Population: 39,384,516 (July 1991), growth rate 0.3% (1991)

Birth rate: 11 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 82 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.5 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Spaniard(s); adjective--Spanish

Ethnic divisions: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religion: Roman Catholic 99%, other sects 1%

Language: Castilian Spanish; second languages include Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%

Literacy: 95% (male 97%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 14,621,000; services 53%, industry 24%, agriculture 14%, constrction 9% (1988)

Organized labor: less 10% of labor force (1988)

NOTE: The information regarding Spain on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Spain People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Spain People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.