Argentina People:
Population:
39,537,943 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.6% (male:5,170,721; female:4,938,171)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male:12,626,711; female:12,627,026)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male:1,712,117; female:2,463,197) (2005)
Median age:
total: 29.42 years
male: 28.52 years
female: 30.4 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.98% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
16.9 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
7.56 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.4 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.18 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 17.07 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 13.19 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 75.91 years (2005 est.)
male: 72.17 years
female: 79.85 years
Total fertility rate:
2.19 children born/woman (2005 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 97% (mostly Spanish and Italian), mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian , other nonwhite groups 3%
Religions:
Roman Catholic (less than 20% practicing) 92%, 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: 97.1% (2003)
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1%
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