Short facts about people of Spain

Population:

40,037,995 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  14.62% (male 3,015,851; female 2,835,763) 15-64 years:  68.2% (male 13,701,065; female 13,605,314) 65 years and over:  17.18% (male 2,881,334; female 3,998,668) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.1% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.72 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  78.93 years male:  75.47 years female:  82.62 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.15 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.58% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

120,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

2,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Spaniard(s) adjective:  Spanish

Ethnic groups:

composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religions:

Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Languages:

Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  97% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook