The required minimum is 0 and is achieved if and only if the xi are all equal to 1. Let x1,…,xn be positive real numbers satisfying the condition in the statement. Let yi=xi/(xi+n−1), i=1,2,…,n, and notice that the yi are positive real numbers that add up to 1. Express the xi in terms of the yi to get xi=(n−1)yi/(1−yi), and write successively
i=1∑nxi1=n−11i=1∑nyi1−yi=n−11i=1∑nyi1j=i∑yj=n−11i=j∑yiyj=n−11i=j∑yjyi=n−11i=1∑nyij=i∑yj1≥n−11i=1∑nyi⋅∑j=iyj(n−1)2=i=1∑n1−yi(n−1)yi=i=1∑nxi.
Equality clearly forces the yi all equal to 1/n, which is the case if and only if the xi are all equal to 1.