Population: 8,863,338

Age structure:
0-14 years: 44.4% (male 1,973,294; female 1,961,083)
15-64 years: 53% (male 2,355,861; female 2,342,988)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 97,307; female 132,805) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.85% (2006 est.)

Birth rate: 45.13 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate: 16.63 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) This article is about non-human migration. ...

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 114.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) The international levels of infant mortality, depicted as the number of deaths in a thousand births. ...

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 48.47 years
male: 46.71 years
female: 50.28 years (2006 est.) World map of life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measure defined as the expected (mean) survival of human beings based upon a number of criteria such as gender and geographic location. ...

Total fertility rate: 6.76 children born/woman (2006 est.) Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ...

Nationality:
noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ...

Ethnic groups: Somali 96%, Bantu 3.2%, others 0.8% (Including Arabs 11,000) Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu (dull yellow) vs. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are a heterogeneous ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ...

Religions: Sunni Islam 100%, Christianity and other religions 0% Languages: Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ... The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.) World literacy rates by country The traditional definition of literacy is the ability to use language–to read, write, listen, and speak. ...

Reference

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.. However this only shows the view of the CIA.

The World Factbook 2006 (government edtion) cover. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...

See also

• Somalia