| People | Colombia |
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Population:
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45,644,023 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 74% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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44 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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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:
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total: 27.1 years
male: 26.1 years
female: 28 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.377% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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19.57 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 72.81 years
male: 68.98 years
female: 76.76 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.46 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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170,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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9,800 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian |
Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
Languages:
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Spanish |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.7% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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