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Population: |
40,349,388 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years:
31.88% (male 6,507,282; female 6,354,454)
15-64 years:
63.37% (male 12,452,182; female 13,117,707)
65 years and over:
4.75% (male 859,967; female 1,057,796) (2001 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
1.64% (2001 est.)
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Birth rate: |
22.41 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Death rate: |
5.69 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
23.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
70.57 years
male:
66.71 years
female:
74.55 years (2001 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
2.66 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.31% (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
71,000 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,700 (1999 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%
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
91.3%
male:
91.2%
female:
91.4% (1995 est.)
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