| Population : |
42,310,775 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 31% (male 6,644,080; female 6,489,677)
15-64 years: 63.9% (male 13,171,416; female 13,879,115)
65 years and over: 5% (male 940,762; female 1,185,725) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.53% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
21.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.61 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 21.72 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 71.43 years
male: 67.58 years
female: 75.41 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.59 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
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% |
| Languages : |
Spanish |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: 92.6% (2003 est.) |
