Age structure: 0-14 years : 31% (male 5,959,141; female 5,816,751) 15-64 years: 64% (male 11,756,893; female 12,146,103) 65 years and over: 5% (male 769,724; female 969,678) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.61% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 20.78 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 4.62 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years : 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 24.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 73.14 years male: 70.28 years female : 76.09 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.31 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian