| Population: |
44,379,598 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 29.8% (male 6,696,471/female 6,539,612)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 14,012,140/female 14,732,874)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,042,645/female 1,355,856) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 26.6 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.5 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.433% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
20.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.769 male(s)/female
total population: 0.961 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 20.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 72.27 years
male: 68.44 years
female: 76.24 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.51 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
190,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
3,600 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian |
| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10% |
| Languages: |
Spanish |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92.9%
female: 92.7% (2004 est.) |