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Peru:
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Other pages in this profile of Peru:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 29,180,899 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 22.8 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 29.7% (male 4,409,227/female 4,253,836) 15-64 years: 64.7% (male 9,501,597/female 9,381,139) 65 years and over: 5.6% (male 770,389/female 864,711) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 25.8 years male: 25.5 years female: 26.1 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.264% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 19.77 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 29.53 deaths/1,000 live births male: 32.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 70.44 years male: 68.61 years female: 72.37 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.42 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.5% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 82,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 4,200 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: dengue fever, malaria, Oroya fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Peruvian(s) adjective: Peruvian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3% |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.) |
Languages |
Definition Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.7% male: 93.5% female: 82.1% (2004 est.) |
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