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Other pages in this profile of the Solomon Islands:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 581,318 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 21.1 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 40.1% (male 118,856/female 114,173) 15-64 years: 56.5% (male 166,004/female 162,317) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 9,487/female 10,481) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.4 years male: 19.3 years female: 19.6 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.467% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 28.48 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.81 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.36 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.44 years male: 70.9 years female: 76.1 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.65 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Solomon Islander(s) adjective: Solomon Islander |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (1999 census) |
Religions |
Definition Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census) |
Languages |
Definition Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official; but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages |
Literacy |
Definition NA |
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