| Population: |
9,118,773
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 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 2,031,682/female 2,019,629)
15-64 years: 53% (male 2,423,602/female 2,410,126)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 97,932/female 135,802) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.832% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
44.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
16.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.006 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.006 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.721 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 113.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 122.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 103.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 48.84 years
male: 47.06 years
female: 50.69 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
6.68 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
43,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and dengue fever are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2007) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali |
| Ethnic groups: |
Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000) |
| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim |
| Languages: |
Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.) |
