Facts about Colombian People

Population: 41,662,073 (July 2003 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 31.3% (male 6,601,581; female 6,447,679) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 12,931,093; female 13,626,333) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 913,798; female 1,141,589) (2003 est.) Median age: total: 25.6 years male: 24.8 years female: 26.4 years (2002)

Population growth rate: 1.56% (2003 est.) Birth rate: 21.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) Death rate: 5.63 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 26.46 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.14 years male: 67.29 years female: 75.12 years (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.61 children born/woman (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.4% (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 140,000 (2001 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths: 5,600 (2001 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%

Languages: Spanish Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 92.4% female: 92.6% (2003 est.)

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