Population 494,786 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 43.4% (male 109,339; female 105,170)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 134,125; female 130,804)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 7,467; female 7,881) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.91% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 33.26 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 4.19 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.82 years
female: 74.39 years (2002 est.)
male: 69.38 years

Total fertility rate 4.5 children born/woman (2002 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 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4%

Religions Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4%

Languages Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population
note: 120 indigenous languages

Literacy
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Solomon Islands on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Solomon Islands People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Solomon Islands People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.