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People And SocietyNationality
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 World Ranking: 168
584,578 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
37.8% (male 111,265/female 104,896) 15-64 years 58.3% (male 169,873/female 163,621) 65 years and over 3.9% (male 10,879/female 11,356) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 21.1 years
Male 20.9 years Female 21.3 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 40
2.17% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 45
27.46 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 205
3.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 160
-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 19% of total population (2010)
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
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 World Ranking: 77
93 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 103
Total 17.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births Female 14.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 105
Total population 74.42 years
Male 71.83 years Female 77.14 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 48
3.51 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 132
5.4% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.186 physicians/1,000 population (2005) Hospital bed density
1.4 beds/1,000 population (2005) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 62
11.5% (2007)
Education expenditures
NA
Literacy
NA
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 9 years
Male 9 years Female 9 years (2007)
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