Population : 38,740,807 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure : 0-14 years: 26.2% (male 5,185,548; female 4,955,551)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 12,274,625; female 12,282,772)
65 years and over: 10.4% (male 1,659,641; female 2,382,670) (2003 est.)
Median age : Total: 29 years
Male: 28 years
Female: 29.9 years (2002)

Population growth rate : 1.05% (2003 est.)
Birth rate : 17.47 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate : 7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate : 0.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio : At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
Total Population : 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate : Total: 16.16 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 14.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Male: 18.14 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth :
Total population : 75.48 years
Male : 71.72 years
Female : 79.44 years (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate : 2.28 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate : 0.7% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS : 130,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths : 1,800 (2001 est.)

Nationality :
Noun: Argentine(s)
Adjective: Argentine
Ethnic Groups : White (mostly Spanish and Italian): 97%
Mestizo, Amerindian, or other nonwhite groups: 3%

Religions : nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing)
Protestant 2%
Jewish 2%
Other 4%

Languages : Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
Literacy : Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 97.1%
Male: 97.1%
Female: 97.1% (2003 est.)