Demographics of Colombia
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Demographics of Colombia, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Colombia is the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico. Movement from rural to urban areas has been heavy. The urban population increased from 57% of the total population in 1951 to about 74% by 1994. Thirty cities have a population of 100,000 or more. The nine eastern lowlands departments, constituting about 54% of Colombia's area, have less than 3% of the population and a density of less than one person per square kilometer (two persons per sq. mi.).
Ethnic diversity in Colombia is a result of the intermingling of indigenous Indians, Spanish colonists, and Africans. Today, only about 1% of the people can be identified as fully Indian on the basis of language and customs.
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Population
- 42,954,279 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 30.7% (male 6,670,950/female 6,516,371)
- 15-64 years: 64.2% (male 13,424,433/female 14,142,825)
- 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 968,127/female 1,231,573) (2005 est.)
Median age
- Total: 26.04 years
- Male: 25.14 years
- Female: 26.93 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate
- 1.49% (2005 est.)
Birth rate
- 20.82 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate
- 5.59 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate
- -0.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio
- 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 20.97 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 24.92 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 16.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 71.72 years
- Male: 67.88 years
- Female: 75.7 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 2.56 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.7% (2003 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 190,000 (2003 est.)
- 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: 92.5%
- Male: 92.4%
- Female: 92.6% (2003 est.)