Mexico Demographics Profile 2008

Population

109,955,400 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.6% (male 16,619,995/female 15,936,154)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 34,179,440/female 36,530,154)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 3,023,185/female 3,666,472) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 26 years
male: 24.9 years
female: 27 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.142% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 19.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75.84 years
male: 73.05 years
female: 78.78 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

160,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

5,000 (2003 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)

Nationality

noun: Mexican(s)
adjective: Mexican

Ethnic groups

mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%

Religions

Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1% (2000 census)

Languages

Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92.4%
female: 89.6% (2004 est.)