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People of Argentina

Population:40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 24.9% (male 5,134,958/female 4,905,181)
15-64 years: 64.4% (male 12,979,588/female 12,967,507)
65 years and over: 10.7% (male 1,769,593/female 2,545,100) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 29.9 years
male: 29 years
female: 31 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.938% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:16.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.001 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female
total population: 0.974 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 14.29 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 76.32 years
male: 72.6 years
female: 80.24 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.13 children born/woman (2007 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: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)

Argentina Quickstats

  • Population: 40,301,927 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 2,766,890 sq km
  • Density: 14 /km² (195th)
  • GDP (total): US 671.508 billion (2007 (20th)
  • GDP (per capita): US$17,062 (2007) (50th)
  • Literacy: 97.2%

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  • Currency: Peso (ARS)
  • Dial code: +54

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