Population114,975,406 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 27.8% (male 16,329,415/female 15,648,127) Median agetotal: 27.4 years Population growth rate1.086% (2012 est.) Birth rate18.87 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate4.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate-3.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 78% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationMEXICO CITY (capital) 19.319 million; Guadalajara 4.338 million; Monterrey 3.838 million; Puebla 2.278 million; Tijuana 1.629 million (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 16.77 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.66 years Total fertility rate2.27 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.3% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS220,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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 82.7%, Protestant 1.6%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.4%, other Evangelical Churches 5%, other 1.9%, none 4.7%, unspecified 2.7% (2000 census) LanguagesSpanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years Education expenditures4.8% of GDP (2007) Maternal mortality rate50 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight3.4% (2006) Health expenditures13.8% of GDP (2009) Physicians density2.893 physicians/1,000 population (2004) Hospital bed density1.6 beds/1,000 population (2008) Obesity - adult prevalence rate23.6% (2000) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |