Population6,706,993,152 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 27.3% (male 944,665,142/female 887,471,328) Median agetotal: Population growth rate1.188% (2008 est.) Birth rate20.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate8.23 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 42.09 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 66.26 years Total fertility rate2.61 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA HIV/AIDS - deathsNA ReligionsChristians 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%), Muslims 21.01%, Hindus 13.26%, Buddhists 5.84%, Sikhs 0.35%, Jews 0.23%, Baha'is 0.12%, other religions 11.78%, non-religious 11.77%, atheists 2.32% (2007 est.) LanguagesMandarin Chinese 13.22%, Spanish 4.88%, English 4.68%, Arabic 3.12%, Hindi 2.74%, Portuguese 2.69%, Bengali 2.59%, Russian 2.2%, Japanese 1.85%, Standard German 1.44%, French 1.2% (2005 est.) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |