Population: 36,955,183 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
27% (male 5,061,588; female 4,827,582)
15-64 years:
63% (male 11,625,574; female 11,613,358)
65 years and over:
10% (male 1,582,861; female 2,244,219) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.16% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18.59 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.59 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
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:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 18.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
75.05 years
male:
71.67 years
female:
78.61 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.47 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Argentine(s)
adjective:
Argentine
Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite groups 3%
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%
Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
96.2%
male:
96.2%
female:
96.2% (1995 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.