Population 40,077,100 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 14.5% (male 2,993,747; female 2,812,498)
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 13,699,383; female 13,592,717)
65 years and over: 17.4% (male 2,922,452; female 4,056,303) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.09% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 9.29 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.08 years
female: 82.76 years (2002 est.)
male: 75.63 years

Total fertility rate 1.16 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.58% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 120,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 2,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish

Ethnic groups composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religions Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Languages Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Spain on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Spain People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Spain People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.