Demographics of Somalia
Population: 7,253,137note: 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 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
44% (male 1,610,945; female 1,608,209)
15-64 years:
53% (male 1,938,263; female 1,892,752)
65 years and over:
3% (male 90,717; female 112,251) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.9% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 47.7 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 18.69 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 125.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
46.23 years
male:
44.66 years
female:
47.85 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.18 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Somali(s)
adjective:
Somali
Ethnic groups: Somali 85%, Bantu, Arabs 30,000
Religions: Sunni Islam
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.)
- See also : Somalia
