2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua)

Ethnic Groups

White (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%
Mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%
%

Urbanization

urban population: 92.5% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 1.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 24.9% (male 5,486,989/female 5,233,968)

15-24 years - : 15.7% (male 3,445,086/female 3,301,168)

25-54 years - : 38.9% (male 8,345,893/female 8,391,445)

55-64 years - : 9.1% (male 1,895,965/female 2,017,330)

65 years and over - : 11.4% (male 2,036,545/female 2,869,985) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 54.1 %

youth dependency ratio: 37 %

elderly dependency ratio: 17.1 %

potential support ratio: 5.9 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 31.2 years

male: 30.1 years

female: 32.3 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.7 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

77 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 84

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 9.96 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 74.28 years

female: 80.91 years (2014 est.)

total population: 77.51 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

2.25 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

78.9% (2004/05)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 1% of population

Rural: 4.7% of population

Total: 1.3% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

3.16 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 2.9% of population

Rural: 0.6% of population

Total: 2.8% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 75

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

97,900 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 45

HIV Aids Deaths

3,700 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 47

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

29.7% (2008) country comparison to the world: 29

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

2.3% (2005) country comparison to the world: 117

Education Expenditures

6.3% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 32

Literacy

definition: age 10 and over can read and write

total population: 97.9%

male: 97.8%

female: 97.9% (2011 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 18 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 43,024,374

Nationality 2014

  • Argentine(s) noun


  • Argentine adjective


Religions

  • Nominally Roman Catholic Less Than Practicing
    9,220.00%
  • Protestant
    2.00%
  • Jewish
    2.00%
  • Other
    4.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.95% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 123

Birth Rate

  • 16.88 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

Death Rate

  • 7.34 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 119

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 95

Urban Areas Population

  • (capital)
    BUENOS AIRES
  • million;
    Cordoba 1.556
  • Miguel
    000; San
  • Plata
    000; La
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 3.16 physicians/1,000 population (2004)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)