What is the population of Colombia?
Population | 49,084,841 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.1% |
Urban Population | 75.3% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | BOGOTA (capital) 8.743 million; Medellin 3.694 million; Cali 2.453 million; Barranquilla 1.9 million; Bucaramanga 1.12 million; Cartagena 988,000 |
Nationality Noun | Colombian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Colombian |
Ethnic Groups | mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% |
Languages Spoken | Spanish (official) |
Language Note | Most Colombians speak Spanish, which is the official language. Among eighty indigenous groups at least forty languages are spoken. |
What is school like in Colombia?
What are the health conditions in Colombia?
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 79.1% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 5.33 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 73.6% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 8.8% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 96.9% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial diarrhea |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 6.1% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.5% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 6,500 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | 1.4 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 11.96 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 18.77 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 15.46 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 92 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 21.4 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 17.3% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 160,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | 1.47 |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 19.8% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 84.9% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 65.7% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 2.1 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 3.4% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever |
How long do people live in Colombia?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 75 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 78 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 71 Years |
Median Age | 28 Years |
Median Age - female | 29 Years |
Median Age - male | 27 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 17 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 5.33 |
Median Age | 28 Years |
Median Age - female | 29 Years |
Median Age - male | 27 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.66 |
Population Growth Rate | 1.1% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.05 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | 1.04 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | .98 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | .98 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.06 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | .98 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .72 |
What are the health conditions in Colombia?
What is school like in Colombia?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 4.4% |
Literacy - female | 90.7% |
Literacy - male | 90.1% |
Literacy - total population | 90.4% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 14 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 13 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 13 Years |
Can people in Colombia read?
Literacy - female | 90.7% |
Literacy - male | 90.1% |
Literacy - total population | 90.4% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | Spanish (official) |
Is Colombia a safe place to visit?