Argentina

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 (2008 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.053% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
18.11 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate:
7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2008 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 (2005-2010)
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)