Solomon Islands People:
Population:
538,032 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 41.9% (male:114,860; female:110,404)
15-64 years: 54.9% (male:149,400; female:145,970)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male:8,371; female:9,027) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.63 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 18.76 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.68% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
30.74 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
3.98 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.29 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 24.27 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 18.17 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 72.66 years (2005 est.)
male: 70.16 years
female: 75.28 years
Total fertility rate:
4.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Solomon Islander(s)
adjective: Solomon Islander
Ethnic groups:
Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (1999)
Religions:
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)
Languages:
Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population
note: 120 indigenous languages
Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
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