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Argentina People 2013

SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES











Argentina People 2013
SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES


Page last updated on February 11, 2013

Nationality:
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine

Ethnic groups:
white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%

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

Religions:
nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%

Demographic profile:
Argentina's population continues to grow but at a slower rate because of its steadily declining birth rate. Argentina's fertility decline began earlier than in the rest of Latin America, occurring most rapidly between the early 20th century and the 1950s and then becoming more gradual. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor. While the population under age 15 is shrinking, the youth cohort - ages 15 - 24 - is the largest in Argentina's history and will continue to bolster the working-age population. If this large working-age population is well-educated and gainfully employed, Argentina is likely to experience an economic boost and possibly higher per capita savings and investment. Although literacy and primary school enrollment are nearly universal, grade repetition is problematic and secondary school completion is low. Both of these issues vary widely by region and socioeconomic group.

Argentina has been primarily a country of immigration for most of its history, welcoming European immigrants after its independence in the 19th century and attracting especially large numbers from Spain and Italy. European immigration diminished in the 1950s, when Argentina's military dictatorships tightened immigration rules and European economies rebounded. Regional migration, however, continued to supply low-skilled workers and today it accounts for three-quarters of Argentina's immigrant population. The first waves of highly skilled Argentine emigrant workers headed mainly to the United States and Spain in the 1960s and 1970s. The ongoing European economic crisis is driving the return migration of some Argentinean and other Latin American nationals, as well as the immigration of Europeans to South America, where Argentina is a key recipient.

Population:
42,192,494 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.2% (male 5,450,679/female 5,200,704)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 15.9% (male 3,426,818/female 3,292,391)
25-54 years: 38.7% (male 8,130,169/female 8,187,515)
55-64 years: 9% (male 1,844,010/female 1,961,042)
65 years and over: 11.1% (male 1,940,810/female 2,758,356) (2012 est.)

Median age:
total: 30.7 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 29.7 years
female: 31.8 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.997% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
17.34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
7.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 92% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population:
BUENOS AIRES (capital) 12.988 million; Cordoba 1.493 million; Rosario 1.231 million; Mendoza 917,000; San Miguel de Tucuman 831,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
77 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 10.52 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 143
male: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.14 years
country comparison to the world: 69
male: 73.9 years
female: 80.54 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.29 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.155 physicians/1,000 population (2004)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4 beds/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Sanitation facility access:
improved:

urban: 91% of population
rural: 77% of population
total: 90% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9% of population
rural: 23% of population
total: 10% of population

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
110,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
2,900 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
2.3% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
4.9% of GDP (2007)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 98.1%
male: 98%
female: 98.1% (2010 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 16 years
male: 15 years
female: 17 years (2007) youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 21.2%
country comparison to the world: 51
male: 18.8%
female: 24.7% (2009)


NOTE: 1) The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina People 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina People 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.
2) The rank that you see is the CIA reported rank, which may habe the following issues:
  a) They assign increasing rank number, alphabetically for countries with the same value of the ranked item, whereas we assign them the same rank.
  b) The CIA sometimes assignes counterintuitive ranks. For example, it assigns unemployment rates in increasing order, whereas we rank them in decreasing order






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