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ESWATINI
Population

Population

The Eswatini (97% of the population) belong to the Nguni group of Bantu and are related to the Zulu. There are also 3% Europeans and Asians.

Eswatini is home to 1,467,152 people (2017).
The population density is about 825 inhabitants per square kilometre.
The natural population growth rate is 1.14%. (2017)
Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 25,418 (2017)
Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 13.75 (2017)
Life expectancy is 50.5 years (men 51 and women 50) (2017)

Language

The official languages of Eswatini are English and Siswati or Swazi.

Religion

Swaziland has the following religious groups: Christians (± 60%), Muslims (10%), others (30%) including Bahai, Methodists and Jews.


Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated October 2024
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