People Stats: compare key data on Brazil & Colombia

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Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Gender > Female population: Total female population.
Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.
Gender > Sex ratio at birth: Number of males born for every female born. Countries with a number less than one have more females born than males.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total: Number of people aged 5-14.
Migration > Net migration rate: The difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration (e.g., -9.26 migrants/1,000 population). The net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change. High levels of migration can cause problems such as increasing unemployment and potential ethnic strife (if people are coming in) or a reduction in the labor force, perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving).
Future population change: Total change in population by country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Urban population: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Median age > Total: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Urban and rural > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas by country.
Projected population growth: Percentage change in projected population between 2000 and 2050
Units: Percent Change in Population
Units: A threshold of 0 was applied. All countries with growth rates of 0 or below received the same score.
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women: Average age of women at their first marriage.
Age structure > 15-64 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Literacy > Total population: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Additional details:
- Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant children out of total population aged 15 and older. A dependant child is a child aged 0-14.
Gender > Women aged 15-49: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Housing > Average people per household: Household size.
Percentage living in urban areas: Percentage of people living in urban areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Migration > Net migration: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates. To derive estimates of net migration, the United Nations Population Division takes into account the past migration history of a country or area, the migration policy of a country, and the influx of refugees in recent periods. The data to calculate these official estimates come from a variety of sources, including border statistics, administrative records, surveys, and censuses. When no official estimates can be made because of insufficient data, net migration is derived through the balance equation, which is the difference between overall population growth and the natural increase during the 1990-2000 intercensal period."
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women: Age at which women are allowed to marry with parental consent.
Population > CIA Factbook: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Teenage pregancy rate: Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19."
Population density: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
Sex ratio > Under 15 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Percentage living in rural areas.: Percentage of people living in rural areas. Data for 2003. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Age structure > 25-54 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas by country.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index: The Gender Gap Index considers gender inequality in the dimensions of economic participation (equality of salaries, labor market participation and access to high-skilled employment); access to education; political participation; and health (life expectancy and sex ratio). The highest score of 1 means total equality, 0 means complete inequality. The Index is calculated by the World Economic Forum.
Age structure > 15-24 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Gender > Gender inequality index: Gender Inequality Index.
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant."
Migration > Foreign worker salaries: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman: Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Demographic profile: This entry describes a country’s key demographic features and trends and how they vary among regional, ethnic, and socioeconomic sub-populations. Some of the topics addressed are population age structure, fertility, health, mortality, poverty, education, and migration.
Age structure > 55-64 years: This entry is derived from People > Age structure, which provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group as follows: 0-14 years (children), 15-24 years (early working age), 25-54 years (prime working age), 55-64 years (mature working age), 65 years and over (elderly). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women: Minimum legal age at which women can be married without parental consent.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Men: Age at which men are allowed to marry with parental consent.
Gender > Female population per thousand people: Total female population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Future population > Males: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Sex ratio > 15-64 years: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Population density > People per sq. km of land area: Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-64. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-24. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent of people aged 15-19 years who are or have been married or in a marriage-like union recognized by the law or customs of their country.
Life expectancy at birth > Female: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Hospital bed density: This entry provides the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people; it serves as a general measure of inpatient service availability. Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases, beds for both acute and chronic care are included. Because the level of inpatient services required for individual countries depends on several factors - such as demographic issues and the burden of disease - there is no global target for the number of hospital beds per country. So, while 2 beds per 1,000 in one country may be sufficient, 2 beds per 1,000 in another may be woefully inadequate because of the number of people hospitalized by disease.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, any method, percentage.
Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The contraceptive prevalence rate is an indicator of health services, development, and women’s empowerment. It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people: Total population living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews: Total Jew population by country.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females: Female consent.
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Urbanization: Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies. Urban-rural classification of population in internationally published statistics follows the national census definition, which differs from one country or area to another. National definitions are usually based on criteria that may include any of the following: size of population in a locality, population density, distance between built-up areas, predominant type of economic activity, legal or administrative boundaries and urban characteristics such as specific services and facilities.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio: This entry is derived from People > Dependency ratios, which dependency ratios are a measure of the age structure of a population. They relate the number of individuals that are likely to be economically "dependent" on the support of others. Dependency ratios contrast the ratio of youths (ages 0-14) and the elderly (ages 65+) to the number of those in the working-age group (ages 15-64). Changes in the dependency ratio provide an indication of potential social support requirements resulting from changes in population age structures. As fertility levels decline, the dependency ratio initially falls because the proportion of youths decreases while the proportion of the population of working age increases. As fertility levels continue to decline, dependency ratios eventually increase because the proportion of the population of working age starts to decline and the proportion of elderly persons continues to increase.
total dependency ratio - The total dependency ratio is the ratio of combined youth population (ages 0-14) and elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support and provide social services for youth and elderly persons, who are often economically dependent.
youth dependency ratio - The youth dependency ratio is the ratio of the youth population (ages 0-14) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). A high youth dependency ratio indicates that a greater investment needs to be made in schooling and other services for children.
elderly dependency ratio - The elderly dependency ratio is the ratio of the elderly population (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64). Increases in the elderly dependency ratio put added pressure on governments to fund pensions and healthcare.
potential support ratio - The potential support ratio is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 60 and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted."
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning: Percentage of sexually active women who are able to but do not want to reproduce without access to family planning services.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-14. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Population in largest city: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Population, total: Population, total. Population, total refers to the total population.
Gender ratio > Whole population: Female/male ratio of population.
Literacy > Female: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper: Total number of females living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Life expectancy at birth > Male: This entry is derived from People > Life expectancy at birth, which contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number per thousand people: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Net migration: Net migration. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.
Migration > Refugees: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99)
Persons per room: The main data sources for housing statistics are national population and housing censuses. Internationally recommended concepts and definitions for collecting these statistics are published in the Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing
Cities > Slum population: Slum population in urban areas.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Maternal mortality rate: The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes). The MMR includes deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year.
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper: Total number of males living in cities proper. The UN definition for city proper varies for each country but usually refers to a locality with legal boundaries, some form of local government and does not include its outlying suburbs and districts. Numbers only include cities proper with a population over 100,000.
Urban and rural > Female rural population: Total number of females living in rural areas by country.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country speak a very different language. A high score of close to 1 indicates that many unrelated languages are spoken. A score of close to 0 means that few languages are spoken, and / or that the spoken languages are similar to one another. For more information, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19: Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19). Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Race > Percent white: Percentage of population self-identifying their race as white.
Languages: This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 0-4. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 15-59. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Rural population per 1000: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women: Legal Age for Marriage.
Future population > Females: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths: Number of maternal deaths. Maternal mortality deaths is the number of women who die during pregnancy and childbirth.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people aged 80 years and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women: Percentage of female population aged 15-19 who has been married at least once. Percentage is out of total number of females in the same age group.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Gender > Male population per thousand people: Total male population. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Literacy > Definition: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: This entry gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. Underweight means weight-for-age is approximately 2 kg below for standard at age one, 3 kg below standard for ages two and three, and 4 kg below standard for ages four and five. This statistic is an indicator of the nutritional status of a community. Children who suffer from growth retardation as a result of poor diets and/or recurrent infections tend to have a greater risk of suffering illness and death.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Race > Percent Asian: Asian.
Race > Percent black: Black.
Number of infant deaths: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Number of under-five deaths: Number of under-five deaths. Number of children dying before reaching age five.
GDP per capita > Current US$: GDP per capita (current US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Urban population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanisation Prospects.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people: Number of people 65 years old and older. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee: Natives per Refugee.
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Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 9 rooms: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
Infant mortality rate > Female: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories: Date of signing convention
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000: Urban areas with a population of over a million people.
Gender ratio > Babies: Female/male ratio at birth.
Urban population per 1000: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Urban and rural > Male urban population: Total number of males living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Female urban population: Total number of females living in urban areas by country.
Urban and rural > Male rural population: Total number of males living in rural areas by country.
Median age > Both sexes: Age of person who is older than half the population and younger than the other half of the population.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Housing > Owner occupier households: Number of households owned by one or several members of the household.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Population in largest city > Per capita: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Literacy > Male: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
Infant mortality rate > Male: This entry is derived from People > Infant mortality rate, which gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000: Urban Areas Over 2,000,000.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male: This entry is derived from People > Unemployment, youth ages 15-24, which gives the percent of the total labor force ages 15-24 unemployed during a specified year.
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Number of infant deaths per 1000: Number of infant deaths. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total Population per capita: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Gender ratio > Urban population: Female/male ratio of urban population.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Urban and rural > Population living in urban agglomerations: Total population living in urban agglomerations. An urban agglomeration should not be confused with a metropolitan area, whereas an agglomeration refers to multiple connected urban cities, while a metropolitan area refers to a central urban area with outlying suburban cities and districts.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants: Portion of immigrants in Canada.
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews per 1000: Total Jew population by country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Arab population: Arab population in each country. France is the only European country with over 1 million Arabs.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Indians: Amount of Indians in each Latin American country. Non-residents as well as all people of Indian origin were included in these numbers.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males: Male consent.
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Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time: VT.
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Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men: Female/male ratio at age x.
Religions: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below.
Baha'i - Founded by Mirza Husayn-Ali (known as Baha'u'llah) in Iran in 1852, Baha'i faith emphasizes monotheism and believes in one eternal transcendent God. Its guiding focus is to encourage the unity of all peoples on the earth so that justice and peace may be achieved on earth. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. Bahais are an open community, located worldwide, with the greatest concentration of believers in South Asia.
Buddhism - Religion or philosophy inspired by the 5th century B.C. teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha "the enlightened one"). Buddhism focuses on the goal of spiritual enlightenment centered on an understanding of Gautama Buddha's Four Noble Truths on the nature of suffering, and on the Eightfold Path of spiritual and moral practice, to break the cycle of suffering of which we are a part. Buddhism ascribes to a karmic system of rebirth. Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity.
Basic Groupings
   Theravada Buddhism: The oldest Buddhist school, Theravada is practiced mostly in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand, with minority representation elsewhere in Asia and the West. Theravadans follow the Pali Canon of Buddha's teachings, and believe that one may escape the cycle of rebirth, worldly attachment, and suffering for oneself; this process may take one or several lifetimes.
   Mahayana Buddhism, including subsets Zen and Tibetan (Lamaistic) Buddhism: Forms of Mahayana Buddhism are common in East Asia and Tibet, and parts of the West. Mahayanas have additional scriptures beyond the Pali Canon and believe the Buddha is eternal and still teaching. Unlike Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana schools maintain the Buddha-nature is present in all beings and all will ultimately achieve enlightenment.
    Hoa Hao: a minority tradition of Buddhism practiced in Vietnam that stresses lay participation, primarily by peasant farmers; it eschews ...
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Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
Urban population > Per capita: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults: Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation).
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia: Modified Non-Return Rate.
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage: Percentage of all married women aged 15-49 who report using any type of contraceptive.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom: Current contraceptive use among married women 15-49 years old, condom, percentage.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Median age > Male: This entry is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Cities > Slum population proportion: Slum population as percentage of urban, percentage.
Cities > Slum population per thousand people: Slum population in urban areas. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: This entry is derived from People > School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary , which school life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population: Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio: Women per 100 men amongst urban population.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19: Percent ever married or in union among persons aged 15-19.
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio: Women per 100 men, rural population.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent: DM.
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Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 1 room: Occupied housing units by type of housing unit, number of rooms and urban/rural location.
Female population > Age 15-19: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Median age > Female: This entry is derived from People > Median age, which is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and Gaza Strip to 40 or more in several European countries and Japan. See the entry for "Age structure" for the importance of a young versus an older age structure and, by implication, a low versus a higher median age.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
Race > Percent indigenous: Indigenous.
Cities > Rate of urbanization: Urbanization rate.
Race > Percent other race: Other race.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organisation of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people: Country's total population of women aged 15-49. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births: Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000)
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Japanese: Amount of Japanese people in each Latin American country.
Future population > Males per thousand people: UN estimates of male population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens: Visa requirement.
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Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes: Notes.
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International migrant stock, total per 1000: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
International migrant stock, total: International migrant stock, total. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 2000 adjusted
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population:
Jewish population by country. The enlarged Jewish community includes Jews, non-Jews with Jewish ancestry and non-Jewish members of Jewish households.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people: The probability that two individuals selected at random from a country will be from different ethnic groups, 0 meaning that each individual in this country is from the same ethnic group. For a discussion of what constitutes an ethnic group, please refer to Fearon (see citation). Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway: Country of origin of Norway’s population who was either foreign born or born in Norway to foreign residents (number of people by country of origin).
Migration > Refugees per 1000: Refugees (number in each country, 1990-99). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39: Percent widowed in age group.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada: Country of birth of Canadian residents (number of residents).
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent: HS.
Total Population > Female: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > International migrant stock > Total: International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data."
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males: Singulate mean age at marriage.
Race > Percent Asian per million people: Asian. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Future population > Females per thousand people: UN estimates of female population in 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025 and 2030. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported: People - Women - Maternal mortality ratio 1985 - 2002 reported
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 80 in each country. For instance, in North Korea, for every 100 males over 80, there are 411.8 females who are over 80.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65: Amount of women per every 100 males that are over the age of 65 in each country. For instance, in Russia, for every 100 males over 65, there are 210.6 females who are over 65.
Gender ratio > Aged over 60: Female/male ratio at age x.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Koreans: Amount of Koreans in each Latin American country.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Lebanese: Number of residents who are Lebanese-born or of Lebanese descent.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Total population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 25-29: Male population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Female population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 25-29: Female population - Age 25-29, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Female population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Female population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Widows > Proportion of age group > Urban > Women > Aged 40 to 59: Percent of population that is widowed by age group, gender and urban / rural status.
Density and urbanisation > Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million > % of total population: Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2000 had a population of more than one million people.
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Total population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000: Male population - Age 60-64, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Access to electricity > % of population: Access to electricity (% of population). Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males: People - Women - Life expectancy: females as a % of males 2002
Female population > Age 40-44: Female population - Age 40-44, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 15-19: Male population - Age 15-19, as of April 26, 2005
Race > Percent indigenous per million people: Indigenous. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Total population > Age 75-79 per 1000: Total population - Age 75-79, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Urban and rural > Male rural population per thousand people: Total number of males living in rural areas by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Male population > Age 35-39: Male population - Age 35-39, as of April 26, 2005
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Urban: This entry is derived from People > Sanitation facility access > Unimproved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved sanitation facilities available to segments of the population of a country. improved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush to a piped sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine; pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. unimproved sanitation - use of any of the following facilities: flush or pour-flush not piped to a sewer system, septic tank or pit latrine; pit latrine without a slab or open pit; bucket; hanging toilet or hanging latrine; shared facilities of any type; no facilities; or bush or field.
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day > PPP > % of population: Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population). Population below $2 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $2.00 a day at 2005 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Housing > Rural owner occupier households per thousand people: Number of rural households owned by one or several members of the household. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Total population > Age 10-14: Total population - Age 10-14, as of April 26, 2005
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total: Total population - Age 15-19 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Total population: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005
Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees: Date of ratification of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. "a" denotes accession. "d" denotes succession.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Population in the largest city > % of urban population: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that countryÂ’s largest metropolitan area.
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males: People - Women - Adult literacy rate: females as a % of males 2000
Population ages 0-14 > % of total: Population ages 0 to 14 is the percentage of the total population that is in the age group 0 to 14.
Urban population growth > Annual %: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.
Female population > Age 50-54: Female population - Age 50-54, as of April 26, 2005
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total: Female population - Age 50-54 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total: Male population - Age 60-64 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000: Male population - Age 80-84, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Density and urbanisation > Population in the largest city > % of urban population: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GDP per capita (constant 2000 US$). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Primary completion rate. Male is the total number of new male entrants in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, expressed as percentage of the total male population of the theoretical entrance age to the last grade of primary. This indicator is also known as "gross intake rate to the last grade of primary." The ratio can exceed 100% due to over-aged and under-aged children who enter primary school late/early and/or repeat grades.
Labor participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15+: Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+). Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Labor force, female > % of total labor force: Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000: Male population - Age 30-34, as of April 26, 2005. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000: Refugee population by country or territory of origin. Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of origin generally refers to the nationality or country of citizenship of a claimant. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female: School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a child can expect to receive, assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age.Caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons. For example, a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country. SLE represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed, including years spent repeating one or more grades.
Drinking water source > Improved > Rural: This entry is derived from People > Drinking water source > Improved, which provides information about access to improved or unimproved drinking water sources available to segments of the population of a country.improved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: piped water into dwelling, yard, or plot; public tap or standpipe; tubewell or borehole; protected dug well; protected spring; or rainwater collection. unimproved drinking water - use of any of the following sources: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank or drum; tanker truck; surface water, which includes rivers, dams, lakes, ponds, streams, canals or irrigation channels; or bottled water.
GDP per capita growth > Annual %: GDP per capita growth (annual %). Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
HIV/AIDS > People living with HIV/AIDS: This entry gives an estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS.
Additional details:
- Bahrain: fewer than 600 (2007)
- Bhutan: fewer than 100 (2007)
- Bhutan: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Brunei: fewer than 200 (2003)
- Comoros: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Croatia: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Cyprus: fewer than 1,000 (2007)
- Fiji: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Iceland: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Iraq: fewer than 500 (2003)
- Luxembourg: fewer than 500 (2003)
- Luxembourg: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Macedonia: fewer than 200 (2007)
- Maldives: fewer than 100 (2009)
- Malta: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Mongolia: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Qatar: fewer than 200 (2009)
- Slovakia: fewer than 200 (2007)
- Slovakia: fewer than 500 (2009)
- Slovenia: fewer than 1,000 (2009)
- Syria: fewer than 500 (2003)
- Turkmenistan: fewer than 200 (2007)
Health expenditures: This entry provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.

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STAT	Brazil	Colombia
Age distribution > Median age	49.85 years Ranked 25th. 4% more than Colombia	47.7 years Ranked 59th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	13.93% Ranked 175th.	14.74% Ranked 141st. 6% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	27.11 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Colombia	8.87 million Ranked 43th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	9.78% Ranked 174th.	10.31% Ranked 138th. 5% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	19.03 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Colombia	6.21 million Ranked 43th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	38.42% Ranked 24th. 8% more than Colombia	35.62% Ranked 63th.
Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	86.92% Ranked 25th. 9% more than Colombia	79.85% Ranked 74th.
Birth rate	14.97 births/1,000 population Ranked 133th.	16.98 births/1,000 population Ranked 118th. 13% more than Brazil
Death rate	6.51 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 150th. 22% more than Colombia	5.33 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 177th.
Ethnic groups	white 53.7%, mulatto (mixed white and black) 38.5%, black 6.2%, other (includes Japanese, Arab, Amerindian) 0.9%, unspecified 0.7%	mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Gender > Female population	98.93 million Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Colombia	30.55 million Ranked 37th.
Population	201.01 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	45.75 million Ranked 29th.
Population > Population growth, past and future	-0.452 Ranked 204th. 64% more than Colombia	-0.276 Ranked 152nd.
Population growth	-0.452% Ranked 204th. 64% more than Colombia	-0.276% Ranked 152nd.
Population growth rate	0.83% Ranked 132nd.	1.1% Ranked 107th. 33% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	104.07 million Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Colombia	33.49 million Ranked 42nd.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	8.86 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Colombia	2.9 million Ranked 43th.
Obesity > Adult obesity rate	18.8% Ranked 100th. 9% more than Colombia	17.3% Ranked 110th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	47.65% Ranked 173th.	49.64% Ranked 127th. 4% more than Brazil
Population in 2015	209,401 thousand Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	52,086 thousand Ranked 25th.
Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper	77.74 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia	21.51 million Ranked 6th.
Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	6.41 Ranked 137th. 16% more than Colombia	5.54 Ranked 161st.
Total fertility rate	1.81 children born/woman Ranked 150th.	2.1 children born/woman Ranked 109th. 16% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	32.57% Ranked 25th. 10% more than Colombia	29.66% Ranked 66th.
Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.51 Ranked 118th.	0.57 Ranked 92nd. 12% more than Brazil
Age structure > 0-14 years	24.2% Ranked 125th.	25.8% Ranked 114th. 7% more than Brazil
Gender > Male population	95.61 million Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Colombia	29.67 million Ranked 37th.
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	74.73 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Colombia	21.45 million Ranked 28th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	53.5% Ranked 172nd.	55.6% Ranked 123th. 4% more than Brazil
Age structure > 65 years and over	7.3% Ranked 100th. 12% more than Colombia	6.5% Ranked 115th.
Nationality > Noun	Brazilian(s)	Colombian(s)
Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	60.87% Ranked 26th. 14% more than Colombia	53.35% Ranked 69th.
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	4.55% Ranked 174th.	4.82% Ranked 141st. 6% more than Brazil
Physicians density	1.76 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 24th. 20% more than Colombia	1.47 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 28th.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	63.35 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	17.86 million Ranked 27th.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	92.69 million Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Colombia	29.9 million Ranked 43th.
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	29.25 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Colombia	7.48 million Ranked 24th.
Cities > Urban population	90,477 Ranked 40th. 7% more than Colombia	84,909 Ranked 50th.
Nationality > Adjective	Brazilian	Colombian
Sex ratio > Total population	0.98 male(s)/female Ranked 120th. The same as Colombia	0.98 male(s)/female Ranked 132nd.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	9.38% Ranked 174th.	9.91% Ranked 141st. 6% more than Brazil
Sex ratio > At birth	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 89th.	1.06 male(s)/female Ranked 58th. 1% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	15.04% Ranked 24th. 21% more than Colombia	12.42% Ranked 76th.
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage	3% Ranked 18th.	9% Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Brazil
Gender > Sex ratio at birth	1.05 Ranked 88th. The same as Colombia	1.05 Ranked 113th.
Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Total	18.24 million Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Colombia	5.97 million Ranked 43th.
Migration > Net migration rate	-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 88th.	-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 populati Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Brazil
Future population change	-889,881.8 Ranked 194th. 5 times more than Colombia	-167,080 Ranked 180th.
Urban population	156.95 million Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Colombia	33.15 million Ranked 22nd.
Urbanization in 2015	87.7% Ranked 25th. 8% more than Colombia	81.3% Ranked 34th.
Migration > Net migration > Per capita	-1,228.508 per 1 million people Ranked 97th.	-2,669.883 per 1 million people Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Brazil
Median age > Total	30.3 years Ranked 102nd. 6% more than Colombia	28.6 years Ranked 117th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population	73.02 years Ranked 125th.	75.02 years Ranked 97th. 3% more than Brazil
Urban and rural > Urban population	160.93 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Colombia	35.87 million Ranked 2nd.
Projected population growth	43.94% Ranked 79th.	66.03% Ranked 53th. 50% more than Brazil
Marriage > Years being single before marriage > Women	29.7 Ranked 7th. 34% more than Colombia	22.2 Ranked 26th.
Age structure > 15-64 years	68.2% Ranked 67th. 1% more than Colombia	67.5% Ranked 84th.
Literacy > Total population	90.4% Ranked 132nd.	93.6% Ranked 115th. 4% more than Brazil
Dependency ratios > Youth dependency ratio	35.2% Ranked 116th.	41.9% Ranked 96th. 19% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Child dependency ratio	26.04% Ranked 173th.	26.5% Ranked 145th. 2% more than Brazil
Gender > Women aged 15-49	34.49 million Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Colombia	11.18 million Ranked 43th.
Housing > Average people per household	3.3 Ranked 2nd.	3.9 Ranked 1st. 18% more than Brazil
Percentage living in urban areas	83% Ranked 40th. 9% more than Colombia	76% Ranked 51st.
Migration > Net migration	-229,000 Ranked 152nd. 91% more than Colombia	-120,000 Ranked 137th.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Women	16	14
Population > CIA Factbook	196.34 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	45.01 million Ranked 28th.
Teenage pregancy rate	75.07 Ranked 45th. 2% more than Colombia	73.75 Ranked 46th.
Population density	22.69 Ranked 155th.	40.57 Ranked 135th. 79% more than Brazil
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.04 male(s)/female Ranked 116th.	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 85th. 1% more than Brazil
Percentage living in rural areas.	17% Ranked 159th.	24% Ranked 151st. 41% more than Brazil
Infant mortality rate > Total	19.83 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 93th. 28% more than Colombia	15.46 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 106th.
Age structure > 25-54 years	43.6% Ranked 61st. 5% more than Colombia	41.5% Ranked 97th.
Urban and rural > Rural population	29.83 million Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Colombia	11.25 million Ranked 4th.
Gender > Global Gender Gap Index	0.695 Ranked 62nd.	0.717 Ranked 35th. 3% more than Brazil
Age structure > 15-24 years	16.7% Ranked 135th.	18.2% Ranked 103th. 9% more than Brazil
Gender > Gender inequality index	0.447 Ranked 63th.	0.459 Ranked 60th. 3% more than Brazil
Urban and rural > Urban population per thousand people	824.37 Ranked 14th. 5% more than Colombia	784.1 Ranked 3rd.
Rural population	29.45 million Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Colombia	12.45 million Ranked 39th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin	973 Ranked 88th.	389,753 Ranked 5th. 401 times more than Brazil
Migration > Foreign worker salaries	1 billion Ranked 37th. 11 times more than Colombia	92.23 million Ranked 80th.
Fertility > Fertility rate, total > Births per woman	1.82 Ranked 143th.	2.35 Ranked 98th. 29% more than Brazil
Demographic profile	Brazil's rapid fertility decline since the 1960s is the main factor behind the country's slowing population growth rate, aging population, and fast-paced demographic transition. Brasilia has not taken full advantage of its large working-age population to develop its human capital and strengthen its social and economic institutions. The current favorable age structure will begin to shift around 2025, with the labor force shrinking and the elderly starting to compose an increasing share of the total population. Well-funded public pensions have nearly wiped out poverty among the elderly, but limited social spending on children has restricted investment in education - a primary means of escaping poverty. Brazil's poverty and income inequality levels remain high despite improvements in the 2000s and continue to disproportionately affect the Northeast, North, and Center-West, women, and black, mixed race, and indigenous populations. Disparities in opportunities foster social exclusion and contribute to Brazil's high crime rate, particularly violent crime in cities and favelas.<br />Brazil has traditionally been a net recipient of immigrants, with its southeast being the prime destination. After the importation of African slaves was outlawed in the mid-19th century, Brazil sought Europeans (Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Germans) and later Asians (Japanese) to work in agriculture, especially coffee cultivation. Recent immigrants come mainly from Argentina, Chile, and Andean countries (many are unskilled illegal migrants) or are returning Brazilian nationals. Since Brazil's economic downturn in the 1980s, emigration to the United States, Europe, and Japan has been rising but is negligible relative to Brazil's total population. The majority of these emigrants are well-educated and middle-class. Fewer Brazilian peasants are emigrating to neighboring countries to take up agricultural work.	Colombia is in the midst of a demographic transition resulting from steady declines in its fertility, mortality, and population growth rates. The birth rate has fallen from more than 6 children per woman in the 1960s to just above replacement level today as a result of increased literacy, family planning services, and urbanization. However, income inequality is among the worst in the world, and more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line.<br />Colombia experiences significant legal and illegal economic emigration and refugee flows. Large-scale labor emigration dates to the 1960s; Venezuela and the United States continue to be the main host countries. Colombia is the largest source of Latin American refugees in Latin America, nearly 400,000 of whom live primarily in Venezuela and Ecuador. Forced displacement remains prevalent because of violence among guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and Colombian security forces. Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. A leading NGO estimates that 5.2 million people have been displaced since 1985, while the Colombian government estimates 3.6 million since 2000. These estimates undercount actual numbers because many internally displaced persons are not registered. Columbia also has one of the world's highest levels of forced disappearances. About 30,000 cases have been recorded over the last four decades - although the number is likely to be much higher - including human rights activists, trade unionists, Afro-Colombians, indigenous people, and farmers in rural conflict zones.
Age structure > 55-64 years	8.2% Ranked 100th. 2% more than Colombia	8% Ranked 105th.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > Without parental consent > For Women	18 Ranked 43th. The same as Colombia	18 Ranked 86th.
Marriage > Minimum legal age > With parental consent > For Men	16	14
Gender > Female population per thousand people	507.7 Ranked 61st.	507.95 Ranked 60th. The same as Brazil
Future population > Males	115.89 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	28.17 million Ranked 27th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	14 years Ranked 58th. The same as Colombia	14 years Ranked 72nd.
Fertility > Birth rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	15.33 Ranked 128th.	19.45 Ranked 101st. 27% more than Brazil
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	0.98 Ranked 142nd. The same as Colombia	0.98 Ranked 150th.
Dependency ratios > Total dependency ratio	46.2% Ranked 145th.	51.2% Ranked 112th. 11% more than Brazil
Population density > People per sq. km of land area	23.28 sq. km Ranked 169th.	42.43 sq. km Ranked 150th. 82% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total per thousand people	676 Ranked 57th. 3% more than Colombia	656.23 Ranked 92nd.
Drinking water source > Improved > Total	98% of population Ranked 21st. 7% more than Colombia	92% of population Ranked 72nd.
Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total per thousand people	172.36 Ranked 118th.	183.03 Ranked 106th. 6% more than Brazil
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number	959,942 Ranked 32nd.	988,362 Ranked 31st. 3% more than Brazil
Marriage > Percent married > All > Female > Aged 15-19	16.1% Ranked 6th.	17.8% Ranked 6th. 11% more than Brazil
Life expectancy at birth > Female	76.74 years Ranked 115th.	78.42 years Ranked 90th. 2% more than Brazil
Hospital bed density	2.3 beds/1,000 population Ranked 32nd. 64% more than Colombia	1.4 beds/1,000 population Ranked 42nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method	80.3% Ranked 4th. 2% more than Colombia	79.1% Ranked 2nd.
Contraceptive prevalence rate	80.3% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Colombia	79.1% Ranked 2nd.
Dependency ratios > Potential support ratio	9.1 Ranked 121st.	10.7 Ranked 103th. 18% more than Brazil
Urban and rural > Rural population per thousand people	152.81 Ranked 72nd.	245.96 Ranked 9th. 61% more than Brazil
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews	95,125 Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Colombia	6,436 Ranked 20th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Females	18 Ranked 5th. 29% more than Colombia	14 Ranked 9th.
Urbanization	82 Ranked 37th. 9% more than Colombia	75 Ranked 54th.
Dependency ratios > Elderly dependency ratio	11% Ranked 76th. 18% more than Colombia	9.3% Ranked 95th.
Sex ratio > 65 years and over	0.74 male(s)/female Ranked 153th. 3% more than Colombia	0.72 male(s)/female Ranked 168th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, infant > Per 1,000 live births	12.9 Ranked 116th.	15.1 Ranked 101st. 17% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total per thousand people	101.66 Ranked 76th. 18% more than Colombia	85.92 Ranked 93th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum	4,232 Ranked 79th. 22 times more than Colombia	196 Ranked 121st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Women denied family planning	6% Ranked 12th.	8% Ranked 17th. 33% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total per thousand people	254.92 Ranked 109th.	287.61 Ranked 93th. 13% more than Brazil
Population in largest city	18.33 million Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Colombia	7.75 million Ranked 19th.
Population, total	198.66 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	47.7 million Ranked 29th.
Gender ratio > Whole population	102.7% Ranked 77th.	103.1% Ranked 69th. About the same as Brazil
Literacy > Female	90.7% Ranked 39th.	93.7% Ranked 41st. 3% more than Brazil
Urban and rural > Females living in cities proper	52,801 Ranked 45th.	185,933 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Brazil
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of asylum > Per capita	0.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than Colombia	0.004 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male	69.48 years Ranked 131st.	71.82 years Ranked 105th. 3% more than Brazil
Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Total number per thousand people	4.78 Ranked 93th.	21.61 Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Brazil
Net migration	-190,000 Ranked 171st. 58% more than Colombia	-120,000 Ranked 158th.
Migration > Refugees	2,490 Ranked 77th. 11 times more than Colombia	230 Ranked 99th.
Persons per room	0.7 Ranked 45th.	1.4 Ranked 14th. Twice as much as Brazil
Cities > Slum population	44.95 million Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Colombia	4.9 million Ranked 21st.
Marriage > Percent married > All > Male > Aged 15-19	3.5% Ranked 7th.	5.2% Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Brazil
Maternal mortality rate	56 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 103th.	92 deaths/100,000 live births Ranked 78th. 64% more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	None	None
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	None	None
Urban and rural > Males living in cities proper	51,858 Ranked 42nd.	175,125 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Brazil
Urban and rural > Female rural population	14.13 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Colombia	5.3 million Ranked 4th.
Population > CIA Factbook per capita	1.02 Ranked 61st. 3% more than Colombia	0.997 Ranked 98th.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Rural	56% of population Ranked 60th. 51% more than Colombia	37% of population Ranked 76th.
Immigration > Cultural Diversity Index	0.02 Ranked 137th. The same as Colombia	0.02 Ranked 141st.
Fertility > Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	71.75 Ranked 51st. 3% more than Colombia	69.69 Ranked 54th.
Race > Percent white	49 Ranked 4th. 88% more than Colombia	26 Ranked 9th.
Languages	Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language)	Spanish (official)
Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total per thousand people	77.85 Ranked 120th.	97.21 Ranked 96th. 25% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total per thousand people	643.42 Ranked 47th. 3% more than Colombia	626.47 Ranked 76th.
Rural population per 1000	158.22 Ranked 164th.	288.27 Ranked 136th. 82% more than Brazil
Marriage, divorce and children > Minimum legal marrying age > With parental consent > For Women	16	14
Future population > Females	120.59 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	29.41 million Ranked 27th.
Fertility > Number of maternal deaths	1,700 Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Colombia	840 Ranked 47th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Total	14 years Ranked 58th. The same as Colombia	14 years Ranked 72nd.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Total	17.8% Ranked 65th.	23% Ranked 41st. 29% more than Brazil
Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total per thousand people	14.74 Ranked 76th. 34% more than Colombia	10.98 Ranked 91st.
Marriage, divorce and children > Teen marriage rate > Women	4.2 Ranked 20th.	17 Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Brazil
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Female	23.1% Ranked 20th.	29.9% Ranked 10th. 29% more than Brazil
Gender > Male population per thousand people	492.3 Ranked 130th. The same as Colombia	492.05 Ranked 132nd.
Literacy > Definition	age 15 and over can read and write	age 15 and over can read and write
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	2.2% Ranked 20th.	3.4% Ranked 7th. 55% more than Brazil
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Females	23.4 years Ranked 9th. 1% more than Colombia	23.1 years Ranked 14th.
Race > Percent Asian	0.0 Ranked 16th.	0.0 Ranked 17th.
Race > Percent black	17 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Colombia	6 Ranked 5th.
Education expenditures	5.6% of GDP Ranked 31st. 24% more than Colombia	4.5% of GDP Ranked 15th.
Number of infant deaths	37,000 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Colombia	14,000 Ranked 54th.
Number of under-five deaths	42,000 Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Colombia	16,000 Ranked 55th.
GDP per capita > Current US$	$11,339.52 Ranked 57th. 46% more than Colombia	$7,747.84 Ranked 69th.
Cities > Urban population per thousand people	4.3e-07 Ranked 211th.	1.6e-06 Ranked 178th. 4 times more than Brazil
Density and urbanisation > Urban population	166.69 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Colombia	34.15 million Ranked 21st.
Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total per thousand people	69.08 Ranked 80th. 23% more than Colombia	56.16 Ranked 97th.
Immigration > Refugees and asylum seekers > Natives per Refugee	44,647 Ranked 25th.	205,775 Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Brazil
Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 9 rooms	2.13 million Ranked 1st. 103 times more than Colombia	20,820.93 Ranked 2nd.
Urbanization > Rate of urbanization	None	None
Infant mortality rate > Female	16.34 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 96th. 37% more than Colombia	11.96 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 122nd.
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories	26 Jan 1990	26 Jan 1990
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Female > Aged 15-19	14.8% Ranked 3rd.	16.1% Ranked 3rd. 9% more than Brazil
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total	66.8% Ranked 81st. 3% more than Colombia	65.1% Ranked 111th.
Cities > Urban areas over 1,000,000	21 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Colombia	6 Ranked 15th.
Gender ratio > Babies	95.9% Ranked 78th. About the same as Colombia	95.7% Ranked 98th.
Urban population per 1000	843.19 Ranked 24th. 10% more than Colombia	767.68 Ranked 39th.
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Female > Aged 15-19	21.9% Ranked 4th.	23% Ranked 6th. 5% more than Brazil
Urban and rural > Male urban population	77.71 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Colombia	17.32 million Ranked 1st.
Urban and rural > Female urban population	83.22 million Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Colombia	18.55 million Ranked 1st.
Urban and rural > Male rural population	15.7 million Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Colombia	5.95 million Ranked 3rd.
Median age > Both sexes	30.5 Ranked 86th. 11% more than Colombia	27.6 Ranked 115th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males	26.99 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Colombia	6.69 million Ranked 27th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males	5.18 million Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Colombia	1.07 million Ranked 33th.
Housing > Owner occupier households	42.13 million Ranked 1st. 304 times more than Colombia	138,384 Ranked 1st.
Urbanization > Urban population	None	None
Major cities > Population	Sao Paulo 19.96 million; Rio de Janeiro 11.836 million; Belo Horizonte 5.736 million; Porto Alegre 4.034 million; BRASILIA (capital) 3.813 million	BOGOTA (capital) 8.744 million; Medellin 3.497 million; Cali 2.352 million; Barranquilla 1.836 million; Bucaramanga 1.065 million
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Total	14 years Ranked 54th. The same as Colombia	14 years Ranked 69th.
Population in largest city > Per capita	0.098 per capita Ranked 81st.	0.172 per capita Ranked 49th. 76% more than Brazil
Literacy > Male	90.1% Ranked 135th.	93.5% Ranked 120th. 4% more than Brazil
Infant mortality rate > Male	23.16 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 91st. 23% more than Colombia	18.77 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 101st.
Cities > Urban areas over 2,000,000	12 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Colombia	3 Ranked 16th.
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Total	79% of population Ranked 77th. 3% more than Colombia	77% of population Ranked 81st.
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 > Male	13.9% Ranked 79th.	18.2% Ranked 57th. 31% more than Brazil
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Urban	0.0 Ranked 137th.	1% of population Ranked 128th.
Number of infant deaths per 1000	0.186 Ranked 102nd.	0.293 Ranked 90th. 58% more than Brazil
Total Population per capita	1.01 Ranked 91st. The same as Colombia	1.01 Ranked 97th.
Marriage > Percent married > Urban > Male > Aged 15-19	3.6% Ranked 4th.	5.6% Ranked 1st. 56% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Urban population	106.3% Ranked 21st.	109.7% Ranked 11th. 3% more than Brazil
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males per 1000	140.73 Ranked 102nd.	148.13 Ranked 93th. 5% more than Brazil
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total	6.3% Ranked 99th. 15% more than Colombia	5.5% Ranked 111th.
Urban and rural > Population living in urban agglomerations	104,659 Ranked 18th. 5% more than Colombia	100,038 Ranked 12th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of Canada, share of immigrants	0.2% Ranked 69th.	0.6% Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Brazil
Jewish population > By country > Jews > Estimated number of Jews per 1000	0.517 Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Colombia	0.151 Ranked 30th.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Arab population	9 million Ranked 1st. 13 times more than Colombia	700,000 Ranked 14th.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Indians	5,200 Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Colombia	100 Ranked 11th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Males	18 Ranked 5th. 29% more than Colombia	14 Ranked 9th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Volunteered time	12% Ranked 91st.	22% Ranked 51st. 83% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Aged over 60 > Women per 100 men	123.5 Ranked 90th.	125.7 Ranked 80th. 2% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Aged over 80 > Women per 100 men	144.2 Ranked 125th.	149.1 Ranked 116th. 3% more than Brazil
Religions	Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/Voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4%	Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Drinking water source > Unimproved > Rural	15% of population Ranked 80th.	28% of population Ranked 56th. 87% more than Brazil
Urban population > Per capita	0.842 per capita Ranked 26th. 14% more than Colombia	0.738 per capita Ranked 48th.
Mortality rate, adult, male > Per 1,000 male adults	219.67 Ranked 69th. 10% more than Colombia	198.82 Ranked 84th.
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index	0.549 Ranked 64th.	0.656 Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Brazil
Immigration > Visa overstay rate > Australia	0.87 Ranked 97th.	1.71 Ranked 66th. 97% more than Brazil
Population in urban agglomerations > More than 1 million	68.86 million Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Colombia	16.2 million Ranked 14th.
Gender development	0.751 Ranked 60th.	0.767 Ranked 54th. 2% more than Brazil
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Any method > Percentage	80.3% Ranked 4th. 2% more than Colombia	79.1% Ranked 2nd.
Marriage, divorce and children > Contraception use among married women > Condom	12.2% Ranked 6th. 74% more than Colombia	7% Ranked 10th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Male	14 years Ranked 55th. 8% more than Colombia	13 years Ranked 86th.
Median age > Male	29.5 years Ranked 104th. 7% more than Colombia	27.6 years Ranked 119th.
Cities > Slum population proportion	26.9% Ranked 39th. 88% more than Colombia	14.3% Ranked 46th.
Cities > Slum population per thousand people	232.3 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Colombia	106.95 Ranked 38th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	14 years Ranked 44th. The same as Colombia	14 years Ranked 34th.
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary education > Female	15 years Ranked 1st. 7% more than Colombia	14 years Ranked 34th.
Density and urbanisation > Rural population	27.05 million Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Colombia	11.51 million Ranked 43th.
Urban and rural population > Urban gender ratio	106.3 Ranked 21st.	109.7 Ranked 11th. 3% more than Brazil
Marriage > Percent married > Rural > Male > Aged 15-19	3.4% Ranked 7th.	4.4% Ranked 2nd. 29% more than Brazil
Urban and rural population > Rural gender ratio	90.8 Ranked 55th. 2% more than Colombia	88.7 Ranked 34th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females	7.11 million Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Colombia	1.41 million Ranked 33th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females per 1000	37.1 Ranked 83th. 19% more than Colombia	31.25 Ranked 100th.
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total	27% Ranked 115th.	29.4% Ranked 101st. 9% more than Brazil
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females per 1000	344.99 Ranked 48th. 4% more than Colombia	332.58 Ranked 68th.
Charity > World Giving Index > Donated money, percent	24% Ranked 67th. 4% more than Colombia	23% Ranked 70th.
Housing > Number of rooms > Houses with 1 room	350,370 Ranked 4th.	983,272.42 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Brazil
Female population > Age 15-19	8.41 million Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Colombia	1.97 million Ranked 26th.
Median age > Female	31.1 years Ranked 100th. 5% more than Colombia	29.5 years Ranked 110th.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita > Cubic meters	27,511.6 Ranked 26th.	44,860.96 Ranked 16th. 63% more than Brazil
Race > Percent indigenous	1 Ranked 18th.	5 Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Brazil
Cities > Rate of urbanization	1.8% Ranked 104th. 6% more than Colombia	1.7% Ranked 113th.
Race > Percent other race	1 Ranked 8th.	2 Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Brazil
Sanitation facility access > Improved > Urban	85% of population Ranked 118th. 4% more than Colombia	82% of population Ranked 124th.
Migration > Refugee population by country or territory of origin > Per capita	7.15 per 1 million people Ranked 152nd.	8,298.19 per 1 million people Ranked 14th. 1160 times more than Brazil
Gender > Women aged 15-49 per thousand people	276.08 Ranked 29th. 1% more than Colombia	272.25 Ranked 39th.
Fertility > Mortality rate, under-5, male > Per 1,000 live births	16.1 Ranked 117th.	19.6 Ranked 101st. 22% more than Brazil
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Japanese	1.41 million Ranked 1st. 1256 times more than Colombia	1,119 Ranked 11th.
Future population > Males per thousand people	502.2 Ranked 68th.	506.98 Ranked 52nd. 1% more than Brazil
Immigration > Visas > Visa requirements for > British citizens	Visa not required	Visa not required
Marriage, divorce and children > Marriageable age > Notes	16 with parental or guardian consent. The marriage of someone who is under 16 years can also be authorized, but only in cases of pregnancy, or to avoid the imposition of a criminal penalty (statutory rape).	If married under 18 and without parents' consent, the minor can lose from half to all his inheritance rights. However, the marriage will still be valid.
International migrant stock, total per 1000	3.52 Ranked 187th. 48% more than Colombia	2.37 Ranked 198th.
International migrant stock, total	688,026 Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Colombia	110,297 Ranked 123th.
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	260 Ranked 55th. Twice as much as Colombia	130 Ranked 78th.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Jews > Enlarged Jewish population	125,000 Ranked 12th. 42 times more than Colombia	3,000 Ranked 50th.
Fertility > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in: rate varies by country	910 Ranked 81st. 2 times more than Colombia	430 Ranked 101st.
Fertility > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given	24 Ranked 121st.	60 Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Brazil
Immigration > Ethnic Fractionalization Index per million people	0.00302 Ranked 135th.	0.0157 Ranked 110th. 5 times more than Brazil
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Norway	3,677 Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Colombia	1,663 Ranked 52nd.
Migration > Refugees per 1000	0.0166 Ranked 101st. 2 times more than Colombia	0.00691 Ranked 107th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > All > Men > Aged 30 to 39	0.3% Ranked 24th.	0.5% Ranked 3rd. 67% more than Brazil
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	25.96 million Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Colombia	6.53 million Ranked 27th.
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males per 1000	27.03 Ranked 86th. 14% more than Colombia	23.76 Ranked 104th.
Immigration > Nationality compositions of > Canada	15,120 Ranked 68th.	39,145 Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Brazil
Charity > World Giving Index > Helped a stranger, percent	44% Ranked 69th.	65% Ranked 15th. 48% more than Brazil
Total Population > Female	95.13 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	22.22 million Ranked 29th.
Migration > International migrant stock > Total	686,309 Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Colombia	109,953 Ranked 116th.
Marriage, divorce and children > Years spent single before marriage > Males	25.4 years Ranked 15th.	27 years Ranked 13th. 6% more than Brazil
Race > Percent Asian per million people	0.0 Ranked 13th.	0.0 Ranked 14th.
Future population > Females per thousand people	517.12 Ranked 51st.	524.13 Ranked 41st. 1% more than Brazil
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > Reported	160 Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Colombia	78 Ranked 79th.
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 80	144.2 Ranked 125th.	149.1 Ranked 116th. 3% more than Brazil
Gender > Gender ratio aged over 65	127.8 Ranked 95th.	129.8 Ranked 90th. 2% more than Brazil
Gender ratio > Aged over 60	123.5% Ranked 90th.	125.7% Ranked 80th. 2% more than Brazil
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Koreans	48,419 Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Colombia	710 Ranked 11th.
Immigration > Destination countries of nationalities and ethnic groups > Lebanese	10 million Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Colombia	700,000 Ranked 4th.
Total population > Age 15-19 per 1000	91.93 Ranked 116th.	92.06 Ranked 114th. About the same as Brazil
Male population > Age 25-29	8.63 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Colombia	1.66 million Ranked 31st.
Female population > Age 15-19 per 1000	45.19 Ranked 115th.	45.62 Ranked 113th. 1% more than Brazil
Female population > Age 25-29	8.53 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Colombia	1.7 million Ranked 28th.
Female population > Age 30-34 per 1000	42.22 Ranked 28th. 7% more than Colombia	39.34 Ranked 52nd.
Female population > Age 10-14 per 1000	44.02 Ranked 117th.	50.51 Ranked 92nd. 15% more than Brazil
Total population > Age 10-14 per 1000	89.72 Ranked 116th.	102.16 Ranked 92nd. 14% more than Brazil
Male population > Age 15-19 per 1000	46.73 Ranked 116th. 1% more than Colombia	46.44 Ranked 117th.
Widows > Proportion of age group > Urban > Women > Aged 40 to 59	11% Ranked 7th. 9% more than Colombia	10.1% Ranked 5th.
Density and urbanisation > Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million > % of total population	40.31% Ranked 12th. 8% more than Colombia	37.26% Ranked 16th.
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total	2.94 Ranked 89th. 14% more than Colombia	2.57 Ranked 107th.
Male population > Age 60-64 per 1000	13.68 Ranked 78th. 21% more than Colombia	11.34 Ranked 100th.
Access to electricity > % of population	98.7% Ranked 23th. 1% more than Colombia	97.4% Ranked 30th.
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	113 Ranked 9th. 4% more than Colombia	109 Ranked 46th.
Urbanization in 1975	61.8% Ranked 41st. 3% more than Colombia	60% Ranked 44th.
Female population > Age 40-44	6.64 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	1.58 million Ranked 25th.
Male population > Age 15-19	8.7 million Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Colombia	2.01 million Ranked 27th.
Race > Percent indigenous per million people	0.00508 Ranked 18th.	0.106 Ranked 16th. 21 times more than Brazil
Total population > Age 75-79 per 1000	11.44 Ranked 88th. 14% more than Colombia	10.04 Ranked 104th.
Urban and rural > Male rural population per thousand people	80.41 Ranked 64th.	130.02 Ranked 8th. 62% more than Brazil
Male population > Age 35-39	7.27 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	1.66 million Ranked 26th.
Sanitation facility access > Unimproved > Urban	15% of population Ranked 78th.	18% of population Ranked 73th. 20% more than Brazil
Poverty headcount ratio at $2 a day > PPP > % of population	$10.82% Ranked 21st.	$15.82% Ranked 15th. 46% more than Brazil
Labor participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15+	80.9% Ranked 43th. 2% more than Colombia	79.7% Ranked 51st.
Housing > Rural owner occupier households per thousand people	32.24 Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than Colombia	0.635 Ranked 1st.
Total population > Age 10-14	16.7 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	4.41 million Ranked 23th.
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total	9.1 Ranked 128th.	9.12 Ranked 126th. About the same as Brazil
Total population	188.08 million Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Colombia	43.59 million Ranked 29th.
Migration > Refugees > Convention on refugees	16 Nov 1960	10 Oct 1961
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males	64.94 million Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Colombia	14.29 million Ranked 29th.
Population in the largest city > % of urban population	11.68% Ranked 105th.	23.37% Ranked 75th. Twice as much as Brazil
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females	66.16 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	15.02 million Ranked 29th.
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	100 Ranked 16th. The same as Colombia	100 Ranked 28th.
Population ages 0-14 > % of total	27.86% Ranked 110th.	31% Ranked 89th. 11% more than Brazil
Urban population growth > Annual %	2.06% Ranked 93th. 7% more than Colombia	1.93% Ranked 97th.
Female population > Age 50-54	4.74 million Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Colombia	1.07 million Ranked 30th.
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total	2.52 Ranked 94th. 2% more than Colombia	2.46 Ranked 99th.
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total	1.35 Ranked 93th. 21% more than Colombia	1.12 Ranked 123th.
Male population > Age 80-84 per 1000	3.49 Ranked 89th. 17% more than Colombia	2.98 Ranked 104th.
Density and urbanisation > Population in the largest city > % of urban population	11.97% Ranked 100th.	24.19% Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Brazil
GDP per capita > Constant 2000 US$	$5,721.23 Ranked 72nd. 34% more than Colombia	$4,260.92 Ranked 84th.
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group	64.22% Ranked 27th.	105.67% Ranked 8th. 65% more than Brazil
Labor participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15+	59.5% Ranked 56th. 7% more than Colombia	55.7% Ranked 80th.
Labor force, female > % of total labor force	43.75% Ranked 95th. 3% more than Colombia	42.66% Ranked 102nd.
Male population > Age 30-34 per 1000	42.25 Ranked 37th. 11% more than Colombia	37.91 Ranked 78th.
Refugee population by country or territory of origin per 1000	0.00531 Ranked 169th.	8.41 Ranked 16th. 1585 times more than Brazil
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female	14 years Ranked 44th. The same as Colombia	14 years Ranked 15th.
Drinking water source > Improved > Rural	85% of population Ranked 113th. 18% more than Colombia	72% of population Ranked 138th.
GDP per capita growth > Annual %	-0.00112% Ranked 142nd.	2.85% Ranked 66th.
HIV/AIDS > People living with HIV/AIDS	730,000 Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Colombia	160,000 Ranked 32nd.
Health expenditures	8.9% of GDP Ranked 42nd. 46% more than Colombia	6.1% of GDP Ranked 93th.

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