Population: 36 265 463 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 27% (male 5 078 061; female 4 888 883)
15-64 years: 62% (male 11 299 155; female 11 315 522)
65 years and over: 11% (male 1 526 682; female 2 157 160) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.3% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 19.96 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 7.67 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.66 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 19.03 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.54 years
male: 70.9 years
female: 78.34 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.68 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Argentine(s)
adjective: Argentine

Ethnic groups: white 85% mestizo Amerindian or other nonwhite groups 15%

Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 90% (less than 20% practicing) Protestant 2% Jewish 2% other 6%

Languages: Spanish (official) English Italian German French

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.2%
female: 96.2% (1995 est.)