Argentina Demographics Profile 2009

Population

40,913,584 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.6% (male 5,369,477/female 5,122,260)
15-64 years: 63.5% (male 12,961,725/female 13,029,265)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,819,057/female 2,611,800) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 30 years
male: 29 years
female: 31 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.053% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

17.94 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 92% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 11.44 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.56 years
male: 73.32 years
female: 79.97 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.35 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

120,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

7,000 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

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), Italian, English, German, French

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.2%
female: 97.2% (2001 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 16 years (2005)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2004)