Argentina Demographics Profile 2008

Population

40,677,348 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 24.6% (male 5,123,722/female 4,893,843)
15-64 years: 64.6% (male 13,143,693/female 13,127,372)
65 years and over: 10.8% (male 1,801,101/female 2,587,617) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 30.3 years
male: 29.3 years
female: 31.3 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.917% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

16.32 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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 (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 13.87 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.52 years
male: 72.81 years
female: 80.43 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.09 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

130,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

1,500 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)

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)