Short facts about people of Somalia

Population:

7,488,773 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 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  44.54% (male 1,670,320; female 1,665,329) 15-64 years:  52.69% (male 1,993,750; female 1,952,437) 65 years and over:  2.77% (male 91,511; female 115,426) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.48% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

47.23 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

18.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.79 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

123.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  46.6 years male:  44.99 years female:  48.25 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

7.11 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Somali(s) adjective:  Somali

Ethnic groups:

Somali 85%, Bantu, Arabs 30,000

Religions:

Sunni Muslim

Languages:

Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  24% male:  36% female:  14% (1990 est.)

Source: World Factbook