Age structure:
0-14 years:
34% (male 17,306,548; female 16,632,827)
15-64 years:
62% (male 30,223,317; female 31,868,213)
65 years and over:
4% (male 1,927,850; female 2,391,011) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.53% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 23.15 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.05 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 26.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
71.49 years
male:
68.47 years
female:
74.66 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.67 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Mexican(s)
adjective:
Mexican
Ethnic groups: mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 60%, Amerindian or predominantly Amerindian 30%, white 9%, other 1%
Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 89%, Protestant 6%, other 5%
Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
89.6%
male:
91.8%
female:
87.4% (1995 est.)
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