Colombia Demographics Profile 2009

Population

45,644,023 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.9% (male 6,679,701/female 6,522,976)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 14,571,536/female 15,297,179)
65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,103,391/female 1,469,240) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 27.1 years
male: 26.1 years
female: 28 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

1.377% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 74% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 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: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 22.53 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 72.81 years
male: 68.98 years
female: 76.76 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.46 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.6% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

170,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

9,800 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

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%, other 10%

Languages

Spanish

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.4%
male: 90.1%
female: 90.7% (2005 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006)

Education expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2006)