| Population: |
27,483,864 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
34.41% (male 4,803,464; female 4,654,890)
15-64 years:
60.8% (male 8,408,210; female 8,302,943)
65 years and over:
4.79% (male 603,309; female 711,048) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.7% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
23.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.78 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
39.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
70.3 years
male:
67.9 years
female:
72.81 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.96 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.35% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
48,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Peruvian(s)
adjective:
Peruvian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 90%
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
88.7%
male:
94.5%
female:
83% (1995 est.)
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