Population9,558,666 Age structure0-14 years: 44.7% (male 2,143,758/female 2,132,869) Median agetotal: 17.5 years Population growth rate2.824% (2008 est.) Birth rate44.12 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate15.89 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.03 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 110.97 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 49.25 years Total fertility rate6.6 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS43,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Somali(s) Ethnic groupsSomali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000) ReligionsSunni Muslim LanguagesSomali (official), Arabic, Italian, English Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |