Age structure:
0-14 years:
35% (male 4,776,074; female 4,628,899)
15-64 years:
61% (male 8,224,829; female 8,119,751)
65 years and over:
4% (male 579,465; female 683,881) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.75% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 24.48 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.85 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 40.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.01 years
male:
67.63 years
female:
72.5 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.04 children born/woman (2000 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 90%
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
88.7%
male:
94.5%
female:
83% (1995 est.)
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