Short facts about people of Colombia

Population:

40,349,388 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  31.88% (male 6,507,282; female 6,354,454) 15-64 years:  63.37% (male 12,452,182; female 13,117,707) 65 years and over:  4.75% (male 859,967; female 1,057,796) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.64% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.81 male(s)/female total population:  0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  70.57 years male:  66.71 years female:  74.55 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.66 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.31% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

71,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,700 (1999 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:  91.3% male:  91.2% female:  91.4% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook