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Population:
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9,832,017
country comparison to the world: 83
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 2009 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 45% (male 2,215,331/female 2,204,503)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 2,588,356/female 2,579,737)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 101,764/female 142,326) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.5 years
male: 17.4 years
female: 17.6 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.815% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
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Birth rate:
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43.7 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 5
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Death rate:
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15.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 15
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 37% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 109.19 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 6
male: 118.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 99.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 49.63 years
country comparison to the world: 211
male: 47.78 years
female: 51.53 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.52 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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24,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,600 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Rift Valley fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
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Nationality:
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noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali
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Ethnic groups:
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Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim
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Languages:
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Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English
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Literacy:
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