Population: 40,280,780 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 2,989,053; female 2,811,350)
15-64 years: 68% (male 13,748,998; female 13,652,852)
65 years and over: 17.6% (male 2,958,387; female 4,120,140)
Median age:
total: 39.1 years
male: 37.8 years
female: 40.5 years
Population growth rate: 0.16%
Birth rate: 10.11 births/1,000 population
Death rate: 9.55 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate: 0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.37 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 82.94 years
Total fertility rate: 1.27 children born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.5%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 130,000
HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 1,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Spaniard(s) adjective: Spanish
Ethnic groups:
composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%
Languages:
Castilian Spanish 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2% note: Castilian is the official language nationwide; the other languages are official regionally
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2%
