Human Feature

Population: 4,509,290 million (2009)

Population growth rate: 1.356% (2009)

Age structure: 0-14 years (26.7%); 15-64 years (67.1%); 65 years and over (6.2%) (2009)

Urban/rural: 63% urban, 37% rural (2008)

Sex ratio (total population): 1.02 male(s)/female (2009.)

Ethnic groups: 94% white (including mestizo), 3% black, 1% Amerindian, 1% Chinese, 1% other

Religions: 76.3% Roman Catholic, 13.7% Evangelical, 1.3% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.7% other Protestant, 4.8% other, 3.2% none.

Sources: CIA WorldFact Book, The World Bank Group Country Data Profile, UD Data/A world of information, Anuario Estadístico América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).