Peru:
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Population	28,674,757 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 30.3% (male 4,427,080/female 4,271,390) 15-64 years: 64.2% (male 9,267,642/female 9,150,816) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 734,533/female 823,296) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 25.5 years male: 25.2 years female: 25.8 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.289% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	20.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.013 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.892 male(s)/female total population: 1.013 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 29.96 deaths/1,000 live births male: 32.47 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 70.14 years male: 68.33 years female: 72.04 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.46 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.5% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	82,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	4,200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Peruvian(s) adjective: Peruvian
Ethnic groups	Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
Religions	Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
Languages	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.7% male: 93.5% female: 82.1% (2004 est.)