| Population | 44,379,598 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.8% (male 6,696,471/female 6,539,612)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 14,012,140/female 14,732,874)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,042,645/female 1,355,856) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 26.6 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.5 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.433% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 20.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.769 male(s)/female
total population: 0.961 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 20.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.27 years
male: 68.44 years
female: 76.24 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.51 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 190,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 3,600 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian |
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| Ethnic groups | mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
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| Languages | Spanish |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92.9%
female: 92.7% (2004 est.) |
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