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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 census)
Languages:
Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
Religions:
Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)
Population:
584,578 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 37.3% (male 112,201/female 105,763)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19.9% (male 59,809/female 56,749)
25-54 years:
34.6% (male 103,215/female 99,217)
55-64 years:
4.2% (male 12,043/female 12,508)
65 years and over:
3.9% (male 11,238/female 11,835) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 21.1 years
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male:
20.9 years
female:
21.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.17% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
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Birth rate:
27.46 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
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Death rate:
3.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
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Net migration rate:
-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
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Urbanization:
urban population: 19% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization:
4.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
HONIARA (capital) 72,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.95 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
93 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 77
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 17.25 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 102
male:
19.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.42 years
country comparison to the world: 106
male:
71.83 years
female:
77.14 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.51 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
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Health expenditures:
5.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 130
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Physicians density:
0.186 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
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Hospital bed density:
1.4 beds/1,000 population (2005)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 18% of population
total: 31% of population
unimproved:
