Population: 33,912,994 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.12% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 19.62 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 8.63 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 29.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.35 years
male: 68.06 years
female: 74.81 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.68 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine

Ethnic divisions: white 85%, mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups 15%

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 90% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 6%

Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population: 95%
male: 96%
female: 95%
Labor force: 10.9 million
by occupation: agriculture 12%, industry 31%, services 57% (1985 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.