9 % [111st of 174]
skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 2.28 % [14th of 38]
Unemployment rate 40% [1st of 107]
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 26 % [11th of 95]
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 20 % [5th of 95]
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 25.2 % [5th of 101]
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 48.3 % [3rd of 77]
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 41.7 % [1st of 77]
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 55.2 % [1st of 77]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 11,000,000 $ [121st of 149]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per $ GDP) 4.029 $ per $1,000 of GDP [75th of 166]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per capita) 9.726 $ per 1,000 people [82nd of 167]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ 81,000,000 $ [112nd of 156]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per $ GDP) 29.665 $ per $1,000 of GDP [59th of 165]
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per capita) 71.618 $ per capita [70th of 167]
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ 1,320,894 BoP $ [95th of 115]
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP) 0.484 BoP $ per $1 million of [80th of 142]
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita) 1.168 BoP $ per 1,000 people [90th of 143]


 

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Minimum Age Convention, 1973 ; Wikipedia: Parental leave ; Wikipedia: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

People

 

African countries by population density > area 17,363 [47th of 56]
African countries by population density > pop. dens. 65 [20th of 56]
African countries by population density > population 1,123,605 [47th of 56]
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.8 [41st of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 40.7 % [51st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 40.6 [51st of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 222,922 [148th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 39.9% [50th of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 226,947 [148th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 55.6 [177th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 55.8 % [176th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 331,406 [155th of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 56.5% [172nd of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 306,560 [156th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 3.6 % [159th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 25,385 [154th of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 3.6% [157th of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 15,594 [163rd of 225]
Birth rate 26.6 births/1,000 population [64th of 226]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural 50 [35th of 52]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total 53 [39th of 56]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban 72 [31st of 52]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of female 8 [38th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of male 8 [42nd of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of poorest 20% 8 [43rd of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of richest 20% 10 [28th of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of rural 8 [42nd of 42]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of total 8 [39th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of urban 14 [23rd of 42]
Chinese population 90 [111st of 127]
Chinese population (per capita) 7.909 per 100,000 people [85th of 126]
Death rate 30.7 deaths/1,000 population [1st of 226]
Education expenditures 7 % of GDP [8th of 55]
Ethnic groups African 97%, European 3%
Female population > Age 10-14 78,419 [149th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.9 [1st of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 74,941 [151st of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 6.59 [2nd of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 63,813 [151st of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 5.62 [7th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 46,225 [154th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.07 [67th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 30,503 [157th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 2.68 [215th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 24,686 [160th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.17 [208th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 22,748 [162nd of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2 [195th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 21,109 [161st of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.86 [169th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 18,857 [158th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.66 [156th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 15,677 [156th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.38 [142nd of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 11,901 [156th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.05 [148th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 9,197 [158th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.81 [148th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 6,886 [157th of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.61 [146th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 4,630 [157th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.41 [145th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 3,558 [159th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.31 [148th of 224]
Gender development 0.567 [100th of 141]
Male population > Age 10-14 79,632 [149th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 7.01 [2nd of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 76,396 [151st of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 6.72 [2nd of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 65,334 [151st of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 5.75 [8th of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 49,034 [153rd of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.32 [56th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 32,210 [159th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 2.83 [218th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 22,605 [162nd of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 1.99 [222nd of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 17,249 [166th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 1.52 [223rd of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 13,730 [167th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.21 [222nd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 10,544 [168th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 0.93 [219th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 8,710 [165th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 0.77 [213rd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 7,448 [163rd of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.66 [200th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 6,118 [163rd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.54 [197th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 4,814 [161st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.42 [179th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 3,138 [162nd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.28 [167th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 2,001 [164th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.18 [167th of 224]
Median age > Female 19.4 years [177th of 224]
Median age > Male 18 years [193rd of 224]
Median age > Total 18.7 years [183rd of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Swazi
Nationality > Noun Swazi(s)
Percentage living in rural areas. 76% [20th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 24% [179th of 199]
Population 1,128,814 [153rd of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 1,128,814 [153rd of 240]

Population > 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.)

Population ages 0-14 > % of total 40.97 % [39th of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 55.48 % [146th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 3.55 % [132nd of 185]
Population decline > Main reason for decrease HIV AIDS
Population decline > Rate of natural decrease in percent 0.1 [14th of 18]
Population growth > annual % 0.99 annual % [117th of 195]
Population growth rate -0.41% [223rd of 235]
Population in 2015 992 [153rd of 225]
Population, female > % of total 51.8 % [22nd of 190]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 7 Sep 1995
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 22 Aug 1990
Rural population 858,429 [133rd of 193]
Rural population (per capita) 0.759 per capita [23rd of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 0.78 annual % [74th of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 1.01 [85th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.92 male(s)/female [203rd of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.61 male(s)/female [203rd of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female [171st of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 0.92 [206th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.03 [172nd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.66 [185th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.95 [185th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.02 [177th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 0.95 male(s)/female [174th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female [170th of 224]
Total fertility rate 3.34 children born/woman [63rd of 225]
Total Population 1,136,334 [154th of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 158,051 [149th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 13.91 [1st of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 151,337 [151st of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 13.32 [1st of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 129,147 [151st of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 11.37 [7th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 95,259 [153rd of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 8.38 [61st of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 62,713 [159th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 5.52 [220th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 47,291 [162nd of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 4.16 [220th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 39,997 [163rd of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 3.52 [219th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 34,839 [164th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.07 [207th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 29,401 [164th of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.59 [202nd of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 24,387 [163rd of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.15 [186th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 19,349 [161st of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.7 [177th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 15,315 [160th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.35 [172nd of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 11,700 [158th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 1.03 [155th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 7,768 [159th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.68 [151st of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 5,559 [161st of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.49 [150th of 224]
Total Population > Female 583,834 [154th of 227]
Total Population > Male 552,500 [155th of 227]
Urban population 272,571 [163rd of 195]
Urban population (per capita) 0.241 per capita [172nd of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 1.66 annual % [111st of 195]
Urbanization 27 [180th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 14% [146th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 32.7% [143rd of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 97 [57th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 87 [68th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 28 [130th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 109 [34th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported 230 [47th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 370 [52nd of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 70 [114th of 172]


 

SOURCES
Wikipedia: List of African countries by population density ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNICEF; University Libraries, Ohio University; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Wikipedia: Population decline; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

Mortality
 

Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people 20.26 per 1,000 people [12th of 195]
rate, adult, female > per 1,000 female adults 892.72 per 1,000 female adults [1st of 185]
rate, adult, male > per 1,000 male adults 885.38 per 1,000 male adults [1st of 185]
rate, infant > per 1,000 live births 110 per 1,000 live births [15th of 187]
rate, under-5 > per 1,000 160 per 1,000 [18th of 187]


 

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

Immigration

 

immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population 4.36 [87th of 195]
immigrant population > Number of immigrants 45,000 [137th of 195]
immigrant population > Percentage of total number of immigrants in the world >0.1%
International migration stock > % of population 4.02 % [101st of 205]
International migration stock, total 45,459 [141st of 205]
Net migration -6,000 [81st of 180]
Net migration (per capita) -5.305 per 1 million people [109th of 185]
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 populati [94th of 225]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 760 [107th of 151]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per capita) 671.972 per 1 million people [74th of 162]
Refugees > Convention on refugees 14 Feb 2000 a
US visa lottery winners 2 US visa lottery winners [154th of 178]
US visa lottery winners (per capita) 1.75747 US visa lottery winners [155th of 176]


 

SOURCES
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population ; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Treaty Collection; US Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland

 

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