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Population
6,677,563,921 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure
Median age
Population growth rate
1.159% (2008 est.)
Birth rate
19.97 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate
8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex ratio
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate
2.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths
NA
Religions
Christians 33.32% (of which Roman Catholics 16.99%, Protestants 5.78%, Orthodox 3.53%, Anglicans 1.25%), Muslims 21.01%, Hindus 13.26%, Buddhists 5.84%, Sikhs 0.35%, Jews 0.23%, Baha'is 0.12%, other religions 11.78%, non-religious 11.77%, atheists 2.32% (2007 est.)
Languages
Literacy
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Last Updated: June 10, 2008