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Population: 45,644,023 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 6,679,701/female 6,522,976) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 14,571,536/female 15,297,179) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 1,103,391/female 1,469,240) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 27.1 years male: 26.1 years female: 28 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.377% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.53 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.81 years male: 68.98 years female: 76.76 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.46 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.6% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 170,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 9,800 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian

Ethnic groups: mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Languages: Spanish

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.4% male: 90.1% female: 90.7% (2005 census)