Argentina People 2008

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.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

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