| Population: |
10,066,253 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
16.96% (male 877,379; female 830,242)
15-64 years:
67.42% (male 3,321,473; female 3,465,481)
65 years and over:
15.62% (male 637,207; female 934,471) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.18% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
11.51 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.68 male(s)/female
total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
5.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
75.94 years
male:
72.44 years
female:
79.68 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.48 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.74% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
36,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
280 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Portuguese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Portuguese
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| Ethnic groups: |
homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
87.4%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
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