| Population | 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.9% (male 5,134,958/female 4,905,181)
15-64 years: 64.4% (male 12,979,588/female 12,967,507)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,769,593/female 2,545,100) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 29.9 years
male: 29 years
female: 31 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.938% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 16.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.001 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female
total population: 0.974 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.32 years
male: 72.6 years
female: 80.24 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.13 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 130,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 1,500 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine |
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| Ethnic groups | white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3% |
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| Religions | nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4% |
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| Languages | Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census) |
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