| Population : |
40,280,780 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 2,989,053; female 2,811,350)
15-64 years: 68% (male 13,748,998; female 13,652,852)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 2,958,387; female 4,120,140) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.16% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 79.37 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 82.94 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.27 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
130,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
2,300 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish |
| Ethnic Groups : |
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
| Languages : |
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.) |
