People of Argentina
Population: | 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 5,134,958/female 4,905,181) 15-64 years: 64.4% (male 12,979,588/female 12,967,507) 65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,769,593/female 2,545,100) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 29.9 years male: 29 years female: 31 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 0.938% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 16.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.001 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female total population: 0.974 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 14.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 76.32 years male: 72.6 years female: 80.24 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 2.13 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.7% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 130,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 1,500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality: | noun: Argentine(s) adjective: Argentine |
Ethnic groups: | white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
Religions: | nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
Languages: | Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.2% male: 97.2% female: 97.2% (2001 census) |