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| People | Spain |
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Population:
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40,217,413 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.4% (male 2,985,705; female 2,808,791)
15-64 years: 68% (male 13,721,053; female 13,626,121) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 2,962,646; female 4,113,097) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 38.7 years
male: 37.4 years female: 40.1 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.16% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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10.08 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.23 years
male: 75.87 years female: 82.8 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.26 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.5% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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130,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,300 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish |
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Ethnic groups:
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composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% |
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Languages:
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Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%
note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9% male: 98.7% female: 97.2% (2003 est.) |
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