| Population | 39,379,358 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 41.6% (male 8,371,628/female 8,016,880)
15-64 years: 56% (male 11,080,025/female 10,956,458)
65 years and over: 2.4% (male 504,957/female 449,410) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 18.7 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 18.9 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.082% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 34.86 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 14.39 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.044 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.011 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.124 male(s)/female
total population: 1.027 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 91.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 91.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 91.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 49.11 years
male: 48.24 years
female: 50.03 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 4.69 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 400,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 23,000 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese |
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| Ethnic groups | black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1% |
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| Religions | Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25% |
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| Languages | Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
note: program of "Arabization" in process |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.) |
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