Population109,955,400 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 29.6% (male 16,619,995/female 15,936,154) Median agetotal: 26 years Population growth rate1.142% (2008 est.) Birth rate20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 19.01 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.84 years Total fertility rate2.37 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.3% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS160,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths5,000 (2003 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: intermediate Nationalitynoun: Mexican(s) Ethnic groupsmestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1% ReligionsRoman 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) LanguagesSpanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |