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Colombia is the third-most populous country in Latin America, after Brazil and Mexico.

Contents 1 Urbanization 2 Ethnic diversity 3 Migration 4 2005 Census 4.1 Ethnic groups 5 Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook 5.1 Population 5.2 Age structure 5.3 Median age 5.4 Population growth rate 5.5 Birth rate 5.6 Death rate 5.7 Net migration rate 5.8 Sex ratio 5.9 Infant mortality rate 5.10 Life expectancy at birth 5.11 Total fertility rate 5.12 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 5.13 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 5.14 HIV/AIDS - deaths 5.15 Nationality 5.16 Ethnic groups 5.17 Religions 5.18 Languages 5.19 Literacy 6 References

[edit] Urbanization

Movement from rural to urban areas was very heavy in the middle of the 20th century, but has since tapered off. The urban population increased from 31% of the total population in 1938, to 57% in 1951 and about 70% by 1990. Currently the figure is about 77%. Thirty cities have a population of 100,000 or more. The nine eastern lowlands departments, constituting about 54% of Colombia's area, have less than 3% of the population and a density of less than one person per square kilometer (two persons per sq. mi.).

[edit] Ethnic diversity

The country has a diverse population that reflects its colourful history and the peoples that have populated here from ancient times to the present. The historic amalgam of three main groups are the basics of Colombia's current demographics: indigenous Amerindians, European immigrants, and African slaves. Many of the indigenous peoples were absorbed into the mestizo population, but the remaining 700,000 currently represent over 85 distinct cultures. Today, less than 1% of the population can be identified as fully indigenous on the basis of language and customs. The European immigrants were primarily Spanish colonists, but many other Europeans (Italian, German, French, Swiss and in smaller numbers Belgian, Lithuanian, Dutch, English and Croatian communities) immigrated during the Second World War and the Cold War. The Africans were brought as slaves, mostly to the coastal lowlands, beginning early in the 16th century, and continuing into the 19th century. After abolition, a national ideology of mestizaje encouraged the mixing of the indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities into a single mestizo ethnic identity [1].

Other smaller immigrant populations include Asians and Middle Easterners, particularly Arabs, Chinese, and Japanese.

[edit] Migration

As of 2006, Colombia has about 3 million internally displaced persons, the highest number of any country in the western hemisphere, and second worldwide, after Sudan.

[edit] 2005 Census

According to the 2005 census, there are 44,799,491 Colombians in the world (41,468,384 living in the national territory and 3,331,107 living abroad).

#	Department	Capital	Area	Population
1	Amazonas	Leticia	109,665 km²	46,950
2	Antioquia	Medellín	63,612 km²	5,601,507
3	Arauca	Arauca	23,818 km²	153,028
4	Atlántico	Barranquilla	3,388 km²	2,112,001
4	Bogotá, Distrito Capital	Bogotá	1,587 km²	6,778,691 (not metropolitan)
5	Bolívar	Cartagena	25,978 km²	1,836,640
6	Boyacá	Tunja	23,189 km²	1,211,186
7	Caldas	Manizales	7,888 km²	898,490
8	Caquetá	Florencia	88,965 km²	337,932
9	Casanare	Yopal	44,640 km²	281,294
10	Cauca	Popayán	29,308 km²	1,182,787
11	Cesar	Valledupar	22,905 km²	878,437
12	Chocó	Quibdó	46,530 km²	388,476
13	Córdoba	Montería	25,020 km²	1,462,909
14	Cundinamarca	Bogotá	24,210 km²	2,228,478 (without Bogotá)
15	Guainía	Puerto Inírida	72,238 km²	18,797
16	Guaviare	San José del Guaviare	53,460 km²	56,758
17	Huila	Neiva	19,890 km²	1,000,711
18	La Guajira	Riohacha	20,848 km²	655,943
19	Magdalena	Santa Marta	23,188 km²	1,136,819
20	Meta	Villavicencio	85,635 km²	713,772
21	Nariño	Pasto	33,268 km²	1,498,234
22	Norte de Santander	Cúcuta	21,658 km²	1,208,520
23	Putumayo	Mocoa	24,885 km²	237,197
24	Quindío	Armenia	1,845 km²	518,691
25	Risaralda	Pereira	4,140 km²	859,666
26	San Andrés and Providencia	San Andrés	52 km²	59,573
27	Santander	Bucaramanga	30,537 km²	1,913,260
28	Sucre	Sincelejo	10,917 km²	762,263
29	Tolima	Ibagué	23,562 km²	1,312,304
30	Valle del Cauca	Cali	22,140 km²	4,052,535
31	Vaupés	Mitú	54,135 km²	19,943
32	Vichada	Puerto Carreño	100,242 km²	44,592
	Total		1,141,748 km²	41,468,384

[edit] Ethnic groups

• 54% Mixed
• 40% White
• 5% Black
• 1% Indigenous

2005 census main page: [2]

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

[edit] Population

43,593,035 (July 2006 est.)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 30.3% (male 6,683,079/female 6,528,563) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 13,689,384/female 14,416,439) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 996,022/female 1,279,548) (2006 est.)

[edit] Median age

total: 26.3 years male: 25.4 years female: 27.2 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

1.46% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

20.48 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death rate

5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

total: 20.35 deaths during 2004 to 2006

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

total population: 71.99 years male: 68.15 years female: 75.96 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

2.54 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2003 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

190,000 (2003 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS - deaths

3,600 (2003 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian

[edit] Ethnic groups

mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%

[edit] Religions

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

[edit] Languages

Spanish (2nd largest population of Spanish speakers after Mexico)

[edit] Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.5% male: 92.4% female: 92.6% (2003 est.)

[edit] References

• This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

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