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Solomon Islands People 1996

Population:

399,206 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

46% (female 90,293; male 93,695)

15-64 years:

51% (female 100,183; male 103,374)

65 years and over:

3% (female 5,738; male 5,923) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.4% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

38.48 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.51 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

26.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

70.84 years

male:

68.38 years

female:

73.41 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.59 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Solomon Islander(s)

adjective:

Solomon Islander

Ethnic divisions:

Melanesian 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4%

Religions:

Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, other Protestant 5%, traditional beliefs 4%

Languages:

Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2% of population

note:

120 indigenous languages

Literacy:

NA%

Labor force:

by occupation:

agriculture, forestry, and fishing 32.4%, services 25%, construction, manufacturing, and mining 7.0%, commerce, transport, and finance 4.7% (1984)

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