Population:
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40,280,780 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.4% (male 2,989,053; female 2,811,350)
15-64 years: 68% (male 13,748,998; female 13,652,852)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 2,958,387; female 4,120,140) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 39.1 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 40.5 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.16% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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10.11 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.37 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 82.94 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.27 children born/woman (2004 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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