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Mexico vs. Belize

Demographics

MexicoBelize
Population130,207,371 (July 2021 est.)405,633 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 26.01% (male 17,111,199/female 16,349,767)

15-24 years: 16.97% (male 11,069,260/female 10,762,784)

25-54 years: 41.06% (male 25,604,223/female 27,223,720)

55-64 years: 8.29% (male 4,879,048/female 5,784,176)

65 years and over: 7.67% (male 4,373,807/female 5,491,581) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 32.57% (male 66,454/female 63,700)

15-24 years: 19% (male 39,238/female 36,683)

25-54 years: 37.72% (male 73,440/female 77,300)

55-64 years: 6.18% (male 12,235/female 12,444)

65 years and over: 4.53% (male 8,781/female 9,323) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 29.3 years

male: 28.2 years

female: 30.4 years (2020 est.)
total: 23.9 years

male: 23 years

female: 24.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.04% (2021 est.)1.67% (2021 est.)
Birth rate17.29 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)21.62 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate5.41 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)3.99 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female

total population: 1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 13.18 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 11.4 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 12.64 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.94 years

male: 74.15 years

female: 79.87 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.56 years

male: 73.96 years

female: 77.24 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.17 children born/woman (2021 est.)2.66 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.4% (2020 est.)1.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Mexican(s)

adjective: Mexican
noun: Belizean(s)

adjective: Belizean
Ethnic groupsMestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Amerindian 21%, Amerindian 7%, other 10% (mostly European) (2012 est.)

note: Mexico does not collect census data on ethnicity
Mestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, White 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3% (2010 est.)

note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS340,000 (2020 est.)3,800 (2020 est.)
ReligionsRoman Catholic 82.7%, Pentecostal 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7% (2010 est.)Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths4,300 (2020 est.)<200 (2020 est.)
LanguagesSpanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%; note -indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005 est.)

major-language sample(s):
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% (cannot speak); note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2010 est.)

major-language sample(s):
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)

La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2018)
total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
Education expenditures4.5% of GDP (2017)7.6% of GDP (2018)
Urbanizationurban population: 81% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 46.2% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 96.6% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 3.4% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.6% of population

total: 99.2% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.4% of population

total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.3% of population

rural: 91.9% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population

rural: 8.1% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 98.8% of population

rural: 95.3% of population

total: 96.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.2% of population

rural: 4.7% of population

total: 3.1% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population21.919 million MEXICO CITY (capital), 5.259 million Guadalajara, 4.956 million Monterrey, 3.245 million Puebla, 2.522 million Toluca de Lerdo, 2.181 million Tijuana (2021)23,000 BELMOPAN (capital) (2018)
Maternal mortality rate33 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)36 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight4.7% (2018/19)4.6% (2015/16)
Health expenditures5.4% (2018)5.7% (2018)
Physicians density2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)1.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density1.5 beds/1,000 population (2015)1 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate28.9% (2016)24.1% (2016)
Contraceptive prevalence rate73.1% (2018)51.4% (2015/16)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 50.3

youth dependency ratio: 38.8

elderly dependency ratio: 11.4

potential support ratio: 8.7 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 52

youth dependency ratio: 44.4

elderly dependency ratio: 7.6

potential support ratio: 13.1 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook