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| Population: |
36,080,373 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
44.62% (male 8,227,011; female 7,870,783)
15-64 years:
53.29% (male 9,619,218; female 9,608,469)
65 years and over:
2.09% (male 425,898; female 328,994) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.79% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
37.89 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
10.04 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.29 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
68.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
56.94 years
male:
55.85 years
female:
58.08 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.35 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.99% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Sudanese
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| Ethnic groups: |
black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
note:
program of "Arabization" in process
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
46.1%
male:
57.7%
female:
34.6% (1995 est.)
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