Argentina People
Population39,144,753 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 25.9% (male 5,179,236; female 4,947,234)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 12,452,566; female 12,457,451)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,685,371; female 2,422,895) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 29.2 years
male: 28.3 years
female: 30.1 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
1.02% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
17.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
7.57 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.6 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.7 years
male: 71.95 years
female: 79.65 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.24 children born/woman (2004 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 (2001 est.)
Nationality
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine
Ethnic groups
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite 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: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)
