Colombia People:
Population:
42,954,279 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.7% (male:6,670,950; female:6,516,371)
15-64 years: 64.2% (male:13,424,433; female:14,142,825)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male:968,127; female:1,231,573) (2005)
Median age:
total: 26.04 years
male: 25.14 years
female: 26.93 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.49% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
20.82 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.59 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.31 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.97 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 24.92 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 16.89 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 71.72 years (2005 est.)
male: 67.88 years
female: 75.7 years
Total fertility rate:
2.56 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
190,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
3,600 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Languages:
Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5% (2003)
male: 92.4%
female: 92.6% (2003)
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