Short facts about people of Peru

Population:

27,483,864 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  34.41% (male 4,803,464; female 4,654,890) 15-64 years:  60.8% (male 8,408,210; female 8,302,943) 65 years and over:  4.79% (male 603,309; female 711,048) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.7% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-1.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.85 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  70.3 years male:  67.9 years female:  72.81 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.96 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.35% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

48,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

4,100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Peruvian(s) adjective:  Peruvian

Ethnic groups:

Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 90%

Languages:

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  88.7% male:  94.5% female:  83% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook