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    co flagColombia is the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.

    Movement from rural to urban areas was very heavy in the mid-twentieth century, but has since tapered off. The urban population increased from 31% of the total population in 1938, to 57% in 1951 and about 70% by 1990. Currently the figure is about 77%. Thirty cities have a population of 100,000 or more. The nine eastern lowlands departments, constituting about 54% of Colombia's area, have less than 3% of the population and a density of less than one person per square kilometer (two persons per sq. mi.). Colombia's total population in 2015 is projected to be more than 52 million.

    Population:
    		 44,379,598 (July 2007 est.)
    Age structure:
    		 0-14 years: 29.8% (male 6,696,471/female 6,539,612)
    15-64 years: 64.8% (male 14,012,140/female 14,732,874)
    65 years and over: 5.4% (male 1,042,645/female 1,355,856) (2007 est.)
    Median age:
    		 total: 26.6 years
    male: 25.6 years
    female: 27.5 years (2007 est.)
    Population growth rate:
    		 1.433% (2007 est.)
    Birth rate:
    		 20.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
    Death rate:
    		 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
    Net migration rate:
    		 -0.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
    Sex ratio:
    		 at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
    under 15 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
    15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female
    65 years and over: 0.769 male(s)/female
    total population: 0.961 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
    Infant mortality rate:
    		 total: 20.13 deaths/1,000 live births
    male: 23.86 deaths/1,000 live births
    female: 16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
    Life expectancy at birth:
    		 total population: 72.27 years
    male: 68.44 years
    female: 76.24 years (2007 est.)
    Total fertility rate:
    		 2.51 children born/woman (2007 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
    		 0.7% (2003 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
    		 190,000 (2003 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - deaths:
    		 3,600 (2003 est.)
    Nationality:
    		 noun: Colombian(s)
    adjective: Colombian
    Ethnic groups:
    		 mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
    Religions:
    		 Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
    Languages:
    		 Spanish
    Literacy:
    		 definition: age 15 and over can read and write
    total population: 92.8%
    male: 92.9%
    female: 92.7% (2004 est.)

     

     

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