The total population of Argentina is 44,688,864 people. People in Argentina speak the Spanish language. The linguistic diversity of Argentina is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Argentina is 0.0618. The median age is approximately 31.2 years. Life expectancy in Argentina is 76.01. The female fertility rate in Argentina is 2.2. Around 30% of the population of Argentina are obese. The ethnic diversity is diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Argentina is 0.255. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Argentina see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.
Population
In Argentina, the population density is 14.4 people per square kilometer (37 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be sparsely populated. The total population of Argentina is 44,688,864 people. Argentina has approximately 2,086,302 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Argentina represent 0.8 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Argentina represent 4.6 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Argentina is diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Argentina is 0.255. This means that a certain diversity is present in Argentina, although all people can still be divided into a relatively small number of major ethnic groups. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Argentina on median age and gender distribution at various ages.
Age
The median age is approximately 31.2 years. The median age for men is 30.1, while the median age for women is 32.3.
Gender
The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.052. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 – 1.05; sex ratio from 15 to 64 – 1; sex ratio over 64 – 0.7; total sex ratio – 0.97. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.
Religion
The majority religion of Argentina is Christianity, the followers of which comprise 85.2% of all religious believers in the country. Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world’s largest religion, with over 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as Christ or the Messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament. Besides Christianity, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in Argentina are Islam, Buddhism, folk religions, Judaism. The religious diversity of Argentina is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Argentina. The index of religious fractionalization in Argentina is 0.2236. This score means that within the country there is one major with a few other minor beliefs.
General development
Argentina is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Argentina may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Argentina, 55.8 in every 100 people use internet. Argentina has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.808. Argentina has a high HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life while providing substantial aid and assistance to citizens with lower living standards. In Argentina, 32% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Argentina is fairly high, but is not reason for complete concern with regard to investments. Potential financial backers should look at other economic markers, including GDP, urbanization rate, and strength of currency, before making any decisions regarding investments.
Language
People in Argentina speak the Spanish language. The linguistic diversity of Argentina is vaguely diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Argentina. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Argentina is 0.0618. This means that within the country there is one major language and several minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.
