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Colombia Population: 38 580 949 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 33% (male 6 474 927; female 6 321 404) 15-64 years: 62% (male 11 725 078; female 12 333 982) 65 years and over: 5% (male 780 486; female 945 072) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.89% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 24.93 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 5.69 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -0.34 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 25.44 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.06 years male: 66.15 years female: 74.11 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.9 children born/woman (1998 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 95% Languages: Spanish Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.3% male: 91.2% female: 91.4% (1995 est.)
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