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| 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.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.48% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
47.23 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
18.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
5.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
123.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
46.6 years
male:
44.99 years
female:
48.25 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
7.11 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Somali(s)
adjective:
Somali
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| Ethnic groups: |
Somali 85%, Bantu, Arabs 30,000
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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:
24%
male:
36%
female:
14% (1990 est.)
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