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Population: |
8,304,601
note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken
in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is
complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in
response to famine and clan warfare (July 2004 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 44.7% (male 1,860,451; female
1,849,484)
15-64 years: 52.7% (male 2,197,572; female 2,176,762)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 94,905; female 125,427) (2004
est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 17.6 years
male: 17.5 years
female: 17.6 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth
rate: |
3.41% (2004 est.) |
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Birth rate: |
46.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate: |
17.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
5.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 118.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 108.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 127.95 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at
birth: |
total population: 47.71 years
male: 46.02 years
female: 49.46 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
6.91 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult
prevalence rate: |
1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people
living with HIV/AIDS: |
43,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali |
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Ethnic groups: |
Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15%
(including Arabs 30,000) |
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Religions: |
Sunni Muslim |
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Languages: |
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.) |