Short facts about people of Argentina

Population:

37,384,816 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  26.54% (male 5,077,593; female 4,842,811) 15-64 years:  63.04% (male 11,795,282; female 11,773,855) 65 years and over:  10.42% (male 1,609,672; female 2,285,603) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.15% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

18.41 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

17.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  75.26 years male:  71.88 years female:  78.82 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.44 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.69% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

130,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,800 (1999 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:  96.2% male:  96.2% female:  96.2% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook