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Population:
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44,379,598 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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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.)
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Median age:
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total: 26.6 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.5 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.433% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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20.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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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.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.27 years
male: 68.44 years
female: 76.24 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.51 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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190,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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3,600 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
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Languages:
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Spanish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92.9%
female: 92.7% (2004 est.)
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