Population: 29,546,963 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.1% (male 4,370,923/female 4,216,364) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 9,695,270/female 9,574,018) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 796,631/female 893,757) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 26.1 years male: 25.8 years female: 26.4 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.229% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 6.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 28.62 deaths/1,000 live births male: 31.07 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.74 years male: 68.88 years female: 72.69 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.37 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.5% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 76,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 3,300 (2007 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 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% (2007 Census)
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: 92.9% male: 96.4% female: 89.4% (2007 Census)