The People of Solomon Islands
The People of Solomon Islands
Solomon Islander People
Population: 595,613 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 39.5% (male 119,875/female 115,127) 15-64 years: 57.1% (male 171,792/female 168,023) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 9,849/female 10,947) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 19.7 years male: 19.5 years female: 19.8 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.392% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 3.81 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: NA (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 19.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.69 years male: 71.14 years female: 76.37 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.52 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
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)
Religions: Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 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
Literacy: NA