| Population : |
39,144,753 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 25.9% (male 5,179,236; female 4,947,234)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 12,452,566; female 12,457,451)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,685,371; female 2,422,895) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.02% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
17.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
7.57 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 75.7 years
male: 71.95 years
female: 79.65 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.24 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.7% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
130,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
1,500 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine |
| Ethnic Groups : |
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite 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: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.) |
