Colombia

Colombia People

Population
42,310,775 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 31% (male 6,644,080; female 6,489,677)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 13,171,416; female 13,879,115)
65 years and over: 5% (male 940,762; female 1,185,725) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 25.8 years
male: 24.9 years
female: 26.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
1.53% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
21.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
5.61 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 21.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 71.43 years
male: 67.58 years
female: 75.41 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.59 children born/woman (2004 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%

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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