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Colombia People 1996

Population:

36,200,251 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

32% (female 5,784,010; male 5,925,600)

15-64 years:

63% (female 11,642,870; male 11,245,235)

65 years and over:

5% (female 888,358; male 714,178) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.7% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

21.89 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

4.69 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

26.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

72.48 years

male:

69.68 years

female:

75.38 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.4 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Colombian(s)

adjective:

Colombian

Ethnic divisions:

mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Indian 3%, Indian 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 95%

Languages:

Spanish

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1985)

total population:

88%

male:

88%

female:

88%

Labor force:

12 million (1990)

by occupation:

services 46%, agriculture 30%, industry 24% (1990)

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