People

Population: 

40,448,191 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 14.4% (male 3,005,818/female 2,826,805) 

15-64 years: 67.8% (male 13,758,869/female 13,661,295)
65 years and over: 17.8% (male 3,002,585/female 4,192,819) (2007 est.)

Median age: 

total: 40.3 years
male: 39 years
female: 41.7 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate: 

0.116% (2007 est.)

Birth rate: 

9.98 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate: 

9.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate: 

0.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio: 

at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.063 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.007 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.716 male(s)/female
total population: 0.956 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 

total: 4.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: 

total population: 79.78 years
male: 76.46 years
female: 83.32 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate: 

1.29 children born/woman (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS—adult prevalence rate: 

0.7% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS—people living with HIV/AIDS: 

140,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS—deaths: 

less than 1,000 (2003 est.)

Nationality: 

noun: Spaniard(s)
adjective: Spanish

Ethnic groups: 

composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religions: 

Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%

Languages: 

Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally

Literacy: 

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.)