| Population: |
37,384,816 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
26.54% (male 5,077,593; female 4,842,811)
15-64 years:
63.04% (male 11,795,282; female 11,773,855)
65 years and over:
10.42% (male 1,609,672; female 2,285,603) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.15% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
18.41 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
17.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
75.26 years
male:
71.88 years
female:
78.82 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.44 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.69% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
130,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,800 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Argentine(s)
adjective:
Argentine
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| Ethnic groups: |
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite groups 3%
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| Religions: |
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
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| Languages: |
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
96.2%
male:
96.2%
female:
96.2% (1995 est.)
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