STATISTICS

SwazilandRegion Southern AfricaCurrency Lilangeni (SZL)Surface area (square kilometres) 17 363Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 1 231Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 70.9Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Mbabane (66) aUnited Nations membership date 24 September 1968Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 2 584 3 892 3 861GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 2.5 1.9 –1.5GDP per capita (current US$) 2 339.3 3 261.6 3 136.7GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 2 500.7 3 274.1 3 363.0Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 15.0 9.7 9.5Exchange rates (national currency per US$) b 6.32 6.63 8.50Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –103 –388 155CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 140 121 cd ...Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 103 104 111Food production index (2004-2006=100) 103 104 112Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 42.9 43.5 43.8Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 70.8 70.7 71.3Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 837 1 078 1 093Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 329 367 e ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 18.1 61.2 66.0Individuals using the Internet (%) 3.7 f 11.0 20.8 fSocial indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.5Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.2Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.4Urban population (%) 2013 21.2Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 37.8Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 6.1/4.7Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 97.4Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 48.5/49.7Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 64.6Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 3.4Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 65.2International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) g mid-2013 25.5/2.0Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 927Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 8.3Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 87.9/95.8Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 50.6Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) h 2008-2010 13.3/69.9Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 2014 6.2Environmental indicatorsThreatened species 2013 33Forested area (% of land area) 2011 33.0CO 2 emission estimates (000 metric tons and metric tons per capita) 2010 1 022/0.9Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2010 354.0 ePrecipitation in the capital city, total mean (millimetres)1 442 iTemperature in the capital city, mean °C (minimum and maximum)10.5/22.5 ia Mbabane is the administrative capital and Lobamba is the legislative capital. b Official rate. c 2009.d Index base 2007=100. e UNSD estimate. f ITU estimate. g Includes refugees. h Estimates. i Based onmonthly averages for the period 1961-1990.World Statistics Pocketbook 189