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Portugal demographics.

Population:
10,605,870 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.5% (male 915,604/female 839,004)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 3,484,545/female 3,544,674)
65 years and over: 17.2% (male 751,899/female 1,070,144) (2006 est.)

Median age:
Total: 38.5 years
Male: 36.4 years
Female: 40.6 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.36% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:
10.72 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate:
10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate:
3.4 emigrants/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
At birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years:0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
Total: 4.98 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 5.45 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 4.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 77.7 years
Male: 74.43 years
Female: 81.2 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.47 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1.6% (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
27,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 1,000 (2003 est.)

Nationality:
Noun: Portuguese (singular and plural)
Adjective: Portuguese

Ethnic groups:
Homogeneous Mediterranean/Muslim stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal

Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)

Languages:
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used), Spanish (official - but locally used)

Literacy:
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 93.3%
Male: 95.5%
Female: 91.3% (2006 est.)