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Colombia PEOPLE 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Nationality:
noun: Colombian(s)
adjective: Colombian

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

Languages:
Spanish (official)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Demographic profile:
Colombia is in the midst of a demographic transition resulting from steady declines in its fertility, mortality, and population growth rates. The birth rate has fallen from more than 6 children per woman in the 1960s to just above replacement level today as a result of increased literacy, family planning services, and urbanization. However, income inequality is among the worst in the world, and more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line.

Colombia experiences significant legal and illegal economic emigration and refugee flows. Large-scale labor emigration dates to the 1960s; Venezuela and the United States continue to be the main host countries. Colombia is the largest source of Latin American refugees in Latin America, nearly 400,000 of whom live primarily in Venezuela and Ecuador. Forced displacement remains prevalent because of violence among guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and Colombian security forces. Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. A leading NGO estimates that 5.2 million people have been displaced since 1985, while the Colombian government estimates 3.6 million since 2000. These estimates undercount actual numbers because many internally displaced persons are not registered. Columbia also has one of the world's highest levels of forced disappearances. About 30,000 cases have been recorded over the last four decades - although the number is likely to be much higher - including human rights activists, trade unionists, Afro-Colombians, indigenous people, and farmers in rural conflict zones.

Population:
45,239,079 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.2% (male 6,069,920/female 5,793,672)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 18.4% (male 4,229,436/female 4,093,638)
25-54 years: 41.4% (male 9,235,821/female 9,471,854)
55-64 years: 7.7% (male 1,615,175/female 1,875,025)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 1,198,524/female 1,656,014) (2012 est.)

Median age:
total: 28.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 27.3 years
female: 29.2 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.128% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
17.23 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 177
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 75% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population:
BOGOTA (capital) 8.262 million; Medellin 3.497 million; Cali 2.352 million; Barranquilla 1.836 million; Bucaramanga 1.065 million (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
92 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 15.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 106
male: 19.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.79 years
country comparison to the world: 98
male: 71.55 years
female: 78.23 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.12 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
6.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2002)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
1 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Sanitation facility access:
improved:

urban: 81% of population
rural: 55% of population
total: 74% of population
unimproved:
urban: 19% of population
rural: 45% of population
total: 26% of population

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
160,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
14,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
13.7% (2007)
country comparison to the world: 42
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
5.1% (2005)
country comparison to the world: 84
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
4.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

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

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2009) youth ages 15-24:, youth ages 15-24:
total: 23%
country comparison to the world: 38
male: 18.2%
female: 29.9% (2008)


NOTE: The information regarding Colombia 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 Colombia PEOPLE 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Colombia PEOPLE 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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