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People
Population: 
168
559,198 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 168
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) (2010 est.)
Median age:
total: 20.6 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 20.8 years (2010 est.)
Population growth rate:
37
2.27% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
Birth rate:
46
28.6 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
Death rate:
210
3.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
Net migration rate:
170
-1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 170
Urbanization:
urban population: 18% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
103
total: 18.41 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 20.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
106
total population: 73.94 years
country comparison to the world: 106
male: 71.37 years
female: 76.63 years (2010 est.)
Total fertility rate:
44
3.67 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
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
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 9 years
male: 9 years
female: 9 years (2006)
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