Population 7,753,310
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 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44.7% (male 1,737,491; female 1,730,237)
15-64 years: 52.6% (male 2,054,243; female 2,019,980)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 92,617; female 118,742) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.46% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 46.83 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 17.99 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 5.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 122.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 46.96 years
female: 48.65 years (2002 est.)
male: 45.33 years

Total fertility rate 7.05 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: Somali(s)
adjective: Somali

Ethnic groups Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including Arabs 30,000)

Religions Sunni Muslim

Languages Somali (official), Arabic, Italian, English

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Somalia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Somalia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Somalia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.