Somali People, Somalia People

Population: 8,591,629 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 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 44.5% (male 1,918,209/female 1,905,974) 15-64 years: 52.9% (male 2,278,406/female 2,263,602) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 96,256/female 129,182) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 17.59 years male: 17.53 years female: 17.65 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.38% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 16.97 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 5.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

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: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 116.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 126.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 107.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 48.09 years male: 46.36 years female: 49.87 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.84 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 43,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

Nationality: Noun: Somali(s) adjective: Somali

Ethnic groups: Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)

Religions: Sunni Muslim

Languages: Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 37.8% male: 49.7% female: 25.8% (2001 est.)

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