Argentina Demographics Profile 2006

Population

39,921,833 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.2% (male 5,153,164/female 4,921,625)
15-64 years: 64.1% (male 12,804,376/female 12,798,731)
65 years and over: 10.6% (male 1,740,118/female 2,503,819) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 29.7 years
male: 28.8 years
female: 30.7 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.96% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

16.73 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 14.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.12 years
male: 72.38 years
female: 80.05 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.16 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

130,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,500 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine

Ethnic groups

white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%

Religions

nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

Languages

Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)