Population58,126,212 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 13.5% (male 4,056,156/female 3,814,070) Median agetotal: 43.3 years Population growth rate-0.047% (2009 est.) Birth rate8.18 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate10.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 68% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 5.51 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 80.2 years Total fertility rate1.31 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.4% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS150,000 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths1,900 (2007 est.) Nationalitynoun: Italian(s) Ethnic groupsItalian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south) ReligionsRoman Catholic 90% (approximately; about one-third practicing), other 10% (includes mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community) LanguagesItalian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 16 years Education expenditures4.5% of GDP (2005) |
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