| Population: |
28,674,757 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 30.3% (male 4,427,080/female 4,271,390)
15-64 years: 64.2% (male 9,267,642/female 9,150,816)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 734,533/female 823,296) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 25.5 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 25.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.289% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
20.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.013 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.892 male(s)/female
total population: 1.013 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 29.96 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 32.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 70.14 years
male: 68.33 years
female: 72.04 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
2.46 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
82,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
4,200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Peruvian(s)
adjective: Peruvian |
| Ethnic groups: |
Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.) |
| Languages: |
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.7%
male: 93.5%
female: 82.1% (2004 est.) |