People Of Peru

Population	27,544,305 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 32.1% (male 4,496,146; female 4,340,580) 15-64 years: 62.8% (male 8,709,098; female 8,594,351) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 660,734; female 743,396) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 24.6 years male: 24.4 years female: 24.9 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	1.39% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	21.27 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	6.29 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio	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 (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 32.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 30.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 35.57 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 69.22 years male: 67.48 years female: 71.03 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.61 children born/woman (2004 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 90%
Languages	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
Literacy	conventional long form: Republic of Peru conventional short form: Peru local long form: Republica del Peru local short form: Peru

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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