People of Colombia
| Population: | 44,379,598 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 29.8% (male 6,696,471/female 6,539,612) 15-64 years: 64.8% (male 14,012,140/female 14,732,874) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,042,645/female 1,355,856) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 26.6 years male: 25.6 years female: 27.5 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.433% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 20.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.024 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.769 male(s)/female total population: 0.961 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 20.13 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 72.27 years male: 68.44 years female: 76.24 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 2.51 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | 0.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | 190,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | 3,600 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: | noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian |
| Ethnic groups: | mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
| Languages: | Spanish |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.8% male: 92.9% female: 92.7% (2004 est.) |