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Peru People 1996

Population:

24,087,372 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

35% (female 4,152,520; male 4,296,293)

15-64 years:

61% (female 7,280,287; male 7,378,227)

65 years and over:

4% (female 535,156; male 444,889) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.8% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

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

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

66.07 years

male:

63.86 years

female:

68.38 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Peruvian(s)

adjective:

Peruvian

Ethnic divisions:

Indian 45%, mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%

Religions:

Roman Catholic

Languages:

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

82%

male:

92%

female:

74%

Labor force:

8 million (1992)

by occupation:

government and other services 44%, agriculture 37%, industry 19% (1988 est.)

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