| Population |
39,144,753 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 25.9% (male 5,179,236; female 4,947,234)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male 12,452,566; female 12,457,451)
65 years and over: 10.5% (male 1,685,371; female 2,422,895) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 29.2 years
male: 28.3 years
female: 30.1 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.02% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
17.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
7.57 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
0.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 17.6 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 75.7 years
male: 71.95 years
female: 79.65 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.24 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.7% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
130,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
1,500 (2001 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 |
conventional long form: argentine republic
conventional short form: argentina
local short form: argentina
local long form: republica argentina |