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    Solomon Islands People - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/solomon_islands/solomon_islands_people.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population:
      523,617 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 42.4% (male 113,183; female 108,816)
      15-64 years: 54.4% (male 144,157; female 140,769)
      65 years and over: 3.2% (male 8,058; female 8,634) (2004 est.)

      Median age:
      total: 18.4 years
      male: 18.3 years
      female: 18.5 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:
      2.76% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:
      31.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:
      4.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:
      0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      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: 0.93 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:
      total: 22.09 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 18.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
      male: 25.15 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 72.38 years
      male: 69.9 years
      female: 74.98 years (2004 est.)


      See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


      See also: Health Performance

      Total fertility rate:
      4.19 children born/woman (2004 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 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4%

      Religions:
      Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%

      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%


      NOTE: The information regarding Solomon Islands on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Solomon Islands People 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solomon Islands People 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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